Transcript Curriculum Night

Language A(rts)
Curriculum Night | Team 7-1
Background Info
▪ Elizabeth Chu
▪ Chicago, IL
▪ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
▪ English, Secondary Education
▪ Teaching History
– 2010-Present – Percy Julian Middle School
– 2009-2010 – 6-12 English Teacher (Northbrook, IL)
– 2007-2009 – 9-12 English Teacher (Rantoul, IL)
Reading
▪ Goal:
– Read a broad range of high-quality, increasingly
challenging literary and informational texts.
– Gain literary and cultural knowledge and familiarity with
various text structures and elements.
– Acquire the habits of reading independently and closely.
Reading
We will read informational text, poems, short stories,
and full-length books including, but not limited to:
▪ Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
▪ Monster by Walter Dean Myers
▪ The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
▪ Touch the Top of the World by Erik Weihenmayer
▪ The Summit by Eric Alexander
▪ Various short stories, poems, and informational
texts
Writing
▪ Goal:
– Produce writing that supports opinions, demonstrates
understanding of the content, and conveys real and
imagined experiences and events.
– Adapt the form and content of writing for a particular task
and purpose and a variety of audiences.
– Build knowledge on a subject through research projects
and respond analytically to literary and informational
sources.
Speaking & Listening
▪ Goal:
– Take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations
Language (Conventions & Vocab)
▪ Goal:
– Gain control over many conventions of standard English
grammar, usage, and mechanics.
– Determine or clarify the meaning of grade-appropriate
words and expand vocabulary.
Language (Conventions & Vocab)
▪ Online vocabulary activities each week
▪ Available on website
▪ Due by Sunday, 11:59 P.M. (each week)
▪ Vocabulary test at the end of each month
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Use in class activities and assignments
Two weeks notice
Review activity in class
Study session
Supplies
▪ Three-ring binder with a Language A section
– Tabs (L.A. Current, L.A. Archives)
– Extra paper or notebook for note-taking, homework, etc.
▪ Blue or black pen, red pen, and #2 pencil
▪ Highlighters (at least four different colors)
▪ Student planner
▪ Silent reading material (e.g., book, comic book, magazine,
newspaper, etc.)
Contact Information
▪ URL:
– www.op97.org/echu
▪ Email:
– [email protected]
Grading Procedure
▪ Total points
– Classwork & Participation
– Homework
– Assessments (e.g. essays, projects, presentations, quizzes,
tests, etc.)
Assignments
▪ Assignments will have different point values
– Summative assessments are worth 50 to 100 points.
– Homework will be worth 10 to 20 points.
– Classwork/participation will be worth five to 10 points.
▪ Major assignments need to be turned in on the due
date. One letter grade will be deducted for each day it is
late.
– In the case of an absence, it can be turned in via email or
dropped off at the main office by 3:30 P.M.
Study Session
▪ Tuesdays, 3:35-4:15 P.M.
▪ Available in the Media Center on Monday
afternoons (3:35-4:30 P.M.)
▪ As needed basis, by appointment (AM or PM)
Questions & Comments
▪ Please write down your questions and comments
on a slip of paper and leave it in the
question/comment box in the hallway.
Thank you! 