Welcome to Mrs. Greenwade's Class 8th Grade English/ Language Arts Please sign up for Remind while we are waiting. Text @ebd794 to 81010

About Me: This is my 2nd year of teaching. I graduated from Texas A&M, Class of '16 Whoop!! I am from The Woodlands, Texas.  I am certified in EC-6th English, Math, Science and Social Studies; 7th and 8th grade I can teach Social Studies and English. I also have my English as a Second Language certification. 

Lets Talk PLEASE email me at ANY time! Morgan.greenwade@misd.org 4th Period Conference --> 9:50-10:35  If you call the school, they will forward you to my classroom phone and you can leave a message.  You can also message me through Remind  Twitter @ela8_ohjh I am not always able to check my email and respond throughout the day. Please give me at least 24 hours to respond.  Webpage How to get to online textbook

1st 6 weeks Freak the Mighty Short Stories Read/Listen to our first novel as a class and go over questions Personal Narrative  Quizzes  1 Test All from the textbook --> students will be logging in the next few weeks and receiving a code.  "Raymond's Run" "Retrieved Reformation" "Flowers for Algernon" "The Monkey's Paw"  Short Answer Responses  1 Test 

2nd 6 Weeks Continue with our short stories Possibly make a short story trailer  Veteran's Day Essay Begin Greek Mythology  2nd 6 Weeks

Greek Mythology Finish 1st 100 Stems Imaginative Story Finals 3rd 6 weeks Greek  Mythology  Finish 1st 100 Stems Imaginative Story Finals

Watson's Go to Birmingham- might be changing 4th 6 weeks Fiction Non-Fiction Watson's Go to Birmingham- might be changing  Analyze Different Speeches  Persuasive Essay 

5th 6 weeks Poetry Vocabulary Reading Passages STAAR is in April 8th Graders have to pass to move on  OHJH and all your child's teachers are here to make sure they succeed!

6th 6 Weeks Stems Test Finals "The Diary of Anne Frank" We read the play from our textbook The Holocaust Project  Students will be researching, writing a speech, and giving a presentation to another English Class  Stems Test  Finals 6th 6 Weeks

Other Assignments Independent Reading Grade based on Revision  Quizzes most Thursdays Mechanics of Writing  Word with in a Word/Stems 10 words each week  Each week builds  Quizzes every Friday with 25 stems on them  End the Year knowing 200 Stems Independent Reading Grade based on Percent of goal met  Average percent correct on quizzes  No half goal grade this year, but will be in grade book, so you can see

Writing and Reading Notebook (W.A.R.) Stays in the classroom, so it is always available for students. If a student would like to take it home to complete work, they just have to ask :)  Writing and Reading Notebook (W.A.R.)

Grading Policy/ Testing 55% Test, Essays, and Projects  20% Quizzes  13% Daily Grades  12% Independent Reading  0% Half Goal  Grading Policy/ Testing Almost ALL test will be on Monday or Wednesday!

Thank you for coming! Please do not ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns!