Curriculum Night Monday, Sept. 14, PM Mrs. Henry Language Arts

I have been a teacher at Indian Trail for fours years. I went to Addison Trail High School & graduated from National Louis University. I have lived in Addison my entire life. I just got married this summer. My husband and I went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for our honeymoon. We love the mountains! I have two younger brothers; a freshman and sophomore at A.T.. I have a 1 year old Golden Retriever named Tessa. I love teaching and spending time with my family!

BE B.R.A.V.E. BeRespectfulAndValueEveryone

Language arts is a block schedule. Students are with me for two periods; 80 minutes. The first half of class is dedicated to journaling, DOL, grammar mini lessons, and reading. The second half of class is dedicated to writing. Sometimes they may switch schedules and students need to be flexible.

Be safe: materials under desk, hands and feet to themselves & use materials for their intended purpose Be safe: materials under desk, hands and feet to themselves & use materials for their intended purpose Be respectful: Respect and listen to the teacher(s) & students Be respectful: Respect and listen to the teacher(s) & students Be responsible: writing material, agenda, red folder, independent reading book & homework/classwork Be responsible: writing material, agenda, red folder, independent reading book & homework/classwork

ME-Meeting with Excellence Students can argue, critique, produce, interpret, verify, judge MS-Meeting Standards Students can remember define, label, understand, compare, demonstrate, predict, discuss, explain AS-Approaching Standards Students can be generally accurate, within reason, limited predictable, developing with guidance AC-Area of Concern Students knowledge on subject area is well below, inadequate, unsuccessful, partial, errors, misconceptions

All assignments must be turned in on time. For each day absent they will receive a day to make up work. It is their responsibility to consult with me for missed work and make-up tests or quizzes. Students who miss an assignment will call home and will be required to serve a lunch detention or/an after-school detention.

Students will read novels in the classroom and stories from our textbook. The first story we will be reading from our textbook is “Eleven” and our first novel is “Freak the Mighty.” We will also be using the new Writing Coach textbook.

The Accelerated Reader (AR) program is used at I.T. Students read fiction and nonfiction texts selected from a list and then take short computer quizzes to test comprehension. Students earn points based on the difficulty of the book and their performance on the quiz. The Accelerated Reader (AR) program is used at I.T. Students read fiction and nonfiction texts selected from a list and then take short computer quizzes to test comprehension. Students earn points based on the difficulty of the book and their performance on the quiz. Students will be expected to keep a reading log to document their reading in school. It is required to take one nonfiction and one fiction AR test per quarter. They may do more for extra credit. Students will be expected to keep a reading log to document their reading in school. It is required to take one nonfiction and one fiction AR test per quarter. They may do more for extra credit.

In addition to responding to reading though writing, students will be writing a narrative and argumentative essays. They will also do daily journaling to strengthen their writing. There are several steps in the writing process and students are expected to keep all of their writing samples in their portfolios so that they can see their growth as writers. We will be using the Writing Coach textbook.

6.01-Reading Comprehension 6.02-Vocabulary 6.03-Text Structure & Style 6.04-Grammar & Conventions 6.05-Written Expression 6.06-Research 6.07-Oral Presentation 6.08-Completes Daily Work & Assignments 6.09-Demonstrates PBIS Classroom Behavior

Materials needed for class everyday: 1 writing spiral notebook 1 writing spiral notebook 1 language arts notebook (RED) 1 language arts notebook (RED) 1 silent reading/writing folder 1 silent reading/writing folder 1 language arts homework folder (RED) 1 language arts homework folder (RED) Plenty of loose-leaf paper Plenty of loose-leaf paper Writing material (pen and pencils) Writing material (pen and pencils) I.T. Agenda & completed homework I.T. Agenda & completed homework

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