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About Me & My Classroom

• Background

• Students are people, too!

Supplies- binder, composition, paper, pencil/pen

Textbooks- LOL, LN

Homework- read/write daily!

Make-up & Late work

Work folders

The Reading Curriculum

Focus on reading strategies Making multiple connections

Analyzing and making judgments Giving support

Critical thinking skills Open-ended

Discussion!Book reports

Our Novels

Tuesdays with Morrie by M. Albom & Speak by L.H. Anderson

Night by E. Wiesel & The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by J. Boyne

Monster by W.D. Myers& The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by M. Haddon

Literature circles: student choice

Novels in class by 9/27

The Writing Curriculum

Literature Response

Research Writing

Expressive

Vocabulary Integration

Rigor in the ClassroomRigor in the Classroom

Academic rigor can be defined as the Academic rigor can be defined as the set of standards and expectations set set of standards and expectations set for our students. for our students.

Rigor includes our basic philosophy of Rigor includes our basic philosophy of learning – we expect students to learning – we expect students to demonstrate not only content demonstrate not only content mastery, but applied skills and critical mastery, but applied skills and critical thinking about the disciplines being thinking about the disciplines being taught. taught.

Rigor in the ClassroomRigor in the ClassroomAssists students in fulfilling predetermined Assists students in fulfilling predetermined

outcomes and competencies by challenging outcomes and competencies by challenging them with high expectations.them with high expectations.

Essential components of rigor in the Essential components of rigor in the classroom:classroom:

Content acquisition Content acquisition Critical thinkingCritical thinking RelevanceRelevance IntegrationIntegration Application of conceptsApplication of concepts Long term retentionLong term retention ResponsibilityResponsibility

Students should be able to connect to the information being presented

What does this mean?

Differentiation!

Socratic seminars Debate Drama Art Group/individual work Music Graphic organizers

Summer Book ReportSummer Book Report

Due September 27Due September 27thth

Students should use these next Students should use these next few days to ask any questions few days to ask any questions they may have. The due date is they may have. The due date is quickly approaching!quickly approaching!

Tips for success…Tips for success…

Encourage students to plan aheadEncourage students to plan ahead Study IN ADVANCE for testsStudy IN ADVANCE for tests PACE for testsPACE for tests

Check agendasCheck agendas Homework and notesHomework and notes

Positive attitudesPositive attitudes Talk to meTalk to me Tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 Tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7

AMAM

Thank You! Thank You! If you have given supplies to the class, thank If you have given supplies to the class, thank

you for helping getting the year off to a you for helping getting the year off to a smooth start. Always feel free to donate smooth start. Always feel free to donate anything from my wish list throughout the anything from my wish list throughout the year. year.

You have trusted me with some of your You have trusted me with some of your greatest treasures for the year. Thank you! I greatest treasures for the year. Thank you! I look forward to getting to know each and look forward to getting to know each and every one of them and am looking forward to a every one of them and am looking forward to a successful year! successful year!

As we close…As we close…

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