Language Arts
Mrs. Jonas
Unit 2 Update
Hello All!
We have completed our first nine weeks of school! I would like to update you on the progress of your students in Language Arts. We completed the first unit of our new SpringBoard curriculum which focused on choices, specifically folk literature for the second half of the unit. The students did a great job with the "Wanted" posters they created for a Greek god. They also worked in pairs to create their own illustrated myth. I can't wait until you see their work. I am very proud of all of them!
We are now transitioning into Unit 2 which is still about choices, however, this unit begins with teaching students about being a consumer. The unit starts with learning what a consumer is, then teaches them about how advertising attempts to influence their choices. Don't be surprised if your student begins to talk about why he/she purchases (or doesn't purchase) certain items!
Students will begin literature circles next week. During the unit, groups of students will be reading and discussing a novel chosen from a selected group of books, then they will have a project to illustrate that novel to be completed by the end of the unit. Students will be able to complete the majority of the project during class time. See some of the books students will have to choose from below.
PS- I could use the following items for the classroom:
+ Pencils
+ Kleenex
+ Colored Markers
+ Glue Sticks
+ Colored Pencils
Thanks!
Holes by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats.
The House on Mango Street
The story of Esperanza Cordero, told in a series of vignettes, is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Charlotte Doyle sets sail on the Seahawk. Little does she know that mutiny, mayhem, and murder accusations await her.
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Contact Information
Email: jill.jonas@clark.kyschools.us
Location: 1645 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, Winchester, KY 40391
Phone: 859-744-0427