8th Grade English Language Arts
Ms. Stark - Room 308
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Conference Period: 8th
Extension: 4053
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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 Giver by Lois Lowry - hard copy (Academic Only)
· “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller – hard copy (Pre-AP Only)
· Animal Farm by George Orwell – hard copy
· Night by Ellie Wiesel – hard copy
PPurchase: Membean & Grammar Book
