Welcome to De Masi Back to School Night 2013

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Welcome to De Masi Back to School Night 2013

• Our team appreciates your interest in your young
  adults education and social development.
• Thank you for completing the monumental mounds of
  paperwork and completing our survey on the yellow
  paper.
• We hope tonight is enjoyable as well as
  informative!
• Some of you may have sat in these very same
  classrooms as a student!

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WELCOME to BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

• I am Betty Dovas Language Arts Teacher
• I co-teach with Karen Craig two periods a day
• I have the pleasure of being a part of your
  family for the next 180 days.
• We will work together as a team preparing your
  young adult for eighth grade and high school.
• To contact me by phone [phone]
• To contact me by e-mail dovasb_at_evesham.k12.nj.us
• Check out the webpage for additional information
• Check parent portal regularly.

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INSIGHT into the ADOLESCENT PSYCHE

• By 8th grade students dont always share their
  thoughts with their parents. Friends replace
  parents for support. Be there anyway!
• Keep lines of communication open between home and
  school and between you and your child. They
  really want you in their life.
• Most of the time they are reluctant to ask for
  help! Use your spider senses to second guess
  what they are thinking! When in doubt, call us!

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EXPECTATIONS

• Be open-minded, polite, and respectful.
• Be prepared with all materials daily.
• Participate appropriately.
• Use time and materials wisely.
• Ask for clarification when in doubt.
• Come for extra help sooner rather than later.
• Submit all assignments on or before due date.
• Leave all excuses on the bus!!!!

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COURSE OF STUDYReading

• Science Fiction Unit short stories/novella
• Contemporary Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Using technology to improve our knowledge
• Guided Silent Reading/Non-Fiction Text
• NJAsk8
• Readers Theater for fluency

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COURSE OF STUDYWriting

• Explanatory Writing
• Persuasive/Argumentative/Research
• Creative Narrative/Descriptive
• Poetic, Imitative, Original Writing
• Brushing up on writing skills
  grammar/usage/spelling/punctuation
• Using technology to enhance our writing

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Genesis Grading

• Everything we do is assessed as either effort or
  achievement.
• Each item is worth a specific amount of points.
• Late items lose points.
• Extra points are earned through class coupons,
  extra pages, specifically designed activities
  that enhance learning, and some early
  submissions.
• Extra credit is not arbitrarily assigned, it is
  built into the activities

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ASSESSING PROGRESSin WRITING

• CW/HW - Effort 15
• Pre Class Activities
• Daily Edit-Word Studies-Notes-Spelling
• Submissions/Participation
• Preparation

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ASSESSING PROGRESSin WRITING

• ASSESSMENT/ACHIEVEMENT 85
• Writers Workshop/Writers Crafting
• Narrative/Expository/Persuasive/Argumentative
• Compositional Risks/Style/Content/Organization
• Word Choice/Formatting/Following Directions
• WNB - Prompted, Free, and Quick Writing
• Word Study - Assessment in written
  work/language development

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ASSESSMENT in READING

• CW/HW EFFORT 15
• Readers Workshop-
• CBF goals/Projects
• Book Talks/Random Book Checks
• Informal Assessments/ Preparation/Active
  Listening/Following Directions
• Submissions CNN, RRJ, and RW

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ASSESSMENT in READING

• Achievement Assessments 85
• RRJ
• Prompts RW/CNN/Reflections/Reactions
• Quizzes
• Quick Writes Comprehension Vocabulary
• Tests
• Comprehension/Vocabulary/Reading Skills