Mrs. Melissa Taguchi
ABOUT ME
Greetings! My name is Melissa Taguchi, and this is my fourth year teaching at Saint Zachary School. I am a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and I earned my masters and Reading Specialist certification through Roosevelt University. I started my career teaching 9th and 10th grade English with Chicago Public Schools. I am looking forward to this new school year, and all of the exciting novels we will study! All junior high ELA students will study the conventions of English. We will explore topics like grammar, literary devices, vocabulary, spelling, reading strategies, and writing. This year students will write a narrative, expository, and an argumentative essay connected to their novel study. We will read and discuss literature of all genres! Students can look forward to literature circles and creative projects. It’s going to be an exciting year!
CURRENT NEWS
Don’t forget to order Scholastic books!
Don’t forget to complete 45 minutes of reading practice on iReady each week! Everyone needs to pass a lesson weekly!
Final iReady reading diagnostic Thursday, May 26th!
HOMEWORK
**All students should have their assignment notebook checked and signed each night!
Monday, 5/23
Grade 5: Signed iReady check-in; OCS chapter 32
Grade 6: Signed iReady check-in; read “Out of My Mind” chapter 31
Grade 7: Signed iReady check-in; review R and J Act V; essay rough drafts due Tuesday
Grade 8: Final drafts of literary analysis due Wednesday
Tuesday, 5/24
Grade 5: Read OCS chapter 33; final essay drafts due Friday
Grade 6: Read “Out of My Mind” chapter 32; final essay drafts due Friday afternoon
Grade 7: Essay final drafts due Friday
Grade 8: Literary analysis final draft due Wednesday
Wednesday, 5/25
Grade 5: Final essay drafts due Friday; two-voice poems due Tuesday
Grade 6: Final essay drafts due Friday afternoon
Grade 7: Essay final drafts due Friday
Grade 8: No homework
Thursday, 5/26
Grade 5: Essay final drafts due Friday afternoon
Grade 6: Final essay drafts due Friday afternoon
Grade 7: Essay final draft due Friday
Grade 8: No homework
Friday, 5/27
Grade 5: iReady and independent work due Monday; two-voice poem presentations Tuesday
Grade 6: iReady and independent work due Monday; invention sharing Tuesday
Grade 7: iReady due Monday
Grade 8: iReady due Monday
CLASSROOM PHOTOS
