Assignment: Extended Response to "Eleven"

We practiced scoring FCAT extended responses, and then we worked in teams to write a "4" the highest score. We practiced using the rubric to self-evaluate. Now we're ready to try it on our own. This assignment was started in class, but students may take more time to complete at home. Here is the assignment:


This will be collected on Thursday for 4th and 6th period, and on Friday for 1st, 3rd and 7th period Language Arts Classes.

Look for the new monthly reading log

One of the best ways to become a stronger reader? Read! We'll be using this log to track and learn more about our students reading habits. 120 minutes of reading per week will be a breeze - less than 15 minutes per day. Find books and genres your children enjoy. Logs will be checked in class at the end of the month.

On the back of the log is a reflection activity that reinforces skills and concepts taught in class.

Accessing the online textbook

You will begin by clicking the "Online textbook resources" link on the lower right of this page. This will bring you to the Classzone.com home page.Scroll down to the Online book link and click. First time here? Click "Create a Student Account."

This is where the secret code is entered. Students copied this into agenda books in class.

Enter your name, create a username and a password. Then scroll down.

Choose a secret question and answer to secure your account.

Enter that information, and you have success! You can go to Classzone from here.

Click GO to get to the online book.

From here you can scroll the table of contents or the index (upper left) or enter the page number (lower right). Your whole book is here!

The New Nine-Week Quarter

New Textbooks! Vocabulary Cartoons! Four Square Writing! The FCAT Extended Response Rubric! ... and so much more.

Please be sure your child has his or her Literature textbook in class next week (October 24th and 25th). We will be exchanging them for the brand new MacDougal Littell texts.

2 Heads are Better than One!

Greetings families! My name is Judith Gould, and I am thrilled to be co-teaching your children with Ms. Amerson this year. I have been an educator for 18 years, teaching grades from Kindergarten through twelve. I have published 16 books on Language Arts and writing, and for the last eight years I have been working as a consultant to schools throughout the country implementing best practices in Language Arts instruction. La Villa is the perfect place for my return to the classroom. I love middle school, and I love the arts, too. Maybe you'll catch me in one of the local theatrical productions, or singing with the Orange Park Chorale. I understand the artist, and I love the unpredictable and delightful mind of the middle school child!