1. Welcome to Mrs. Greenwade's Class
8th Grade English/ Language Arts
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2. About Me: This is my 2nd year of teaching.
I graduated from Texas A&M, Class of '16 Whoop!!
I am from The Woodlands, Texas. 
I am certified in EC-6th English, Math, Science and Social Studies; 7th and 8th grade I can teach Social Studies and English. I also have my English as a Second Language certification. 

3. Lets Talk PLEASE email me at ANY time! Morgan.greenwade@misd.org
4th Period Conference --> 9:50-10:35 
If you call the school, they will forward you to my classroom phone and you can leave a message. 
You can also message me through Remind 
Twitter
@ela8_ohjh
I am not always able to check my and respond throughout the day. Please give me at least 24 hours to respond. 
Webpage
How to get to online textbook

4. 1st 6 weeks
Freak the Mighty
Short Stories
Read/Listen to our first novel as a class and go over questions
Personal Narrative 
Quizzes 
1 Test
All from the textbook --> students will be logging in the next few weeks and receiving a code. 
"Raymond's Run"
"Retrieved Reformation"
"Flowers for Algernon"
"The Monkey's Paw" 
Short Answer Responses 
1 Test 

5. 2nd 6 Weeks Continue with our short stories
Possibly make a short story trailer 
Veteran's Day Essay
Begin Greek Mythology 
2nd 6 Weeks

6. Greek Mythology Finish 1st 100 Stems Imaginative Story Finals
3rd 6 weeks
Greek  Mythology 
Finish 1st 100 Stems
Imaginative Story
Finals

7. Watson's Go to Birmingham- might be changing
4th 6 weeks
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Watson's Go to Birmingham- might be changing 
Analyze Different Speeches 
Persuasive Essay 

8. 5th 6 weeks Poetry Vocabulary Reading Passages STAAR is in April
8th Graders have to pass to move on 
OHJH and all your child's teachers are here to make sure they succeed!

9. 6th 6 Weeks Stems Test Finals "The Diary of Anne Frank"
We read the play from our textbook
The Holocaust Project 
Students will be researching, writing a speech, and giving a presentation to another English Class 
Stems Test 
Finals
6th 6 Weeks

10. Other Assignments Independent Reading Grade based on
Revision 
Quizzes most Thursdays
Mechanics of Writing 
Word with in a Word/Stems
10 words each week 
Each week builds 
Quizzes every Friday with 25 stems on them 
End the Year knowing 200 Stems
Independent Reading
Grade based on
Percent of goal met 
Average percent correct on quizzes 
No half goal grade this year, but will be in grade book, so you can see

11. Writing and Reading Notebook (W.A.R.)
Stays in the classroom, so it is always available for students. If a student would like to take it home to complete work, they just have to ask :) 
Writing and Reading Notebook (W.A.R.)

12. Grading Policy/ Testing
55% Test, Essays, and Projects 
20% Quizzes 
13% Daily Grades 
12% Independent Reading 
0% Half Goal 
Grading Policy/ Testing
Almost ALL test will be on Monday or Wednesday!

13. Thank you for coming! Please do not ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns!