Ms. Culberson's ELA Classes

September 24th, 2018 - October 5th, 2018 Good morning, parents! Here are some updates on upcoming assignments in English Language Arts.  Ms. Culberson and Ms. Johnson (1st, 2nd, and 5th periods): We are spending the entire week reviewing for the unit one test. This test will require the students to use the knowledge and skills that they have gained so far, and apply them independently. For example, we have read and studied a variety of short stories throughout the unit. During this process, we have discussed how to make predictions, cite evidence, answer comprehension questions, etc. The students will be expected to do the same on the unit test using a cold read. There will also be questions about the elements of plot and conventions of standard English grammar. Therefore, we have provided the students with a study guide packet to help them study and practice these skills. As the week continues, we will be working through and discussing the different components of the pa

September 10th, 2018 - September 21st, 2018 Good morning, parents! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. Here are some updates on upcoming assignments in English Language Arts.  Ms. Culberson and Ms. Johnson (1st, 2nd, and 5th periods): On Monday, we focused on the plot diagram. We felt like this needed to be reiterated based on their overall performance on the recent selection tests. Beginning today, the students are reading one of two stories. Some students are reading "The Market Square Dog" and some are reading "The Drive-In Movies". We will be working with these short stories for the next two weeks. We will be writing constructed responses, filling out the plot diagram, making "news reports" based on the plot of the stories, practicing citing textual evidence, and playing Quizizz. All of these different strategies will help the students get a greater understanding of the text.  We plan on having a "citing textual evidence"