Welcome to
7B Academic English
Mrs. Chirico
Sep 17­9:20 AM
About Jackie Chirico
Contact Information
• My counterparts are Mrs. Bakaj & Ms. Georgio
• My email is [email protected]
• Email is the BEST way to contact me
• Seventh year teaching at CMS
Sep 17­9:21 AM
Pleasevisit my website. Here’s how to do it.
• Access COIN homepage
• Click on CMS
• Click on STAFF pages
• Click on Jacqueline Chirico
Everything you need regarding the class
profile and grading procedures is on the
website, in addition to other helpful information.
http://www.chatham-nj.org/sdoc/site/default.asp
Sep 17­9:23 AM
Grading Procedures...
Just a quick note about the Genesis Parent Portal...
• October 7th is mid marking period. At this time you will be able to view your child's
progress report via the Genesis Parent Portal. Paper progress reports will not be
distributed unless requested by parent.
• After the 1st marking period, the Parent Portal for grades will be open for viewing at
any time during the marking period. Just a few thoughts to help:
1. Try to avoid checking grades on a daily basis - grades change rapidly.
2. Try to remember that one grade is just a part of the whole - it is best to wait
for mid marking period to view to ensure you are seeing an accurate cross
section of grades.
3. Please know that just because a grade is not recorded in Genesis does not mean
it was not graded or returned. Please ask your child about specific assignments.
4. Even though he/she may want us to, let's not forget about the child! Please ask
them if you have any questions regarding the marks in Genesis first. I would be
more than happy to address any concerns with your child.
Sep 20­2:31 PM
Short Stories Unit
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“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut
“All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury
“One Friday Morning” by Langston Hughes
“After Twenty Years” by O. Henry
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
• 1 non-fiction piece
• “A Good Reason to Look Up” by Shaquille O’Neal
Sep 20­11:44 AM
Core Novels
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton – this piece is read by
both Academic English and Accelerated English.
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Sep 20­2:02 PM
Literature Circles
Theme - A World in Conflict
Book Groups are formed based on novel selection.
Some titles offered in this thematic approach are:
The Breadwinner
Shabanu
Habibi
A Stone in My Hand
Ask Me No Questions
Three Cups of Tea
As a culminating activity for the
literature circle unit, students will
learn about graphic novels and in
groups create a graphic novel
representation of their literature
circle novel.
Sep 20­2:04 PM
Poetry
Poetry is dispersed throughout the year and
connected to the literature.
Some selected poets:
• Langston Hughes
• Gwendolyn Brooks
• Robert Frost
Sep 20­2:05 PM
Writing
• There will be various writing assignments throughout
the course of the year, ranging from one draft in-class
pieces to multi-draft polished essays.
• RAFT writing
• 4 Paragraph essays (2.4) - "All About Me"
• 5 paragraph essays – (3.5) - Literary Analysis – in
conjunction with core novel
Sep 20­2:19 PM
• Grammar mini lessons are taught throughout the year
in conjunction with writing units. These grammar
elements are assessed through various writing projects
and essays.
For example:
• All About Me Essay
-Adjectives
-To Be verbs
-Verb tense
Sep 20­2:20 PM
Vocabulary
• In context of the literature to go
along with the core short stories,
novels and important homophones
• Activities/Assessments
Sep 20­2:21 PM
I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher, the tools she used
Were books and music and art.
The other was a parent with a guiding hand and a gentle loving heart.
Day after day, the teacher toiled with touch that was deft and sure.
While parent labored by her side
And polished and smoothed it o’er.
And when at last their task was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had molded into the child
Could never be sold or bought.
And each agree they would have failed
If each had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school
And behind the teacher, the home.
Sep 20­11:48 AM
Sep 22­7:25 PM