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Welcome to Mrs. Shir's 6th and 7th grade advanced language arts classes!
Our goals this year are to improve all our communication skills by
exploring literature, grammar, speaking, listening, and writing.
I'm looking forward to a successful year working with all my students.
Homework is listed daily on the side board, along with my TTMS calendar
page (Click on tab to the left).
In addition, the daily drawer contains missed warm-up activities,
assignments, and worksheets for students who are absent.
Remember to exchange phone numbers and e-mail addresses with several
classmates in order to double-check on makeup work.
Students receive nightly homework on weeknights along with ongoing
projects.
Projects, quizzes, and tests are listed on my calendar;
Click the link on this page to get there.
Student Daily Supply List
*At least 2 black or dark blue pens *agenda
*2 red pens *DEAR book
*Adequate supply of loose-leaf paper *colored pencils
*A 1/2-inch binder (may be shared if larger) *4 language arts dividers
* 3 X 5 index cards *highlighters
Throughout the year, other supplies may be needed.
Class Wish List
If you are able and would like to donate the following items, the students and I would greatly appreciate them.
*copy paper *paper towels *hand sanitizer
*tissues *construction paper & magic marker for projects
*highlighters (especially yellow)
Favorite Quotes from our literature:
So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be
Old bridges breaking between you and me
Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall
Confident that we have built our wall.
"Scaffolding" by Seamus Heaney
"Frenchie we we gee in September."
"This is going to be a great year!" Victor from Gary Soto's short story
"7th Grade"
"You're going to remember the day you met Mrs. Luella Bates Washington
Jones!" Mrs. Jones from Langston Hughes's short story "Thank You, M'am"
"She would rather light a candle than curse the darkness." Adlai Stevenson
on Eleanor Roosevelt from William Jay Jacobs's biography on Mrs. Roosevelt
"An ocean would never laugh if clouds weren't there to kiss its tears."
from the poem, "The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be" by Nikki
Giovanni
"All you who are dreamers, too, help me to make our world anew. I reach
out my dreams to you."
from the poem, "To You" by Langston Hughes
"And so...an artichoke ends its career in peace."
from the poem, "Ode to an Artichoke" by Pablo Neruda
"Someday, the family predicted, my name would be well-known throughout
the United States. I laughed to myself, wondering which one I would
go by." from the personal essay, "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez
My favorite websites:
http://www.quia.com/web
www.stonesoup.com
www.poetry.com
Read and enjoy stories by young authors!
go.grolier.com
Great research tool!
http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=JAAL-54-3-YAChoices.html&mode=retrieve&D=10.1598/JAAL.54.3.7&F=JAAL-54-3-YAChoices.html&key=B4AACA22-8DD8-4C7E-9BD5-F9C97B6884DA
A list of young adult favorite books (updated annually)
Parents/Guardians,
The best way to contact me is by writing a note in your child's agenda.
miriam.shir@browardschools.com
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