1. Welcome Back Parents! Charlie Stoltenberg 8 th Grade Reading/C.A. cdstoltenberg@bluevalleyk12.or 239-5653

2. Reading Curriculum Units 1. Telling Stories 2. The Outsiders 3. Poetry -Midterm Exam- 4. Diary of Anne Frank (Lit. Circles) (Subject to Change) 5. Newspaper (Text Structure) 6. To Kill a Mockingbird -Final Exam-

3. Materials 1. Elements of Literature Will be available online Will be available online 2. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 3. Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank* Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren* Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren* If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan* If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan* 4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 5. Free Reading Novel for In-School Reading Log

4. Late Work Policy - This is for all of the 8 th Grade Work is expected to be turned in on time. In order to receive full credit, work will need to be submitted at the due date. Students will have 24 hours from the original due date to turn in work to be graded for a maximum score of 70%. Work received after the 24 hour period will not receive credit.

5. Communication Arts Curriculum Units (Sequence Subject to Change) 1. The Expository Essay -Character Analysis Essay- 2. Grammar -Unit Assessment- 3. Persuasive Writing -Multimedia Presentation to the Administration

6. Communication Arts Curriculum 4. Research Essays -50’s Icon Paper- 5. Technical Writing -Business Letters- 6. Theme Analysis - TKAM Theme Analysis Essay 6. Writer’s Workshop Journaling Journaling Character Journals Character Journals Poetry Writing Poetry Writing

7. District Writing Assessment Expository 5 Paragraph Essay -Pretest-Postest Graded using 6 traits

8. PSMS Plagiarism Policy The Prairie Star Middle School plagiarism expectations are consistent with the Blue Valley High School plagiarism policy. Copying of another person’s ideas and/or works, whether intentional or not, in whole or in part, from a print or non ‐ print source, and using those ideas or works as one’s own, whether for written, visual, or spoken assignments/products. Examples: - Word ‐ for ‐ word or image ‐ for ‐ image copying of material without quotation marks and/or attribution. - Copying computer programs, disks, classroom tests, homework, reports - Surrendering or distributing one’s work for another’s use. - Deliberate and/or consistent lack of proper documentation and citation in a project or paper. - In ‐ text documentation that is not reflected in a Works Cited page.

9. Plagiarism Consequences Level 1 Occurs due to ignorance or inexperience on the part of the student. Student will rewrite or resubmit the assignment or a comparable assignment. Parent contact by the teacher Teacher discretion will apply towards a possible reduction of grade. Level 2 An intentional and purposeful incidence of plagiarism. Examples include use of one or more instances of another’s ideas or works without correct citation, improperly acquiring information and/or intentionally altering it, directly copying of another’s work, and submitting another’s work as one’s own. Student will rewrite or resubmit the assignment or comparable assignment. Parent contact by teacher Office referral = parent contact by administrator, possible impact upon extracurricular involvement Teacher discretion will apply towards a reduction of grade in consultation with an administrator.