Welcome to P.S. duPont’s 2017-2018 Open House! Tracy Selekman Room 204 English

Important information for you! Homework and project expectations Student accountability- late notification/HAC score Presentation of information Effort

Grading Policies 7th and 8th Summative grades comes from tests, quizzes, essays, verbal presentations, and projects (assessments) Formative grades comes from homework/class work

Our class website/Schoology Agendas E-school Tools for Success Our class website/Schoology Agendas E-school

Year-long theme: Power of the Individual Curriculum – 2017-2018 -8th Year-long theme: Power of the Individual The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Seedfolks Poetry and Short Stories Scholastic Writing Contest Jekyll and Hyde Flowers for Algernon Informational and Argumentative reading/writing Research- Year-long service learning project Animal Farm- Dystopia Shakespeare- Twelfth Night Additional four books of choice for review

Year-long theme: Significance of the Individual Quest Curriculum-2017-2018 7th Year-long theme: Significance of the Individual Quest I Will Always Write Back Seedfolks/class and whole school Short Stories Poetry- Scholastic Writing contest Devil’s Arithmetic and Flares of Memory The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Literature Circles (non-fiction book choices) Research throughout each unit Self-selected novel MP 3 Informational and Argumentative reading/writing Greek Mythology- The Odyssey (Graphic novel)

Syllabus is online at all times for you and your children In addition to the curriculum planned for the year… Greek/Latin roots SAT words/Content Vocab Grammar Writing contest Classroom skits Socratic Seminars/Fishbowl Discussions Raising social awareness 7th grade Holocaust/Propaganda speaker 8th grade Shakespeare play in May

Success Starts with Communication Questions or concerns about anything? Email is the best way to contact me.

Questions?