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Responding to Reading. Beginning of Class Expectations. - Always enter quietly - Read the “Do Now” posted on the board -Prepare for class (clear your desk of binders, have your writing instrument, SSR book and your class notebook on your desk top). Grading Protocal. 60% classwork
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Beginning of Class Expectations • - Always enter quietly • - Read the “Do Now” posted on the board • -Prepare for class (clear your desk of binders, have your writing instrument, SSR book and your class notebook on your desk top)
Grading Protocal • 60% classwork • 30% assessments (quiz, tests) • 5% homework • 5% prepared for class • Work received with no name on it earns no credit.
The 8th grade Responding to Reading curriculum herein is the product of work completed by nearly a dozen teachers of Responding to Reading and Academic Literacy, in conjunction with teachers of 8th grade English. This curriculum reflect a collaborative understanding of the needs of learners in light of the Common Core Standards, while honoring the integrity and intentions of the course itself.
Unit One – Study Skills/Strategies • Attitude Toward Learning • Time Management • Tools for Comprehension • Test-Taking Strategies • Improving Memory
Unit Two - Metacognitive Reading Strategies • Before Reading • During Reading • After Reading • Written Response
Unit Three – Text Features & Organization • Text Organization • Genre • Text Features • Text Structures
Unit Four – Comprehension & Analysis of Text • Main Ideas/Supporting Details • Inferences, Conclusions, & Generalizations • Figurative Language • Connections • Memoirs/Personal Essays/Autobiographies • Technical Documents
Unit Five – PSSA Test Taking • Format of the Test • Strategies for Multiple Choice Questions • Strategies for Open-Ended Responses
Unit Six – Vocabulary Development • Context • Structural Analysis • Word Relationships • SAT Vocabulary
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