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ButlerMiddleSchool201617
SabrinaRolliELA8
EnglishLiterature&SpanishLanguage,UWWhitewater
MastersinTeaching,CardinalStritch,Licensure300English
Room100
srolli@waukesha.k12.wi.us
2629701159
JessicaProkopySpecialEducation/ELA8
BSEUWWhitewater,Licensure801
Room100C
jprokopy@waukesha.k12.wi.us
2629702991
ContactInformation:Welookforwardtoworkingwithyouandyourchildthisyearandare
excitedforthisopportunitytogrowandlearnasweprepareforyourchildstransitiontohigh
school.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsatanypointduringtheschoolyear,pleasedonot
hesitatetocontactyourchildsteacher(s).
Itiseasiestandmostconvenienttocontactususingemailaswecheckthisseveraltimes
throughoutthedayhowever,ifthatisinconvenientforyou,pleasecallourroomnumberandyou
willbedirectedtoourvoicemail.Remembertoleaveyourname,phonenumber,andyourconcern
andoneofuswillreturnyourcallassoonaspossible.
CourseLearningTargets:
Target1Comprehendandanalyzeliteraryandinformationaltexts
Target2 Evaluateandintegratetextsandmediatodemonstrateunderstandingofatopic
Target3 Interpretthecraftandstructureofvarioustexts
Target4Effectivelycommunicateinawaythatisappropriateforpurposeandaudience
Target5Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,and
styleareappropriatetotask,purpose,andaudience.
GuidingPrincipleofWaukeshaforLearning:
Studentslearnbestthroughasystemofclearlearningtargets,qualityassessments,timely
anddevelopmentalfeedback,andtheopportunitytorespondtothatfeedbacksostudent
gradesaccuratelyrepresentwhatstudentsknowandareabletodo.
SummativeAssessments
Summativeassessmentsevaluatestudentlearningattheendofanaunit.Theseassessments
arereflectiveofastudentsgrowthandareanopportunitytoshowtheirbestwork.
Reading:comprehensionandanalysis
Writing:Argument,Informational,Narrative
SpeakingandListening:SocraticSeminars,classroompresentations,
Language:GreekandLatinwordstudy,sentenceanalysis
CrossCurricularConnections:willbebuiltbetweenHistoryandLanguageArtstoincreaseexposureto
specificskillsandenhancelearning.Mostoftheseassessmentswillbedualgraded.
FormativeAssessments
Formativeassessmentsgivestudentsanopportunitytopracticeandimproveskillsthattheywill
eventuallybeassessedonsummatively.Theseassessmentsareanimportanttoolthatinformsthe
teacherofstudentneedsandprogress.
Reading:comprehensionandanalysis
Writing:Argument,Informational,Narrative
SpeakingandListening:socraticseminars,classroompresentations,
Language:GreekandLatinwordstudy,sentenceanalysis
LiteraturePhilosophyandPractice
PhilosophyOfTextChoices:
ItisourmissionintheSchoolDistrictofWaukeshatoprovideeachofourstudentswithnovelsthatpromote
criticalthinkingskillsandlearningaroundavarietyofthemes,pointsofview,characters,cultures,and
conflicts.Inordertomeettheneedsofeachofourlearners,weimplementstrategicandpurposefulmethods
whenwedesigninstructionaroundnovels.Weutilizewholeclassnovels,literaturecircles,andchoicebooks
inourcurriculumtofosterstudentengagementwithatextandtodeveloplifelongreadersandlearners.If
atanypointduringtheyear,youoryourchildisuncomfortablewithanovel,pleasedonothesitateto
contacttheteacher.
WholeClassNovels:
Wholeclassnovelsarebooksthata llstudentsareexposedtoforaparticularcourse.Thesenovelsare
chosenbyateamofteachersandalignedwiththestandardsthatthedistricthasadopted.Wholeclass
novelsaredesignedandimplementedintotheclassroominordertoprovidearichcurricularexperiencefor
allofourstudents.
LiteratureCircleTexts:
Literaturecircletextchoicesaredesignedtoprovidestudentswithavarietyofnovelchoicesthatcaterto
studentsindividualreaderprofiles.Areaderprofilemightincludeinformationsuchas,butnotlimitedto,a
studentsinterests,lexile,andbackgroundknowledge.Literaturecircletitlesusuallyrevolvearoundsome
commonelement(ie.historicaltimeperiod,themes,specificera,etc.)Literaturecircletitlesareintroduced
andprovidedtothestudentbytheteacher,andthesebookswillvaryincontentandtextcomplexity.Ina
literaturecircleunit,thereareusuallyseveralnovelchoicesoffered,andstudentsreadoneofthesechoices
withasmallgroupoftheirpeerswhoalsochosethesamenovel.Employingliteraturecirclesinaclassroom
promotesinquiryandcollaboration.
ChoiceBooks:
Choicebooksarebooksthatthestudentpickstoreadbasedonhisorherinterests/readerprofile.These
booksarenotrequiredreadingforthestudent.Whileteachersmightmakerecommendations,teachersdo
notassignthenoveltitlesforachoicebook.
ThoughtfulRevision
Studentswillhavemultipleopportunitiestorevisetheirevidenceoflearning.Revisionwillbe
basedonselfediting,feedbackfrompeers,andinstructors.Itisthestudentsresponsibility
toinformtheteacherofeachrevisioninordertoreceiveanadjustedscore.
DueDatesandDeadlines
Duedateswillbeestablishedwiththestudentspriortocompletingtheassessmentanditis
theexpectationthatallworkistobefullycompletedbythatdate.
Deadlinesarethefinalopportunityforstudentstoreceivecreditforlatework.Nolatework
willbeacceptedafteranewtermbegins.
GradebookandGradingScale(MiddleSchoolGradingScale)
InfiniteCampusistheonlinegradebookthatwillbeupdatedwithbothformativeand
summativegrades.Gradeswillbeorganizedbylearningtargets:eachassignmentcanbe
foundunderthetargetthatisbeingassessed.
SDWMiddleSchoolPerformanceIndicatorsandScale
Infinite Level:RubricDescriptors Reference
Campus guideand
Symbol HS
enteredby comparable
teachers
ADV Advanced: A
Demonstratesevidencethatsignificantlyexceedsproficiencyinlearning
target/standardAppliesevidenceofhighlevelthinkingofconcepts/skills.
Proficient:
PRO Demonstratesfullcomprehensionoflearningtarget/standardShows B
evidenceofproficiencyofconcepts/skills.
Approaching: C
APP Approachingproficiencyinlearningtargets/standardsDeveloping
understandingofconcepts/skillsWorkingtowardindependence.
Beginning:
BEG Beginningtodemonstratecomprehensioninlearningtargetswithlimited D
understandingInconsistentdemonstrationofconcepts/skillsHighly
dependentuponsupport.
IncompleteEvidence: IE
INCEVD Thereislittleornotenoughevidencethatthelearningtarget/standard
hasbeenmet.
FAIL Failing F
Attemptswereunsuccessfultocompleteprogressanddemonstrate
learning.
StudentFeedback:
Writtencomments
Emailcorrespondence
Peerreview
Conferringwithteacherandpeers
Infinitecampusgradingandcomments
LearningExpectations