For all English classes: Reading is an essential part of improvement. Please support your student in his or her reading. The assignment is 20 minutes each school night, but that is the minimum. More time is encouraged! We will keep track of this time for the year.
In 10th grade English class this week, we are exploring different types of writing about the same topic. We are writing to express, to reflect, to inform, and to explain. We have established writing territories, topics on which we have something to say. We will use IXL to practice comma usage to prepare for ACT college testing. We will also start preparing for writing on demand this week by examining prompts.
In 9th grade English we are finishing our "Introduce Yourself" narrative projects. Thank you to all parents and family members who wrote biographies about your students! I wish you could have seen your students beaming with pride about their biographies. One student asked if he could read it to the class. I hesitated to give that assignment to make more work for parents, but I appreciate your effort and your student appreciates your effort! We will prepare to present these projects to younger Oasis students and to parents. Watch your email for the exact date and time your child's class is presenting.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
Writing Work
This week, students in all classes are working on writing projects. We will be sharing the projects with some younger grade levels and with parents. The day and time will depend on your student's class time. Watch your email for info on that. Also, the home reading log requires a parent signature each weekend on the highlighted line. Students should ask you for that. We are working on building up our hours of reading. 20 minutes is the minimum amount for each school day.
Ninth graders are working on an autobiographical narrative project. Each ninth grader should have asked a parent or family member to write a short biography about him or her. This is so they can see themselves through the eyes of another person who is older and who knows them well. These are due on Monday, August 31. I totally understand that parents have already completed ninth grade English, so I appreciate you completing this writing task. Please support your child in completing this assignment. Your writing skills will not impact your child's grade. If they have a biography, they will get credit for it.
Tenth graders are writing a poem entitled "I Remember." We are getting to know each other by writing these, but we are also focusing on strong verbs. We learned specific ways to strengthen our writing with our verb choices. We are working on choosing words that will evoke images in the reader. We hope you can attend our poetry reading day. Watch your email for more info.
Ninth graders are working on an autobiographical narrative project. Each ninth grader should have asked a parent or family member to write a short biography about him or her. This is so they can see themselves through the eyes of another person who is older and who knows them well. These are due on Monday, August 31. I totally understand that parents have already completed ninth grade English, so I appreciate you completing this writing task. Please support your child in completing this assignment. Your writing skills will not impact your child's grade. If they have a biography, they will get credit for it.
Tenth graders are writing a poem entitled "I Remember." We are getting to know each other by writing these, but we are also focusing on strong verbs. We learned specific ways to strengthen our writing with our verb choices. We are working on choosing words that will evoke images in the reader. We hope you can attend our poetry reading day. Watch your email for more info.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
First Day
We had a great first day at Oasis Academy. We have a few routines to establish still, but it was a productive first day.
For the 9th grade classes, they will be starting an assignment called an autobiographical narrative project. They will write six essays about different aspects of themselves. Actually, they will write five, and they will ask a person close to them to write the sixth essay. They had that assignment to ask someone to write their biography. If your student asked you to write a biography, don't panic! It doesn't need to be long, just 1 - 2 pages. Also, they will get a grade for this, but they will get full credit if they have one, so the quality of your writing will not impact your child's grade. I know parents are all busy, so they should have asked you to write this on August 17, given you 2 weeks until it is due. It needs to be turned in with the rest of this project on Monday, August 31. Please don't email it directly to me, print it out and have your student turn it in with the rest of his or her writing.
Both grades are starting off with reading log homework. They will get a parent signature at the end of each week. You may need to double check with them to be sure they have something to read.
Both classes will use their notebooks in class. Most kids had their supplies, but they each need two college rule composition books for English class. If they have wide rule, they will need a third one. We will start using them on Tuesday in class.
Looking forward to a great first week of school.
For the 9th grade classes, they will be starting an assignment called an autobiographical narrative project. They will write six essays about different aspects of themselves. Actually, they will write five, and they will ask a person close to them to write the sixth essay. They had that assignment to ask someone to write their biography. If your student asked you to write a biography, don't panic! It doesn't need to be long, just 1 - 2 pages. Also, they will get a grade for this, but they will get full credit if they have one, so the quality of your writing will not impact your child's grade. I know parents are all busy, so they should have asked you to write this on August 17, given you 2 weeks until it is due. It needs to be turned in with the rest of this project on Monday, August 31. Please don't email it directly to me, print it out and have your student turn it in with the rest of his or her writing.
Both grades are starting off with reading log homework. They will get a parent signature at the end of each week. You may need to double check with them to be sure they have something to read.
Both classes will use their notebooks in class. Most kids had their supplies, but they each need two college rule composition books for English class. If they have wide rule, they will need a third one. We will start using them on Tuesday in class.
Looking forward to a great first week of school.
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