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Welcome to Rose Core. Periods 1 and 2. Communication. Blog: rosecore08.wordpress.org Email: drose@pps.net Phone: 503-916-5610 Drop By, but no guarantee Schedule an appointment via phone or email for before school or during lunch. Teaching Philosophy. Respect Passion Community Fun
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Welcome to Rose Core Periods 1 and 2
Communication • Blog: rosecore08.wordpress.org • Email: drose@pps.net • Phone: 503-916-5610 • Drop By, but no guarantee • Schedule an appointment via phone or email for before school or during lunch
Teaching Philosophy • Respect • Passion • Community • Fun • Authentic Assessment • Multi-modal • Constructivist • Project Based
Reading • Silent Reading 20 minutes everyday and 30 minutes daily at home • Reading Journals • Novel Studies/Short Story and Poetry Analysis • The Pearl, Claudette Colvin:Twice Towards Justice, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, and The Parrott in the Oven.
Writing • Teacher directed assignments until Winter Break • Genre Cycles • Conferencing • Then, writer’s workshop begins • Student choice of topic and genre • Weekly conferences with peers and teachers • Mini-lessons • Page requirements per week • Polished writing due every 4 weeks • Poetry Coffee House • Publication
Social Studies • US History: Colonies to Post Civil War Reconstruction • Sources: • History Alive • A People’s History of the United States • Primary Documents • Essays • Field Trips • Guns, Germs and Steel • Films • Artwork • Any other wonderful opportunity
Sydney Blog • Interaction with a PSU senior spending a semester abroad. • http://reportinglivesydney.wordpress.com
Object Stories • Right Brain Initiative and Portland Art Museum Collaboration • Students get opportunity to write and learn photography • Includes two visits to the Art Museum and visits from professional writers and artists • www.objectstories.org
Here’s to a wonderful year! • Questions?