This week we...
-Reviewed for our vocabulary quiz on Monday
-Worked on additional capitalization practice (DUE Friday 9/6 for students with 14/20 or below on capitalization quiz)
-Practiced working with sentence fragments
-Worked through our Read 180 software modules
-Reviewed culture, ethnicity, race, and identity
-Started reading an excerpt from "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" and completed reading analysis questions
-received our eyewitness testimony informative essay grades...corrections DUE WEDNESDAY 9/11!

Next week we will...
-Continue practicing with sentence fragments
-Finish reading "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"
-Take our vocabulary quiz 1.3 on Monday
-Write our literary analysis for ATDPTI
-Analyze a poem: "A Place Without Shame"

*See the attached notes for additional details.

If you are not happy with your grade on the capitalization quiz, come see me for additional practice to add points to your quiz grade. This practice will be due Monday 9/9. 

Parents and Guardians...

Please feel free to come visit us for Wheeler High School's open house on Thursday 8/22. This is a "drop in" open house, meaning that you can "drop in" to your student's classes at any time from 5:30-7:30. This is a great opportunity to get more information about the Read 180 program! See the attached flyer for more details.


Padres y Tutores...

No dude en venir a visitarnos para la jornada de puertas abiertas de Wheeler High School el jueves 8/22. Esta es una jornada de puertas abiertas, lo que significa que puede ingresar a las clases de su estudiante en cualquier momento de 5:30 a 7:30. ¡Esta es una gran oportunidad para obtener más información sobre el programa Read 180! Vea el volante adjunto para más detalles.

What did we complete last week?

• Vocabulary 1 quiz
• "Darline's Story" article with completed Read 180 goal profile
• "Magic of the Mind" research articles and videos
• Capitalization practice

What is coming up this week?

• Practice with second set of vocabulary terms
• Continue research with "Magic of the Mind" research articles and videos
• Drafting informative research paragraph
• Capitalization quiz
• Eyewitness testimonies: analyzing and drafting a debate

​*Please see the attached notes for further information.

Week 1 Recap:
We...
-finished our acrostic poems.
-took our Reading Inventory test.
-selected our daily independent reading books.
-started our first round of vocabulary.
-reviewed common vs. proper nouns and practiced proper capitalization.

What's coming up next week?
We will...
-continue practicing capitalization.
-practice timed writing with "The Power of Words" quick write.
-learn about growth vs. fixed mindsets.
-make our own Read 180 SMART goals.
-take our first vocabulary quiz on Thursday!*
-start learning how to identify the central idea with supporting details through reading about optical illusions and the importance of perspective.

Please see the attached notes for additional details.

We had such an excellent first two days in Read 180! We are going to have an incredible semester. 
Recap of Thursday and Friday:

• Went over classroom rules and expectations
• Met our teacher and peers
• Filled out the "Getting to Know You" sheet
• Received our school supply list
• Started our acrostic poems

What's coming up for Week 1:

• Finish acrostic poems - DUE WEDNESDAY!
• Reading Inventory on Monday (see below)
• First round of vocabulary
• Speed book dating (picking daily independent reading books)
• Common vs. proper nouns review/proper capitalization

What is the Reading Inventory and how does it affect my placement?
The Scholastic Reading Inventory measures your Lexile score (reading level). We take this test during the first full week of school to determine that you are correctly placed. If your Lexile is on or above grade level, you will get moved into an open 9th Grade Literature section during the same block in which you had Read 180. If you were scheduled to take 9th Grade Literature in the spring semester, it will just be replaced with a different class. The 2019 9th grade Lexile starts at 1100. 

What if I was already in 9th Grade Literature, but I was moved into Read 180?
If you were initially in 9th Grade Literature this semester and you were moved into Read 180, this means your Lexile score from the Reading Inventory you took in 9th Grade Literature was identified as below grade level. You are now required to take Read 180 before you take 9th Grade Literature. You will take 9th Grade Literature in the spring semester instead. 

Feel free to email me or send me a text via REMIND with any questions!
-Miss Mueller