Welcome to Back to School Night!

English ClassMrs. Chakmakjian

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.

My Classroom Set-Up

• Do Now• Daily Edit• Homework• Journal (Long term assignment)

Writing Units

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

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

Reading

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

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

New TextbookWrite Source

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?

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– (201) 785-2313