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Slide 2 Welcome to Room 607 Ashley Manis- 3 rd year at TMS I teach: RELA - OL Pre-AP RELA 6 th grade AVID Contact me: Ashley.Manis@humble.k12.tx.us Currently unable to respond to email due to GroupWise issue(isolated incident). 281-641-3896 My conference: 5 th period Slide 3 REMIND This used to be Remind 101, now it is just Remind 1 way communication- I can text you, but you cant text back! (I will not make contact after the hours of 6pm or on weekends) Great for updates & reminders. Closed system- I dont see your cell #. Please sign up now (see the handout outside the room). Slide 4 RELA-OL Monday-Wednesday: Reading Reading comprehension, annotating text and analysis Thursday-Friday: Writing Skills/Strategies Quick Writes(prompts), developing drafts, understanding the writings process, research, citing sources, expository and persuasive writing. Slide 5 RELA: Pre-AP Pre-AP RELA- This class works at a 10 th grade high school level. Expect the class work to be rigorous. Summer Reading: Due September 18 th The project options are located on the Humble ISD web page. Easiest way to find it is to search Summer Reading Rubric Slide 6 RELA PRE-AP Monday-Wednesday: Reading critical analysis of sophomore level text, annotations. Thursday-Friday: Writing Skills/Strategies quick writes, developing drafts, syntax, grammar, research, citing sources, expository and persuasive writing. Slide 7 Pre-AP NOVELS Fall- The Hobbit By J.R. Tolkien Starts the 2 nd 9 weeks. Spring- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Starts the 4 th 9 weeks - In order to analyze and discuss the text, a majority of readings will be done OUTSIDE OF CLASS. Therefore, it is imperative that students complete the reading prior to class discussion for comprehension purposes Slide 8 Writing Journals Dreaded Composition Notebook: Its intended purpose it to assist students in Organizing resources Compiling notes for grammar Writing and literature analysis Sources needed for studying purposes at home will be taken via c-notes and located in the student binder. Composition books will remain in class. Slide 9 KNOWSYS for 8 th Grade Cards: NO LONGER mandatory; a few are still available for purchase (limited quantity/CASH ONLY). Students: KNOWSYS list( PPT Monday) practice packet (HW: Mon-Fri) Quizzes on Thursday/Friday. Tests: every 5 weeks over 5 sets of words. www.Quizlet.com is a perfect tool to utilize for practice. www.Quizlet.com Slide 10 College? If you would like, you may try and locate your students shirt on the wall outside of the classroom. You may also browse the literature books to see the types of selections we will be analyzing. Slide 11 Dont forget to sign in! TUTORING: Monday 4-5pm or by appointment Tutorials Slide 12 Thank You Thank you for attending Open House, I appreciate your concern and support. Together, we can ensure a successful year.