 Fun travel theme  Monthly parties to encourage academic and social achievement  Student recognition  Field trips

Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Poems, and Independent Novels

Reading Strategies – Concluding – Inferring – Connecting – Predicting – Synthesizing – Monitoring

Studied in context and used in students’ own writing pieces – Imagery – Metaphors and similes – Symbolism – Theme – Conflict – Mood and tone – Personification – Point of view

Socratic Circles Lit Circle Discussions Classroom Blogs and Forums Reading Zone Journaling Writing Assignments Small Group Discussions Oral Presentations Research Essential Questions Author’s Style Web 2.0 Projects

 Concentration on Writing Process ◦ Prewriting, drafting, editing,  conferencing, publishing  Prewriting – Webspiration  Journaling  Five paragraph essay  Writing assignments are integrated into literature study  (Essential Questions)

 Study is integrated into literature and writing ◦ Parts of Speech ◦ Sentence Structure ◦ Verbals ◦ Complements ◦ Punctuation  Games

 Separate vocabulary book  Test every other Friday usually  On line practice sites for on level  Some vocabulary from stories and novels