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Mrs. Tramel Junior English. Class policies and guidelines. The Student will… . o have choice in reading and writing selections and through differentiated assignments and assessments. o have ownership of his/her learning through individual tasks and texts, as appropriate;
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Mrs. TramelJunior English Class policies and guidelines
The Student will… • o have choice • in reading and writing selections and • through differentiated assignments and assessments. • o have ownership of his/her learning through • individual tasks and texts, as appropriate; • collaborative opportunities for problem-solving; and • developing spoken, written, and visual literacy skills. • o find relevance in the curriculum through • real-world experiences; • multi-genre lessons/units built around big ideas and enduring understandings; • understanding and appreciating diverse literatures of the world.
The Teacher will The Teacher will… • o deliver a standards-based English Language Arts curriculum; • o situate learning in a multi-genre, thematic context with enduring understandings and essential questions; • o coach and facilitate learning; • o expand definitions of “text” and of “literacy” in a quickly evolving world; • o value and encourage Inquiry-Based instruction • model critical and higher level questioning • encourage student-generated questions • emphasize divergent thinking; • o differentiate instruction; • o provide opportunities for collaborative problem solving • o give students meaningful feedback through “checks for understanding”; • o use varied and appropriate authentic assessments.
The Classroom Environment will... • o be a literacy-rich environment; • o support critical thinking with the integration of technological and digital tools; • o be conducive to collaborative groups • where the classroom culture equals a community of learners, and • with Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop practices; • o be safe for intellectual curiosity, investigation and risk-taking.
What do I do when I am absent? Option 1 Option 2 • Visit the English office on the 1st floor (Room 130) during 1st or 7th period, or before or after school to talk to me in person. • Check My Calendar on Sharepoint • Go Palmer website • Find Your Teacher’s Site (mine is on second page) • ChristinaTramel • Calendar • Junior’s calendar is pink (think class color)