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Washington
Junior High School
Mrs. Grace Ricanor Rubitschun
Esl III - Reading / Writing Elective (Grades 7th and 8th)
Conference Time:
8:50 - 10:20 (Gold Days) * 1:05 - 2:30 (Purple Days)
Phone: 936 . 709 . 7000 * Fax: 936 . 709 . 7492
We are Currently reading "Whispers From The Dead" By Joan Lowery Nixon
Objectives for 11/17 - 12/08
- 8Th Grade READING FOCUS:
- 8.10E use text structure or progression of ideas such as cause and effect or chronology to locate and recall information.
- 8.9D determine meanings by applying roots and affixes
- 8.10H draw inferences and support with textual evidence
- 8.12K recognize how style, tone, and mood contribute to the effect of texts
- 8.6B use structural analysis to identify words.
- 8.9B use context to bring meaning.
8th Grade Writing FOCUS:
- 8.16E use resources to find correct spellings
- 8.16G understand the influence of other languages and cultures on the spelling of English words
- 8.16F spell accurately in final drafts
- 8.17C employ standard English usage in writing for audiences, including subject-verb agreement, pronoun referents, and parts of speech
- 8.22B interpret important events and ideas gathered from maps, charts, graphics, video segments, or technology presentations
- 8.22A describe how illustrators’ choice of style, elements, and media help to represent or extend the texts meanings
7th Grade READING FOCUS:
QAR’S: Right There, Think/Search, **Author and Me(Infer),** On My Own/CRISS STRATEGIES
- Style, Tone, Mood (7.12K) Obj. #4
- Author’s Point of View (7.12H) Obj. #3
- Main Idea (7.10F) Obj. #1
- Context Clues (7.10C)
- Setting (7.12G) Obj. #2
- Roots and affixes (7.9D)
- Fact / Opinion (7.10J)
- Summarization (7.10H) Obj. #1
- Inference (7.10H) Obj. #2
- Conflict (7.12F) Obj. #2
- Resolution (7.12G) Obj. #2
7th Grade WRITING FOCUS:
- Adverbs, Pronouns, Proper Nouns, Conjunctions, Contractions, Apostrophe, Subject, Verb, Colon, Semi-colon, Commas (4 sen. Patterns) (7.16 BD) – (7.17DHBG) Obj.’s 4,5,and 6
- Their,There,They’re (7.16D) Obj. #6
- Homophones (Good/Well Lie/Lay)
- Too, To, Two (7.16D) Obj. #6
- Proofread writing (7.18H) Obj. #5
- Edit paragraphs (7.18E) Obj. #4
- Revise paragraphs (7.18C) Obj. #3
Assignments:
*Read a book at least half an hour every night.
*Continue working on any unfinished individual
activity during the class.
CLASSROOM RULES:
1. Come to class on time. 
2. Attend to personal needs before coming to class.
3. Remain in your assigned seat unless you have permission to get up.
4. Bring required materials to class everyday.
5. Raise you hand when you need to say something and talk only when permitted.
6. Be honest at all times.
