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Welcome to Our Open House

Welcome to Our Open House. Mrs. Roehler Language Arts 8 th Grade. A Little Bit About Myself. Teaching for over 15 years Most of my teaching experience is with middle school students! My husband and I have four children (15-23 yrs.)

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Welcome to Our Open House

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  1. Welcome to Our Open House Mrs. Roehler Language Arts 8th Grade

  2. A Little Bit About Myself Teaching for over 15 years Most of my teaching experience is with middle school students! My husband and I have four children (15-23 yrs.) Love the outdoors, bike riding, alternative rock and the Diamondbacks!

  3. Genres of Writing We Will Cover • Expository Text-Includes non fiction writing, describes, explains, informs • Functional –Directions, information related to real world tasks, letters • Persuasive-influence the reader, provide evidence and supporting details

  4. Genres of Writing We Will Cover • Expressive-Stories, poetry • Literary Response-Reaction to the writer’s interpretation and feelings on a topic • Research-Evaluate, organize, summarize and synthesize researched information

  5. The Writing Process Prewriting-Strategies to generate a plan & organize ideas Drafting-Incorporate prewriting into a first draft Revising-Evaluating & revising the rough draft Editing-Proof reading & correcting errors Publishing-Formatting & presenting a final product

  6. Accelerated Reader (AR) • Individualized reading program • Fiction and nonfiction books used to promote, motivate and improve students’ reading comprehension • Link available on our school website (Media center)

  7. AR Responsibilities: AR Completion is a part of your student’s overall grade • Students are to read 45 minutes a day 20 min. at school & 25 min. outsideof school • Log ALL reading completed on the log DAILY • Students take quizzes with Social Studies teacher or Language Arts teacher

  8. AR Responsibilities: AR completion is a part of your student’s overall grade • Be aware of your child’s quarterly goal and range • Student must have a AR book with them at each of their class periods • Each log MUST have a parent signature in order to be valid

  9. Literature • Short stories by well known authors • Text selections are closely correlated to the Social Studies curriculum • High interest stories, poems and narratives • Author’s purpose, storyline, and story elements will be explored

  10. Grammar for 8th Grade Major Concepts • Parts of speech • Sentence punctuation • Dialogue punctuation • Simple, compound and complex sentences • Capitalization & abbreviation

  11. 8th Grade Textbooks • Literature • Elements of Writing • Write Source

  12. Literature Studies Honors Class

  13. Literature Studies

  14. Communication: A vital part of your child’s success • Best way to contact me is by e mail Christine.roehler@chandler.k12.az.us Use your child’s agenda to communicate a quick note Phone messages can be left at 883-5558 Team Conferences Check STI for grade update School website updates

  15. The Wish List for the Classroom of Mrs. Roehler • ·Binders used or new (company logos just fine) • ·       Lined index cards (any size) • ·Spiral notebooks • ·Loose-leaf paper regular or college lined • ·Boxes of tissue • ·Glue sticks • ·Blue or black pens • ·Plastic sleeves for 8 ½ X 11 paper • ·1 or 2-G flash drive (look for sales that will be coming up) This supply is getting to be a better and better idea in this age of technology • ·       Used boom box • ·       Discarded books your child enjoyed reading • Cardboard standup advertisements • Tax Credit donations to Bogle to defray the cost of our team t-shirts

  16. Please grab a sticky note from the class wish list board Are there items at your place of employment which could be donated as class incentives? Leave your child a note in an envelope I’ll deliver the message! Take handouts on the way out

  17. This Year’s Team Shirt Design! • Please grab a sticky note from the class wish list board • Are there items at your place of employment which could be donated as class incentives? • Leave your child a note in an envelope I’ll deliver the message! • Take handouts on the way out

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