Language Arts
Introduction
How to contact me
What is Language Arts?
Homework and expectations
Classroom expectations and consequences
How you can help.
How To Contact Me
Via e-mail: [email protected]
Via phone 1-630-821-7900 ext. 4547
Conference: Contact Mr. Simpson or any one
of your child’s teachers. His ext. 3394
Language Arts
2 periods covering both reading and writing
flexible
one grade counts as two
Areas that will be addressed (4 components of the Language Arts)
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
Writing Writing Process
-Planning Rough draft Revise Edit Publish
-Google account (see letter that came home Friday)
-Flash Drive
Written Pieces
-Narrative
-Expository
Introduce research
-Argument
Writing fluency -Journaling
-Quick writes
Reading Comprehension
- Literary elements (Ex: theme, central idea, point of view, figurative language, characterization, and plot)
- Reading strategies (Ex: previewing the text, making predictions, clarifying, summarizing, giving supporting evidence
- Fluency (Reading smoothly and coherently)
Group (small and large) Discussion Materials
Being prepared Literature Book
Participation (using vocab. and
evidence from text) Novels
Non-Fiction
At home reading
Goals
Logs
Journal entries
Homework
Absences – friend – call for homework – check Synergy – e-mail
Most assignments are done in class
Some are started in class and finished at home
At home reading/journal
Typing/revisions www.typingtraining.com
Graded assignments including but limited to:
formative and summative tests (Common Core)
written papers
writing journals
projects
reading logs
Late assignments will be accepted with points taken off
Class Guidelines
• RESPECT
• RESPONSIBILITY
• COOPERATION
• Strive to be: Prepared, prompt,
participate, productive, and polite
Consequences
• Warning-Verbal or not, in class
• Meeting with teacher
• Notifying parents
• Lunch or after school detention
• Office referral