1. 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.

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

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

5. 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

6. 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.

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

8. 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)

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

10. 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)!

11. 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.

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

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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.

16. Getting to Teacher Websites
Go to
Click on “Schools.”
Click on “Altadena.” (
Click on “Classrooms.”
Find your Child’s Teacher.
Click on the labeled agenda page.

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

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