Ms. Stirratt
Soon to be Mrs. Carlson
6 Reading Strategies
• Preview/Predict
• Asking Questions
• Connecting
• Inferencing
• Visualizing
• Summarizing
Nonfiction
• Fact/Opinion
• Main Idea
• Supporting Details
• Propaganda Techniques
• Subjective/Objective
• Types of Writing
• Technical Writing
Fiction
• Narrative Texts
• Conflict
• Point of View
• Setting
• Mood
• Theme
“The Outsiders”
Short Stories
• Plot
• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• Characterization
• Irony
• Theme
• Predictions
• Inferences
Written Short Story Assessment
• Finish Short
Story Unit
Poetry Unit
• Forms of Poetry
• Drawing Conclusions
• Imagery
• Tone
• Figurative Language
• Denotation/Connotation/Idioms
• Sound Devices/Rhythm/Meter
• Symbolism
• Units Reviewed
• MAP/MCA Testing
Drama Unit
• Play
Reading/Dramatizations
• Skits
• Reading every night, at least 15 minutes.
• Vocabulary Homework
• Regular or SAT (pretested out of regular list)
• Assigned Monday – Due Wednesday – Quiz Friday – Test at Quarter’s End
• All worksheets can be found online under my Classroom Handouts page.
• Book Conferencing Requirements
• 3 books each quarter – 1 of which comes from the required 7th grade list.
• 1st Quarter Due Dates:
Sept.23
Oct.14
Nov. 4
• Other assignments will vary, but are updated and available
through my Classroom Website.