Ms. Winters
Palatka High School
302 Mellon Road
Palatka, Florida, USA
Work Phone# (386) 329-0577
Email: awinters@putnamschools.org
2009/2010 School Year
Theme: The View of Our World and Ourselves
Essential Questions:
1. How does what we know about the world shape our views?
2. How does personal experience shape our view of others?
3. What does it mean to be an insider or an outsider?
4. How does the medai shape our view of the world and ourselves?
Learning Objectives 1st Nine Weeks
1. Understanding new words by using context clues and analyzing word parts.
2. Determine main idea (implied and direct) and identify relevant details.
3. Determine author's purpose and point of view in non fiction literature.
4. Identify cause and effect relationships in non fiction literature.
5. Determine and use a variety of text structures in non fiction writing.
6. Compare and contrast non fiction literature.
7. Identify and explain the various genres of non fiction literature.
8. Manipulate parts of speech through word modificatiion.
9. Use comma effective with parts of speech and context clues.
10. Create nonfiction narrative writing using words with connotation to reflect writer's background.
11. Create nonfiction expository writing using context clues to explain unfamiliar terms.
Texts
Hip Deep, a collection of essays, poems, and reflections by teens.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
Contact:
Students and parents are invited to contact me if they have any questions or concerns using any of the following avenues:
1. send an email to awinters@putnamschools.org. I try to respond within 24 hours.
2. call the PHS office at 329-0577 (between 7:30 - 7:50; 2:15 - 3:00).
3. leave a comment on this wiki site.
4. contact the guidance office at 329-0577 to arrange a parent/teacher conference.
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