Welcome! Mrs. White English 8 myccsd.net mmwhit1@interact.ccsd.net

Mrs. White 25 –Year Educator (high school teacher; teacher trainer and mentor) BA English –Chicago State University M.Ed. Education – UNLV

Our Room… Classroom Expectations Literacy Portfolios HW Board/Daily Agenda Period Baskets Friday Grades Class Set of Textbooks/Dictionaries/Thesauri

To be Successful… Check Infinite Campus Complete all work Absent? Common Core = Academic rigor Homework includes reading every day Absent? Come in early Come in after school Grade is Missing until work done Late work Grade 8 policy – one day late only Two-letter drop in grade Prearranged Absence All work given before leaving is due on the day of return

READING: English 8 Informational Text Contemporary Literature Common Core Contemporary Literature The Giver Touching Spirit Bear The Outsiders Classic Literature A Midsummer Night’s Dream Independent Reading Read 15 minutes daily

Grammar Weekly Focus Weekly Routine For example… This week – capitalization Next week – 8 parts of speech Weekly Routine Homework Mon/Tues/Wed Quiz on Thursday Tests Grammar instruction is expected to be applied in writing

Writing Writing Process Paragraph Structure Essay Structure Sentence Structure Grammar Usage Vocabulary Paragraph Structure Constructed Responses Essay Structure No More Writing Proficiency Exams in Grades 5 and 8 Only in 11th grade

Common Core Writing NV Writing Tasks 3 Modes of Writing Informative Narrative Argumentative Quarterly Tests Word processed Research mini-projects

Access from Del Webb Homepage Infinite Campus CCSD Computer Program Attendance Gradebook Planner Access from Del Webb Homepage CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

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Conference? Call Ms. Wolfe, the 8th grade counselor, to schedule with me or with all of your student’s teachers 799-1305

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