designed by kimberly paggett willis ela 7/8 wpacs ela 7 th /8 th mwalimu paggett-willis &...
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Designed by Kimberly Paggett Willis ELA 7/8 WPACS
ELA 7ELA 7thth/8/8thth
Mwalimu Paggett-Willis & Mwalimu Lewis-Mwalimu Paggett-Willis & Mwalimu Lewis-BradfordBradford
Agenda
Welcome – Habari Gani
ELA 7th/8th Curriculum Overview
Scholar Community Governing Rules
Learning Tribes Learning Targets &
Scholar Expectations Course Materials Wish List
Welcome
ELA Instructors
Mrs. Paggett-Willis Lead Teacher-WPACMS ELA 7th/8th Curriculum Design
& Standards-based Instruction Demonstrate Learning Targets Facilitate assessments Provide consistent formal and
informal feed-back Foster a spirit of confidence
through the learning experience
Mrs. Lewis-Bradford Lead Intervention Specialist SST Coordinator Supports 7th & 8th grade
students in ELA in order to help them improve or maintain achievement levels.
Monitors student academic progress via formative and summative assessments as well day to day tasks.
ELA Curriculum
Common Core Standards
Reading Writing Speaking Listening
College Preparatory & Career Readiness
The standards establish guidelines for English language arts (ELA).
Literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects.
Students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas.
The standards promote the literacy skills and concepts required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines.
ELA Curriculum Students will respond to literature in an essay format, using academic language, literary terms and scholarly research.
Students will use critical thinking to develop original ideas, applying academic integrity when using credible sources for evidence.
Essay Types: Expository Writing•Illustration/Descriptive•Persuasive/Argumentation•Compare and Contrast•Research Paper (Science)•Informational Text Analysis
Credible Sources:•Owl.english.purdue.edu•google.scholar.com
Students will incorporate documented
citations in the style prescribed by the Modern Language Association (MLA).
Students will evolve as scholars and effective communicators through engaging activities, collaborative exercises, informative discussions, project-based learning, standards based assessments, active reading and in-depth research.
ELA Curriculum
Daily Instruction
Writing Journal Prompt – Students enter the class ready to critically think, cold write and pair-share on any given topic each day, building writing muscle as well as the skill to develop a point-of-view.
Daily Instruction
Vocabulary Notebook – Students will unlock over 14,000 words in the English language through daily vocabulary drill
Daily Instruction
Learning Targets
We can… I can… Students self-assess
progress frequently and teachers provide feedback consistently.
Designed by Kimberly Paggett Willis ELA 7/8 WPACS
Scholar Community
Governing RulesAttentive ListeningShow Appreciation Give AffirmationsNO PUT DOWNSRight to Participate/Right to Think About ItDisplay Mutual RespectShow MaturityNo Outburst!
We can work collaboratively on various activities,
projects, and assignments, with a focused goal.
I can discuss problems and collectively create solutions for the good of the learning community.
I can productively contribute to and learn from my peer.
I can think creatively and critically, offering my perspective, while respecting the views of others in my Learning Tribe and Scholar Community.
Learning Tribe Targets
Designed by Kimberly Paggett Willis ELA 7/8 WPACS
ELA Course Materials
Daily Supplies
Composition Books Notebook Folders (2 pocket) Binder (2 inch)
Novels/Books First Trimester
Dictionary (Longman Advanced preferred)
Black Ships of Troy Rosemary Sutcliff (7th/8th)
Up From Slavery: Booker T. Washington (8th Grade)
Narrative of Frederick Douglass (7th Grade)