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Curriculum
Legacy will now be using the StudySync curriculum; a collection of story excerpts from multiple genres. Alongside the stories, students will take a weekly comprehension test as well as a written responses.
In addition to StudySync, we will be conducting a novel study in quarter three and several short story studies in quarter 4. The novels we may read will be The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw or The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen. The list of short stories we may read can be found on the page titled "Short Story Studies".
Typical Week Schedule
Monday: Bellwork: Essential Question | First Read: StudySync story
Tuesday: Bellwork: Skill Practice | Quick Notes |
Wednesday: Bellwork: none | Test: Written Response
Thursday: Bellwork: Skill Practice | Second Read: StudySync (with a focus on the skills for this week)
Friday: Bellwork: Review | Complete: Comprehension Test
Supply List
ONE YELLOW composition books (single subject, college ruled)
ONE YELLOW two-pocket folder
Glue
Student scissors
Colored pencils
Pencils
Grade Weights
Comprehension Assessments (40%) Short Story/Novel Tests/Vocabulary Tests
Classwork (20%) Lit Response/in-class assignments/notebook checks
Written Responses (20%) (Standard Based Weekly Tests)
Homework (20%) Vocabulary
Homework:
You will have Literature homework on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week.
Long term projects will not apply to this schedule so that the student may complete every component before its due date.
Written work must be in cursive and should be legible. If I cannot read the work, students will not earn a grade.
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