Assignments

Warm-up

Students will enter the room each class and complete a warm-up exercise related to the lesson. The warm-up will be placed in the student's binder after completion.

Journal

Students will keep a journal and write two entries, due every-other class; Ms. Dougherty will write a response to each entry and return the journal to continue the conversation. See the table below for the journal schedule (through December).

Literacy

We will be working through a variety of texts over the course of the year. Each class period we will identify and use different reading comprehension and strategies such as context clues and root words to decode and interpret unfamiliar texts and words. We will read everything from newspaper articles to textbook sections to poems relevant to classroom learning.

Coursework Support

We will review information presented in your courses at Thurgood Marshall Academy. In addition we will work on foundational/remedial skills that will help you with more advanced skills and concepts.

Progress Report Checks

Each student will receive a copy of his or her Progress Report every three weeks.  Each student will be required to reflect on his or her progress, identify strong and weak areas, and meet with teachers to discuss strategies. Progress Report Checks require both parent/guardian and teacher signatures. See the table below for the Progress Report Check schedule (through December).

Individual Learning Goal work

We will complete group and individual activities during Resource Workshop that will address skills and areas to strengthen.

Teambuilding

Once per month the school counselor will come to our class and will work with Ms. Dougherty to facilitate an activity to address the social and emotion aspects of being a high school student.