BACK TO SCHOOL BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTNIGHT

Monica BorbaMonica Borba

FALLON’S MISSION STATEMENTFALLON’S MISSION STATEMENT

The Fallon School community serves The Fallon School community serves

life-long student learnerslife-long student learners

within a within a positivepositive and and nurturingnurturing environmentenvironment, ,

where where diversitydiversity is embraced, is embraced,

and the individual is and the individual is empoweredempowered to reach to reach toward academic excellence, enriched by toward academic excellence, enriched by opportunitiesopportunities in sports, fine arts, and in sports, fine arts, and

community service.community service.

BRIEF INTRODUCTIONBRIEF INTRODUCTION• Education:Education:

• UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara • BA in History, minors in English BA in History, minors in English Literature & EducationLiterature & Education

• Brandman/Chapman UniversityBrandman/Chapman University• Credential & post graduate workCredential & post graduate work

• Experience:Experience:• Substitute Teaching in DUSD, MUSD, TUSDSubstitute Teaching in DUSD, MUSD, TUSD• Long term subbing at Discovery Charter Long term subbing at Discovery Charter SchoolSchool

• Private TutoringPrivate Tutoring

CONTACT INFORMATIONCONTACT INFORMATION

CONTACT INFORMATIONCONTACT INFORMATION

EMAIL:EMAIL:borbamonica@dublinusd.netborbamonica@dublinusd.net

PHONE:PHONE:(925) 875 – 9376 ext 6368(925) 875 – 9376 ext 6368

THE 7THE 7TH TH & 8 & 8THTH GRADE GRADEHUMANITIES TEAM: HUMANITIES TEAM:

Opportunities to Collaborate:Opportunities to Collaborate:

- Department levelDepartment level

- Grade levelGrade level

- Collaboration WednesdaysCollaboration Wednesdays

7th Grade Teachers:

Mr. ChapmanMr. YovinoMrs. Jones

Ms. AndrewsMs. Harris

8th Grade Teachers:

Mr. ChapmanMr. Yovino

Mrs. SharbachMr. Ruegg

Ms. Richards

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES

• RomeRome

• IslamIslam

• West AfricaWest Africa

• ChinaChina

• JapanJapan

• Medieval EuropeMedieval Europe

• Renaissance

• Reformation

• Scientific Revolution

• Exploration

• Enlightenment

COMMON CORE STANDARDS!COMMON CORE STANDARDS!

•““Beyond the Bubble Tests”Beyond the Bubble Tests”• http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.

pdf

• Do not fear, because….Do not fear, because….

They demonstrate They demonstrate independenceindependence

They build strong They build strong content knowledgecontent knowledge

They respond to the varying demands of They respond to the varying demands of audienceaudience, , tasktask, & , & purposepurpose

They They comprehendcomprehend & & critiquecritique

They value They value EVIDENCEEVIDENCE

They use They use technologytechnology strategically & capably strategically & capably

They come to understand other They come to understand other perspectivesperspectives & & culturescultures

Key Focus: Making students college & career ready in reading, writing, speaking, & listening

LANGUAGE ARTSLANGUAGE ARTS

•Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension

•WritingWriting

•VocabularyVocabulary

•GrammarGrammar

LANGUAGE ARTS: READINGLANGUAGE ARTS: READING

• Short Stories: Fiction & NonfictionShort Stories: Fiction & Nonfiction

• The OutsidersThe Outsiders

• PoetryPoetry

• The GiverThe Giver

• Literature CirclesLiterature Circles

LANGUAGE ARTS: WRITINGLANGUAGE ARTS: WRITING

• Personal NarrativePersonal Narrative

• Response to Literature Response to Literature

• ArgumentativeArgumentative

• Research (ties in with social studies)Research (ties in with social studies)

• College ProjectCollege Project

• SIX TRAITS OF EFFECTIVE WRITINGSIX TRAITS OF EFFECTIVE WRITING• Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency,

and Conventions.and Conventions.

• Communication:Communication:• Open & Frequent Open & Frequent

Communication between Communication between students, teachers & parentsstudents, teachers & parents

• Organization: Organization: • Minder BindersMinder Binders• AbsencesAbsences• Website Website

• Preparation:Preparation:• MaterialsMaterials• Study SkillsStudy Skills

How can I best help my child with their academics?

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

• Either preview or reviewEither preview or review

• Studying notes for a quiz or testStudying notes for a quiz or test

• A medium to long term project that has A medium to long term project that has

been started in classbeen started in class

• An essay that has been worked on in classAn essay that has been worked on in class

ASSESSMENTSASSESSMENTS• TestsTests: :

• study guides will ALWAYS be given in advancestudy guides will ALWAYS be given in advance

• Review in class the day beforeReview in class the day before

• I will offer an additional after school review sessionI will offer an additional after school review session

• QuizzesQuizzes: : • no study guide, but always told in advance to studyno study guide, but always told in advance to study

• 20 points or less20 points or less

• Informal Assessments:Informal Assessments:• The most ignored but the most valuable!!!The most ignored but the most valuable!!!

HOW YOU CAN HELP AT HOMEHOW YOU CAN HELP AT HOME

• WritingWriting: go through the RUBRIC : go through the RUBRIC

and CHECKLISTS together and edit and CHECKLISTS together and edit

together (six traits)together (six traits)

• Checking the Checking the Minder BinderMinder Binder

• Asking questionsAsking questions!!