Intensive Reading
Class Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide instruction that enables students to accelerate the development of reading and writing skills and to strengthen those skills so they are able to successfully read and write middle grade level text independently. Instruction emphasizes reading comprehension, writing fluency, and vocabulary study through the use of a variety of literary and informational texts encompassing a broad range of text structures, genres, and levels of complexity. Scaffolding is provided as necessary as students engage in reading and writing increasingly complex text and is removed as the reading and writing abilities of students improve over time. Please understand that at-home reading is expected and is a component of our course. You will be held accountable for at-home reading by various methods. Required Materials: * 1-subject College Ruled Spiral Notebook * Independent reading book (AR) *Writing Utensils (Black/blue pens or pencils are required.) Optional Materials: * Markers/Colored Pencils * Scissors * Glue sticks Returned Work: All work will be graded and returned in-class in a timely manner. Students will have an opportunity to review their graded work, and then they will be asked to file the assignments into their notebooks. Assignments: All assignments must be submitted by the given due date and are due at the beginning of the class period unless otherwise stated. All homework is due the next day unless otherwise stated. Late Assignments/Missed Work: Any assignments not received on or before the due date are considered late. In order to receive credit for any missed assignments, students must have an excusable absence, tardy, or early dismissal. It is the student’s responsibility to check with the teacher regarding any late/missed assignments and their due date. Cheating/Plagiarism Cheating and/or plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in an automatic grade of zero. This includes copying homework, classwork, test answers, talking during a test or quiz, allowing someone to copy your work, and trying to pass off someone else’s work as your own. I look forward to a wonderful and productive school year with each of you. Go Pioneers! ~Mrs. Nelson |