1. receive class reminders!
“Douglas County's middle school gifted education program is multifaceted and includes a wide range of advanced content courses. In keeping with state guidelines and using Georgia's Performance Standards, the program's goal is to provide experiences that service the needs of the identified gifted students by strengthening the students' higher order thinking skills while nurturing their creative abilities. For all gifted content courses, the first priority for instruction is to meet regular Georgia Performance Standards. In addition, courses include greater emphasis on technology, research, and critical thinking. In developing the curriculum for each course, the overriding goal has been for gifted children to achieve in ways not always possible in the regular classroom.” --Corinne Barnes, Douglas County School System’s Gifted Program Director
Douglas County follows Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study as the basis for our English Language Arts instruction. This Common Core based writer’s workshop consists of three units of study: narrative, argument, and information. Each unit incorporates reading and writing, which provides students with examples, as well as thought-provoking material to discuss in their own writing. There will be a total of three Common District Assessments (CDAs) over the course of the year, which will be their final writing pieces for each unit. Gifted students will be held to a higher standard, and therefore scored using a 9th grade rubric.
eighth grade
Gifted ENGLISH Language Arts
Materials Needed
Composition Notebook
Glue Sticks
Scissors
Loose Leaf Paper-College Ruled
Highlighters
Pens/Pencils
Colored Pencils/Markers
Grading
Supportive: Classwork, Homework, Participation (30%)
Formative: Quizzes, Ticket Out, Warm-ups (30%)
Summative: Tests, CDAs, Projects, AR (40%) .
Students in my GELA class may utilize BYOT daily, however, misuse of technology will result in loss of privilege.
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Students are responsible for checking the “Make-up Work” pocket on the wall when they return from an absence.
Late work should be submitted to the “Late Work” pocket in a timely manner.
If excused, please write a brief explanation beside your name. Ex: Excused; 2nd day back.
-10 for unexcused late work.
Media Center:
Every other Friday
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2. Progress Report Grades
Accelerated Reader
Progress Report Grades
Report Card Grades
15 points=100
30 points=100
10-14=89
25-29=89
5-9 points=79
20-24=79
1-4 points=70
15-19=70
0 points=0
Less than 14=55
Students should have an AR book with them in homeroom and in ELA class every day.
Word Within the Word
Michael Clay Thompson wrote his book, “Word Within the Word,” with his gifted ninth graders in mind.
Students will learn 25 Greek and Latin stems every two weeks.
Students are expected to study the words each night in whatever method they prefer (Quizlet app, flash cards, etc.).
In addition, I will provide students with higher order thinking activities and analogies to use with each set.
Quizzes will be taken on Quizlet on our scheduled media center days.