1. Welcome ELA Lab

2. Cindy Davis Email- davisci@rcschools.net About me… ETSU Hood College
Vanderbilt Gifted Endorsement
Pearson Grading
TN State TCAP reading passage evaluator Questar

3. Helpful Hints Lockers ~ $2 to rent lock in attendance office
Do not give combination out
Lockers ~ shelf would be helpful
Pencil Pouch would be helpful with pencils, eraser, Sharpie marker, colored pencils or markers, pen, highlighter
Change ~ library fine, copies, forgotten lunch money
Water bottle to refill and leave at school

4. More Helpful Hints Dress in layers
Label everything ~ jackets, lunchboxes, pencil pouches, notebooks
AGENDA provided by school
Dismissal – All students should be picked up by 3:30. Have a plan and a back-up plan.

5. Supplies
1 inch binder for ELA Lab Composition Notebook Paper Pen/Pencils

6. Summer Reading Nonfiction reading assignment due Friday, August 17
I have nonfiction books on the back table with extra copies of the informational text assignment and the summer reading list
Book Talks are August 20-24
Avalon High August 20
The Lightning Thief August 21
Little Women August 22
Tuck Everlasting August 23
Where the Red Fern Grows August 24

7. Reading and Enrichment Curriculum
1st nine weeks
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain—classic read as a class
Typing/Keyboarding
Four-level Sentence Analysis
Vocabulary
Library Orientation and bi-weekly visits/mini-lessons
Movement
Public Speaking
Independent Reading Challenge

8. We swam down, and blue fish made bubbles around us
Pro V Adv Conj Adj N V N Prep Pro
Subj AVP Subj AVP DO
prep phrase
---indep. clause indep. clause
a compound, declarative sentence

9. 2nd nine weeks
“Thank You” essay by Alex Haley, “The Lost Art of the Thank You Note” chapter from The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, original thank you letters written in cursive
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens—classic read as a class
A Christmas Carol DVD on December two-hour day (pending approval)
Four-level Sentence Analysis
Vocabulary
Bi-weekly library visits/mini-lesson
Typing/Keyboarding
Movement
Public Speaking
Independent Reading Challenge

10. 3rd nine weeks
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman
“Cupid and Psyche” chapter from Edith Hamilton’s Mythology
French foreign words and phrases and visits from CMS foreign language department for class selection for 7th grade
The Call of the Wild by Jack London—classic read as a class
Standardized test practice
Four-level Sentence Analysis
Vocabulary
Typing/Keyboarding
Bi-weekly library visits/mini-lessons
Movement
Public Speaking
Independent Reading Challenge

11. 4th nine weeks Bi-weekly library visits/mini-lessons
Classic novel read on your own—choices given in class
Latin foreign words and phrases
The Willoubhys by Lois Lowry—read aloud for class
Four-level Sentence Analysis
Vocabulary
Movement
Public Speaking
Independent Reading Challenge

12. These do NOT count toward the independent reading challenge.
Sixth Grade Independent Reading Challenge Central Magnet SchoOl Semester One
1 realistic fiction
1 fantasy/science fiction/dystopian
1 biography/autobiography/memoir/collective biography
1 historical fiction
1 graphic novel
1 mystery
1 poetry anthology
1 fictional fairy tale/myth retelling
1 fictional book choice
Informational text 1
Informational text 2
During semester one we will read Tom Sawyer and A Christmas Carol as a class.
These do NOT count toward the independent reading challenge.

13. Semester Two. Choose THREE.
A. Author study: choose an author and read four of his/her books.
B. Genre study: choose a genre and read four titles.
C. Read a Series: choose a series you have not read that contains at least three books and read every book in that series.
D. Choose a topic of interest (for example: gymnastics, the ocean, horses, the Civil War) and read four books on that topic. You may want to choose both fiction and nonfiction titles.
E. Make a Book Club: Choose a novel to read at the same time as a friend. Determine a time to meet and discuss your feelings and opinions about the book. Take brief notes about the things you discussed about the novel.
F. The Geography Challenge: Choose novels that take place in different countries or in different states in the U.S. Read novels from four different geographic locations.
G. Develop your own challenge and get it approved.
During semester two, we will read The Montgomery Bus Boycott and The Call of the Wild as a class. These will not count toward the independent reading challenge either.

14. Acknowledgement of library policies and permission to check out items in the high school collection
Library Hours
Monday: 7:30-4:30
Tuesday-Thursday: 7:45-3:45
Friday-7:30-3:15
Library is open for checkout, research, studying and computer use. When visiting the library, students must bring a signed library pass or agenda. The teacher should sign the pass/agenda and indicate the student’s reason for visiting the library.
Computers are to be used for research and educational purposes only. As per Rutherford County and Central Magnet policy, computers are not for entertainment or personal purposes (no personal , games, music, instant messaging, social networking, etc).
Printouts = 10 cents per page for b&w; 25 cents per page for photos and color
Students may check out three books at a time for a period of three weeks. New releases, book club titles and high-demand items have a one week circulation. Materials may be renewed by returning to the library and requesting an extension before the book is due. If a book is on hold for another patron or if you have overdue fines, materials may not be renewed.
A courtesy notice will be given to your first period teacher when an item is overdue. These overdue notices are distributed at least twice a month. It is your responsibility to keep up with the due date of your items and return them on time.
A fine of 10¢ per day (excluding weekends and holidays) will be assessed for each item overdue. A fine of $1.00 per day (excluding weekends and holidays) will be assessed for an overdue e-reader.
Students who have outstanding library fines or overdue books may not renew or check out materials.
When library materials are not returned within 30 days, they are considered lost and borrowers are charged for their replacement. The replacement cost is the price of a new copy of the book plus the cost of materials used to process the item. An will be sent to parents or a letter will be mailed home when library materials are not returned within 30 days.
Because Central Magnet School is a middle school and high school, the library collection contains resources for both levels. Students will typically be permitted to check out materials within their school level. However, parents who would like for their son or daughter to be able to check out all materials must indicate their permission on this form. It will be kept on file in the library for the duration of the school year. Even if you signed a permission form last school year, a new form needs to be signed and returned for the new school year. Students who do not return the form will be restricted to library materials for their school level.
Student’s name (please print): ____________________________________________________Grade_______
I acknowledge that I have read and accept the Central Magnet School library policies and I give my son/daughter permission to check out items in the Central Magnet School library collection.
________YES; my child may check out any item in the library. I understand that some items may contain mature content.
________NO; my child may not check out items considered to be part of the high school collection.