Welcome to Back to School Night!
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Welcome to Back to School Night! 8 th Grade Language Arts
Transcript of Welcome to Back to School Night!
Welcome to Back to School Night!
8th Grade Language Arts
EEEEEEEEK!You may be asking…
ü How did this happen? My student was just in kindergarten.
ü How are they doing with the transition?
ü How do I know how my student is doing in class?
Google Classroom l If you have not done so already, I will send you an
invitation to Google Classroom
lFrom there, you may sign up to receive Google Classroom alerts
l It allows you to receive notifications when an assignment wasn’t turned in
GradelinklThis is our grade book
lGradelink can alert you when there is a low grade entered.
Schedulel 8:15 – 9:10 HOMEROOM (P. 1)
l 9:15 – 10:05 ADVISORY (P. 2)
l 10:10 -11:00 Period 3
l 11:05 – 11:55 SPECIALS (P. 4)
l 12:20 – 12:40 LUNCH/RECESS
l 12:45 – 1:35 Period 5
l 1:40 – 2:30 Period 6
l 2:35 – 3:20 Electives
l 3:25 – 4:00 CARPOOL
What’s in a Day? l Each class begins with a warm-up
activity consisting of grammar, vocab, Greek/Latin Roots, and Riddles
l When reading a novel, I try to leave 10 minutes at the end of class for students to get a head start on the night’s reading
Ø Starting next week, all students will be completing an individualized online instruction platform (iReady, Power Up, or Jacob’s Ladder)
Ø Diagnostic tests are happening this week for Reading, Writing, and Math
Course Literature l The Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck
l Twelfth Night – William Shakespeare
l Animal Farm – George Orwell
l Short Stories/Poetry – We will begin Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” next week
l Independent Reading
Course Writingl Timed Writing
l Literary Analysis
l Informative/Explanatory Writing
l 11-Sentence Paragraph
l Research Paper (Social Studies Fair)
l Compare/Contrast
l Creative Writing dispersed throughout the year
Grading Scalel 35% Assessments
l 25% Daily Assignments/Homework
l 15% Grammar, Vocabulary, Greek/Latin Roots, iReady
l 25% Written Pieces
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l 10% Research Paper (Last Trimester Only)
Questions?/Letters : )
