1. Class policies and guidelines

2.  o have choice  in reading and writing selections and  through differentiated assignments and assessments.  o have ownership of his/her learning through  individual tasks and texts, as appropriate;  collaborative opportunities for problem-solving; and  developing spoken, written, and visual literacy skills.  o find relevance in the curriculum through  real-world experiences;  multi-genre lessons/units built around big ideas and enduring understandings;  understanding and appreciating diverse literatures of the world.

3.  o deliver a standards-based English Language Arts curriculum;  o situate learning in a multi-genre, thematic context with enduring understandings and essential questions;  o coach and facilitate learning;  o expand definitions of “text” and of “literacy” in a quickly evolving world;  o value and encourage Inquiry-Based instruction  model critical and higher level questioning  encourage student-generated questions  emphasize divergent thinking;  o differentiate instruction;  o provide opportunities for collaborative problem solving  o give students meaningful feedback through “checks for understanding”;  o use varied and appropriate authentic assessments.

4.  o be a literacy-rich environment;  o support critical thinking with the integration of technological and digital tools;  o be conducive to collaborative groups  where the classroom culture equals a community of learners, and  with Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop practices;  o be safe for intellectual curiosity, investigation and risk-taking.

5. OPTION 1OPTION 2  Visit the English office on the 1 st floor (Room 130) during 1 st or 7th period, or before or after school to talk to me in person.  Check My Calendar on Sharepoint  Go Palmer website  Find Your Teacher’s Site (mine is on second page)  Christina Tramel  Calendar  Junior’s calendar is pink (think class color)