This nine weeks in my class...

Our main focus this nine weeks will be preparing for the TAKS Reading test which will take place on March 5, 2008. After the TAKS test, we will finish reading the novel, The Pigman, by Paul Zindel. We will also be reading short stories, doing activities, and taking assessments from SpringBoard Unit 3. The students will be writing essays that stem from readings in SpringBoard and the literature book.

This Nine Weeks' Homework:

Vocabulary assignments from the TAKS countdown materials.
Grammar practice sheets.

Vocabulary assignments from The Pigman, by Paul Zindel.

 


Upcoming Tests:

TAKS Reading Test


Daily Conference Time: 1:37 p.m. to 2:30p.m.

School(s) Attended:

University of the Incarnate Word

UTSA

San Antonio College


Degree(s):

Bachelor of Arts

Teaching Philosophy:
I believe in helping the student to acquire the skills he or she will need to succeed academically, as well as socially and emotionally. I provide the foundation. It is then up to the student to take the acquired skills and use them successfully.

Ms. J. Ramirez
Language Arts Department, 8th Grade