English Literature/English Composition
Parents/Guardians,
We have been spending a lot of time learning about how a reader can monitor his/her comprehension as he/she reads. Any time we read during class, I require students to highlight and make notes in the margin. If a reader only highlights, he will not remember why he highlighted when he returns to the text in the future. Making notes for your future self is crucial! If a student comes upon something unfamiliar, he should highlight it and write a question mark. The student can ask questions and/or look it up after he finishes reading. Finally, students should finish each section by telling what it was about in his/her own words. 2-3 sentences should suffice.
I ask that you try to get your student to use these reading strategies in other subject areas as well. I can guarantee you will see an increase in achievement. If a student cannot write in their textbook, you can have them fold a piece of notebook paper in half and place it to the side of the book. In one column, he can write the page number. In the other, he can write important words/passages, vocabulary, the main idea, unfamiliar or confusing things, etc. Reading Strategies
In addition to learning about how to be a better reader, we learned some academic vocabulary and roots. Students created 4-square organizers that will serve as study guides when preparing for a future test. Click on the link to view the vocabulary: Unit 1 Academic Vocabulary
This week we will perform a close read on the launch text, "Grounded." After reading the text, students will complete stations to help deepen their understanding.
Thursday and Friday will be spent in the computer lab completing the mandated Classroom Diagnostic Testing.
Please note that we will have a reading quiz every fifth day. Students can study their reading bell ringers to prepare.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
August 28 - September 1
English Composition Course Syllabus
English Literature Course Syllabus
Parent Letter
Home Connection Letter- Unit 1
Access our online textbook: www.pearsonrealize.com
Instructions for accessing online text
English Literature/English Composition
If your student has me for class, he/she will have me twice a day. English Literature is a reading class, and English Composition is a writing class. Both courses use the same textbook and are closely related. We will be covering unit 1 in both classes during the first marking period.
Today your student received a course syllabus, home connection document, and a parent letter. Please sign and return the bottom of the parent letter. Other than that, there will be no homework this week.
Please consider allowing your student to bring an electronic device to school. Our textbook has an online component that I would like to utilize during class. The online tool is very engaging. Best of all, feedback is instantaneous, so your student will know his/her grades right away. This tool allows me to assess your student's individual needs and create assignments on an individual basis. I do have Ipads reserved for the month of September; however, there are not enough Ipads on the cart for the entire class.
We will take the beginning-of-the-year benchmark test this week so I can assess your student's strengths and weaknesses. This will allow me to better meet his/her needs as we begin the year.
Thank you!
Mrs. Fowler
English Literature Course Syllabus
Parent Letter
Home Connection Letter- Unit 1
Access our online textbook: www.pearsonrealize.com
Instructions for accessing online text
English Literature/English Composition
If your student has me for class, he/she will have me twice a day. English Literature is a reading class, and English Composition is a writing class. Both courses use the same textbook and are closely related. We will be covering unit 1 in both classes during the first marking period.
Today your student received a course syllabus, home connection document, and a parent letter. Please sign and return the bottom of the parent letter. Other than that, there will be no homework this week.
Please consider allowing your student to bring an electronic device to school. Our textbook has an online component that I would like to utilize during class. The online tool is very engaging. Best of all, feedback is instantaneous, so your student will know his/her grades right away. This tool allows me to assess your student's individual needs and create assignments on an individual basis. I do have Ipads reserved for the month of September; however, there are not enough Ipads on the cart for the entire class.
We will take the beginning-of-the-year benchmark test this week so I can assess your student's strengths and weaknesses. This will allow me to better meet his/her needs as we begin the year.
Thank you!
Mrs. Fowler
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
May 29 - May 31
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Period 6 Final Exam
Wednesday: Knoebels Trip
SSR
Period 2
No school on Monday
No class on Tuesday
Wednesday: Knoebels Trip
Career Exploration
Periods 3 and 7
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Wrap-up
Wednesday: Knoebels Trip
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Period 6 Final Exam
Wednesday: Knoebels Trip
SSR
Period 2
No school on Monday
No class on Tuesday
Wednesday: Knoebels Trip
Career Exploration
Periods 3 and 7
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Wrap-up
Wednesday: Knoebels Trip
May 22 - May 26
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Students will review poetry this week and take a test on Wednesday. Students received a study guide on 5/18.
Periods 4 and 8 will take finals on Thursday, May 25, 2017.
Period 1 will take their final exam on Friday, May 26, 2017.
Period 6 will take their final exam on Tuesday, May 30, 2017.
SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell. SSR students do not take a final exam.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 and 7
Students will learn about the I-9 and the W-4 and read articles about various jobs.
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Students will review poetry this week and take a test on Wednesday. Students received a study guide on 5/18.
Periods 4 and 8 will take finals on Thursday, May 25, 2017.
Period 1 will take their final exam on Friday, May 26, 2017.
Period 6 will take their final exam on Tuesday, May 30, 2017.
SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell. SSR students do not take a final exam.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 and 7
Students will learn about the I-9 and the W-4 and read articles about various jobs.
May 15 - May 19
English
Periods 1, 4 6, 8
Students will continue the poetry unit this week. Students will learn about narrative poetry, limerick, and sensory poems.
*No homework
SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell
Career Exploration
Periods 3 and 7
Students will learn about wages and pay stubs. Students will also work on budgets based on different potential salaries.
Periods 1, 4 6, 8
Students will continue the poetry unit this week. Students will learn about narrative poetry, limerick, and sensory poems.
*No homework
SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell
Career Exploration
Periods 3 and 7
Students will learn about wages and pay stubs. Students will also work on budgets based on different potential salaries.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
May 8 - May 12
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Students will work on a poetry unit with Ms. James this week. Students will read, analyze, and write both haikus and sonnets.
*No homework
SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will present their Shark Tank entrepreneurship challenge projects.
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Students will work on a poetry unit with Ms. James this week. Students will read, analyze, and write both haikus and sonnets.
*No homework
SSR
Period 2
Students will read silently from bell to bell
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
Students will present their Shark Tank entrepreneurship challenge projects.
Monday, May 1, 2017
May 1 - May 5
*Please note that the school day will be extended by 30 minutes on Monday
*Mrs. Fowler will be teaching this week. Ms. James is away, but she will be back next week.
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Monday
*Mrs. Fowler will be teaching this week. Ms. James is away, but she will be back next week.
English
Periods 1, 4, 6, 8
Monday
- Bell Ringer
- Read/annotate "The Last Dog" pg. 183
Tuesday
- Bell Ringer
- Finish reading/annotating "The Last Dog" pg. 183-194
- Discuss
- Comprehension Check pg. 195
- Analyze the Text 1-3
Wednesday
- Bell Ringer
- Read/annotate "The Bells"
- Discuss sound devices (alliteration, repetition, rhyme, and onomatopoeia)
- Sound devices jigsaw
Thursday
- Bell Ringer
- Connect form and meaning
- Toss one, take one
Friday
- Bell Ringer
- Correctly citing a poem in an essay
- Brief poem essay
SSR
Period 2
- Students will read silently from bell to bell.
Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7
- Students will be in the computer lab (934) Monday through Wednesday working on career research and their personal budget. All work will be completed on Google classroom.
- Students will work on their Shark Tank projects on Thursday and Friday. Projects are due May 9th.
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