Mrs. Cannon’s 8th Grade Reading 1st – 2nd – 7th Periods Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Mrs. Cannon’s 8th Grade Reading 1st – 2nd – 7th Periods Welcome Parents and Students!

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 About Mrs. Cannon Originally from Setauket, NY I’ve lived in Vero Beach for 22 years Married to Chuck Cannon of C.J. Cannon’s Restaurant Teaching since 1999 Taught 4th-8th grades at Sebastian Elementary, Osceola Magnet, and Gifford Middle School I have a daughter currently a senor in HS

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Class Content Houghton Mifflin Collections Sharing with Language Arts We will read Collection 1: Culture and Belonging “Golden Glass” by Alma Luz Villanueva “A Place to Call Home” by Scott Bittle and Jonathan Rochkind “What to Bring” by Naisha Jackson “Museum Indians” by Susan Power “New Immigrants Share Their Stories” by Lisz Gossels “The Powwow at the End of the World” Sherman Alexie Collection 2: The Thrill of Horror “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft “Frankenstein” by Edward Field “What is the Horror Genre?” Sharon A. Russell “Man-Made Monsters” by Daniel Cohen

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Class Content Houghton Mifflin Collections Sharing with Language Arts We will read Collection 3: The Move Toward Freedom “My Friend Douglass” by Russell Freedman “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury “A Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane “Civil War Journal” by Louisa May Alcott “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman Collection 4: Approaching Adulthood “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier “The Whistle” by Anne Estevis “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco “Hard on the Gas” by Janet S. Wong “Much too Young to Work So Hard” by Naoki Tanaka “Your Phone Can Wait” by Stephanie Ramirez “Driving Distracted”

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Class Content Houghton Mifflin Collections Sharing with Language Arts We will read Collection 5: Anne Frank’s Legacy “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett From The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 1 and 2 by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett “There But for the Grace” by Wislawa Szymborska Collection 6: The Value of Work “The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury (Short Story and Graphic Story) “One Last Time” by Gary Soto “The Real McCoy” by Jim Haskins “To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy “A Story of How a Wall Stands” by Simon J. Ortiz

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Class Content Possible Novels Phineas Gage: A Gruesome, But True Story about Brain Science by John Fleischman Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Materials Required Supplies Folder Composition Notebook Pencils, Pens- Blue or black ink only!! Suggested Supplies Hand Held Sharpener Cap Erasers Wish List Tissues Paper Towels

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Class Rules

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House Grading Procedures Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Grades will be assigned to the following categories: Classwork/Homework 20% Independent Reading 15% Projects 30% Quizzes/Tests 35%

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Absences Check my website for assignments for the week You can pick up work at the front desk for any work missed. Call Mrs. DeLisa at the attendance desk 564-3511

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Tardiness I expect students to enter class on time. I understand that there are circumstances that arise, that is why students are given 3 free tardies each quarter. After 3, I usually assign a lunch detention first, then after-school detention.

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Parent Involvement Read notes and assignments that are recorded in your student’s agenda. Monitor progress during units by checking your student’s work. Encourage and support homework and assignments. Talk with your student on a regular basis about what he/she is learning. Create an atmosphere at home where your student has a designated study space and study time. Offer help with homework or make sure your student asks for help before or after school.

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Concerns E-mail me elizabeth.cannon@indianriverschools.org Call 564-3544 Website http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/ECannon/

Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House 4/16/2017 Let’s Have a Great Year!