Mr. Stone’s

 7th/8th Grade Advanced SEI Classes

Web Page

      The purpose of this web page is to provide a basic description of Mr. Stone’s SEI classes, as well as up to date information about class assignments, grading scale, and expectations.

     Each student is expected to give their best effort at all times and follow the school rule, which is posted in each classroom. “Everyone must respect the learning and safetry of others.” Students whose behavior violates this rule will be addressed through the ABC Discipline Program or through a conduct referral to Mr. Callahan, our asisstant principal.

     We wish to provide every opportunity for each child to be successful here at Vista Verde Middle School. Somethings parents could do that would be very beneficial to your child’s education and supportive of our efforts here at school include;

(1) Checking your child’s student planner each day for homework assignments as well as teacher correspondence.

(2) Structuring a set time and place for study, so your child can complete homework assignments,

     study for tests/quizzes and to spend time reading at home.

Course Description

These classes are designed to further develop each student’s English acquisition skills in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. through a variety of student centered activities.  

    Grading Information

90%  - 100% = A

80%  -   89% = B

 70%  -  79%   = C

 60%  -   69%  = D

59% and below = F

Academic Help

Students may receive additonal academic help if needed by:

           1.  Requesting teacher assistance before school, during lunchtime or after school.

                                                2.  Request tutoring time with Ms. Sarmiento
                                                3.  Sign for the after school homework club.
                                                4.  Sign up for the Peer Tutoring Program

                                                       

                                Assignments for the weeks of 11/17/08 to 11/26/08

          I.    Daily Write Abouts to be completed in each class with assigned rewrites.

II.    Reading

                High Point - Level B

                        Unit 1 - Theme 2 "Messages Across Space and Time"

                                 Fat Men from Space" a story follow-up  

                                 Writing A Science Fiction Story, pages 62 - 68

                                 Introducing Story Elements and Author's Purpose

                                 FATP  chart - Pre-writing-  Rough Draft - Revision - Editing - Final Draft

                                 Oral Presentation

                                 Unit 1 Assessment

                 Saddleback's Illustrated Classic -

                               "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells

                                          Previewing the Story, About the Author,

                                          Character Study, Interpreting Visual Clues, Vocabulary,

                                          Comprehension Check, Sequencing Events,

                                          Skills Focus: Prefixes, Suffixes, Compound Words, Analyzing Figurative Language

              High Point - Level C

                     Unit 1 - Personal Expression

                                                Celebrity Interviews

                                      Theme 2 - The Power of Imagination

                                                "User Friendly"

                                                        Practice Book   pgs. 17-23

                                                        Grammar Practice Book   pgs. 21-32                               

                            
             


             Accelerated Reader - Students self select books at their independent reading level and take a matching  quiz   

                                              on the computer upon completion of the book. When pasing the quiz they are

                                              awarded points which are used towards reaching their quarterly reading goals.

         
             15 minutes of  daily SSR (sustained silent reading)                                     

III. Written Composition - Writing Main Ideas, Report, Literary Response, Revision - Editing,

IV.  Multisensory Grammar - nouns, verbs, articles, adjectives

 V.   Six Way Paragraphs - Character Traits        

V.    Study Island - a computer program focused on preparing students for testing on reading and writing skills.

                                  Will be used once to twice weekly.  

Ed Stone

ELL Dept. Chair

Vista Verde Middle

Last Update

11/3/08