9th grade ELA description of class Semester 2

😊I keep class sizes small to give more individualized attention to my students.


OVERVIEW OF 9th GRADE ENGLISH I SEMESTER 2:
In this semester's course, I won’t teach you what to think, but HOW to think and how to get those ideas into your own words through a variety of texts and projects. We will expand on your reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar and critical thinking skills.

WHEN WE MEET & HOMEWORK:
This course meets two days per week, and at least one hour of reading will need to be done outside of class to prepare for our discussions in class. 

Additionally, you may need to do some parts of the projects outside of LIVE class time. 

IMPORTANT:

I will be posting the Google Classroom link for your section in the Outschool classroom the day before LIVE classes begin. Google Classroom is where students can access all reading texts and assignments for this course.  

All messages, however, will be inside our Outschool classroom to adhere to Outschool’s privacy policies.

OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES IN 9th GRADE ENGLISH I SEMESTER 2 WILL INCLUDE:
(Please see below for weekly and daily breakdown):
- discussion
- lesson on grammar, vocabulary, reading or writing
- writing/assignment/quiz completion time
-review and discussion of homework expectations before next class.


HOW I WILL ASSESS:
Quizzes in Google Forms 
Rubrics based on the standards used by the Department of Defense (Common Core Standards) These are the highest standards and help you prepare for college and careers.

WHAT WE WILL STUDY:
Please see the syllabus for this


We will be using a variety of learning strategies and media for this course, some of which may include:  PDFs, Digital Weekly Assignments in Google Docs, Google Slides or Google Forms.  I will also be using Google Slide lessons, discussions, and YouTube videos. Everything will be provided for you in Google Classroom, but the link to your section will be posted in Outschool.

Parents: All parent communication must remain in the Outschool Classroom. I will share all information about your child’s progress in Outschool messages to you. This is per Outschool rules. 

I will be teaching this course as inquiry-based and will be facilitating the class discussions around the texts we will be reading and writing. I will also be helping students to remain kind and understanding in their differences of opinion to guide them to doing the same and listening to each other.