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Back-to-School Night

Join us for an informative Back-to-School Night where we will provide an overview of the ELA 7th/8th curriculum, discuss scholar community, learning targets, course materials, and more. Designed by Mrs. Paggett-Willis & Mrs. Lewis-Bradford.

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Back-to-School Night

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  1. Back-to-School Night ELA 7th/8th Mwalimu Paggett-Willis & MwalimuLewis-Bradford Designed by Kimberly Paggett Willis ELA 7/8 WPACS

  2. Agenda • Welcome – HabariGani • ELA 7th/8th Curriculum Overview • Scholar Community • Governing Rules • Learning Tribes • Learning Targets & Scholar Expectations • Course Materials • Wish List

  3. Welcome

  4. ELA Instructors Mrs. Paggett-Willis Mrs. Lewis-Bradford Lead Intervention Specialist SST Coordinator Supports 7th & 8th grade students in ELA in order to help them improve or maintain achievement levels. Monitors student academic progress via formative and summative assessments as well day to day tasks. • Lead Teacher-WPACMS • ELA 7th/8th Curriculum Design & Standards-based Instruction • Demonstrate Learning Targets • Facilitate assessments • Provide consistent formal and informal feed-back • Foster a spirit of confidence through the learning experience

  5. ELA Curriculum Common Core Standards College Preparatory & Career Readiness The standards establish guidelines for English language arts (ELA). Literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas. The standards promote the literacy skills and concepts required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines. • Reading • Writing • Speaking • Listening

  6. Students will respond to literature in an essay format, using academic language, literary terms and scholarly research. • Students will use critical thinking to develop original ideas, applying academic integrity when using credible sources for evidence. ELA Curriculum Essay Types: Expository Writing Illustration/Descriptive Persuasive/Argumentation Compare and Contrast Research Paper (Science) Informational Text Analysis Credible Sources: Owl.english.purdue.edu google.scholar.com

  7. ELA Curriculum • Students will incorporate documented citations in the style prescribed by the Modern Language Association (MLA). • Students will evolve as scholars and effective communicators through engaging activities, collaborative exercises, informative discussions, project-based learning, standards based assessments, active reading and in-depth research.

  8. Daily Instruction • Writing Journal Prompt – Students enter the class ready to critically think, cold write and pair-share on any given topic each day, building writing muscle as well as the skill to develop a point-of-view.

  9. Daily Instruction • Vocabulary Notebook – Students will unlock over 14,000 words in the English language through daily vocabulary drill

  10. Daily Instruction

  11. Learning Targets • We can… • I can… • Students self-assess progress frequently and teachers provide feedback consistently.

  12. Scholar Community Governing Rules • Attentive Listening • Show Appreciation • Give Affirmations • NO PUT DOWNS • Right to Participate/Right to Think About It • Display Mutual Respect • Show Maturity • No Outburst! Designed by Kimberly Paggett Willis ELA 7/8 WPACS

  13. Learning Tribe Targets • We can work collaboratively on various activities, projects, and assignments, with a focused goal. • I can discuss problems and collectively create solutions for the good of the learning community. • I can productively contribute to and learn from my peer. • I can think creatively and critically, offering my perspective, while respecting the views of others in my Learning Tribe and Scholar Community. Designed by Kimberly Paggett Willis ELA 7/8 WPACS

  14. ELA Course Materials Daily Supplies Novels/Books First Trimester Dictionary (Longman Advanced preferred) Black Ships of Troy Rosemary Sutcliff (7th/8th) Up From Slavery: Booker T. Washington (8th Grade) Narrative of Frederick Douglass (7th Grade) • Composition Books • Notebook • Folders (2 pocket) • Binder (2 inch)

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