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Literacy - Mrs. Wild

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LITERACY UPDATE (MAY 27- MAY 31):

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Prepare and practice for their 20x Presentations at the Student-Led Conferences (June 4- look for the Sign Up Genius email sent last week and remember to sign up for your student's Literacy class).
  • Watch the movie, Pay it Forward, as a way to wind down the unit. Students brought home permission slips last week. Please remember to sign them in whichever way is best for you and your student. There will be an alternative assignment.
  • Reflecting on their year and the Classwork, Projects, and Summatives that they found to be the most enjoyable, challenging, and/or memorable. 
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE (MAY 20- MAY 24):

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Continue reading in I Am Alfonso Jones and reflecting over the parallels between it, March, and our 20x Projects.
  • Assess their growth in Grammar, Structure, and Spelling with their noredink portfolios.
  • Completing a medium to expose their 20x project to an appropriate audience.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE (MAY 13- MAY 17):

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Complete an activity over the Principles of Nonviolence using events from the Civil Rights Era and modern injustices of their own choice.
  • Begin reading I am Alfonso Jones, the second Graphic Novel in the Unit.
  • Create their Podcast, PSA, or Propaganda for their 20x Project.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE (MAY 06- MAY 10):

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Complete a cross-curriculum "Data and Race" Activity.
  • Begin reading the second Graphic Novel for the Unit, I am Alfonso Jones
  • Analyze primary sources from the Civil Rights Era.
  • Compose their 4th Blog Post for their 20x Project.
  • Research different mediums to advertise their 20x Project Solutions (Propaganda, PSA, and Podcast).
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

20x PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Dear Parents,

                By now you should all have been informed about your child’s 20 Time Project in their Language Arts class. This is the culminating project for 7th and 8th grade students at Westgate. It will not only show what the students learned, and accomplished during their 20-time project, but will also be a reflection of their time in the 7/8 pod. For some students this is their time to move on from Westgate for others it is the beginning or continuing of their journey here. We want parents/mentors to be as informed as possible during this project so we would like you to be aware that the culmination of this project is a 20 time talk in front of a panel.

This talk will occur during student led conferences and will be in place of the traditional student led conferences. After students present, they may join their parents in the pod to share any other projects/ accomplishments/ work they have done this quarter. ALL students/parents/guardians are expected to sign up for a spot at student led conferences when the sign up is sent out. This reserves a 10-minute slot for students to set up and present their 20-time project. If you cannot attend, please email your child’s English teacher right away to set up another time to present. The signup genius will have enough spots for everyone but it’s on a first come first serve basis. We are asking students to invite mentors to come to this talk as well. We can only have 1 sign up per room. Please sign up with your child’s English teacher.

Thank you for your consideration and for joining us in recognizing each child’s hard work throughout this year and this quarter. We will be sending out the sign up genius for student-led conferences shortly. If you have any questions, feel free to email your child’s English Language Arts teacher.

Sincerely,

 

7/8 Teachers

LITERACY UPDATE: APRIL 29- MAY 3

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Finish reading March and completing a Reflection Writing over the rest of the book's content. 
  • Complete their 40 Martyr's Project and present their One-Page over the Martyr that they researched.
  • Continue researching and designing a solution for their PBL World Issue 20x Project.
  • Assess their skills in spelling, grammar, structure, and style using www.noredink.com
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: APRIL 22- APRIL 26

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Participate in a Power Pictures Activity in order to access more depth in to what Civil Rights were and still are.
  • Continue silent reading in their March Graphic Novel. After each day of silent reading, students will also reflect on what they read and anticipate what is going to happen next.
  • Complete a Practice Session on www.noredink.com over Tenses (Verb Relations) to add to their Grammar Portfolio for Student-Led Conferences.
  • Make progress on their 20x Project (every Friday): this week is another Blog Post that will help solidify the Problem-Based Question centered on their Project, the Medium(s) they will use to solve their PBQ, and a Preliminary Solution.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: APRIL 15- APRIL 19

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Select their 20x Project Topic, along with- have the Project Topic approved by parent(s)/guardian and teacher, create a Blog, and begin research on their Problem-Based Learning Question.
  • Begin reading the first Graphic Novel for the Unit, March.
  • Use R.A.C.E.S. to answer Writing Prompts based on the reading(s) for the week.
  • Improve their grammar, structure, and spelling by completing tasks on www.noredink.com, Tuesday Grammar (Do Now!), and editing (peer and self) their R.A.C.E.S. responses.
Please keep an eye out for the 20x Project Information Packet; it will be posted to my Class Page this week.
 
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: APRIL 8- APRIL 12

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Be introduced to the 20x Project- a Pod-Wide Literacy Project that 7/8 will be completing during Quarter 4. (Please look for additional posts regarding this Passion-Centered Project.)
  • Begin reading the first book (graphic novel) of the Unit, March.
  • Read through the Unit Plan, Daily Itinerary, Summative and Project Instructions and Rubrics, and Unit Contract (MUST BE SIGNED BY PARENT)
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful (4th Quarter) Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE (MARCH 18- MARCH 20):

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Finish presenting their Hero from their Hero's Biography Summative and determine if the Hero's Journey is an effective way to determine what makes a hero.
  • Reflect on the Hero's Journey Unit through a Graphic Organizer and Class Discussion.
REMINDER: This week is a short week and we are also beginning CMAS Testing. Students will only have Literacy on Monday (03.18) and Wednesday (03.20). Testing will resume after Break, as well. Please see your student's Advocacy Teacher's Class Page for more details.
 
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a (short) Wild Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATES: MARCH 11- MARCH 15

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Present their chosen Hero and how this person proves or disproves the Hero's Journey as an authentic way to determine what makes a Hero.
  • Create their Hero Biography Summative (due March 14).
  • Reflect on how they have grown as learners through a Post-Assessment Worksheet.
As always, if you have any further questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: MARCH 4- MARCH 8

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Continue working on their Hero Biography Summative
  • Begin preparing for their Summative Presentations (students drew Popsicle sticks to determine their spot for presentations next week)
  • Participate in an activity over biography drafting and an activity over presenting
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week! 

LITERACY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 25- MARCH 1

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Continue writing their Rough Drafts of their Hero's Biography Summative
  • Begin writing their Final Drafts of their Hero's Biography Summative
  • Complete a Biography Activity and Reflection
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 18- FEBRUARY 22

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Discuss their Independent Film Viewing Projects in a Socratic Seminar.
  • Investigate Elements of Narrative Writing
  • Define their Hero for their Biography Summative
  • Participate in a Hate Crime Mock Trial (see Advocacy Class Page for further information)
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!