Welcome to 8 th Grade Literacy with Mrs. Jurczak & Mrs. Ewoldt We are the 8A Alphacats!
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Welcome to 8th Grade Literacy
with Mrs. Jurczak & Mrs. Ewoldt
We are the
8A
Alphacats!
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Changes This Year
• Students and Teachers placed on Teams
• New Building Schedules:
9 Periods/No Take 10/ Wildcat Days
• Skyward Report Card
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• B.A. in American Studies from Dominican University with Concentration in Elem Ed.
• M.Ed. In Reading and Literacy from Benedictine University/Reading Specialist Certification-IL
12 years in South Berwyn District 100 teaching 7th/8th Grade Language Arts
1 year in Maywood District 89 teaching 7th/8th Grade Language Arts
Other Work History:Arthur Andersen, S.C.Sachs and Drake Fuji FilmFirst Chicago Bank
Education:
Teaching Experience
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Education:
B.S. in Education at Illinois State UniversityM.S. in Curriculum and Instruction at National Louis UniversityType 75 Certificate from Aurora University
Teaching Experience:
Barrington School District 220Argo-Summit District 104East Aurora District 130
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Units of Study• Read Alouds Formal Papers:
• Independent Reading Purpose of Public Education
• Problem Based Learning I-Search
• Class presentations Creative Writing
• Q or Q’s MLK/Children’s March
• Socratic Circle This I Believe
• Book talks/reviews Great American Teen Novel
• Annotation / Analysis of text Edgar Allen Poe
• Reflection /Self-assessments
• Vocabulary – Daily Formal Assessments:
• Grammar-Daily MAP
• E-Portfolios PARCC
Explore Test (GWHS)
Literacy Common Asmt
Weekly Vocab Quiz
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Reading WorkshopIndependent Reading: To foster the love of
reading; to build their personal vocabulary; to develop the strategies to think critically; to strengthen their personal reading identity.
* Almost all of their independent reading will be choice; done outside of school (at home)
Guided Reading: • Strategies that will build comprehension
including making connections, synthesizing, repair strategies, determining what is important, making inferences, and questioning skills
• Teacher selected materials• Read Alouds
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Reading Workshop
Teacher/student conferencing:• Student involvement in the
learning process by sharing goals based on MAP and ISAT data
• Practice reading aloud with fluency and expression
• Choral Reading• Book Reviews/Book Talks
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Word Study
To build vocabulary through reading, speaking and direct vocabulary instruction of roots, suffixes and prefixes.
•Variety of resources: lexicon/quizlet/study guides/in class practice
•Academic vocabulary •Prefixes, suffixes, and root words•Strategies: substitution/context clues/ decoding
•Understand meaning•Parts of speech •Sadlier-Oxford (ISAT/PARCC vocabulary terms)
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Writing Writing Process and Writing Products
• Narrative
• Expository
• Argumentative
• Poetry
• Reflective • Six + 1 Traits:Voice, Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence
Fluency, and Presentation
• Self and Peer Editing• Multiple Drafts
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Writing/Listening & Speaking• Q or Q’s: (Question or Quotation) To
analyze text for meaning; to actively listen to other points of view; to critically discuss ideas and understandings; to practice the process of rewriting for clarity.
• To learn and practice the
hierarchy of talk.
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Speaking and Listening
During class, students are expected to speak in small and large group activities and in oral presentations. These are daily expectations.
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Class Structure• Warm up/ Independent Reading time (5-10 mins)
• Vocabulary/Grammar practice (10-20 mins)
• Reading Workshop (20-25 mins)
• Writing Workshop (20-25 mins)
• Brain Breaks (usually 2 per class)
• Wrap Up/Review (make sure homework is recorded in assignment
notebook/shutting down and putting computers in cases)
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HomeworkMrs. Jurczak’s Website:http://mrsjurczak.weebly.com
• 30 minutes of independent reading every night Mon-Thurs – and once over the weekend
• Q or Q• Vocabulary review• Any additional work for essay writing
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Assessment2 Grades: Work Habits and Academic
All Gradebooks are on Skyward = Quarterly grades vs. Trimester
8th Grade Homework Policy:• (3) Three late or missing assignments = Homework Club• A “3” Work Habits = Turned in on time & good quality work
A “2” Work Habits = 1 day late but good quality work or not complete
A “1” Work Habits = 1 day late & poor quality or more than one day late
A “0” Work Habits = Assignment not turned in
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Hadley Building Specialists• Literacy Specialist: Judy Heller• Math Specialist: Amy Irvin• PBL Coach: Hillary Shumate
The specialists support teachers in the development and implementation of District #41 curriculum. This includes co-planning and co-teaching in various classrooms throughout the building.
Please stop by the LMC tonight if you have any questions!
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An opportunity for you…
• Thank you for joining me in what will be a wonderful journey of learning for your child in literacy.
• Before you leave, please fill out the “A Note From Me/Us” for your student and turn it in to me.
Thank You for coming this evening!