Turner M.E.G.A. Magnet Middle School Mrs. Berg Course Syllabus 3rd quarter Teacher: Mrs. Ellen Berg Subject: Communication Arts Availability: M-F 9:40-10:30 AM Phone: 314-535-7767 Email: megabigberg@yahoo.com Topics of study (Just Ella Unit) *Reading Comprehension: Good readers make predictions as they read the text. *Word attack skills (identifying root words, using context clues, etc.) Click here to play a game with root words *Reading comprehension: making text to self and text to text connections *Writing in response to literature Sample Activities *Maintain a Chapter Activity Notebook *Maintain a root word investigative journal *Create a visual presentation in response to the reading *Participate in small-group and whole-class discussions about a common reading (See reading schedule here) *Write a narrative essay in response to Just Ella Grading scale 90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D 0-59 F Work Assessed *Root-word investigative journal 10% *Class assignments 35% *Projects 30% *Tests and Quizzes 25% |
