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A little about me:• Grew up in Pennsylvania and went to Penn
State majoring in Political Science.• Originally went into the legal profession then
decided to get my Master’s Degree in Education-also from PA.
• Started teaching in PA then moved to AZ in 2002.
• Total of 13+ years teaching, also have my Gifted Endorsement
• Been at Akimel A-al for 7 years in the same grade, same subject, and same pod.
• I have an 8 year old son, Dante who is in 3rd grade at Kyrene-Estrella.
Curriculum• Language, Reading, Writing, Speaking and
Listening• Informational reading & writing
• defending responses with evidence from the text
• Annotation, analyzing text• Making notes as they read and making connections
• Spelling/vocabulary using Greek and Latin roots, context clues
• Google docs, Turnitin.com, student email accounts for collaboration
Organization of text
• Students will use the “stoplight” method to highlight information in a text.
• They will use the same method to structure their writing.
• Green- topic• Yellow- main ideas/points• Red- examples, evidence
Grading
• Students receive daily grades for classwork and homework. This includes daily “walk-in” work.
• Larger assignments such as assessments, projects, reader’s response, research, creative writing work will receive more points than daily work.
• Please use the Parent Vue Portal on Kyrene website to check grade and work completion status. Updated often. Students can check grades via Student Vue with their student number.
Learning Goal ScaleLearning Goal Scale
Homework
• Nightly homework– Spelling/vocabulary (5-10 mins.),
grammar (5-10 mins.)– Unfinished classwork ???– Additional research/writing for
projects... As needed– Read 20+ (for enjoyment)– Interactive Notebook prep work-
cutting and gluing
Supplies
• Composition book • One subject notebook (maybe
two)• Two pocket folder• Highlighters- green, yellow,
pink, blue• Toolkit- with general needs• Jump/flash drive
Best way to reach me:
• [email protected]• 480-541-5912• Class website- resource, rubrics, and
handouts• Team website- homework
Thanks for coming!
•Higher level Lexile reading (novels)•Vocabulary book (Classic Roots) SAT prep•Reading Responses with in depth evidence•Expected to maintain a B average or above•Quicker pacing•Higher quality work, discussions, thinking•Making inferences, Interpretations•Shakespeare study- continued through 8th grade•Independent projects
Expectations for Advanced Language Arts Class
Thanks for coming!