Freshman+Skills

=Skills (Cross-Discipline)=

9th Grade
__Round table/Discussion Skills __ Eye contact Respond Build on peer comments/ideas What does an engaged student look like?
 * __ACADEMIC SKILLS __**

__Writing __ Claim Sandwich Claim/Evidence/Analysis (World Civ) OR Claim/Quote/Comment (English) OR hypothesis/evidence/ conclusions (Bio) 12-sentence paragraph Descriptive writing that uses literary and rhetorical devices Polished expression, mechanics (avoiding “Old Mistakes”)

__Reading __ Close reading Analysis of language - connotation, patterns Long-term connection to text <span style="font-family: Cabin,serif;">Reader’s Record--paper notebook <span style="font-family: Cabin,serif;">How to read a text book

__<span style="font-family: Cabin,serif;">Note-Taking __ <span style="font-family: Cabin,serif;">Variety of Systems...Hand-outs from Study Support (Cornell, etc) <span style="font-family: Cabin,serif;">Used for taking notes in class <span style="font-family: Cabin,serif;">Used for participating in class discussion