This blog will be a great place to see what is happening in 7/8 Language Arts. I encourage you and your family to check in regularly. Your class homework page will have your homework posted nightly by 4:30. Once your own student blogs are up and running, be sure to visit them from home as well. I look forward to a wonderful year of reading and writing! Ms. Casassa
Be prepared! Be sure to bring
the following items to LA class:
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A positive attitude
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LA Binder
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Reader/Writers Notebook
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Writing Folder
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Textbook
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Vocabulary Workbook
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Independent Reading Book
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Writing utensil (pencil, black or blue pen, highlighter)
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Completed homework
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Weekly Homework
Requirements: The list below outlines the basic homework
that you can expect each week. You will have a Book Project due approximately
once a month. You will also have writing
assignments that will require work at home during the term.
Weekly Homework Schedule
Expect homework of some
sort M-Th nights.
Monday night:
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Vocabulary: new lesson
assigned, due Friday.
Wednesday night:
· Complete Reader Response
Letter. The topic of the letter will
be assigned on Thursdays and be due the following Thursday. You have a week to work on it.
Friday: Vocabulary test (every other week)
Throughout the week:
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3 R/W Notebook entries—write for at least 20 minutes and fill at least a
whole page with quality writing!
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Read 100 minutes of your independent reading book each week (5x a
week for 20 minutes).
***Homework is posted on our classroom blog by 4:30 that day.
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