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Welcome Back!!! I wish I could be there to welcome you myself; but, as you have probably heard already, I am on medical leave still. Mrs. Leech and I will be working together to make this a good year for you. I hope to be able to pop in for a visit once in a while so I can start putting names and faces together, and Mrs. Leech will be sending some of your writing assignments to me so I can learn about you and your writing style. Our hope is that when I am able to come back full time you and I won't be total strangers. I can be contacted by email (skorman@mc-wildcats.org) if you have any questions.
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Lesson Schedule
for First Quarter
Mon - Writing Skills: Includes Grammar, Spelling, Journal Writing, Composition.
Tues - Reading/Library Day. Books checked out from the school library have to be returned or renewed in two weeks. This day is set aside for silent reading of freely chosen (appropriate) books...not magazines, newspapers, or catalogs. Wed - Literature Reading and Activities Thur - Literature Reading and Activities Fri - Literature Reading and Activities Unit One for Literature: Short Stories
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MPORTANT IMPORTANT INFORMATION to make your sophomore year easier: Work on your writing and grammar skills this semester at home and in the school library before school. Self-checking quizzes online make this easy. Look below for links. Read, read, read. Read anything...newspapers, magazines, books, comic books...even reading simple picture books to the children you babysit helps. Stay informed about current events. The more you know about the world around you, the more you have to write about.
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Links to help with writing:
Avoiding Grammar Errors NEW!! NEW link!! Frequently misused words and other errors. Easy to understand explanations. SpellingRules.com: The SPELL500 Method Glencoe Online Writer's Choice: Site Map This is a great site for practicing skills to improve your writing. Start with the sixth grade and test yourself on proofreading and revision. Try the exercises and check your answers....all online. Work your way up until you "graduate." Then choose a different skill to work on and start all over. Parentsite: Glencoe Online Writer's Choice: Annotated Writing Models OWL at Purdue University: Proofreading Strategies: Printable Handouts I
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Links to help you with the current unit generally go here: Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading Education World ® Professional Development Center: Strategy of the Week: Reading Response Journals Graphic Organizer Worksheets - EnchantedLearning.com What are graphic organizers, what do they look like, how do you decide which one to use? Classic Short Stories Online - read, read, read. Master Texts - complete books online. No overdue fines. EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it The Short Story: Read to Write: Close Analysis [English Online] Main Page - Gutenberg Project - not just the classics to read online Free Online Spelling Course - spelling counts!!!! Quotes Most people give up just when they're about to
achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last
minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. Success is dependent on effort. All things are difficult before they are easy.
The only place success comes before work is in the
dictionary.
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Games to improve your language skills
and other fun stuff: Etymologic: Brain Twisting Word Origins Grammar Bytes! Interactive Grammar Review |
