Class of 2015
Supplies:
1-1 inch (or larger) binder with 5 dividers [will stay in the classroom]
1folder [will stay in the classroom]
1 3-subject spiral (should have folders inside it) [will go home each night]
supplies for writing, drawing and highlighting
Unit 1: Analyzing Fiction & Drama
Duration 5-6 Weeks
Lesson 1: Exploring Short Fiction
Students read and analyze short fictional texts, including those with linear plot structures and different forms of point of view. Students make personal and world connections and use writing to communicate their thoughts about text(s). Students engage in the writing process as they begin to build portfolios of different types of writing. They begin writing by generating ideas for imaginative stories. Students establish word collections routines in order to support understanding or word knowledge.
Lesson 2: Exploring Drama
Students read and analyze drama with a focus on how playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through dialogue and staging. Students maintain a Vocabulary Notebook that demonstrates knowledge of new words, a Reader’s Notebook that includes connections, thoughts, and responses to texts, and a Writer’s Notebook that demonstrates fluency and voice and records notes and practice of conventions. Students prepare for the performance indicator to write an imaginative story, specifically focusing on using conventions to enhance their writing.
Lesson 3: Exploring the Novel
Filed under Universal Classroom | Comment (1)Students read and analyze a novel with a focus on linear plot structures and the central characters’ influence on the theme. Students continue to maintain a Vocabulary Notebook that demonstrates knowledge of new words, a Reader’s Notebook that includes connections, thoughts, and responses to texts, and a Writer’s Notebook that demonstrates fluency and voice and records notes and practice of conventions. Students use the writing process to create an imaginative story using effective literary elements and techniques.
Weekly After School Assignments:
- Read something you enjoy everynight
- Complete this week’s editing sheet, due Friday morning
- Complete the short response/writing assignment
Share what you know and have accomplished with someone outside of school!
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Dear Miss Bryan,
I know that Odyssey is very lucky to have you on board! You are a wonderful addition to the family and I wanted to congratulate you on thriving in your first year at this school. Keep up the awesome work!
Joyfully,
Mrs. Chillin’ Pillen
PS: I enjoyed the bit about your cat