Rodas' Rockstars!
All About ELA - October 2015
All Things ELA!
It's All About: The Outsiders!
1960's Exploration - Simply Groovy!
It's A Classic - The Outsiders
Annotated Notes As We Read!
Rocking out with Vocabulary!
Mondays: introduction of 5 new words
Wednesdays: vocabulary maps due/student-led review in class
After 10 words: Quiz
After 20 words: Unit test
Our vocabulary is cumulative - the words never go away! All tests and quizzes have a review on quizlet.com. Please ask your student to share with you their vocabulary section of the binder!
Outsiders: Online
http://nisbah.com/summer_reading/the-outsiders_se_hinton.pdf
Parent Volunteers?
Google Classroom: Check it Out!
No Homework? Hmmmm.....not quite!
"Do you have homework?"
"No" or "I did it in school" or "I don't remember!"
With Chromebooks, it has become more challenging to know what our students are doing! Please know that my homework can be accessed 24/7:
* my class website (on Roxbury webpage)
* through their Google Classroom page (a newsletter, just
like this, is sent to them each week with their homework!)
We are in this together!
Email: srodas@roxbury.org
Conversation Starters! School to Home Connection!
* would you rather live in the 1960's or now? Why?
* how was life different back then for a teenager? What challenges do adolescents have
now that did not exist back then?
* what is your vocabulary word of the week? What does it mean?
* what are different types of tools that an author uses on his/her toolbelt? Which is your
favorite and why?
* as you are watching a tv show or commercial, consider the theme of what you are
watching. How does the commercial or show showcase that theme?
* Why is it necessary to defend what we are saying? How do we do this when we write?
* Which character do you enjoy the most in the novel The Outsiders thus far? Why is that
your favorite character?