Section outline

  • Mrs. Holtzman's Reading and Writing

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  • School Calendar 2014-2015

  • Rules, Procedures, Grades

    • Class Rule and Procedures

      RULES

      • Students will be in their seats before the bell rings.

      • Students will bring all the necessary materials to class.

      • Students will respect the teacher’s right to teach and the student’s right to learn.

      • Students will listen and not talk when another person is talking.

      • Students will listen to instruction, directions, and procedures the FIRST time they are given.

      PROCEDURES

      • Students will perform BELLWORK immediately after entering the room.

      • Students will request permission from the teacher if it is an emergency to use the restroom, will sign out, and will carry the restroom pass.

      • Students will remain at their desks until the bell rings, and will raise their hand and wait for permission to get out of their seat during the class period.

      • Students will raise their hand and wait for permission to speak during the class period.

      • Students will respect the property of others, including the school's resources, teacher's resources and student's personal property. 

    • Grading System - 3P's File
    • Common Core Standards File

  • Lesson Plans

  • Bellwork

    Do Now Activity Week Beginning 9/22/2014

    See your Gmail account - You should have received a Gmail message with this week's Do Now activity related to "Fight From the Fields" Cesar Chavez.  Make a copy of the file, complete the five days of bellwork and share with me (allow me to comment).  Due 9/26.  

  • Homework

  • Worksheets

  • Grammar/Spelling and Other Helpful Writing Tips

    In this section you will find a series of worksheets and mini-lessons to help improve your writing, including grammar practice, spelling practice and vocabulary practice.   Assignments will be placed here throughout the year. 

  • LINKS

  • WRITING RUBRIC

    When completing all writing assignments, evaluation of the your writing ability will be based on the Common Core Standards.  Expectations for your grade level have been divided into three types of writing:  Argumentative, Informative and Narrative.  Locate the correct type of writing and read through the expectations for your grade level.   To receive the highest points for your assignment, you must turn in all the required prewriting materials and receive the highest points in all categories.   At any time, you may resubmit your assignment before the end of a quarter, however, this does not guarantee a higher grade only the opportunity to get a higher grade.  

    Please read the rubric before completing your final drafts to be sure you have met all of the expectations of the writing assignment.  

    Thank you.

  • MLA FORMAT

    Use this as a resource to cite sources when completing research, quoting information, paraphrasing or using photographs from a copyrighted source, for example.  This would include books, websites, magazines, newspapers, journals, brochures, and any published material. 

    Click https://owl.english.purdue.edu to learn the rules of MLA format.

  • CLOSE READING STRATEGY/RESOURCES

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  • RESOURCES

  • ASSIGNMENTS

    SUBMIT ALL ASSIGNMENTS HERE UNDER THEIR CORRECT ASSIGNMENT NAME

    • Unit 2 Assessment - Making a Claim "Cesar Chavez" Assignment

      Essay - Unit 2 Final Assessment 

        This assignment is to assess your ability to make a claim and support it by text-based evidence.  You will be using the Cesar Chavez Commonwealth Address, 1984, specifically paragraphs 20-29, to establish your claim and locate supporting evidence.  You will make a claim which has two supporting points.

         For example, "Chavez argues there are there have been terrible environment damages caused and the growers are to blame."   

      Once you have established your claim with two points, you must identify a minimum of 8 pieces of evidence to support your claim (direct text) which can be cited.  This information should be identified on the ORGANIZING EVIDENCE BASED CLAIMS graphic organizer (prewrite).  

      Following completion of this form, you may complete the ESSAY OUTLINE (Google Doc) to help with the writing process.  Build your sentences and transitions on this outline, including the introductory paragraph, body paragraphs and conclusion paragraph.  This is a four-paragraph essay and you must include transitions between sentences and paragraphs.  

      When your ESSAY OUTLINE is complete, move on to the ROUGH DRAFT.  Use MLA format to write a 4-paragraph essay explaining your claim and evidence, analyzing the text.  This is an argumentative essay, meaning you are trying to convince the reader to see your side point and using convincing evidence to do so.  This should not be about your personal opinion (no I, me, my, type words or I think, I believe).  Conventions of Grammar do count, so be sure to work on spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, organization of paragraphs, etc.  Be sure to include paragraph, line # with quotations from the text.  Name the file.

      After having another peer edit your rough draft, make any necessary revisions, corrections.  Make a copy, title this as your FINAL DRAFT - UNIT 2 FINAL ASSESSMENT.  Make sure this is your best yet.  I will be grading this for word choice, ideas, grammar, organization, presentation (SIX TRAITS).  When you are happy, submit.

      SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: 

      Create a folder - (name) UNIT 2 FINAL ASSESSMENT 

          Final Draft

          Rough Draft

          Essay Outline

      Submit the folder to LEARN

      OEBC paper - Mission Accomplished tray. 

      Points - Final Draft 140 points

                   Rough Draft 20 points

                   Essay Outline 20 points

                   OEBC  20 points

        

    • What's the Mood - Final Assessment Unit 1 Close Reading/South Pole Assignment
    • Cesar Chavez - SchoolTube Video Worksheet Assignment

      Watch the video link and complete the text-dependent questions. 

      https://docs.google.com/a/students.susd12.org/document/d/116I-lKDY6eaMLzOkiPtqom0L_f0fKs0j-34opBIPriU/edit?usp=sharing

  • EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

  • MAKING EVIDENCE-BASED CLAIMS

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    • Commonwealth Club Address - Cesar Chavez File

      Download this text to your Google Docs Language Arts Folder.  Save as Cesar Chavez CCA.    Use your annotation tools to highlight, comment, as questions throughout the text.  We will be using this text for several weeks, be sure to keep it available in your Google Drive.  

  • CONFERENCES - 8TH PERIOD ECCAP

    Parent Conferences:

    • Tuesday, October 21 1:15pm to 3:30pm
    • Wednesday, October 22  1:15pm to 6:00pm
    • Thursday, October 23  1:15pm to 3:30pm

    You will be Leading your Conference.  Your family will love to hear you talk about your accomplishments.  Here are the 6 easy steps.

    1.  Schedule your Parent Conference.  Add the Time/Date information to the Master Schedule on my desk.  If you don't do it, I will.

    2.  Get the Conference Verification form signed and returned.  Get your family to sign and return the Conference Verification form.  Step 2 is worth 5 points.

    3.  Complete the Worksheet: Student-Led Conference PowerPoint. Step 3 is  worth 25 points.

           a.  Record your Q1 grades and percentages from PowerSchool

           b.  Provide accurate, detailed reasons for each grade

           c.  Provide realistic goals for 2nd Quarter.  Include detailed explanations of exactly what you will do to reach your Q2 goals

           d.  Once the worksheet is complete, I will select another student to conduct a peer review and provide you with feedback

           e.  Make any corrections and submit to me for approval

           f.  Once I approve your worksheet, transfer your data to your PowerPoint

    4.  Create your PowerPoint.  Once I approve your Worksheet, click here for your Parent Conference template. Step 4 is worth 25 points.

          a.  Make a copy called, Parent Conference and save it to your Google Drive folder: Parent Conference

    5.  Practice, practice, practice.  I will assign you to work with another student to practice your Conference PowerPoint.  

          a.  You and your partner will take turns: you will be the Parent, while they present to you. Ask questions that your family will likely ask.

          b.  Your partner will be your Parent and listen to your presentation and ask questions.

    6.  Complete your actual Parent Conference on October 21, 22 or 23 worth 100 points.

     

    For your students

    Student Timeline PowerPoint.  Each slide is date stamped.  Show to your students on a daily basis to explain what must be completed each day.

    Student PowerPoint Worksheet (Step 3 above).  Do not allow students to the Parent Conference PowerPoint template (Step 4) until you approve their Worksheet.

    Parent Conference PowerPoint template. (Step 4 above).  Students can easily and quickly transfer their data from their worksheet to this Conference template.