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My main goals for this
school year are 1) to have the students experience a wide range of genres and 2) to have the students feel
that reading and writing are accessible to them.
I believe strongly in playing with language.
Yes, playing. Often students do not realize how many possibilities are out there. They do not see how "fun"
language can be. (I put fun in quotation marks because one of the things the students will learn quickly is we do not
use "wussy" words or overused, bland, almost meaningless words.) So, to rephrase, students often do not see
how unusual, hilarious, amusing, entertaining, playful, and jocund (marked by high spirits and lively mirthfulness) language
can be.
For information about specific assignments and project due dates, see Power
School. For assignment expectations, rubrics, and examples of student work, check out the links on the Writing, Reading, Language
Arts, and Speaking/Listening pages below.
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In Language Arts Class,
expect your student to:
- Write for approximately 10 minutes each day.
Draftbook Expectations
Complete final drafts outside of class. Explore multiple genres
throughout the year. Practice the "6+1 Traits of Writing". (Ideas, Organization,
Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice, Conventions, and Presentation) Develop their vocabulary.
Practice spelling. (see Language Arts page for specifics)
Use Dictionaries, Thesauruses, and other language resources regularly.
Example of a "How Smart Word" which incorporates spelling, vocabulary, and use of a dictionary and/or thesaurus.
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"I write for the same reason I breathe,
because
if I didn't,
I would die."
~Isaac Asimov
I share my writing with the students for two main reasons.
1) So they see me as a writer and not
simply a teacher of writing.
2) So they understand that I experience the same writing struggles they
do.
Click here to view some examples of my own writing experieinces.
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