2nd Semester and 4th Six Weeks

4^th Six Weeks Info      

 

Greetings Newman Parents

We are entering our 2^nd semester with new ELAR adventures are ahead of us.

We will begin the new semester by reading non-fiction and informational text.

“Informational text often addresses children’s interests and questions. Regardless of a child’s text preference, when the text’s topic is of particular interest to that child, his or her reading is likely to improve (Schiefele, Krapp, & Winteler, 1992). Not surprisingly, then, approaches that emphasize reading for the purpose of addressing real questions children have about their world tend to lead to higher achievement and motivation (e.g., Guthrie, Van Meter, McCann, Wigfield, Bennett, Poundstone, et al., 1996). Including more informational text in classrooms may help us address the interests and questions of more of our students.” From “Why informational text in the classroom”  Scholastic

Non-fiction includes memories, biographies, journals and diaries. Informational text are factual text that address topics such as science, research based articles, travel information and maps and other teaching text in which the purpose is to inform the reader.

What will they read?

7th grade will read and discuss non-fiction articles on travel and the importance of homework

8th grade will read and discuss travel articles as well as creative non-ficti0n by author and educator Brian Doyle

10th grade will read and discuss articles addressing education, health and school lunch nutrition

We will focus on non-fiction and information text for the next two weeks. Students will also need to complete two reading logs due on January 31^st  and February 17^th . Reading logs information must be gathered from online news websites and summarized in 3 sentences. Students must also include the web address and date (news information cannot be more than one year old.)

Finally, the Final Six Weeks Essay will be due February 24^th, MLA format ( see OWL online for MLA formatting) typed and emailed or printed and turned in on time.

Parent Portal

If you do not have access to Newman Parent Portal please contact the school at 817-459-8555 and request your sign on information. The advantage of parent portal is receiving information and updates regarding assignments for your students. Once set up you can receive grade information directly to your email. You can also check on your student’s progress daily or weekly which ever you prefer. Please take advantage of the parent portal to keep track of your child's academic progress.

Have a wonderful Week!

Ms. Sanders