2017 - 2018 Overview of Year

General Information

All class info is available here (calendar, due dates, links, hw etc.)
Blog is updated every Monday with week’s schedule and work
Extra help Mon through Fri before school (7:20 - 7:50)

Weekly activities
Grammar: new topic each week; quiz every Fri
  • Semester 1- Part of Speech review & enrichment
  • Semester 2- Sentence structures, phrases & clauses

Spelling: 10 words plus roots each week; quiz every Fri
  • Semester 1- All spelling words based on roots
  • Semester 2- Spelling words based on roots & prefixes

Free reading: 10 mins a day in-class plus Free Reading Fridays
  • Semester ~ 75 pgs a week; two approach papers
  • Semester ~ 75 pgs a week; one approach papers

Alternating cycles
Writing Cycles: 3 essays per semesters, all essays handwritten in class to start

Literature Cycles
  • Semester 1- Short story and poetry
  • Semester 2- Drama and novel