If you have questions, please write them on sticky notes and place them on either of the Question
Boards. We will answer all the questions in a newsletter, which will be sent home through students’ 1 st period classes.

Courtney Todd Cheryl Anderson
Suzanne Smith
Sunny Bradshaw
Ursala Burns (Co-Teach)

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Warm-Up
LAVA
Reading/Writing Workshop
• Student Choice Reads
• Literature Circles
• TeenBiz
• Targeted Mini-Lessons
• Pre-AP close reading skills and terminology
• Grammar skills and terminology
• Writing skills and terminology
• Reflection

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(Lovejoy Academic Vocabulary
Equipping students to decode
• Greek and Latin stems (45 cumulative per semester)
• Vocabulary words (90 per semester)
• 3 quizzes and 1 test each grading period
• Mini-lessons for instruction
• Assessed through student writing
• On-line non-fiction current event articles with
• 3 per week minimum
• Differentiated

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Whole Class Texts
• A Wrinkle in Time
• “The Jacket”
• The Prince and the Pauper (Drama)
• Tuck Everlasting
• The Wednesday Wars
• Poetry, Myths, Legends, Folk Tales, Short Stories
• Non-Fiction
Student Choice Texts – multi-genre
Writing
• Literary Analysis
• Personal Narrative
• Persuasive
• Expository
• Narrative
Small Group Targeted Instruction

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Homework will be assigned as needed.
Homework assignments include the following:
• Completing TeenBiz Activities
• Revising/Editing of major writing assignments
• Reading student choice and whole class texts
• Practicing individual skills as needed
• Studying for quizzes and tests
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Grading
• Major grades (tests, projects, essays) 50%
• Minor grades (daily, quizzes, TeenBiz) 50%

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Angie Carraway
Angela_carraway@lovejoyisd.net
C407
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Peter Preheim peter_preheim@lovejoyisd.net
C100
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Cyndi Anderson
Cynthia_anderson@lovejoyisd.net
C606

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Unit 1:
- Thinking Like a Geographer
Unit 2:
- Cultural Diffusion (Foundations of Western
Civilization)
Unit 3 :
- Cultural Relationships (Middle East)
Unit 4 & 5:
Cultures in Transition (Latin America & Africa)
Unit 6:
- Global Interactions (Asia & Europe)
Unit 7:
- Human Rights (Europe)

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At times the world tour will require participation at home (homework)
Please ensure that your tourist returns his or her work in a timely fashion based on the due date
Note: Sometimes homework requires collaboration with other tourists
Major grades (tests, projects, and essays) 50%
Minor grades (quizzes, daily work, and participation) 50%

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Mapping Explorations
Museum Walks
Public Service Announcement Projects
Timeless Gifts Historical Essay
Google Earth Tours
South America Travel Agents
Building a Nation Simulation
Candy Bar Economics

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Inspire Confidence
Foster Participation
Build Skills for Success
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Make Connections Across Disciplines
Tackle the Challenge of Critical and
Analytical Thinking