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Welcome to Back to School Night!

Welcome to Back to School Night!. English Class Mrs. 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.

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Welcome to Back to School Night!

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night! English Class Mrs. Chakmakjian

  2. 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.

  3. My Classroom Set-Up • Do Now • Daily Edit • Homework • Journal (Long term assignment)

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

  5. 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

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

  7. 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

  8. New TextbookWrite Source

  9. 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?

  10. 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 contactme any time! • cchakmakjian@ramsey.k12.nj.us/exchange • (201) 785-2313

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