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Roxanne Rodgers - Language Arts 8th  (Send e-mail) Life's journey is an endless dreaming of the places you have left behind and the places yet to be reached. --Allen Say I am excited to have the opportunity to teach your child Language Arts! Together, your child and I will be working hard to develop strong reading and writing skills that will be crucial for achieving their dreams. Strong reading and writing skills will help them be successful in all other subjects they will explore this year. Each and every child can and will succeed in my classroom!! It is crucial that they believe in themselves, maintain a positive attitude, and put all their effort into making this school year great. I have high expectations for myself as a teacher. I ask your help in making this school year a great experience for all of us! Attitude + Ambition = Achievement

This week in class Monday Reading: Monday, Nov. 17 Silent Read Prepare to Read “Raymond’s Run” P.286-287 Preteach: -Motivation Activity -Preview: Background (Students read and discuss the Preview material and background information.) -Literary Analysis and Reading Strategy (Students discuss: Major and Minor Characters and Characterization.) Vocabulary Words (Students pronounce the vocabulary words and read their definitions.) Watch and Discuss PowerPoint Presentation on Unit 6 Vocabulary Words. Make flashcards for Unit 6 words. Complete Vocab. P. 68 together as a class. HW: Vocab. P. 69-71 English: Monday, Nov. 17 Continue PowerPoint Presentation on Narrative HW: none Tuesday Reading: Tuesday, Nov. 18 Read: “Raymond’s Run” pgs. 288-296 HW: Complete Review and Assess on pg. 296. Study for Unit 6 Vocabulary Test English: Tuesday, Nov. 18 Journal: Tell me about a conflict you are in right now? Who is it with? Why? Continue PowerPoint Presentation on Narrative HW: none Wednesday Reading: Wednesday, Nov. 19 Silent Read Grade Review ands Assess p. 296 (15 points) Take Unit 6 Vocabulary Test HW: Begin studying for “Raymond’s Run” Selection Test on Friday. English: Wednesday, Nov. 19 Chapter 4 Narration pgs 48-53 HW: Narration Quiz on Thursday Thursday Reading: Thursday, Nov. 20 Complete Grammar Lesson pg. 298 as a class. Review for tomorrow’s test on “Raymond’s Run” HW: Study for “Raymond’s Run” Selection Test on Friday. English: Thursday, Nov. 20 Journal: Are you worried about the kind of place the world will be when you grow up? What worries you the most, and what do you think you and others can do to improve things? Take Narration Quiz. Continuation Chapter 4 Narration Pg. 54 Group work HW: none Friday Reading: Friday Nov. 21 Take Selection Test on “Raymond’s Run” Finish reading your novels for Monday’s AR deadline and test. HW: none English: Friday Nov. 21 Complete, Grade and Discuss DOL Week 10 Chapter 4 pgs. 55-56 Work on Young Author’s Story in class. HW: none Downloads List Book Report Template #2 [10/2/2007] Organization Packet [11/13/2007] Young Authors Guidelines and Rubric [11/13/2007] Cool Links The Raven: Interactive Study Resource http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/raven/st2.html