1. Penndale Middle School 18 September 2014 Janet Ross English

2.  Introduction  Index cards  Syllabus  Classroom Expectations

3.  Graduated from North Penn  Started teaching in 1987  Have taught grades 7, 8, and 9  Have a 4th grader at home;  Love teaching!

4.  Your child’s namePeriod # ____  Your name  Anything you would like me to know about your child, especially relating to English class.  Your e-mail and phone # where you can be reached during the day

5.  Novels  Short fiction  Short non-fiction  Poetry Summer reading was new this year: Literature Literature

6. 6.O novel LiteratureLiterature Eighth grade novels Eighth grade drama

7. LiteratureLiterature 6.0 HP Drama 6.O HP teacher choice selections

8. VocabularyVocabulary Level 6.0

9.  Constructed response  Text-based analysis  Varying modes and lengths ritingriting W

10. English Syllabus, Grade 8 PA Core Grammar Concepts GrammarGrammar  Phrases  Clauses  Sentence structure  Verbs: voice, mood, and usage  Pronoun case  Agreement: subject/verb pronoun/antecedent  Punctuation of concepts

11. English Syllabus, Grade 8  Poetry recitations  Group presentations  Other? PublicSpeakingPublicSpeaking

12. Preparation Bring Materials:  Vocabulary book, notebook, reader’s/writer’s journal  Pencil, blue or black pen  Homework (When in doubt, check web page!)  http://www.npenn.org/Domain/328 http://www.npenn.org/Domain/328

13. Active! Participation Respectful !

14. All procedures and policies can be found in the Classroom Expectations packet in your child’s English notebook and on my web page!