I hope that everyone enjoyed their summer vacation and that you are ready for the new school year. It will be a year to increase our value, intelligence, and creativity with a new curriculum and different ways of learning in a rigorous environment. This year will be an opportunity for all students to take ownership of their learning and become the leaders they envision themselves to be for the 21st century. It is indeed an exciting time for them as well as myself, as we embark on this fantastic voyage of learning.
On the first two days of school, all classes will go over the rules and consequences that govern the class. All students need to be made aware of these rules as it will be the catalyst that allows the class to function properly and creates the environment conducive for growth. Also, students will have the opportunity to introduce themselves to their fellow students and share a few details pertaining to their summer vacations.
All students will go home with a welcome letter and syllabus that will outline and detail the skills that the students will learn and the materials needed for them to be successful. Upon careful consideration and to reduce paper waste each, I have uploaded the syllabus for each class for your convenience. Also, my homeroom students(the 7th grade) will take home a student information sheet that needs to completed by their parents and returned on Friday or Monday. I hope the week-end will provide you with the opportunity to buy your child's materials as they will be needed for the many activities that I have planned for their growth.
Materials:
(1-2) spiral notebooks(120 or 70 sheets) with an edge that will tear evenly
(2) folders with pockets
(1) box of Kleenex
(1) pack of 3x5 index cards
(2) highlighters
Pens & Pencils(blue or black ink only)
Hand sanitizer
Again, WELCOME BACK students and parents!!
Let's have a fabulous year!! Believing is Achieving!!
Third Quarter:
Students will learn the differences between prefixes & suffixes, synonyms & antonyms, and complex sentences. The short story, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen will be read. Assessment of the book thru reading comprehension and vocabulary will be done in order to insure learning is taking place. Also, students will write a short play where they and their fellow students will act out the parts or roles.
Fourth Quarter:
Students will learn what homophones and homographs are and how to use capitalization and punctuation effectively. Also, they will read the short story Pacific Crossing, by Gary Soto. Quizes will be used to measure comprehension and level of vocabulary words learned. In this quarter, they will learn how to write reason and descriptive paragraphs as well as further develop the writing, re-writing, and editing process.
Extra Help:
Students are invited to stay after school for extra help or to complete missing assignments. I will be available upon request by students/parents. I must receive a parent or guardian’s permission before any student stays after school. Appropriate accommodations must also be made for transportation to and from extra help.
Pens/ pencils (only blue or black pens)
Mr. Vincent Taylor
6th Grade Language Arts/Reading/Writing Syllabus
6th Grade Language Arts/Reading/Writing Syllabus
Buenas Dias! I am very happy to be
starting my fourth year teaching language arts, reading, and writing to your
child or children this year at Discovery School. I feel very confident about
all the new things we will learn together this year and that it will be a fun
and exciting environment. I hope that you and your child or children have had a
nice and relaxing summer, and are now ready to enjoy a new way of learning and
thinking in a challenging, rigorous environment.
Materials needed:
Materials needed:
All
supplies were given in a list at the end of last year!!
Course Objectives:
The objectives of the Language Arts class are to strengthen reading and writing skills. Students will practice and improve reading skills by completing reading comprehension exercises, and practicing using a variety of reading strategies. Students will be encouraged to use critical thinking skills to analyze what has been read. The textbook we are using this year will provide the students with many genres of literature and many opportunities to improve their critical thinking and reasoning skills. We are also going to be learning, practicing, and implementing various reading strategies that will prepare the 6th grade students for the rigors of 7th grade.
We will also spend a considerable amount of time on writing. We will focus on the Writing Process and 6+1 Traits of Writing. The students will learn the three types of essays: narrative, expository, and persuasive. These writings will inspire, motivate, and instill confidence in our students in order to allow them to become confident readers and communicators.
The objectives of the Language Arts class are to strengthen reading and writing skills. Students will practice and improve reading skills by completing reading comprehension exercises, and practicing using a variety of reading strategies. Students will be encouraged to use critical thinking skills to analyze what has been read. The textbook we are using this year will provide the students with many genres of literature and many opportunities to improve their critical thinking and reasoning skills. We are also going to be learning, practicing, and implementing various reading strategies that will prepare the 6th grade students for the rigors of 7th grade.
We will also spend a considerable amount of time on writing. We will focus on the Writing Process and 6+1 Traits of Writing. The students will learn the three types of essays: narrative, expository, and persuasive. These writings will inspire, motivate, and instill confidence in our students in order to allow them to become confident readers and communicators.
Course Expectations:
ALL students WILL:
1. Be on time for class
2. Have ALL required materials for class EVERYDAY
3. Be respectful of ALL in the room (students, teachers, and guests)
4. Have homework ready to hand in on the date it is due
5. Take responsibility for all missed work.
1. Be on time for class
2. Have ALL required materials for class EVERYDAY
3. Be respectful of ALL in the room (students, teachers, and guests)
4. Have homework ready to hand in on the date it is due
5. Take responsibility for all missed work.
Any student who is absent
is responsible for requesting missed work. Students will be given two (2) days
to make up work for every one (1) day missed. If a student has missed two (2)
or more days, they will have a maximum of four (4) days to make up all missed
work. If a student is aware that they will be out for more than three (3) days,
it is the responsibility of the student to make all teachers aware of the
absence and to request all work that will be missed.
6. Follow all school, class, and seventh grade expectations.
Please bring your agendas to class EVERY DAY to record your assignments.
Units of Study:
The seventh grade Language Arts curriculum has been developed to cover a broad range of topics dealing with reading, writing, and critical thinking.
First Quarter:
Elements of short stories (characters, setting, plot, conflicts, theme, mood,); nouns, pronouns, and verbs. Here, students will begin reading the short story, The Loser, by Jerry Spinelli. They will learn how to write an introductory paragraph for narrative writing in order to develop story ideas based on facts and details.
Second Quarter:
Students will learn what adjectives, adverbs,
and conjunctions are and how to identify them within a sentence. Also, students
will begin reading, Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls or The
Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. Thru these short stories, students will use the
short story elements to deepen reading comprehension and their vocabulary
skills. The writing, rewriting, and editing process will be explained as we explore
persuasive writing with an introductory paragraph with a clearly defined topic,
topic sentence, and facts and details to support it.6. Follow all school, class, and seventh grade expectations.
Please bring your agendas to class EVERY DAY to record your assignments.
Units of Study:
The seventh grade Language Arts curriculum has been developed to cover a broad range of topics dealing with reading, writing, and critical thinking.
First Quarter:
Elements of short stories (characters, setting, plot, conflicts, theme, mood,); nouns, pronouns, and verbs. Here, students will begin reading the short story, The Loser, by Jerry Spinelli. They will learn how to write an introductory paragraph for narrative writing in order to develop story ideas based on facts and details.
Second Quarter:
Third Quarter:
Students will learn the differences between prefixes & suffixes, synonyms & antonyms, and complex sentences. The short story, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen will be read. Assessment of the book thru reading comprehension and vocabulary will be done in order to insure learning is taking place. Also, students will write a short play where they and their fellow students will act out the parts or roles.
Fourth Quarter:
Students will learn what homophones and homographs are and how to use capitalization and punctuation effectively. Also, they will read the short story Pacific Crossing, by Gary Soto. Quizes will be used to measure comprehension and level of vocabulary words learned. In this quarter, they will learn how to write reason and descriptive paragraphs as well as further develop the writing, re-writing, and editing process.
Extra Help:
Students are invited to stay after school for extra help or to complete missing assignments. I will be available upon request by students/parents. I must receive a parent or guardian’s permission before any student stays after school. Appropriate accommodations must also be made for transportation to and from extra help.
Grading Scale:
90-100 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59- 0 F
90-
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59- 0 F
7th Grade Language Arts/Reading/Writing Syllabus
Buenas Dias! I am very happy to be
starting my fourth year teaching language arts, reading, and writing to your
child or children this year at Discovery School. I feel very confident about
all the new things we will learn together this year and that it will be a fun
and exciting environment. I hope that you and your child or children have had a
nice and relaxing summer, and are now ready to enjoy a new way of learning and
thinking in a challenging, rigorous environment.
Materials Needed:
(1-2) spiral notebooks (120 or 70 sheets) with an EDGE that will tear evenly
(1-2) spiral notebooks (120 or 70 sheets) with an EDGE that will tear evenly
(2) folders w/pockets
(2) highlighters
Pens/ pencils (only blue or black pens)
Course Objectives:
The objectives of the Language Arts class are to strengthen reading and writing skills. Students will practice and improve reading skills by completing reading comprehension exercises, and practicing using a variety of reading strategies. Students will be encouraged to use critical thinking skills to analyze what has been read. The textbook we are using this year will provide the students with many genres of literature and many opportunities to improve their critical thinking and reasoning skills. We are also going to be learning, practicing, and implementing various reading strategies that will prepare the 7th grade students for the rigors of 8th grade.
We will also spend a considerable amount of time on writing. We will focus on the Writing Process and 6+1 Traits of Writing. The students will learn the three types of essays: narrative, expository, and persuasive. These writings will inspire, motivate, and instill confidence in our students in order to allow them to become confident readers and communicators.
The objectives of the Language Arts class are to strengthen reading and writing skills. Students will practice and improve reading skills by completing reading comprehension exercises, and practicing using a variety of reading strategies. Students will be encouraged to use critical thinking skills to analyze what has been read. The textbook we are using this year will provide the students with many genres of literature and many opportunities to improve their critical thinking and reasoning skills. We are also going to be learning, practicing, and implementing various reading strategies that will prepare the 7th grade students for the rigors of 8th grade.
We will also spend a considerable amount of time on writing. We will focus on the Writing Process and 6+1 Traits of Writing. The students will learn the three types of essays: narrative, expository, and persuasive. These writings will inspire, motivate, and instill confidence in our students in order to allow them to become confident readers and communicators.
Course Expectations:
ALL students WILL:
1. Be on time for class
2. Have ALL required materials for class EVERYDAY
3. Be respectful of ALL in the room (students, teachers, and guests)
4. Have homework ready to hand in on the date it is due
5. Take responsibility for all missed work.
1. Be on time for class
2. Have ALL required materials for class EVERYDAY
3. Be respectful of ALL in the room (students, teachers, and guests)
4. Have homework ready to hand in on the date it is due
5. Take responsibility for all missed work.
Any student who is absent is responsible for requesting missed
work. Students will be given two (2) days to make up work for every one (1) day
missed. If a student has missed two (2) or more days, they will have a maximum
of four (4) days to make up all missed work. If a student is aware that they
will be out for more than three (3) days, it is the responsibility of the
student to make all teachers aware of the absence and to request all work that will
be missed.
6. Follow all school, class, and seventh grade expectations.
Please bring your agendas to class EVERY DAY to record your assignments.
Units of Study:
The seventh grade Language Arts curriculum has been developed to cover a broad range of topics dealing with reading, writing, and critical thinking.
First Quarter:
Elements of short stories (plot, setting, characters, conflicts, theme, mood, point of view); autobiographies, run-ons, and subject-verb agreement.
Second Quarter:
6. Follow all school, class, and seventh grade expectations.
Please bring your agendas to class EVERY DAY to record your assignments.
Units of Study:
The seventh grade Language Arts curriculum has been developed to cover a broad range of topics dealing with reading, writing, and critical thinking.
First Quarter:
Elements of short stories (plot, setting, characters, conflicts, theme, mood, point of view); autobiographies, run-ons, and subject-verb agreement.
Second Quarter:
There will be many assignments. Students will need to stay focused
and on top of all of their assignments). Students will begin reading, The
Pigman, by Paul Zindel. Here, they will apply the elements of short stories
to deepen reading comprehension. Students will learn the differences between
myths, fables, and folklore. Vocabulary will be heavily emphasized during this
period, and tested weekly.
Third Quarter:
The short story, The Giver, by Laurel- Leaf Newbury will be read. Assessment of the book thru reading comprehension and vocabulary will be done in order to insure learning is taking place. Students will also learn how to write a (5) paragraph persuasive essay where they will have a clearly defined topic, topic sentence or thesis statement, and paragraphs containing facts, details, and or opinions of the topic.
Fourth Quarter:
Poetry, novels, and drama (elements of literature-plot, setting, character, conflict).
Third Quarter:
The short story, The Giver, by Laurel- Leaf Newbury will be read. Assessment of the book thru reading comprehension and vocabulary will be done in order to insure learning is taking place. Students will also learn how to write a (5) paragraph persuasive essay where they will have a clearly defined topic, topic sentence or thesis statement, and paragraphs containing facts, details, and or opinions of the topic.
Fourth Quarter:
Poetry, novels, and drama (elements of literature-plot, setting, character, conflict).
Extra Help:
Students are invited to stay after school for extra help or to complete missing assignments. I will be available upon request by students/parents. I must receive a parent or guardian’s permission before any student stays after school. Appropriate accommodations must also be made for transportation to and from extra help.
Grading Scale:
90-100 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59- 0 F
Students are invited to stay after school for extra help or to complete missing assignments. I will be available upon request by students/parents. I must receive a parent or guardian’s permission before any student stays after school. Appropriate accommodations must also be made for transportation to and from extra help.
Grading Scale:
90-100 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59- 0 F
8th Grade Language
Arts/Reading/Writing Syllabus
Buenas
Dias! I am very happy to be starting my fourth year teaching language arts,
reading, and writing to your child or children this year at Discovery School. I
feel very confident about all the new things we will learn together this year
and that it will be a fun and exciting environment. I hope that you and your
child or children have had a nice and relaxing summer, and are now ready to enjoy
a new way of learning and thinking in a challenging, rigorous environment.
Materials needed:
Materials needed:
(1-2) spiral notebooks(120 or 70 sheets) with
an EDGE that will tear smoothly
(2)
folders with pockets
(2) highlighters
Pens
& Pencils(blue or black ink only)
Course Objectives:
The objectives of the Language Arts class are to strengthen reading and writing
skills. Students will practice and improve reading skills by completing reading
comprehension exercises, and practicing using a variety of reading strategies.
Students will be encouraged to use critical thinking skills to analyze what has
been read. The textbook we are using this year will provide the students with
many genres of literature and many opportunities to improve their critical
thinking and reasoning skills. We are also going to be learning, practicing,
and implementing various reading strategies that will prepare the 8th grade
students for the rigors of 9th grade.
We will also spend a considerable amount of time on writing. We will focus on the Writing Process and 6+1 Traits of Writing. The students will learn the three types of essays: narrative, expository, and persuasive. These writings will inspire, motivate, and instill confidence in our students in order to allow them to become confident readers and communicators.
Course Expectations:
We will also spend a considerable amount of time on writing. We will focus on the Writing Process and 6+1 Traits of Writing. The students will learn the three types of essays: narrative, expository, and persuasive. These writings will inspire, motivate, and instill confidence in our students in order to allow them to become confident readers and communicators.
Course Expectations:
ALL students WILL:
1. Be on time for class
2. Have ALL required materials for class EVERYDAY
3. Be respectful of ALL in the room (students, teachers, and guests)
4. Have homework ready to hand in on the date it is due
5. Take responsibility for all missed work.
1. Be on time for class
2. Have ALL required materials for class EVERYDAY
3. Be respectful of ALL in the room (students, teachers, and guests)
4. Have homework ready to hand in on the date it is due
5. Take responsibility for all missed work.
Any student who is
absent is responsible for requesting missed work. Students will be given two
(2) days to make up work for every one (1) day missed. If a student has missed
two (2) or more days, they will have a maximum of four (4) days to make up all
missed work. If a student is aware that they will be out for more than three
(3) days, it is the responsibility of the student to make all teachers aware of
the absence and to request all work that will be missed.
6. Follow
all school, class, and seventh grade expectations.
Please bring your agendas to class EVERY DAY to record your assignments.
Units of Study:
The eighth grade Language Arts curriculum has been developed to cover a broad range of topics dealing with reading, writing, and critical thinking.
First Quarter:
Elements of short stories (characters, setting, plot, conflicts, theme, mood,); transitive & intransitive verbs, use of past, present, and future tense. Here, students will begin reading the short story, Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson. They will learn how to use the writing process to organized paragraphs; topic sentences & internal transitions. Also the student writes in response to literature and analytical compositions.
Please bring your agendas to class EVERY DAY to record your assignments.
Units of Study:
The eighth grade Language Arts curriculum has been developed to cover a broad range of topics dealing with reading, writing, and critical thinking.
First Quarter:
Elements of short stories (characters, setting, plot, conflicts, theme, mood,); transitive & intransitive verbs, use of past, present, and future tense. Here, students will begin reading the short story, Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson. They will learn how to use the writing process to organized paragraphs; topic sentences & internal transitions. Also the student writes in response to literature and analytical compositions.
Second Quarter:
Students will learn what irregular verbs,
articles, demonstratives, and comparative and superlative adjectives are and
how to identify them within a sentence. Also, students will begin reading, The
House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros. They will use reading strategies
and skills to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts. They will
learn how to connect themes in literature to universal themes: Sexism, poverty,
struggles of growing up, working to achieve a dream, and discrimination. The
movie, Freedom Writers, starring Hillary Swank will be seen b/c it
contains all the themes explored here.
Third Quarter:
Students will learn the differences between comparative and superlative adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. The short story, Bad Boy, by Walter Dean Myers will be read. Assessment of the book thru reading comprehension and vocabulary will be done in order to insure learning is taking place. Also, students will understand how to prepare for and deliver speeches, form discussion questions, understand utopia and dystopia, and visually express ideas about literature and life.
Students will learn the differences between comparative and superlative adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. The short story, Bad Boy, by Walter Dean Myers will be read. Assessment of the book thru reading comprehension and vocabulary will be done in order to insure learning is taking place. Also, students will understand how to prepare for and deliver speeches, form discussion questions, understand utopia and dystopia, and visually express ideas about literature and life.
Fourth Quarter:
Students will learn what participles and participial phrases are. They will also learn the use of Italics, quotation marks, hyphens, and dashes.
Students will learn what participles and participial phrases are. They will also learn the use of Italics, quotation marks, hyphens, and dashes.
Quizzes will be used to
measure comprehension and level of vocabulary words learned. In this quarter,
they will learn how to write reason and descriptive paragraphs as well as
further develop the writing, re-writing, and editing process.
Extra Help:
Students are invited to stay after school for extra help or to complete missing assignments. I will be available upon request by students/parents. I must receive a parent or guardian’s permission before any student stays after school. Appropriate accommodations must also be made for transportation to and from extra help.
Students are invited to stay after school for extra help or to complete missing assignments. I will be available upon request by students/parents. I must receive a parent or guardian’s permission before any student stays after school. Appropriate accommodations must also be made for transportation to and from extra help.
Grading Scale:
90-100 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59- 0 F
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59- 0 F
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