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Language Arts

Introduction

How to contact me

What is Language Arts?

Homework and expectations

Classroom expectations and consequences

How you can help.

How To Contact Me

Via e-mail: julie.munson@cusd200.org

Via phone 1-630-821-7900 ext. 4547

Conference: Contact Mr. Simpson or any one

of your child’s teachers. His ext. 3394

Language Arts

2 periods covering both reading and writing

flexible

one grade counts as two

Areas that will be addressed (4 components of the Language Arts)

Reading

Writing

Speaking

Listening

Writing Writing Process

-Planning Rough draft Revise Edit Publish

-Google account (see letter that came home Friday)

-Flash Drive

Written Pieces

-Narrative

-Expository

Introduce research

-Argument

Writing fluency -Journaling

-Quick writes

Reading Comprehension

- Literary elements (Ex: theme, central idea, point of view, figurative language, characterization, and plot)

- Reading strategies (Ex: previewing the text, making predictions, clarifying, summarizing, giving supporting evidence

- Fluency (Reading smoothly and coherently)

Group (small and large) Discussion Materials

Being prepared Literature Book

Participation (using vocab. and

evidence from text) Novels

Non-Fiction

At home reading

Goals

Logs

Journal entries

Homework

Absences – friend – call for homework – check Synergy – e-mail

Most assignments are done in class

Some are started in class and finished at home

At home reading/journal

Typing/revisions www.typingtraining.com

Graded assignments including but limited to:

formative and summative tests (Common Core)

written papers

writing journals

projects

reading logs

Late assignments will be accepted with points taken off

Class Guidelines

• RESPECT

• RESPONSIBILITY

• COOPERATION

• Strive to be: Prepared, prompt,

participate, productive, and polite

Consequences

• Warning-Verbal or not, in class

• Meeting with teacher

• Notifying parents

• Lunch or after school detention

• Office referral

How You Can Help

• Check your child’s planner

• Read alongside and/or with them

• Contact me with questions

• Encourage your children to advocate for

themselves

• Check Synergy weekly

• Stick to a consistent bed time

• Breakfast in the morning