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2. Contact Information Miss Nicole Abes Navigator Team English and Social Studies abesn@garnetvalley.org x 5149 Absences : After a child is absent for the second day, we are more than happy to collect work for him/her to send home. Please call or email me. I will send around a folder to each core area teacher. The folder will be down in the lobby, on the 6 th grade shelf, outside of the main office, after 2:30 p.m. Homebase 203 Information

3. Welcome Parents! English Periods 1 & 2

4. Contact Information: Miss Nicole AbesMrs. Karen Cunningham Navigator Team English Reading Specialist abesn@garnetvalley.org cunnink@garnetvalley.org 610-579-5149610- 579-5116 The best time to reach us by phone is between 7:00 am and 7:30 am or 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily. You can reach us by email anytime. English Periods 1 and 2

5. LTS for Megan Markley Graduated from Unionville High School Graduated from Penn State- secondary ed and special ed Taught Social Studies and English at Great Valley High School for the 2014-2015 school year About Me

6. Reading Materials Newberry Award-winning and/or high interest novels Literature Anthology (kept at school) Non-fiction Poetry Skills we will be working on comprehension, text analysis, vocabulary, reading fluency, understanding organizational structures and graphics, identifying literary elements, and interpreting literature to distinguish essential information from non-essential information P 1 & 2 Course Content and Expectations In Class Reading

7. P 1 & 2 Course Content and Expectations Independent Reading Why Reading Workshop? Accelerated Reader encouraged students to read a lot of books at their level and choose from a variety of works. Reading Workshop includes those ideas but it adds conferencing, modeling and the teaching of reading strategies. There are three ‘parts’ to Reading Workshop: Mini-lessons Activity Conferencing Period Reflection

8. Concepts and skills will be taught and reinforced through various avenues including: mini-lessons direct instruction Writing Workshop Grammar

9. Journals Writing Workshop Variety of assignments: responses to literature quick-write activities special assignments research papers Writing

10. 3 inch binder (used for all subjects) 1 section in binder designated for English Composition book/Journal Pencils Dividers Materials Needed English

11. Homework will be given every night. Use of the student planner is required. Typically it will include an English assignment as well as a reading assignment. Independent reading/Reading Workshop will be ongoing. Homework is due on the due date. Assignments will be accepted one day late for half credit. Students are encouraged to check teacher webpage Homework

12. Grades are calculated using a total points system. Each assignment or assessment given is worth a certain number of points. Homework assignments are typically worth 5-15 points, quizzes are worth around 40-50 points, and tests and/or projects can be worth up to 100 points. Final grades are determined by the total number of points earned, divided by the total number of points offered. Grading

13. Contact Information: Miss Nicole Abes Mrs. Karen Cunningham Navigator Team English Reading Specialist abesn@garnetvalley.org abesn@garnetvalley.org cunnink@garnetvalley.org 610-579-5149610- 579-5116 The best time to reach us by phone is between 7:00 am and 7:30 am or 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily. You can reach us by email anytime. English Periods 4 and 5

14. LTS for Megan Markley Graduated from Unionville High School Graduated from Penn State- secondary ed and special ed Taught Social Studies and English at Great Valley High School for the 2014-2015 school year About Me

15. Reading Materials Newberry Award-winning and/or high interest novels Literature Anthology (kept at school) Non-fiction Poetry Skills we will be working on comprehension, text analysis, vocabulary, reading fluency, understanding organizational structures and graphics, identifying literary elements, and interpreting literature to distinguish essential information from non-essential information P 4 & 5 Course Content and Expectations In Class Reading

16. P 4 & 5 Course Content and Expectations Independent Reading Why Reading Workshop? Accelerated Reader encouraged students to read a lot of books at their level and choose from a variety of works. Reading Workshop includes those ideas but it adds conferencing, modeling and the teaching of reading strategies. There are three ‘parts’ to Reading Workshop: Mini-lessons Activity Conferencing Period Reflection

17. Concepts and skills will be taught and reinforced through various avenues such as: mini-lessons direct instruction Writing Workshop Grammar

18. Journals Writing Workshop Variety of assignments: Responses to literature Quick-write activities Special assignments Research papers Writing

19. 3 inch binder (used for all subjects) 1 section in binder designated for English Composition book/Journal Pencils Dividers Materials Needed English

20. Homework will be given every night. Use of the student planner is encouraged. We will sign planners for accuracy in class. Typically it will include an English assignment as well as a reading assignment. Independent reading will be ongoing. Homework is due on the due date. Assignments will be accepted one day late for half credit. Students are encouraged to check teacher webpage Homework

21. Grades are calculated using a total points system. Each assignment or assessment given is worth a certain number of points. Homework assignments are typically worth 5-15 points, quizzes are worth around 40-50 points, and tests and/or projects can be worth up to 100 points. Final grades are determined by the total number of points earned, divided by the total number of points offered. Grading

22. Contact Information: Miss Nicole Abes Navigator Team English and Social Studies aben@garnetvalley.org 610-579-5149 The best time to reach me by phone is between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily. You can reach me by email anytime. Social Studies Period 6

23. LTS for Megan Markley Graduated from Unionville High School Graduated from Penn State- secondary ed and special ed Taught Social Studies and English at Great Valley High School for the 2014-2015 school year About Me

24. Focus: geography, culture, and ancient civilizations Two textbooks will support our learning: World Studies: Foundations of Geography and My World History: Early Ages. We will begin the course with the World Studies: Foundations of Geography textbook. Social Studies

25. Foundations of Geography Themes of Geography Map Skills Geographic Tools Physical Characteristics of Place Human Characteristics of Place Patterns of World Settlement Social Studies

26. World Cultures Mesopotamia Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Mesoamerican Civilizations-Olmec, Aztec, Mayan Civilizations South American Civilizations-The Incas and The Andes Social Studies

27. 3 inch binder (used for all subjects) 1 section in binder designated for Social Studies Colored pencils Glue Pencils Materials Needed Social Studies

28. Grades are calculated using a total points system. Each assignment or assessment given is worth a certain number of points. Final grades are determined by the total number of points earned, divided by the total number of points offered. Grading