Literacy+goals

TEACHER NAMES: Doody, Hill, Kislack, McLaughlin, Morgan, Steinbrenner, Wagner GRADE: 6 – 8 ||  || We have assigned mini projects involving such real life activities as price comparison, scale drawing, math in art. || - displaying vocabulary for each chapter We have used word walls for each unit. || We have used various graphic organizers for note taking.
 * DEPARTMENT: Mathematics
 * ** QUESTION ON READING AND WRITING ** || ** RESPONSE TO QUESTION ON READING AND WRITING. ** ||
 * How will your department members have students read, write and discuss a topic or activity related to a lesson each day? || As a department, we will incorporate reading, writing and discussion of topics through our sponge activities, guided practice, and review of homework.
 * Evidence of Completion**: Sponge and review of homework incorporates daily problem solving activities which students must read, determine the process, solve, and provide a written explanation of their thinking. We also use writing logs to explain mathematical processes. ||
 * Identify one of the four guiding principles that your department will focus on for the next school year? || For the next school year, we will focus on providing instruction embedded in authentic experiences such as relating math to real life situations or experiences.
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 * How will your department members demonstrate a literacy rich classroom (Refer to the checklist in your packet). || We will provide students with a literacy rich math classroom by:
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 * What three RWAC strategies will your department use on a consistent basis to ensure reading comprehension skills are being taught? || 1. directed note taking activity
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2. mnemonic devices We use the following devices: FOIL for order of operations, PEMDAS for order of operations, and King Hector Drinks Dark Chocolate Milk for metric conversions.
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3. exit slips Students need to answer questions on the day’s lesson to demonstrate understanding. Doing this should incorporate written responses that can incorporate blogs, ning or wikis. || We edit student responses to explanations of their thinking when problem solving, through their writing logs and the written parts of their projects. ||
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 * How will you check for writing quality (e.g., spelling, punctuation, and agreement of subject and verb, control of verb tenses)? Proofreading, editing, and revision should be expected. || As a department, we will accept the responsibility for proofreading, editing, and revising our students’ work by reinforcing the step up to writing format.
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