8th Grade ELA Mrs. Fort

Contact information E-mail address: sfort@tmsacademy.org Website: sfort.weebly.com Website will contain weekly updates and information on units, assignments, and homework.

Standards 8th Grade ELA is designed around Common Core Standards. Please visit the following pages to find more information on the 8th grade ELA standards: Language: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/8/ Writing: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/8/ Reading Informational: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/8/ Reading Literature: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/ Speaking & Listening: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/

Novel Studies Students will be asked to purchase novels for reading & annotation. Students will need A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck ISBN-13: 978-014-0177398 A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry ISBN-13: 978-0679755333

Vocabulary Wordly Wise online access: www.explores.com Students will use Wordly Wise book 8 for vocabulary study. This year, all activities will be done online, and some will be required as homework. Wordly Wise online access: www.explores.com Students will click “login” (upper right corner) Students will set up accounts the week of 9/18 and will start having weekly tests over the vocab words.

Power School Please check Power School regularly to note grades, assignments, and any missing work. 10% is deducted for each day that an assignment is late, up until 5 days. Grading scale is the following: Major assessments & work = 75% Minor assignments & work = 25%

Communication Please feel free to contact me with any questions! I look forward to getting to know you throughout the 2017-2018 school year!