For each class you will need: a three ring binder with three dividers labeled Production, Reading, Language/Talk; a blue or black pen; loose leaf paper; two 32 page notebooks without spirals; a book to read for Silent Reading.
In each class we will read for the first fifteen minutes of class and then write for five minutes in our Reading Journal. Reading Journals will be submitted two times each term and will count for 40% of the Reading mark. One book talk per term will be based on a completed personal reading selection.
We will work on at least one Reading and Writing project each term. Language and Talk will be evaluated in each project.
Typically, 15 minutes of homework should be completed each night after an English class. This homework may consist of a written task, a review task or a reading task.