CRT's ARE THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Click on the Quizlet link below to review:

Practice Multiple Choice Test: https://quizlet.com/42298206/test?mult_choice=on&prompt-with=1&limit=28

Scatter Game: https://quizlet.com/42298206/scatter

Gravity Game: https://quizlet.com/42298206/gravity

Study for Friday's Prefix-Root-Suffix Test!

Click on the following link to prepare for Friday's test!
https://quizlet.com/32100516/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=52

S.S.R. Multimedia Book Project Examples

Here are my models for your project options this quarter!

Prezi Example:

https://prezi.com/oazynjxu9kof/the-meaning-of-maggie/

PowToons Example:

https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/bMwWeDQL6tN/the-meaning-of-maggie/?mode=movie#/

Webpage Example:

http://enosreading.weebly.com/

Station A: Prepping for the Final Exam/CRT

 

Click on the flipquiz link below to begin studying the terminology you will be encountering on your upcoming CRT/final exam!

 http://flipquiz.me/review/5493

Quizlet Study Link For Roots #16 & #17 Lists

Click on the link below to study for Friday's quiz!

https://quizlet.com/60138059/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=26

Thursday Lab: Figurative Language Techniques in Poetry



We will be listening to audio and visual examples of some classic poetry to identify the figurative language techniques, mood and tone of each piece.  You have a packet to coincide with this activity.  Click on the following link to get started: http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/listen-to-poetry

Quizlet Study Link for Friday's Roots Quiz!!!!!

https://quizlet.com/40959010/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=8

FRIDAY AGENDA!!!!!!

1). Click on the following link to find out what you've retained from previous English instruction in regards to figurative language (make sure to show Mrs. Enos your score by raising your hand and she will write it down ): http://www.quia.com/quiz/449371.html

2). Work on your folder/binder for this week and turn it in FULLY COMPLETED!!!!!

3). Personally complete and turn in any late/missing work to Mrs. Enos (Is your letter essay done?  Look at the highlighted score sheet I gave you yesterday).

4). CRT Terms Review Practice Test (Try to score a 80% or higher before moving on)!

https://quizlet.com/42298206/test?mult_choice=on&prompt-with=1&limit=28

5). Once you've taken the quiz you can move onto Gravity/Scatter

6). READ!

Week #14 P-R-S Quiz Study Time!

https://quizlet.com/30029043/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=10

Wednesday Station A: Point-of-View

1). Click on the link below to fill in your skeleton notes sheet on point-of-view:

https://prezi.com/xspptptwtxkf/point-of-view-in-literature/

2). If you have time, watch this RAD rap about point-of-view!

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/point-of-view/video/

Symbolism Presentation

1). *We will first review the main concepts of symbolism by filling in our skeleton notes that coincides with the following prezi: https://prezi.com/s93r4tla1a7e/symbolism/ 

2).*Still confused?  If you have time, here is a video to reiterate the characteristics of symbolism, but explained in a different way. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69A6xyXGC-M

Never Too Early To Be Thinking About Your Final Exam!!!!

Click on the link below to see what you know (some items have not been covered yet): https://quizlet.com/42298206/test?mult_choice=on&prompt-with=1&limit=28

Station A: Conflict in Fiction

 

Click on the prezi link below and go through the whole presentation to complete your skeleton notes over the different types of conflict found in literature.  

Once you have all the notes filled in, THEN go back and watch the video examples (Make sure your headphones are plugged in before you watch).  

https://prezi.com/c2y9naw8iun9/conflict-in-literature/

Flashback & Foreshadowing

Here is the link from today's presentation:

https://prezi.com/jhpqywps0rzu/flashback-and-foreshadowing/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

 

 

Prefix-Root-Suffix Week 13 Quizlet Review

Click on the following Quizlet link to study for Thursday's (April 7th) quiz!

https://quizlet.com/29734438/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=11

Week #12 Prefix-Root-Suffix Quiz Review

Click on the link below to study for Friday's quiz:

https://quizlet.com/29252271/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=9

Quizlet Week #11 P-R-S Review Link

https://quizlet.com/39258305/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=10

Station A: Protagonist vs. Antagonist

 

Click on the following week to complete your skeleton notes over protagonist and antagonist.

 https://prezi.com/spokj6_lzx1j/copy-of-characters-antagonist-vs-protagonist-flat-vs-round-characters/

Tone & Mood Activity

Song Lyrics are a form of poetry (lyrical poetry) and the Tone of these poems can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the reader/artist who wants to perform them.

*Materials Needed:

*Computer/Internet Access

*Mrs. Enos’ webpage for the appropriate links: www.readingwithenos.blogspot.com

*writing utensil

*headphones

*this handout

Directions:

1). Choose five different titles (2 artists/title) to listen to.  This means you will be listening to each song twice.

2). Appropriately fill out the grid for each one of the songs.

3). There are seven song options, so you can pick and choose which ones interest you the most.

4). Think about the contrasting mood each reader/artist gave to the song.  Same words, but different interpretations and decide for yourself which tone/mood seems to fit better with these lyrics/poetry.

Example: "Piece of My Heart"

A = Janis Joplin version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8PGDlh6GfM

B = Faith Hill version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORsw3FBTfm0

Example: "What a Wonderful World"

A = Lois Armstrong version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yCcXgbKrE

B = Israel Kamakawiwo version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY5VI4whiys

Example: "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"

A = Marvin Gaye version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-mlXAtAk-E

B = Gladys Knight and the Pips version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah1cvL_ez-M

Example: "Always on My Mind"

A = Willie Nelson version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDGiSoLIG8I

B = Da'ville version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT5L3vuXCIc

Example: "Eleanor Rigby"

A = The Beatles version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btyWqO6R0UE

B = Aretha Franklin version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ_dhKnooQ8

Example: "Leaving on a Jet Plan"

A = John Denver version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ToC8pQrCY

B = Chantel Kreviazuk version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb6J_ejLd7o

Example: "I Fought the Law"

A = The Bobby Fuller Four version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJlKzgl1tZQ

B = The Clash version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mke3x4Hstd4

Studying for Friday's Quiz!

Here is the link to practice for Friday's Prefix-Root-Suffix Quiz!
https://quizlet.com/38536744/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=11

Studying for Quarter A's CRT - YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Click on the links below to study for next week's final exam!
 

*Need help filling out your study guide?  These electronic flashcards will help!

 https://quizlet.com/38024564/flashcards

*Here is a multiple choice test format:

https://quizlet.com/38024564/test?mult_choice=on&prompt-with=1&limit=21

 

* Scatter Game Review:

 https://quizlet.com/38024564/scatter

*Gravity Game Review:

https://quizlet.com/38024564/gravity

*Flip-Quiz Review:

 http://flipquiz.me/quiz/10191

S.S.R. Prezi Project A+ Example

 

Here is the link to the example Prezi project I made and presented to the class today.  Please refer back to it when creating your project.  This model example possesses all the assigned criteria (26 different literature elements/components) and bonus.  It would be an A+ if graded for the class.  Aim for an A+ as well! https://prezi.com/wu7t4lwrkz-g/ssr-book-winger-by-andrew-smith/

Prezi Evaluations

 

Before we start to create your own multimedia projects (lab days are this Wednesday through Friday) we are going to evaluate two students' projects with the same score sheet and criteria that you will be held accountable for when I grade your prezi (PROJECTS ARE DUE MONDAY, MARCH 7th).  

* You will be filling out a separate score sheet for each of the two examples.  

*Once you have completed one score sheet, turn it into Mrs. Enos to fill out the second score sheet.

*You may want to watch the prezi more than once.  Your marks need to match Mrs. Enos' key so make sure you catch all of the criteria the student did meet.  

*Keep in mind, the example you're looking at may/may not be an "A" example, so not every criteria will necessarily be represented on both presentations.

*Make sure both evaluation forms are turned into Mrs. Enos with your name on it by the end of class for an in-class activity grade.

Example A: http://prezi.com/y7b158igbo5r/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Example B: http://prezi.com/lmkj2g6mjpp_/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Friday: Literature Circle Book Preview and Preferences

Today you will be previewing Quarter B literature circle reads.  Refer to your preference list you were given and watch all of the book trailers/read the book summaries before listing your preferences on the sheet of paper.  Please make sure your headphones are on and properly plugged into your computer.  You will be reading and discussing this title with Reading 9-10 students across all sections of the day through an online forum (Edmodo) during the first four weeks of quarter B (Discussions will be once/week). There will be an AR test at the conclusion of the unit.  You cannot choose a title you have already taken an AR test on during your educational career thus far.

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCSwsBlWZo

Al Capone Does My Shirts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aRdCXYy5YM

Aquamarine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktGTCzqEY6Q

Bar Code Tattoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgSRcqs4PxE

Before We Were Free http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q75VyWKQx5A

BFG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv8tzV3EPbE

Big Wave  

Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it will wipe out the whole village and Jiya's family, too. As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, he understands it is in the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and to appreciate how wonderful life can be. The famous story of a Japanese boy who must face life after escaping the tidal wave destruction of his family and village.

Bleachers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBs6uundEnw

Cage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_MsYczjEMQ

California Diaries: Sunny (overview from www.amazon.com)
Major stress at home with mom's illness. Bug fight with the best friend. Where can a girl go to find peace of mind? This new series has a first-person, diary format that draws readers into an intimate look at preteen life in the 1990s. 

China Garden (overview taken from www.bn.com)

 When Clare moves with her mother from London to Ravensmere, an historic English estate, she can't shake the feeling that the residents already know her, especially Mark, a maddeningly attractive biker. Clare also feels compelled to take midnight walks in Ravensmere's abandoned China Garden. Then her mother reveals that their own past is tragically linked to the estate. But when Clare discovers that Ravensmere is in grave danger, will she risk her future-and Mark's-to save it?

Crushed (overview taken from www.bn.com)

 Audrey and her two best friends have just transferred to Jemison High from their tiny private school. They're a nerdy little trio, so everyone is shocked when the handsome new guy, Wickham Hill, asks Audrey out. Audrey is so smitten that she doesn't pay much attention to The Yellow Paper, a vicious underground school newspaper...until it threatens to tell a tale that could change everything.

Driver's Ed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCNS99ggfrY

Fever 1793  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV_oI2NaISg

Flight to Freedom (overview taken from www.bn.com)

  Yara Garcia and her family live a middle-class life in Havana, Cuba. But in 1967, as Communist ruler Fidel Castro tightens his hold on Cuba, the Garcias, who do not share the political beliefs of the Communist Party, are forced to flee to Miami, Florida. There, Yara encounters a strange land with foreign customs. She knows very little English, and she finds that the other students in her new school have much more freedom than she and her sisters. Tension develops between her parents, as Mami grows more independent and Papi joins a militant anti-Castro organization.

Flush  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg2ByvoGr7c

For One More Day (TV Movie Trailer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tZlCZyGBIk

Forged by Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPGqnZRMpEQ

Frankenstein  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isE15Ktqyt0

Freak the Mighty  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM94fsJZ80Y

Girl Who Was Supposed to Die  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74wXCpFxtc

Hatchet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwuIto3zPSU

Holes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekC4JJrGjmE

Hope Was Here  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJKyROyZZWk

Human .4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxHbkcYMenk

I Survived: The Attacks on September 11, 2001  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxrpw18KY3g 

Island of the Blue Dolphins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3cOSBCmoJY 

Journey to the Center of the Earth(movie version trailer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQx2wLyagk4 

Jungle of Bones  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NT6dskd6Cc

Kit's Wilderness  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlMivl26e0A

Lord of the Flies  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWqIIyoODs

Nanny Diaries  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBjR-7qbiOU

Night  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCAXkt8BZq4

Nineteen Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bVZQvy0vN8

Peak  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx6CDTNhVPo

Red Cell  (summary) Will Conlan is an unconventional thinker. After winning a baseball game with an innovative toss of a rosin bag, he catches the interest of a chief operative of the Homeland Security’s Analytic Red Cell. Employing the creative problem solving of philosophers, futurists, and Hollywood movie writers, this intelligence unit is seeking any original ideas about anticipating terrorist plots.  As a recent surge of terrorist activity undermines these fresh insights, the operative banks on the notion that Will’s youthful imagination, unclouded by the premise of “it can’t be done,” may provide the key insight they need and seeks to secretly exploit Will’s unhindered “out of the box” thinking.  Unaware of the magnitude of danger surrounding him, Will uncovers something he wasn’t supposed to discover—a connection between a television advertisement and a master terrorist plot. Narrowly surviving, he alone foils a bombing at Wrigley Field. Uncertain about the knowledge he now holds, he has to figure out the terrorists’ next target. Will just doesn’t realize…it’s him.

Room  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8rj2otXNfM

Royal Diaries: Cleopatra VII 

 While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day. (annotation from www.bn.com) 

Rules https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V3U5eNXIyQ

Rules of the Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtnOOY-7DTU

Skin I'm In http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5nhcIhH6oc

Silent to the Bone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsLZa--pw4w

Slam!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95xIQ17cz-U

Speak (movie trailer version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySpPkHZ66aI

Stargirl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oQ6VGYWUbA

Stick and Whittle (overview taken from www.bn.com)

Stick is a Civil War veteran, down on his luck and searching for his long lost sweetheart. Whittle is an orphan on the lam, looking to repay the world a favor he claims to owe. When the two meet up out West, they become partners on a high-stakes adventure that includes a kidnapping, travel by tornado, and a dramatic rescue mission.

Sweetgrass (overview from www.bn.com)

Sweetgrass, a 15-year-old Blackfoot girl, longs to be married like the other girls her age, and she has a young warrior in mind, Eagle-Sun. Her father feels she is too young for marriage, but over a difficult year for their tribe, which include natural disasters, encounters with white settlers, fights with other tribes, and a smallpox epidemic, she proves her courage, intelligence, and maturity. 

Tracker (overview taken from www.bn.com)

For John Borne's family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It's a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot the deer that puts meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter.But this year John's grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. For John, the hunt is no longer about killing, but about life.Only thirteen, John must track a deer in the Minnesota woods for his family's winter meat, and in doing so finds himself drawn to the doe who leads him and hating his role as hunter.

Trouble with Lemons (overview taken from www.bn.com)

His real name was Tyler McAllister, but he felt like a lemon. He had allergies and nightmares, and was the only unfamous person in his family. But one night he and a friend went swimming at the forbidden quarry, and Tyler found a dead body. Now he's determined to find out who killed the man and why they're now after him.... 

Variant  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r_8LkJTHVc

Watson's Go to Birmingham--1963 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLFWc390V9A 

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ETrVYs8lUs

Whirligig  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbNHf_kcYNk

Vocab Quiz Review Tool

Click on the link to study for Thursday's quiz!

https://quizlet.com/26002801/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=8

Station A: Mapping out Main Ideas and Supporting Details

  We will be utilizing our digital literacy and listening skills by viewing the following video commentary from the well-known opinion writer, Andy Rooney.  Click on the following link.  While listening to Rooney's commentary, map out his main arguments on the topic of censorship and word choice (specifically in this case, swearing/profanity) on the provided graphic organizer.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wasUw7wxQsw

 

 

Remembering What You Read in Your History Textbook

DAY ONE:

Today we will be reading a section out of your U.S. History textbook that focuses on our 35th president, John F. Kennedy.

Our during-reading strategy will be using sticky-notes to bookmark important information of this biography for future recall.

Directions:

1). A sticky note pad will make it's way around to you.  Please take 11 sticky notes

2). Write the following labels on your sticky notes:

* #1 - Name

* #1 - Time Period

*#1 - Place

*#2 - Occupation

*#2 - End

*#3 - Personality

*#4 - Accomplishment

*#4 - Accomplishment

*#5 - Challenge

*#5 - Challenge

*#6 - Quote

3). While we read, place the labeled sticky notes directly on your photocopied section where they apply.

DAY TWO: 

Today we will be creating a biocube based on our sticky noted-notes that we took 

1). Use Chrome today and Click on the following link http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/

2). Use your numbered sticky noted sections of the reading to help you fill out the chart.

3).  Email me your work to Laura.Enos@fpsmail.org

 4). Your biocube is due with this Friday's binder/folder, so if you run out of time today, please print off what is done and you can write in the rest for homework during TST and turn your Friday folder at the end of the day.

DO NOT FORGET TO TURN IN YOUR BINDER/FOLDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR THE WEEKEND!!!

Station A: "Attacking the Paragraph"

6 Important Tips for ATTACKING Those Paragraphs 

When Reading on Your Own!

1). Click on the link below to fill in your study guide notes about "The Six Steps to Attacking Reading Paragraphs".   CAUTION:  EXTREME CHEESINESS IS IN YOUR NEAR FUTURE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cxllqT01rE

2). If you complete step #1 before it is time to switch, work on items due this Friday that are currently incomplete or past work that has not been turned in yet.

Station A: Fact vs. Opinion Practice

 

 1). Click on the video link to review the concepts introduced yesterday in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnFnWWAnlkw

2). Click on the following link to practice distinguishing Fact vs. Opinion

***Do all three levels of the online quiz below in alphabetical order (Level A, then B, then C)***

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/quiz/en06opin-l1-quiz

Station D: Vocabulary Review

Here's another opportunity to study for Friday's quiz.  Click on the following link to get started! https://quizlet.com/50580924/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=16

Station A: Goal Setting and Literary Concept Review

 

Please do the following in time order (#1 = first):

1). Go to your school email account and get onto our google classroom page.  Complete the goals sheet and make sure to click on the "Turn In" button when completed.  

2). If your Frayer Model vocabulary study guide is not completed, work on finishing it with this assistance/electronic tools :

 -Online Dictionary:  http://www.merriam-webster.com/

-Online Thesaurus: http://www.thesaurus.com/

3). Click on the following link to review your knowledge of literary genres: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/literary_genres/quiz5511.html

4). Click on the following link to review your knowledge of organizational patterns: https://www.quia.com/quiz/3593973.html?AP_rand=908309189

Online Study/Review Option for Friday's Vocabulary Quiz

Click on the link below to use Quizlet's study tools to help review for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

https://quizlet.com/70397740/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&tf=on&prompt-with=1&limit=12

Station A: Math Literacy

 

 1). Zoning in on certain/key words when reading story problems is crucial to finding the correct answer.  Watch the following video and fill out the notes skeleton for these great and useful tips! http://video.about.com/math/Tips-for-Solving-Math-Problems.htm

 2). If you finish filling out the notes with time to spare, test your knowledge with these real-life math concepts by clicking on the links below:

 http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-g/math/time/

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-5/math/graphs/

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-a/math/money/

"I Have a Dream" Concept Map Activity

Why do we not have school on Monday?

     Martin Luther King was an advocate for racial equality.  He's best known for his "I Have a Dream Speech", but what do we really know about how the most quoted part of his speech actually came to be?  The answer might surprise you. https://vimeo.com/67224181

We are going to read along with the audio of the speech's text to identify King's main idea and supporting details of his famous speech through a concept map.  https://archive.org/details/MartinLutherKing-IHaveADream

While we listen, try to highlight at least six "dreams" or goals Martin Luther King hoped would come to exist for future generations.  We will then convert your highlights to a concept wheel in small groups to be turned in at the end of class.

  

Station D: How Well Can You Follow Navigational Directions?

In small groups you will try to navigate your way through a fictional town/community by paying close attention to specific directions and wording. Use active reading skills to make sure you don't miss a step!  Click on the link below to get started:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en33inst-game-destination-impossible

Station A: Can you pay close attention to detailed directions?

Individually, you will try to fill in each box with a nonsense word based on the specific directions given.  Take your time.  In this case, quality and accuracy is not a race:)  Click on the link below to get started.

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz150576113eb88.html 

Making Text-to-Self Connections

 

Each Tuesday this semester, we will be making text-to-self connections through journal writing about a weekly excerpt from the nonfiction book/memoir Tuesday's with Morrie by Mitch Albom.  Here is a short tutorial on making text-to-self connections: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PyVf2h57lus

You will be given 3-5 prompts to choose from and you may write on multiple prompts if you wish.  Text-to-Self Connections ask you to answer the question, "How does this apply to me?"  The sole purpose from Mitch and Morrie to publish this book was for readers to apply Morrie's wisdom to their daily lives, which is what we're going to have the privilege to do in class through written reflection!  Each journal entry is assigned on a Tuesday and due the following Friday with your weekly binder/folder.

Here is a little background information on the author and his relationship with his teacher/mentor, Morrie Schwartz (0-2:15): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rPN8KuiDh_s

Welcome to Reading 9-10: 2nd Semester!

Reading 9/10 Syllabus

Teacher: Mrs. Enos

Classroom Website: http://readwithenos.blogspot.com

School E-mail: Laura.Enos@fpsmail.org

Room: B106    

 “Office Hours”:

7:15 - 7:45  AM (drop-in’s welcome); 3:15-4:00 PM (appointment preferred due to committee meetings and my son’s daycare); TST (you must have a signed pass from me prior to the beginning of TST).

                                           

Welcome to Reading 9/10!  This course offers you the opportunity to grow as a reader, reflector and analyzer.  Whether you feel in this moment that improving your reading and vocabulary skills is important to you or not, hopefully by the end of the semester you will see how applicable the issues we cover in class are connected to the topics and situations that you will be faced with beyond this classroom experience.  Remember, we aren’t all starting at the same place—our strengths and weaknesses are as varied as our personalities.  Each of us can improve this year if we work together to build a strong classroom community.  In other words:  We must respect each other!

Materials:

* A notebook or binder with paper (this will be used for brainstorming, in-class activities, journaling, written reflections, homework and background notes)

*A folder/binder/organizer to store your daily assignments  (don’t throw anything away that hasn’t been graded or is on colored paper!  When in doubt, just ask.)

Your classroom folder/binder  will be turned in on FRIDAY’S so it needs to be a binder/folder designated for this class only.  If you would like to borrow one from me (while supplies last) please let me know.

*Pencils

*Highlighter (optional--I have classroom highlighters for student use as well)

*Google Account login & password We do complete writing assignments using google docs. through our email account.  You need to always have the login and password information with you or have the information confidently memorized by the second week of school.

          

Agenda:

           Writing(Good Writers Make for Good Readers): This will entail journaling,

           personal reflections, formulating discussion questions, brainstorming, outlining,

           and essay writing.            

Reading: We will examine a variety of authors and a variety of literary genres:

novels (choice reading and literature circles), fictional short stories (including all fictional sub-genres), poetry, non-fiction (true stories, journalism/news, memoirs, etc.), and drama (plays/readers theater).

Text Schedule: Quarter A will be predominantly nonfiction and Quarter B will mostly entail fictional pieces in regards to the types of texts we’ll be reading for classroom lessons.

       

Choice Reading: Our reading goal for the year is that every student reads for at least 100 minutes/week (For example: That would be the equivalent of reading 25 minutes a day for 4 days (typically not on Wednesday’s due to the shortened schedule) at or above his/her reading level.  A log will be kept where an adult (family member, friend, teacher, mentor, etc.) will sign off, witnessing and verifying what you’ve read and length of time and the logs will eventually progress to higher-level daily reflections on what you’re reading.  There will be some silent reading time built into the week as well that can go towards these 100 minutes since I know many of you work/have a job outside of the school day or are involved in extracurricular activities.  The only time you’d have to complete this choice reading outside of class is if you are absent from school or it is observed and determined by the teacher that you did not use class time wisely.

Quizzes: Vocabulary quizzes (new words, prefixes and suffixes)  will be given periodically with the purpose of checking your knowledge, progression, and mastery of the material.  Essentially, are you understanding the information being learned in class?

Texts/Exams: Tests will be given at the completion of each quarter (CRTs - cold reads). There will always be an in-class review and study guide given prior to the test.  We will also have a reading comprehension pre and post assessment to measure your individual growth (Did your skills improve over the 18 weeks we were in class together?), and we will do continuous reading fluency checks with the goal of improving on your pronunciation and fluidity skills while you read.

Homework: In addition to sustained silent reading in the home/outside of school, each Friday your notebook/writing binder will be turned into your teacher including the following:

* a “letter-essay”/blog entry (Quarter A) to reflect on what you’ve been reading (examples and further explanation will be given. Letters can also be submitted electronically.

* journaling we’ve done throughout the week (typically on Tuesday’s)

*In-class activities completed on notebook paper as opposed to a handout

*Newspaper/Informational print comprehension homework: You will receive a free copy of the Fremont Tribune each Wednesday and the accompanying assignment will be due the following Friday.

*Notes taken in class

*All of the work we’ve done during the week will be turned in for feedback,

evaluation and credit/a grade in the gradebook.  Every day and every point

          counts ( your final class grade is based on total points) so your attendance

          and work completion is very important!

Homework Policy Philosophy:

-          developed by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (2005) found on http:// www.netc.org/focus/strategies/home.php

• Homework provides time outside of the classroom for students to practice and deepen their understanding of the content being presented in class.
• Homework is meant to be set at an appropriate level based on a student’s prior knowledge or level of exposure to specific content.
• Regardless of student ability or prior coursework, the amount of time students actively and attentively devote to homework increases their achievement.(Keith & Cool, 1992)
• Feedback will be given along with a grade for all turned in homework assignments.  I make an effort for assigned homework to not be “busywork” but to possess quality/purpose in your child’s learning experience.

• Parent Involvement:
• Students and/or Parents should set regular time frames, a place to focus, and clear expectations for where and when their children will work on homework.
• Encourage the following skills with your child throughout the school year: responsibility, confidence, persistence, goal-setting, and planning.
• Facilitate homework completion, not teach content
• Encouraging healthy study habits supports learning.  Not only will your child see and feel the reward for his/her efforts, but they will grow in their ability to effectively handle areas of difficulty (Bempechat 2004).

Grading: assignment grades are based on total points—every assignment counts!

·         A = 100% - 93%

·         B = 92% - 86%

·         C = 85% -78%

·         D = 77% -70%

·         F = 69% - Below

·         You will receive two days for every one day missed of class to make up any homework (school policy) that was given/assigned the day of your absence.

Late Homework: A student can turn in completed-late work, but the work must be fully completed and you will have to be responsible about coming in for help to complete this work.  If your IEP qualifies you for extended time, that will be honored, but please be proactive and discuss the need for an extension with your teacher.  We will work together to come up with the best solution.

Extra Credit:  Will not be given.  If you have an idea for an alternative to an assignment given or would like to redo the assignment completely, please discuss with your teacher the possibility for an alternative product to turn in to show me what you’ve learned and a grade could be changed.  Rather than ask about extra credit, we will be focusing on turning in fully completed work, not settling for zeros in the gradebook and working to our highest ability.  

Procedures/Rules:

·         Tardiness: If you arrive late to class, you must have a legitimate pass from a FHS staff member.  If you do not have a pass, please go straight to the office to collect a pink tardy slip from your assistant principal before coming to the classroom.

·         Etiquette: It is important that all students treat one another with kindness and respect.  The Student Handbook clearly defines the school’s expectations. The rules of the Student Handbook will be enforced at all times in this classroom (including our school policies concerning electronics).  Please respect the learning environment to avoid a consequence for a poor choice. If a behavior issue arises, parental units and administration will be contacted immediately to best address the issue.  Also, always clean up your work area before leaving my room, don’t leave a mess behind you for the next student.  If you borrow my materials, please return them promptly and properly (pencils, erasers, etc.).

Leaving the Room: Restroom and water breaks should be taken care of during the passing period.  If it cannot wait, please work on timing so instruction is not being interrupted (For Example: individual work time is a great time to go; S.S.R. or when the teacher is demonstrating a new skill, is not).  I will make exceptions if you have special needs or are not feeling well, but please let me know at the start of class or ask for a pass (all passes will be given on the day’s date of your student planner/agenda---No planner/Missing pages = no hallway pass).  

Miscellaneous:  Closed moderate-sized, container drinks are allowed.  Food is not allowed unless it is tied to a personal health issue.  The school nurse has communicated to me which students need to eat food in the classroom, which I fully support. Gum (always dispose in the trash can) and cough drops are allowed.

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I’m looking forward to an enriching semester!

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(Please cut off this bottom portion and turn it into Mrs. Enos by Friday, August 21st).

I understand and agree to the class expectations explained in the provided syllabus.

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