Welcome to 8th Grade Literacy

Ms. Danielle Knoeppel

A little About me!

Office Hours

Ms. Knoeppel

dknoeppel@franklinboe.org

OFFICE HOURS Tuesday 2:35 – 3:20

ExpectationsO Attend class dailyO Bring appropriate materials and suppliesO Demonstrate respect for people and

propertyO Take responsibility for own behavior and

learningO Use time and resources responsiblyO Share responsibilities when working as a

member of a groupO Be responsible for obtaining any notes and/

or making up any class work, tests, or quizzes if class is missed for any reason

How will your child be graded?O Classwork 20%

WorksheetsO Home Learning 5 %

Once a week!O Quizzes 25%

Notebook checks1 unit pieceMidterm & Final

O Tests 50%Unit piece Notebook final gradePresentationsProjects

Reading Exams

1. Quarterly 1(November)2. Midterm (January)3. Quarterly 3 (March/April)4. Final (June)

*Reading comprehension (Narrative & Informational)

Writing Assessments

1. Mid unit publishing2. End of unit publishing3. On Demand writing

PARCC Assessment

End of Year Assessment*April(Window of dates)

Notebook Assessments

*Mid and End of unit assessments

Reading Units Writing Units

Reading Analytically across Genres: Recognizing

Archetypes and Allusions

Quick Lit Essays and Fan Fiction

Fantasy & Dystopia LiteratureLiterary Essay: Analyzing

Craft and Theme*

Critical Non-fiction Research across Texts

Position Papers and Speeches: Research and

Argument Investigative Journalism Investigative Journalism

Approaching the Classics Memoir: Writing to Reflect

Analyzing PoetryPoetry: Immersion and

Innovation

REMINDO Parents access:

Send a text to 81010

Message= @knoeppelsp

O This will allow me to send out text blasts to remind parents of important school and class happenings as well as answer any questions quickly.

Help Our Classroom!O Over the summer I raise close to $400 to have 2

tablets donated to the classroom through this website. Also through friends and family I was able to raise another $300 for organization and reading materials

O I am now asking my students and their guardians to help raise money for classroom supplies and resources.

O http://www.donorschoose.org/Knoeppelclassroom