1. WELCOME
PARENTS!
MRS. MEGAN BOYD
7TH
GRADE PRE-AP LANGUAGE ARTS

2. A LITTLE ABOUT ME…
• GRADUATED FROM HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
• 6TH
YEAR TEACHING
• 5TH
YEAR AT EAST
• SPENT 1 YEAR TEACHING FRESHMAN PRE-AP ENGLISH AND COACHING VOLLEYBALL
AND SOFTBALL AT CHS.
• COACHED IN COPPELL FOR 5 YEARS
• 1ST
YEAR JUST TEACHING
• HUSBAND IS A COACH AT CMS WEST
• SON, JAY, IS 14 MONTHS OLD!

3. WHAT ARE WE DOING IN CLASS?
• I WILL BE ADDING MY LESSON PLANS ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO MY SCHOOL
CALENDAR.
HTTP://BLACKBOARD.CISD.COM
• YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS FROM EAST HOMEPAGE. CLICK ON “STAFF” AND
“WEBPAGES” TO FIND ALL YOUR STUDENT’S TEACHERS

4. SHARED READING EXPERIENCES
1ST
SEMESTER:
•CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• STOP PRETENDING BY SONYA SONES
• ALL THE BROKEN PIECES ANN E. BURG
• SHARK GIRL BY KELLY BINGHAM:
NEED BY (NEW DATE!) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16!
2ND
SEMESTER:
•THE GIVER BY LOIS LOWRY ***AND***
•CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• HOOT BY CARL HIASSEN
• A LONG WALK TO WATER BY LINDA SUE PARK
• THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK BY KRISTIN LEVINE
AVAILABLE NOW FOR ORDER THROUGH THE SCHOOL LIBRARY!
You should
purchase 3
books total!!!

5. ASSESSMENT AND PROJECTS:
ROLE: RESULTS ONLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
PLEASE ATTEND A QUICK MEETING TONIGHT AT 7:40 IN THE LIBRARY AS MRS.
SPRINGER EXPLAINS THIS NEW 21ST
CENTURY LEARNING EXPERIENCE!
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, I WILL EMAIL OUT THE POWERPOINT (AGAIN!).

6. HOMEWORK
•BECAUSE WE ARE A ROLE CLASSROOM, THERE IS NO HOMEWORK DIRECTLY ASSIGNED.
STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO WORK ON ANYTHING AT HOME, BUT IT WILL NOT BE A
REQUIREMENT.
YEAR-LONG PROJECT
•ANOTHER ASPECT OF A ROLE CLASS IS YEAR-LONG PROJECTS. THERE ARE TWO PROJECTS
THAT WE WILL START THIS WEEK AND WILL WORK ON ALL YEAR.
•RAY (READ ALL YEAR): GOAL IS 35 BOOKS!
•I AM: A LIVING RESUME PROJECT IS OUR WRITING ALL-YEAR PROJECT.

7. DOES YOUR STUDENT NEED HELP?
• LEARNING LAB AVAILABLE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY 7:00-7:30
AM AND 3:20-3:50 PM.
• I AM AVAILABLE ANYTIME, JUST HAVE YOUR STUDENT ASK!
• EMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME!

8. MY EXPECTATIONS:
FOR MYSELF:
•CREATE THE BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.
FOR MY STUDENTS:
•RESPECT
•RESPONSIBILITY
•RESULTS
FOR MY PARENTS:
•SUPPORT
•COMMUNICATION

9. MY CONTACT INFORMATION
DON’T EVER HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR CHILD AND HIS/HER LEARNING STYLE(S) OR
ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP ME BETTER PREPARE HIM/HER, PLEASE SET
UP A CONFERENCE TIME( IN PERSON, OR PHONE), OR EMAIL ME AT THE
ADDRESS BELOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
•EMAIL: MBOYD@COPPELLISD.COM
•PHONE: 214-496-6656

10. MY CONTACT INFORMATION
DON’T EVER HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR CHILD AND HIS/HER LEARNING STYLE(S) OR
ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP ME BETTER PREPARE HIM/HER, PLEASE SET
UP A CONFERENCE TIME( IN PERSON, OR PHONE), OR EMAIL ME AT THE
ADDRESS BELOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
•EMAIL: MBOYD@COPPELLISD.COM
•PHONE: 214-496-6656