Download The Outsiders Out of the Dust Walk Two Moons

2014-2015 School Year
Montgomery Junior High School
Cheryl Kolstad
7th Grade: Language Arts/Reading
7/4/2017


Graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a
degree in Secondary Education
Areas of Certification
English
Social Studies Composite
history, government, economics, geography,
psychology and sociology
ESL
GIFTED/TALENTED
7/4/2017


Began teaching in 1985
Subjects taught
7th grade ELA
9th grade United States History
7th grade Texas History
I’m very proud to be a Bear!
7/4/2017


7/4/2017
Literature Texas Treasures
Sign up on line to access the L.A.
textbook







Grammar, editing and revision (ongoing)
Reading skills, story elements (ongoing)
Short stories and Folklore
Drama
Poetry
Spelling and Vocabulary (root words, and
words in literature)
AR

Writing
Essays/Compositions
Journals
Quick Writes
7/4/2017

7/4/2017
Grammar and Spelling
Daily Oral Language (DOL)
Conventions/Warm ups

7/4/2017
Reading Skills
Predicting
Inferencing
Fact/Opinion
Main Idea
Summary
Character Traits
Sequencing
Drawing Conclusions
Root Words
Context Clues

7/4/2017
Short Stories
Study the elements and their
function


7/4/2017
Novels
The Outsiders
Out of the Dust
Walk Two Moons
Poetry

7/4/2017
Oral Tradition
Folk Tales
Fables
Myths
Legends

Accelerated Reader
12% of overall grade
Silent Sustained Reading for approximately 30
minutes in their AR book
Students take tests on the AR books they finish
to reach their assigned goal
7/4/2017


7/4/2017
AR Book Study
Computer Lab Project
One project every six weeks




7/4/2017
Major Assignments
55%
Accelerated Reader
12%
Daily Assignments/Other
33%
Total
100%
Please sign up for this feature as soon as possible
7/4/2017

BE ON TIME

BE PREPARED

FOLLOW DIRECTIONS


Communication between the student, parent, and
teacher is the key to your child’s success.
Conference: 9:59-10:44

Phone: 936.582.6400
Cell Phone: 936.827.2475

Email: [email protected]

7/4/2017


7/4/2017
Held in Fall at the library
Spring/on-line



7/4/2017
Your child’s education can be greatly
enhanced by your involvement .
I appreciate your involvement tonight,
and thank you for coming!
Make sure that you have signed in so
that I have your contact information
GO BEARS
7/4/2017