1. Welcome to Barker Road Middle School, Purple Team!
Mrs. Roser
English – 3rd & 4th periods

2. Who is Mrs. Roser? This is my 18th year teaching.
I taught 2nd and 3rd grades for 15 years.
I graduated from St. John Fisher College with a BS in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Education.
After spending 10 years as a mortgage underwriter, I went to Nazareth College for my Masters in Reading and Elementary Education.

3. I have two sons. Brian is a senior at and Jason is a freshman at SUNY Oneonta (both graduated from Sutherland).
My dog Manny is 10 years old and we spend a lot of time at our family camp in the Adirondacks.

4. Artists In Fiction and Non-Fiction Folklore Controlled Societies
Themes/Units
Family
Artists In Fiction and Non-Fiction
Folklore
Controlled Societies

5. Reading: 30%
Literature
Analyze characters and plot
Determine theme and word meanings
Cite evidence to support analysis
Look at Author’s Craft
Compare genres
Increase text complexity

6. Reading
Informational Text
Analyze words and phrases
Determine central ideas
Cite evidence to support analysis
Look at Author’s purpose/point of view
Compare/contrast information
Evaluate information
Increase text complexity

7. Writing
30%
Write to:
Inform (research)
Persuade
Entertain (narrative)
Write clearly and coherently
Write routinely

8. Language
15%
Mechanics of writing:
spelling, grammar, punctuation
Determine and clarify word
meanings
Understand and use figurative
language

9. Speaking and Listening
15%
Discuss effectively,
Present effectively
use appropriate eye contact, volume, pronunciation

10. quizzes unit tests Summatives 10%
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11. Non-fiction Reading - NewsELA 1st and 2nd marking periods
Independent Reading
Non-fiction Reading - NewsELA
1st and 2nd marking periods
Students are also required to read 1 book independently this year during the 4th marking period. (We will have class time to do this).

12. Homework policy
All homework is due at beginning of class on assigned date. Homework is posted on the board, then copied into agendas. I will add to my homework calendar, but the agenda is the primary source.
If homework is late or incomplete, points may be deducted, if graded.
If late, student will be expected to work during free period, or study hall to complete, or finish at home. It is due the next day.
Parents will be contacted if homework is consistently incomplete.

13. Homework Calendar
Mrs. Roser’s website

14. New York State
Tests
ELA tests will be given
April 11th and April 12th
Please do not schedule doctor/dental appointments for those 2 days if possible.
Make-ups will be given if your child is ill.

16. Thank you for coming!