Transcript Parent night Powerpoint

Parent night 2015
Biography
• My name is Bryan Davis and this is my 12th year of
teaching. This is my 4th year at Taylor Jr. High. I have
taught 9th, 8th and 7th grade and I have taught 7th
grade for the last five years.
How I did it before
• This year will be some changes to what I have been
doing in the past. I used to teacher skills and we
isolated the skill and work on it.
How I will teach this year
• This year, we will be working on multiple skills at the
same time by using short stories and novels. We will
be reading more books this year. Fiction and
Nonfiction.
• We will read a story and then watch a movie. To
compare and contrast them.
• We will read and listen about a certain subject and
answer questions.
How I will teach this year
• We are going to emphasize grammar and by spending
a ½ of period working on grammar rules every week.
• We will be typing essay papers. At least two paper per
9 weeks.
• There will be 16 week of vocabulary quizzes with four
reviews.
• We are going to write in a journal and have 36 entries.
Semester Projects
• First semester, 18 grammar lessons and 18 full pages
of journals.
• Second semester, 36 grammar lessons and 36 full
pages of journals.
• The composition book will be turned in for a grade at
the end of the school year.
Supplies
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Mechanical pencils .5 or .7 lead with extra lead.
Black or blue pens.
Multicolor highlighters. No sharpie markers.
College rule paper. No wide paper or spiral
notebooks.
5. 2 inch binder
6. Composition book
Website
• You will be able to access all assignments and a
calendar. Any missed assignments or pdf can be
downloaded and printed.
• Students are responsible for make up on any
assignments missed.
• There are some assignments that will be due when
your child gets back. After that day, I will not accept
them.
Vocabulary
• On Mondays the students will get a unit of 12
vocabulary words. They will write the word,
definition, and draw a picture. The picture is anything
that will help them remember the word.
• Students have to use each word in a sentence and
turn them in before the quiz
• On Fridays, they will take a quiz on each word.