8th Grade ELA (Pre-AP & Academic) - August 29-September 2

 Annoucements

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Tuesday, September 15 - Summer Reading Proj. Due
September 20th - Latin Roots Exam
Monday, September 19th - Membean Starts (60 minutes due Oct. 2nd)

Monday,  August 29

• Introduce Summer Reading Project (due Sept 15) - Major Grade
• Pre-AP - Project Directions    -       Sample Proj.    -     Rubric

• Academic - DOWNLOAD THIS FORM       -    Rubric       -      Example

• Homework: Letter of Me Due Tomorrow (Tuesday), Quiz Grade  FOLLOW FORMAT

Tuesday, August 30

• Letter of Me DUE
• Plagiarism PPT and Notes
• Annotation TIps & Tricks (glue page 15 in Notes section of WN)
• Latin Roots Set 1 (glue in page 16 of WN)
• Quizlet Latin Roots Set 1

Homework: Work on Summer Reading

Wednesday, August 31

• Bloom's Taxonomy Lesson
• Andy Griffith Video
• Pre-AP ONLY - Read & Annotate "Sleeping" by Katherine Weber

Thursday, September 1

• Library Day - Noodle Tools Lesson

Friday, September 2

• PRE-AP - Class annotation and discussion of Sleeping and Thesis Notes
• Academic - Read & Annotate "Red Pony" and create 3 Bloom's Questions

SBISD Initial Login Protocol

REMINDER:

The first time students login to a SBISD computer:

User name: 

User name:  SMITHJOE000  (first 5 of last name + first 3 of first + 3 numbers usually 000) – you can find their user name in Skyward
Password:    sbLUNCH#

Also – this password change must happen on an ACTUAL computer (PC) the first time.

Once the password is changed then the WIFI (Guest) “sbisd-guest” AND Skyward can be accessed using the students’ NEW password. Students should always use the “guest” wifi on their home devices (iPhones, etc)

Sign Up for Text Reminders & Updates

Please sign up for text reminders and updates.  This is a one-way texting/messaging program.  You can only receive and not respond.  To sign up, please text the number and message below.  It will prompt you to respond with your name. This is only for identification purposes, and it will only need to be done once.  It is that easy!

I will send reminders and updates periodically.  REMEMBER - It is only a messaging service and not able to have you respond. Please email me if you need to talk.


8th Pre-AP ELA

• Text To - 81010
• Message - @950c4

8th Academic ELA

• Text To - 81010
• Message - @2e32f

I use a program called REMIND (remind.com).  It is a safe and efficient way to communicate with parents and students.  I never see your phone number and you never see mine. It all goes through this program and appears like a text message on your phone.

8th Grade ELA Assignments (Academic & Pre-AP) - August 22nd to August 26th, 2016

Monday, August 22

• ·       EAGLE CAMP
• ·       Assignment:  Personality Trait index card.  Noun&Adjective describing you, part of speech, 1 Visual representation per side, 1 Sentence describing your trait per side, First and Last name 

·       Homework  "Personality Trait" card due Friday.

Tuesday, August 23

• Syllabus
• Bring Comp Journal - College Ruled and two glue sticks by Friday
• Introduction Letter example and assignment sheet
• Intro. Letter  - Pre-write activity

Homework

• "Personality Trait Card"  Due Friday
• Typed Rough Draft of LETTER of ME to Ms. Stark DUE THURSDAY.
• 12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins

Wednesday, August 24

•   Pre Unit Assessment - Literary Terms
• Check Pre-Assessment
• Academic Only - Work on Letter of Me and Trait Card 
• PRE-AP ONLY - Read "Cutting of My Long Hair" and 1) write 7-9 sentence summary 2) write 3 surface level (information based) questions and write 2 higher level thinking open-ended (short answer) questions

Homework

•     Typed Rough Draft of LETTER of ME to Ms. Stark DUE Tomorrow.
•  12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins

Thursday, August 25 

• Into. Letter  Rough Draft Due at the beginning of class 
•  12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins
• ·       Peer & Self Edit Day
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Homework

• ·       Typed Final Draft Due Tuesday, August 30th
•  12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins

Friday, August 26

• Glue Sticks due
• Literary Term Notes Review
• Setup Composition Journal
• Table of Contents, page numbers, clock partners, proofreading marks
• First 14 pages of journal (see directions here)
• PRE-AP ONLY - Read "Cutting of My Long Hair" and discuss 7-9 sentence summary 
• Write 3 surface level (information based) questions and write 2 higher level thinking open-ended (short answer) questions

Homework

• Decorate Journal
• Typed Final Draft Due Tuesday, August 30
• 12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins

Welcome 8th Graders!!! -- Syllabus

8^th Grade English Language Arts

Ms. Stark - Room 308

Email:  Jennifer.Stark@springbranchisd.com     

Please visit my teacher web page for additional information and my Blog for weekly assignments

http://starkmms.blogspot.com/

Conference Period: 7th

Extension: 4053

Please check student grades on Skyward / Family Access

In each 9 week grading period, the students will focus on various pieces of Literature, different modes of Writing, elements of Grammar/Mechanics/Usage and specific Vocabulary development.

DAILY REMINDERS

• Record all homework assignments from the board/blog each day in your agenda book
• Keep all papers for the semester. 
• Write in black/blue ink or pencil only (nothing else will be accepted)
• Ask for work you have missed due to an absence and look at my blog and calendar on my website!
• Type all final drafts or writing projects.  Use 12-pt Times New Roman font and double-space.
• TEST DAYS:  Tuesday and Thursday

TUTORIALS

• If you need additional help, please see me and we will schedule a tutorial time.

GRADING EXPECTATIONS:

•       Be prepared for class, and turn in your best work on the due date. 

•       If an assignment is due or scheduled and you are absent the day before it is due, you are STILL responsible for turning that assignment in on time.

•       Participate in class. 

DAILY:  20%   Class work, Assigned homework, Class discussions, Group and class participation

QUIZZES:  30% Examples:  Reading and pop quizzes, Presentations, Vocabulary quizzes (after each unit, Short writing assignments, Timed -writing assignments, In-class/short term projects

TESTS:  50% Examples:  Novel unit tests, Final drafts, Major essays, Major projects, Outside reading projects, Vocabulary/Roots Tests

LATE WORK POLICY

·       Homework/Daily Work:

o   1 day late: 0

·       Tests/Quizzes/Projects

o   1 day late: 30 points off

o   2 days late: 50 points off

o   3 days late: 0

Required Classroom Materials

 Elmer’s Glue sticks (2)

Black or Blue pens

      Highlighters

·       Package of multi-colored pens (for annotation)

·       Colored Post – It flags

·       Composition Notebook – college ruled

Required Booklist (NO digital/electronic copy)

·       The Pearl by John Steinbeck  - hard copy

·       “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller – hard copy  (Pre-AP Only)

·       Animal Farm by George Orwell – hard copy

·       Night by Ellie Wiesel – hard copy

Purchase: Membean & Grammar Book