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Literacy - Mrs. Wild

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LITERACY UPDATE: OCTOBER 29- NOVEMBER 2

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Discuss the effects of terrorism in relation to social justice and I Am Malala
  • Compose a response to a Writing Prompt using the R.A.C.E.S. Strategies
  • Learn more about Landai Poetry as a form of oral history and protest for social justice
  • Begin to create their Poetry Portfolios
  • Read in I Am Malala
If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: OCTOBER 22-26

This week in Literacy, students will:
  • Participating in Socratic Seminars over their reading in I Am Malala
  • Answering Writing Prompts using R.A.C.E.S. over their reading in I Am Malala
  • Learning about how Poetry can be used to participate in Social Justice in a variety of different areas (war, race, religion, and gender)
If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: OCTOBER 15-19

This week in Literacy, students will:
 
  • Begin the I Am Malala Unit
  • Develop an understanding of Social Justice in Education and Women's Rights
  • Start learning about Social Justice through Poetry (in connection to and along with, I Am Malala
If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: (SEPTEMBER 24-26)

This week in Literacy is a BIG one! Students will be:
 
  • Participating in Mock Trials in which they will play various roles- Defense Attorney or Prosecuting Attorney, Witness and/or Bailiff, and Juror on three different Trials.
These trials will be held during class tomorrow and Wednesday (September 25 and 26 from 9:15-10:35). Please talk to your child about their trial as it has been a huge Summative that they have spent over a month working on.
 
Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week and a Happy Fall Break!

LITERACY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 17-21

This week in Literacy, students will:
 
  • Continue working on their Mock Trial preparations, specifically meeting with their co-counsel and discussing their evidence.
  • Learn more about the Criminal Court Processes (such as examining witnesses, presenting evidence, and addressing the Jury and Judge)
  • Prepare for their Summative (next Tuesday and Wednesday, September 25 and 26)
Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 10-14

This week in Literacy, students will:
 
  • Learn more about Mock Trials and the process involved with them.
  • Gather a pool of evidence in which to use for their own Mock Trial.
  • Begin writing Opening Statements for their case.

LITERACY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 4-7

This week in Literacy, students will:
 
  • Finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis"
  • Work in groups to analyze the text of "The Scarlet Ibis" further
  • Use their Analysis to build a case either as a Defendant or as a Prosecutor in a Mock Trial
  • Start learning about the Judicial System and how Trials "work"

LITERACY UPDATE: AUGUST 27-30

This week in Literacy, students will:
 
  • Begin reading "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst. We will read it as a class, and then they will read it again in their small reading groups, using a Guided Notes Worksheet.
  • Continue working on Grammar, Spelling, and Structure components that they should have mastered before leaving middle school.
  • Start talking about Persuasive Writing- what it is, when we use it, and why we use it.
Have a wonderful Westgate Week!

LITERACY UPDATE: AUGUST 20-24, 2018

Welcome to Wild's Literacy! We have a great year planned and I am excited to help guide your student(s) to grow as readers, writers, and thinkers.
 
Every week, I will have an update posted to each of my class pages. These updates will not be long in the least bit, nothing more than a few bullet points that address the concepts/topics that we are covering for the week.
 
In the case that more needs to be addressed (such as conference information, project synopses, etc), I will post an additional update, as well as an email.
 
Additionally, your student will be emailing you once a week with these updates as well as giving you a run down on how they are doing in their classes. 
 
THIS IS THE LONGEST UPDATE YOU WILL RECEIVE, PROMISE! (The following is what will be a normal weekly update):
 
This week in Literacy, students will be:
 
  • Doing a Grammar, Spelling, and Structure Diagnostic on Quill.org
  • Participating in various Anticipatory Activities related to the Unit's short story, "The Scarlet Ibis"
    • Expectations Survey
    • Symbolism Activity
    • Persuasion Pre-Assessment
    • Agree/Disagree Survey
Have a Wonderful Westgate Week!