8th GradeLanguage Arts

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Make sure you have a PEN and Paper. Be in your seats and ready to focus.

What to Expect in 8th GradeAugust 9- September 30 Informational Texts

Expository Writing

Research

October 3-November 18 Narrative

Fiction

November 28-January 20 Informational Texts

Persuasive Writing

Research

January 23-March 8, 2012 Technical Writing/ Informational Texts

March 12-March 30 Poetry

CRCT Review

April 9-April 30 Response to Literature

Literary Analysis

School Supplies: Checked on Monday

• 1 package of lined paper

• 5 blue/black pens

• 4 dividers

• Markers/Colored Pencils

• 1 package copy paper*

• 1 container of hand sanitizer*

• 1 box of tissue*

Rituals and Routines

• Come in and begin Independent Reading

• If you are late, sign the Tardy Book, or you will be marked absent/skipping

• Record reflections

• Begin Mini-lesson and work period

• Closing

What happens in the Mini Lesson?

• Teacher centered

• Lectures, note taking, Power Points, etc

What happens during the Work Period?

• Student Centered• Can be independent or collaborative

• Independent= silent• Collaborative= accountable talk

• Participation and Class work = 40% of your grade! Class work is due on the day it is

assigned– stay on task

Parallel Groups

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Heading

• Name

• Date

• Period

• Assignment

• Points will be deducted if your paper is without a heading.

Helpers

• Each Month 2 students will be selected to help. At the end of the month (if they perform well)

they will receive an incentive:• Table washers

• Pass out and collect materials• Sweep

• Organize classroom library

Bonus Bucks

• Earn Bonus bucks by:

• Bringing supplies

• Answering difficult questions in class

• Being a helper

• Bonus assignments online

• Redeem for bonus points, grades and at the end of each semester the Bonus Bucks store (if you don’t need it for your grade)

• Show Respect• Raise your Hand• Come prepared• Be on time• Be Clean• Complete assignments• Silence during announcements• Tuck and Pull• Stay on Task

Consequences

• Silent Lunch

• Phone Calls

• Relocation

• ISS/OSS

Expectations• 25 Book Campaign (1st Fridays)• Assignments are neatly written in pen• Revisions allowed on all assignments• No make-up work without excused absence• No late work without parent signature. 10%

deduction daily• Pass the CRCT and go to HIGHSCHOOL• Any questions? Missing work? Go to website• http://gustard.pbworks.com

Today…

• Opening: Begin Independent Reading and record in reading logs.

• Quick write: What are your expectations for 8th grade?

• Quiz: Rules, Rituals, and Routines

Quiz

1. If you are late for class, what should you do?

2. What writing utensil must you have in class?

3. When you finish an assignment, what should you do with it?

4. When you have an independent assignment, what must you do?

5. When you have a collaborative assignment, what must you do?

6. When are your homework assignments due?

7. What do you have for homework each month?

8. What is the first thing that you should do in class after you come in and sit down in your desk?

9. What are the two tests that you must pass in 8th grade?

10. What heading should you always have on your work?

Flex• Opening: Get your folder. Be sure you have a pen and

paper for today! Write this quickwrite on the back of the one from yesterday.

Quickwrite: What are you really good at? Write about your strengths. Use as many

details as possible such as:

• How you got involved in it

• How you knew you were really good at it

• What some of your experiences are

TodayCreate an ACRONYM with your name

using three ADJECTIVES for each letter:

• Gregarious, gracious, genuine

• Unique, underestimated, unpresumptuous

• Smart, serene, sarcastic

• Tenacious, tempered, true

• Artistic, amiable, athletic

• Respectable, resourceful, refined

• Discerning, diligent, demulcent