ELA/ELD Teacher

Welcome to English Language Arts and English Language Development. I am very excited to be part of the Adams Middle School team and to be teaching ELA and ELD.

I have been with Redondo Unified School District for 11 years. Previous to my teaching career, I worked as a journalist for several local and national publications. For nearly 10 years I wrote a variety of news and feature pieces including a regular column in The Beach Reporter titled, "Insight Out."

However, I always knew I wanted to be a teacher and I always hoped I would be working at Adams Middle School. I was so excited when I was hired in 2017 to work part-time as an English Language Development Teacher. During this time, I was able to really get to know the students and staff of AMS and I really fell in love with the culture of this school. The following year, I was hired full-time to work as both an English Language Arts teacher and an ELD teacher.

I grew up in Hermosa Beach and attended Hermosa Valley School, then graduated from Redondo Union High School. I earned my English Degree and teaching credentials at Cal State Dominguez Hills and continued to take extended education classes at San Diego State University.

I live in Redondo Beach with my husband and two young children, my son Peter, age 8 and my daughter Penelope, age 10.

I look forward to getting to know you and working with each of you. I always say that each of us has something to learn and something to teach. Therefore. I look forward to teaching and learning something from all of you.

Me with my family on 4th of July skiing in Mammoth!

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This week in ELA

(period 2 Tues/Thur) Period 1,5 (Wed/Fri)

This week we will read chapters 14 and 15 in class and take our third quiz on chapters 10-15 on Thursday/Friday.

* Homework for Tuesday/Wednesday is Chapter 14 Literary Log

During class on Tuesday/Wednesday I will collect the character chart for 12,13 (this was homework) and 14 and the vocabulary for 11-13 (we will do this in class.)

* Thursday/Friday homework is read chapter 16 and do character chart for chapters 15 and 16 (They will have time to start this in class.) This is due Monday.

9/23-9/28

9/23 Monday ELA

* Quiz

9/23 Monday ELD

* Go over state test scores

* Explore our goals

9/24/9/25 Tue/Wed ELA

* Narrative Writing

* Road map for our narrative

* Character development

* Conflict

9/24 Tuesday ELD

* Reading Groups

* Journal Groups

* figurative language assessment project

9/26/9/27 Thur/Fri ELA

*Looking at articles about unjust societies

* Group work class project from articles

9/26 Thursday ELD

* Vocabulary workshops

* Sentence writing

* working on figurative language assessment project

Upcoming Quiz on 9/23

Quiz 2 will be on Monday 9/23. Please review study guide located on Google Classroom.

9/16-9/20 Agenda

ELA 9/16

Hand out and discuss narrative prompt (we will be working on narrative writing for the next few weeks.)

Read and annotate Theo's Song (You can find materials and instructions for this on Google Classroom)

ELD 9/16

Finish Amigo Brothers and journal

ELA 9/17 (period 2) 9/18 (period 1, 5)

Lexile Testing

Taking another look at Theo's Song and doing an Author's Purpose Graphic Organizer.

ELD 9/17

* Looking at test scores

* working on homework for other classes

* San Diego Quick Check

* Figurative Language Stations

ELA 9/19 and 9/20

* Looking at our Graphic Organizer

* Brainstorming for our Narrative

* Going over quiz answers

ELD 9/19

Read "Deep Water"

Figurative Language exercises and video

9/9-9/13 Agenda

Monday 9/9

Collect homework and discuss

Take another look at POV

Look at the study guide and go over it

Homework- Study for Quiz

Tuesday 9/10 /Wednesday 9/11

Quiz (30 min)

Pre-reading activity for "Reality TV" (find on Google classroom or hard copy)

Vocabulary for "Reality TV" (find on Study Sync)

First Read of "Reality TV" (Find on Study Sync)

Think Questions 1-3 (# 5 we will do as a class) (Find on study sync)

Thursday 9/12/ Friday 9/13

Second read of "Reality TV" (Find on Study Sync)

Clarifying vocabulary and annotating text (find on Study Sync)

Begin writing narrative (find on google classroom and in class)

ELA 9/5 and 9/6

* Identifying an informational text

* Looking at "Nothing to Envy" and applying our knowledge of informational text

* Annotating text and looking at vocabulary

Homework:

* Finish Vocabulary for Nothing to Envy

* Check out classroom job descriptions and pick a job

ELA 9/3, 9/4 (Tuesday/Wednesday)

Students finish story element challenge

Groups present story element challenge

First Read Nothing to Envy

Intro Story Video
Pre Reading Activity
Read Story

Think Questions 1, 2 individually and 3 as a class
Homework...
Finish questions
Make Affirmation Index cards and sign up for classroom job on Google Classroom

Agenda 8/26-830

ELA Periods 1,2 and 5

* Monday- collect Fingerprint poem and syllabus

pre-reading activities including tradition posterboard and vocabulary

* Tuesday/Wednesday- first read of The Lottery looking at questions

* Thursday/Friday-second read of The Lottery answering questions and introducing the "Story Element Challenge."

ELD Period 4 and 6

* Monday- Start slide shows with partners

* Tuesday- continue to work on slide shows and begin to do presentations.

* Thursday- discuss challenges in other classes. Work on slide shows and do presentations.

Agenda 8/21-8/24

Wednesday- Welcome to your first day! Syllabus Scavenger Hunt. Get to know the teacher and get to know each other activities.

Homework-Get Syllabus Signed

Thur/Friday- Questions about Syllabus, go over "Jobs" and do Fingerprint Poem Activity.

Homework-Finish Fingerprint Activity

Other links to great websites for reading and resources

https://www.tweentribune.com/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/classroom-resources/

A great source for ELL..

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-websites-for-kids/