Who is Ms. Rosenblum? MEET ME! I grew up in Philadelphia, PA, got my BA in Psychology at Hofstra University, lived in Manalapan, NJ for 13 years and got my teaching certification from Rider University. I’ve been teaching for 27 years! Three former students have won national writing contests, a fourth won here in Phoenix, and a fifth and sixth won our District Poetry contest! MANY of my students over the last 2 years have won OUTSANDING in the Arizona Matsuri Haiku Contest! I am a multi-published author. Sorry! I don't write stories for kids.  I have two fabulous daughters – Sara, 20, and Rebecca, 17. I love poetry. I used to be a reading addict, but now, I don't get to read too much due to all the writing I do. I love photography, scrapbooking, tea, chocolate, and all types of music. I can’t tell a joke, but I love laughing at them. I’m goofy and good-natured with the kids, but serious about writing and reading. I eat gluten-free, so I mourn the loss of my Philly soft pretzels.

***SUPPLY LISTS, FIELD TRIPS, DRESS CODE, and PREP ELA 7th and 8th Grade Ms. Rosenblum ***SUPPLY LISTS, FIELD TRIPS, DRESS CODE, and GRADE SPECIFIC REMIND sign-up directions are in bins on the table by my desks. 

7th Grade ELA curriculum A new resource! Pearson Perspectives Student-Centered Learning: Unit is introduced Whole Class Learning Small Group Learning Independent Learning Novels tied to Unit themes Unit Plan: Facing Adversity A Starry Home Turning Points People and the Planet

7th Grade ELA curriculum Additional Novel/Literature Study Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man William Shakespeare’s As You Like It Selections from writers like Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and others. Quarterly Projects Based on independently read novels Menu of choices for analysis and presentation

7th Grade ELA curriculum Writing and Speaking opportunities abound! Students will be engaged in rigorous writing experiences that utilize: Narrative, Argumentative, and Expository modalities of writing Interdisciplinary themes from Social Studies and Science Document-based questions (DBQ’s) Students will be responding to literature in their Perspectives resource, during our novel studies, and on their own in independent projects. Students will engage in Shared Inquiry, Socratic Circles, and Debate as we tackle issues presented in our readings.

7th Grade ELA curriculum Grammar and Vocabulary Work: Greek and Latin Roots! Students will be engaged in analyzing roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Using Words Within Words root lists, you can be assured after working on activities with these roots, your students will be ready for the SAT’s and to conquer the world! Okay, maybe not conquering the world, but pretty darn close!

7th Grade ELA curriculum More Grammar… Sentence structure Advanced knowledge and usage of parts of speech Concise language and ideas Analogies, synonyms and antonyms, word usage, word relationships

7th Grade ELA curriculum Assignment Policies RAW scores translate into a percentage once entered as such in the grade book:         90 - 100% = A 80 - 89% = B 70 - 79% = C 60 - 69% = D 0 - 59% = F SCALE scores translate to a percentage once entered as such in the grade book: 4 = 100 3.5 = 95 3 = 90 2.5 = 80 2 = 70 1.5 = 65 1 = 60 Grade Weighting 80% = Assessments (including final writing assignments and projects)    20% = Classwork and Homework Posting of Student Grades Grades will be posted in the Parent Portal regularly. Please check student grades there on a regular basis.  Late work, unless absent or prearranged: 10% off per day late. Won’t be accepted after 2 weeks. Absent work: Extension for work accepted 1 day per each day absent.

7th Grade ELA curriculum How to keep in touch? Email: drosenblum@kyrene.org Phone: 480-541-6722 My Kyrene Webpage: http://tinyurl.com/y7873an5 Old school: write me a note!  VERY IMPORTANT! Sign up for REMIND text communications from me! www.remind.com CODE: d4hf8d

PREP ELA 7th and 8th Grade Ms. Rosenblum *** SUPPLY LISTS, FIELD TRIPS, DRESS CODE, and GRADE SPECIFIC REMIND sign-up directions are in bins on the table by my desks. 

8th Grade ELA curriculum A new resource! Pearson Perspectives Student-Centered Learning: Unit is introduced Whole Class Learning Small Group Learning Independent Learning Novels tied to Unit themes Unit Plan: Rites of Passage Holocaust What Matters Human Intelligence

8th Grade ELA curriculum Additional Novel/Literature Study Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 George Orwell’s Animal Farm William Golding’s Lord of the Flies Quarterly Projects Based on independently read novels Menu of choices for analysis and presentation

8th Grade ELA curriculum Writing and Speaking opportunities abound! Students will be engaged in rigorous writing experiences that utilize: Narrative, Argumentative, and Expository modalities of writing Interdisciplinary themes from Social Studies and Science Document-based questions (DBQ’s) Students will be responding to literature in their Perspectives resource, during our novel studies, and on their own in independent projects Students will engage in Shared Inquiry, Socratic Circles, and Debate as we tackle issues presented in our readings.

8th Grade ELA curriculum Grammar and Vocabulary Work: Greek and Latin Roots! Students will be engaged in analyzing roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Using Words Within Words root lists, you can be assured after working on activities with these roots, your students will be ready for the SAT’s and to conquer the world! Okay, maybe not conquering the world, but pretty darn close!

8th Grade ELA curriculum More Grammar… Sentence structure Advanced knowledge and usage of parts of speech Concise language and ideas Analogies, synonyms and antonyms, word usage, word relationships

8th Grade ELA curriculum Assignment Policies RAW scores translate into a percentage once entered as such in the grade book:         90 - 100% = A 80 - 89% = B 70 - 79% = C 60 - 69% = D 0 - 59% = F SCALE scores translate to a percentage once entered as such in the grade book: 4 = 100 3.5 = 95 3 = 90 2.5 = 80 2 = 70 1.5 = 65 1 = 60 Grade Weighting 80% = Assessments (including final writing assignments and projects)    20% = Classwork and Homework Posting of Student Grades Grades will be posted in the Parent Portal regularly. Please check student grades there on a regular basis.  Late work, unless absent or prearranged: 10% off per day late. Won’t be accepted after 2 weeks. Absent work: Extension for work accepted 1 day per each day absent.

8th Grade ELA curriculum How to keep in touch? Email: drosenblum@kyrene.org Phone: 480-541-6722 My Kyrene Webpage: http://tinyurl.com/y7873an5 Old school: write me a note!  VERY IMPORTANT! Sign up for REMIND text communications from me! www.remind.com CODE: msdrose