Introduction Areas of Study Supplies Grades. Introducing… Mrs. Brown Room 412 610-670-0180 ext....

IntroductionAreas of Study

SuppliesGrades

Introducing…Introducing…

Mrs. BrownMrs. BrownRoom 412 610-670-0180 ext. 4413 Email: bropad@wilsonsd.org

Reading Workshop 7Reading Strategies

Literary ElementsGenreIndependent ReadingAuthor’s purposeOnline ResourcesPSSAShort Classroom texts (Fiction and Nonfiction) Text AnnotationIndependent Reading (self-selected books)Responses to literature (journal & Ind. Rdg. H.W.)Class, Group and Partner Discussion

Supplies• Book – Self-selected• Binder with 5 dividers• Composition Book• Pencil• Highlighter

Students are encouraged to share the selected material with their parents/guardians

at home.

Students are encouraged to share the selected material with their parents/guardians

at home.

Grades are divided into the followingcategories and are weighted

accordingly:

Novel Assessments, selected reading responses, and end of quarter reflections: 55%

Novel Assessments These are assessments to be completed based on the students’ self-selected novels.

Selected Reading Response These are assessments based on a reading selection completed in class.

End of Quarter ResponseReflections/Responses based on what the student learned during the quarter.

•Homework: 10% Students are expected to read 20 min. daily and complete an Independent Reading assignment every week.

•Other : 35%ClassworkQuizzesReading Log/Book SlipsHome Book SharePage GoalParticipation/Preparation

Page Goal

Students are required to read a certain number of books each quarter as follows:

1st quarter – 550 pages *** 55 pts. 2nd quarter – 600 pages *** 60 pts.

3rd quarter – 650 pages *** 65 pts.4th quarter – 700 pages *** 70 pts.

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