Meet the Teacher & Curriculum Night Mrs. Camarano’s Class 2nd & 6th Period: Language Arts Room 214 Grab a supply list & complete an information sheet about your child.

Mrs. Camarano 4th Year at Kyrene! Starting my 13th Year of teaching! Love my family! Gianna-7, Samantha-4

What to Expect HOMEWORK – not daily, but frequent (2-3x a week) (vocabulary packet, work from class, reading for book report/novels) ESSAYS – 1 per quarter (argument/informative), 5 Paragraph Essay Format (Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, Conclusion) BOOK REPORTS – one per semester (Due December & April) READING AT HOME – novel studies (sometimes), book report DAILY BINDER – Warm Ups, Unit, Vocab, Grammar, Novels, Writing

What to Expect cont… TEXTBOOKS - Holt Elements of Language (green book), stays at home - Reading Curriculum is a workbook kept here (everything in binder) INTERIM TESTING – Every Quarter, based on our unit’s focus ASSESSMENTS – occur after sections/concepts

CURRICULUM EACH QUARTER IS A SPECIFIC UNIT - UNIT 1: Facing Adversity - UNIT 2: Space Exploration - UNIT 3: Turning Points - UNIT 4: People and the Planet Our class novels tie into the themed unit. The essay at the end of the quarter relates to the unit.

Grading 80% Assessment 20% Classwork/Homework Grades - average about 2 a week Essays - plan for about 3-4 weeks

ELA Novel Studies A Long Walk to Water - Linda Sue Park (Unit 1) Robot Dreams - Isaac Asimov (Unit 2) The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton (Unit 3) Seedfolks - Paul Fleischman (Unit 4)

Grammar Parts of Speech Review Sentence Types/Structures Punctuation/End Marks Expect to see homework on this periodically. Quizzes will follow concepts.

Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Packet: we practice & review weekly, some time in class Vocabulary Test: every other Friday, words used in context using meaning & correct usage, CONTEXT CLUES (important skill)!

Book Reports One per semester! Will accept anytime before due date Independent Books (at students’ level), reading will occur on own time Opportunities to visit the library are given. Directions/Parameters will be provided on paper and my website. Will be due in a specific format.

Late Work Late Work will not be accepted. I encourage students to be proactive in contacting me if a situation should arise.

Tardy/Absence It is important for your child to be here and on time to every class. Tardy = Lobby Lunch Absences: For every day absent, your child has that many days to make up the work.

Helping Out at Home Place to complete assignments at home Keep textbooks/books in a safe place. Constant Communication Checking Grades – ask anytime for clarification; assignments are usually specific

Supplies (ELA Department) Please make sure to get a Supply List before you leave. 7th Grade ELA has one collaborative supply list. Binder and Subject Dividers are due by Monday, August 6th.

Getting to Teacher Websites Go to www.kyrene.org Click on “Schools.” Click on “Altadena.” (www.kyrene.org/altadena) Click on “Classrooms.” Find your Child’s Teacher. Click on the labeled agenda page.

MRS. CAMARANO’S WEBSITE If you have any questions about assignments or materials, ALWAYS go to my website. 

Thank you so much for coming! I look forward to meeting you & communicating with you throughout the year.  Email: tcamarano@kyrene.org (MOST EFFICIENT!) Phone: (480) 541-6134 Feel free to check my website/agenda anytime! Please reach out to me for anything! After tonight, I will send out an email with some information I mentioned tonight. I will take the sheets about your child on your way out.