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Mrs. Healy Language Arts and AC Reading

Mrs. Healy Language Arts and AC Reading . Open House, Fall 2013. About my class. Language Arts and Reading now taught as two separate classes. Following Core Curriculum again this year. Reading focuses on reading strategies, while Language A rts focuses on grammar and writing.

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Mrs. Healy Language Arts and AC Reading

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  1. Mrs. Healy Language Arts and AC Reading Open House, Fall 2013

  2. About my class • Language Arts and Reading now taught as two separate classes. • Following Core Curriculum again this year. • Reading focuses on reading strategies, while Language Arts focuses on grammar and writing. • Test will still be CRCT – all necessary standards are incorporated. 7th graders will also be tested in Sept. for eight days . These include the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the CoGat test. • Units are theme based as opposed to genre based. • There are two grading categories: Primary and Secondary. The syllabus explains this in detail.

  3. AC Reading • Students will read one class novel per nine week period. • First novel will be Monster by Walter Dean Myers. • Students are expected to have a book with them everyday in class. • There are NO reading logs this year. Yea! • I do not assign a lot of homework, but I do expect students to be reading each night. Aim for at least 20-30 minutes. Most work at home will entail long-term projects related to class novels. • This class will focus on reading strategies for both fiction and non-fiction.

  4. On-level Language Arts • Students will focus on grammar and writing skills. • Vocabulary books are new to the curriculum this year. Please make sure your child has purchased a book. They are $11 at The Husky Hut. • Homework will usually be assigned if work is not finished in class. Shorter class periods may cause homework to increase!

  5. Educational Resources • Prentice Hall – Reader’s Journey (Reading consumable) • McDougal-Littell– Literature • Class set • Interactive Reader and Writer (Reading consumable) • Grammar workbook (Language Arts consumable) • Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level A (Language Arts consumable)

  6. Availability • Language Arts morning sessions • Every Thursday • 1-2 LA teachers are available to help students • Arrive at school by 8:15 most mornings • If student needs to come in, let me know and I will make myself available. • Study sessions when necessary • After-school • If student needs to come in, let me know and I will make myself available.

  7. Blog and Agenda • Blog • http://cobblearning.net/thealy/ • AC Reading page • Language Arts page • Homework –Bolded for each class • Updated several times a week. • Agenda • Students should write down work everyday in agenda. • I attach handouts to the blog if available. • Email me at patricia.healy@cobbk12.org

  8. I look forward to working with your students this year! If you have questions, please email me.

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