Mrs. PAM McCOMBS (281) 891-7260 pammc@springisd.org

							  Mrs. PAM McCOMBS
  (281) 891-7260
  pammc@springisd.org
1st Conference
2nd English IV
3rd English IV
4th   English I
5th   Conference
6th   English IV
7th   English IV
English IV Curriculum

   TAKS strands
    – Reading

    – Writing

    – Listening/Speaking

    – Viewing/Representing
English IV Instruction
   Reading
     – Read Aloud (whole class novel)
     – Independent reading (100 pages/wk out of a book they choose)
   Writing
     – Writing pieces (student will complete one process paper that has 3
        drafts)
     – Writer’s notebook entries (5 pages back and front over a two week
        period writer’s choice of topic)
     – Reader’s Response Journal (groups of four discussing ideas and
        themes of current readings)
     – Reading log summaries
     – Weekly Reading reactions
   Listening/Speaking
     – Reading Conferences with me
     – Writing Conferences with me
     – Reading final drafts to the class each six weeks
   Viewing/Representing
     – Book Projects (book posters, book presentations, read aloud
        project presentations)
State Assessment
English Exit-Level TAKS
     Senior Re-test Dates
    TAKS Senior Exit Level

    Oct   23rd    ELA
    Oct   24th    Math
    Oct   25th    Science
    Oct   26th    Social Studies

    March   4th   ELA
    March   5th   Math
    March   6th   Science
    March   7th   Social Studies

    April 29th    ELA
    April 30th    Math
    May 1st       Science
    May 2nd       Social Studies
What have we done so
far?
   Reading
     – We’ve begun reading one Read Aloud and have started
        our Beowulf unit this week.
     – Students should currently have book 150 pages logged
        into their Daily Log.
     – We will write one reading reaction to our personal novels
        this week.
   Writing
     – Students have started working in their writer’s notebooks
   Listening/Speaking
     – We have discussed ideas for further writings as groups
        and worked in pairs to collaborate on ideas.
   Viewing/Representing
     – Class notes on Beowulf.
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