Language+Arts

=Mr. Silhanek (ext. 2419)= "Your goal is to become the best writer you can be," s what I tell the students from day number one. Every exercise, activity, or paper we write is a means to reaching this goal. Students will examine and plan their writing in terms of the five components of good writing: focus, content, organization, style, and conventions. They will be given strategies to improve each of these components. Once we get some introductory items and basics established, the majority of our class time will be spent writing. As long as students are giving a good effort in class, they should have very little, if any, writing to do as homework. However, they may have to spend just a little time studying for correction quizzes which are administered many Fridays throughout the year. I am looking forward to working with the studetns and helping them develop their writing!