1. Welcome to Back to School Night! English Class Mrs. Chakmakjian

3. Goals *Students thinking deeply about topics. *Students growing as readers and writers *Students finding enjoyment in reading and writing. *Students communicating effectively. *Finding their voices.

4. My Classroom Set-Up Do Now Daily Edit Homework Journal (Long term assignment)

5. Writing Units Poetry Descriptive Writing Reflective Writing Research/Informative Writing Personal Narrative (Memoirs) Persuasive Writing Speculative Writing Short Fiction

6. Writer’s Workshop Writing Process -Brainstorm, Rough Draft, Revising, Editing, Final Copy, Sharing. Six Traits of Writing- Ideas, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Voice, Conventions *used on checklists and rubrics

7. Reading Reading for Meaning (Comprehension Skills) Analyzing text Making Connections Making Inferences Character analysis Shared Inquiry Discussions Enjoyment of Reading

8. Novels Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Bystander by James Preller My Brother Sam is Dead by James Collier Book Club Choice (last marking period) **Independent Reading Book *Poems, short stories, articles, essays

9. New Textbook Write Source

10. Habits of Mind Are you… Being Self Directed? Asking Good Questions? Processing Information? Applying Prior Knowledge? Making Connections? Using Logic and Evidence to Support an Answer? Reflecting?

11. Looking Forward to a Great Year! Encourage independent reading. Remind to write in journal. Check Website and Education Portal http://c2.ramsey.schoolwires.net/site/default.aspx?PageID=2797 Please feel free to contact me any time! – cchakmakjian@ramsey.k12.nj.us/exchange cchakmakjian@ramsey.k12.nj.us/exchange – (201) 785-2313