1. Welcome to 8th grade Language Arts!!
Annette Verge Stopka
Room 222

2. Annette Verge From Santa Monica, CA BA in English UCSB
MA in Technology in Education
20th year teaching 8th grade at CCMS
10 years at the high school level
Mom

3. Core Educational Beliefs
Reading is instrumental to success
Collaboration is a life skill
Questioning and connecting to texts is crucial to authentic learning experiences
Relevant readings will help reluctant readers
Artistic projects help with a deeper understanding of ideas
Growth mindset

4. Reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Honors)
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Variety of articles, short stories, poetry
Outside Reading-Free Choice

5. Policies you should know about
Late work:
I do not accept late work unless a student is absent.
Discipline:
In an effort to help students take ownership of their behavior, students will make a phone call to you with my supervision
Chromebooks:
Technology is to be used for educational purposes only. Please make sure your students understand appropriate time and place.

6. Frequently Used Websites
ccms.ccusd.org-
All daily agendas/documents/presentations posted
Newsela.com
Informational texts and articles assigned by lexile level
Learning.amplify.com
Digital textbook
Vocabulary.com

7. Suggested Website for struggling or auditory learners
ESL-bits.net Audio Books
Ccms.ccusd.org
Homework site best viewed as a student.

8. Please tell me which child you belong to!
Questions?
Please tell me which child you belong to!
Annette Verge
Room 222