Reminder! I have mentioned this to all my classes: I will be available for tutoring Wednesday and Thursday after school this week, and both Connections periods. Please take advantage of this opportunity!
March 31, 2009
March 05, 2009
Homework this week
In preparation for the CRCT, students will be assigned homework from the Writing and Grammar workbook. This week's assignments were as follows:
Monday: p. 50 Ex. 1
Tuesday: p. 51 Ex. 1; p. 52 Ex. 1
Wed: p. 69 Ex. 1
Thurs: p. 70 Ex. 1
In the event that your child did not complete their homework as it is not yet an established routine in our class, I am more than happy to accept a late assignment for a partial grade.
February 26, 2009
Tutoring
I will be offering tutoring in Reading and Language Arts Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 4:15-5:15. Please email me or leave a message on this blog if you plan on having your child attend.
February 11, 2009
HOMEWORK TONIGHT!
Dear Students,
Don't forget to do your homework tonight! It's in the Writing and Grammar workbook, p. 49, exercise 2. If you have any questions, please leave a question on this blog!
Best,
Mrs. Agramonte
That Was Then, This is Now
Today we finished discussing Chapter 6 of our novel study. We will be taking the quiz tomorrow. The students are generating some really good questions, and our discussions are lively!
January 14, 2009
Sample Papers
Today we read sample papers from the DOE website, and students really enjoyed hearing other students' work. The sample papers were from last year's prompt which dealt with school transportation.
The sample papers provide concrete examples to the students of how best to write their paper, and what pitfalls to avoid.
January 13, 2009
Mock Writing Essays
Today we began reading the essays from the mock writing test. Students had a copy of the rubric that is used to score the actual writing assessment. I read the students' papers (anonymously), and we discussed what score that paper might have received had it been for the actual writing test.
The students really enjoyed hearing other students' writing, and their comments and constructive criticism showed a high level of engagement. Tomorrow we will read some actual essays from last year's writing test.
January 12, 2009
Week 20
Dear Parents:
I hope 2009 has started off well for you and your families! We are continuing to practice for the writing test, which is next Wednesday, January 21st.
Our main focus has been writing great introductions, and creating sentences that contain vivid and vivacious verbs!
I am very pleased to announce that my blog now has a button that you can click to subscribe. It will be delivered to the inbox of the email address that you provide. It is located on the right sidebar, under "Categories."
December 01, 2008
Week 16
Dear Parents,
I've been communicating with the majority of you through email. If I happen to have missed any of you in my email group, please contact me at:
valerie.agramonte@cobbk12.org
I will make certain that I add you.
Also, you or your child may leave comments for me here at any time. I receive an email notification. I then read the comment, and post!
September 19, 2008
More Writing Assessment Resources from the GA DOE
Here are links to two more documents that you may find helpful.
