Classwork (60%)
Homework (20%)
Participation (20%)
Ms. Devito: ndevito@ms297.com
Ms. Bleiweiss: dbleiweiss@ms297.com
Ms. Cacchioli: kcacchioli@ms297.com
Ms. Lucatuorto: nlucatuorto@ms297.com
Ms. Muncan: smuncan@ms297.com
Ms. Manfredi: jmanfredi@ms297.com
Monday
Classwork (Reading):Students will read a chapter of their class novel. Students will answer comprehension questions about the chapter.
OR
ReadWorks:Students will be responsible for reading and annotating an article on NEWSELA, CommonLit or Readworks. Students will then respond to multiple choice questions.
Students should read their independent reading novel for 20 minutes.
Tuesday
Classwork (Reading):Students will read a chapter of their class novel. Students will complete a Cornell Note while reading their novel, answer comprehension questions, and plan for their accordion paragraph.
“Office Hours” from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. - Students may set up a video-call, post questions on Google Classroom, or ask questions by email.Students can still feel free to reach out to their English teacher at any time.
Wednesday
Classwork (Reading):Students will complete the accordion paragraph for Tuesday’s assigned chapter. The accordion paragraph should contain a topic sentence, two pieces of evidence, a closing sentence, unit target words and correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Thursday
ReadWorks:Students will be responsible for reading and annotating an article on NEWSELA, CommonLit or Readworks. Students will then respond to multiple choice questions and short response questions.
Friday
Thought Logs: Students should also complete/submit their weekly thought log. This can be uploaded as a picture/pdf of their thought log notebook or a 1-page double spaced Google Doc. Students should submit thought logs based on the Thought Log Prompts.
Weekly Reading Tracker:Students will update the class reading log with information about their independent reading novel: the title, author and pages read.
Classwork (Reading): Students will read a chapter of their class novel. Students will complete a Cornell Note while reading their novel, answer comprehension questions and plan for their accordion paragraph.
NEWSELA: Students will be responsible for reading and annotating an article on NEWSELA, CommonLit or ReadWorks. Students will then respond to multiple choice questions.
“Office Hours” from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.Students may set up a video-call, post questions on Google Classroom, or ask questions by email.Students can still feel free to reach out to their English teacher at any time.
Classwork (Reading): Students will complete the accordion paragraph for Monday’s assigned chapter. The accordion paragraph should contain a topic sentence, two pieces of evidence, a closing sentence, unit target words and correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
NEWSELA: Students will be responsible for reading and annotating an article on NEWSELA, CommonLit or Readworks. Students will then respond to multiple choice questions.
Thought Logs: Students will update the class reading log with information about their independent reading novel: the title, author and pages read. Students should also complete/submit their weekly thought log. This can be uploaded as a picture/pdf of their thought log notebook, a Flipgrid/Video Recording of themselves, or a 1-page double spaced Google Doc. Students should submit thought logs based on the Thought Log Prompts.