Annette Verge Stopka SDAIE Language Arts 8th grade Welcome to Back to School Night 2016 Room 222 Annette Verge Stopka SDAIE Language Arts 8th grade

+ Combination of: English Language Arts standards English Language Development standards

Standards covered will be in alignment with other 78h grade classrooms Instructional techniques (SDAIE), texts and methods will differ. More visuals will be used, more oral production done by students, and more repetition and reteaching will be included.

Small groups = “Stations” Student and Teacher Student group and Teacher Student group

Focus on Reading Strategies Summarizing Clarifying Asking questions Predicting Visualizing Adjusting speed Making connections Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World, Text-to-Media Genres of Writing Narrative Informative Persuasive

Novels, Small books, Important Texts The House on Mango Street (fall - winter) The Giver (spring 2017) Small books: A-Z leveled books from classroom library Newsela

Small Group Literacy Instruction WRITING /VOCABULARY GROUPS READING GROUPS Read to Self Silent, stamina increasing Read to Someone Quietly, stamina increasing, enjoyment Listening to Reading Work on Writing Reader’s Notebook, Journals, Comprehension practice Word Work Vocabulary, word parts, games TECHNOLOGY Achieve 3000 Quizlet.com Typing.com Kids A-Z

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