ELA Coach's Corner
Monthly Literacy Newsletter for FTS, by Holli Van
May Coaching Menu
May Offerings
(to sign up, email me with dates and times that work for you!)
- Literature Circles / Book Clubs -- Scheduling, routines, mini-lessons, facilitating, assessing... you choose the focus! I can come to your classroom during literature circles before and / or after we meet to further personalize our discussion and the resources I share with you.
- District Goal -- Do you have students who have not yet reached a 3 for Development of Ideas on the district PCR rubric? I will come to work 1:1 or in a small group with these students, and reassess them when I am done.
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Looking for someone current and worthwhile to follow on Twitter? Consider Newbery Medal Winner @kwamealexander !!!
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Looking for a current and worthwhile professional book to read? Consider "Research Writing Rewired" by Dawn M. Reed, Troy Hicks
Our goal...is to explore how teachers can help students integrate inquiry-based research approaches with digital reading and writing in the classroom -- and assess those approaches effectively.
http://www.amazon.com/Research-Writing-Rewired-Students-Learning/dp/1483358984
Start class with a poem each day.
Why start with a poem?
- Poems are short.
- Poems are intense.
- Poems connect to other reading.
- Poems inspire writing.
Strategy of the Month
Smart writers use a variety of narrative strategies to reveal a character's perspective throughout the story.
- Give small and specific character actions.
- Use strong verbs, adverbs, and adjectives.
- Give a vivid image of what is happening, physically, to the character.
- Use figurative language.
- Share character thoughts.
- Describe what a character sees through his / her eyes... follow with character reaction.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10FRKetTLSsUDH-F1shtHahz-2fImeHBnOOR-uj8r9IY/edit
** Important May Dates **
District Data in Genesis
Monday, May 16, 2016, 08:00 AM
Freehold Township Elementary School District, West Main Street, Freehold, NJ, United States
ELA Department Meeting
Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 02:45 PM
Freehold Township Elementary School District, West Main Street, Freehold, NJ, United States
Holli Van Albanese
Clifton T. Barkalow Middle School
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School
Email: hvanalbanese@freeholdtwp.k12.nj.us
Location: Freehold Township Elementary School District, West Main Street, Freehold, NJ, United States
Phone: 4571
Twitter: @FTSHolli_Van