My goal for all of my students in English 1/2 is to help all students improve their reading and writing skills. I value the opportunity to provide each student with individualized instruction to meet their individual needs. Everything in this course is designed to give students the necessary skills to succeed in subsequent high school English classes and on the CAHSEE.
We are going to begin the year by engaging in a few 'get to know you' activities. We will then move on to a short nonfiction unit to gauge student comprehension levels and abilities. After the nonfiction unit we will begin our fabulous reading program, REWARDS. REWARDS stands for Reading Excellence: Word Attack and Rate Development Strategies. This is a researched based reading program that helps students improve their reading skills through decoding so that they are able to read multisyllabic words, which typically carry the meaning of the content in core class textbooks. REWARDS also works on comprehension and reading fluency.
MONDAY: No Homework
TUESDAY: Nonfiction Review Notes Pt. 1 (see power point below)
WEDNESDAY: Finish Nonfiction Notes (see power point below). Study for Nonfiction Test Tomorrow!!
THURSDAY: Unit 6 Nonfiction Test
FRIDAY: No Homework
*Please note this schedule is tentative
Below you will find files that you may need to access from home. These may be in the form of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, a PDF file, etc. To open, click on the name of the file that you need. A box will appear that will say Open or Save. You can either click 'open' to just view the file one time or you can 'save' the file to have it on your computer to review when you want. The file may also open right inside the internet screen.
Nonfiction Review Power Point - English Class: Copy slides 1-8 -Reading Class: Copy slides 1-5 & 9-11