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Welcome to Back to Welcome to Back to School Night at School Night at Franklin Middle Franklin Middle

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Mrs. BatulisMrs. Batulis

English Laguage ArtsEnglish Laguage Arts

Room 402Room 402

Contact Information• E-mail: jbatulis@franklinboe.org (fastest mode of contact)

732-249-6410 x402

Teacher Contact Page will be updated at least on a monthly basis.

Office HoursThursday 2:30 –

3:10

Grading Policy

Homework 10%Classwork 20%Quizzes 10%

Tests & Assessments 20%Projects 20%

Compositions 20%

Tardiness (School Policy):

• First time: verbal warning• Second time: verbal

warning/phone call home• Third time: Detention• Fourth time & beyond: handed

directly to CODA (Ms. Labirt), dealt with administratively.

Reading Workshop Schedule

• September – Launching the workshop

• October – Fantasy• November- Non-

fiction reading• December –Non-

fiction Research• January- Historical

Fiction

• February- Analytical Reading 7 Interpretation

• March – Test Prep• April – Test Prep• May – Social Issues• June – Author

Studies to Independent Projects

Writing Workshop Schedule

• September – Memoir

• October – Fantasy• November –

Information Writing• December –

Research- based Argument essays

• January – Historical Fiction

• February – Literary Essays

• March – Test Prep• April – Test Prep• May – Poetry• June – Independent

Writing Project

Rules and Procedures

See posters

Questions?

• HW- no homework accepted late (unless absent the day it’s due)

• Word of the Week – weekly homework starting next week

• While You Were Out folders…

An assignment for you:• In the ABC boxes you have been

given, please write adjectives to describe your child beginning with that letter

• (examples: A- Amiable, B – Boastful, C- Caring…..) If you can think of more than one word per box, feel free to list more!