1. 8/21/13Mrs. Karottki1 7 th - 8 th Grade Open House Grimmer Middle School

2. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki2 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Indiana Academic Standards ISTEP+ Spring Materials Curriculum Contact Information

3. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki3 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Indiana Academic Standards Std. 1 – READING: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development Std. 2 – READING: Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials) Std. 3 – READING: Literary Response and Analysis

4. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki4 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Indiana Academic Standards (cont.) Std. 4 – WRITING: Process Std. 5 – WRITING: Applications (Different Types/Their Characteristics) Std. 6 – WRITING: Conventions (Sent. Structure, GSP, Capitalization) Std. 7 – LISTENING/SPEAKING: Skills, Strategies, and Applications

5. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki5 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading ISTEP+ Grade 8 ISTEP+ A Parent and Student Guide (online) ISTEP+ InfoCenter ISTEP+ Questions and Answers (Q&A) Grade 8 ISTEP+ English/Language Arts Academic Standards www.doe.state.in.us

6. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki6 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Materials Writing Equipment –Black, Blue, Red Ink Pens –No. 2 Pencils –Markers/Colored Pencils –Notebook/Lined Paper –2-Pocket Folder

7. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki7 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Materials (cont.) Textbooks –Vocabulary, Sadlier-Oxford Voc. (Level C) –Grammar/Composition, Great Source Write Source 9 th Grade and Warriners 9 th Grade –Literature, Holt Elements of Literature

8. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki8 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Curriculum Vocabulary Schedule Grammar – Mastery of Verbals, Clauses Composition – Research Paper: MLA style, 3-source minimum, 5-paragraph papers Composition – Narrative, Expository

9. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki9 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Curriculum (cont.) Literature –Comedy/Drama: Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Pygmalion –Fantasy/Science Fiction: Anthem, Downsiders, Enders Game, Fahrenheit 451, On the Beach, The House of Scorpion, Watership Down

10. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki10 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Curriculum (cont.) Literature –Historical Fiction/Nonfiction: A Tale of Two Cities, The Hiding Place, The Diary of Anne Frank –Fiction: Pigman –Legends/Myths: Antigone, Beowulf, The Once and Future King –Poetry: Immortal Poets of the English Language, Spoon River Anthology –Short Stories: Selections from adopted text Accelerated Reader (TBD% of semester goal each 9 wks) Special Projects

11. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki11 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading - Focus Vocabulary Novels Drama Literature Circles LCSpeaks Poetry Accelerated Reader

12. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki12 8 th Grade Advanced – English/Reading Curriculum (cont.) Grammar Composition Vocabulary Literature Participation Directions (Grades calculated by weight/percent)

13. 8 th Grade Advanced - English/Reading Curriculum (cont.) Grading Expectations –English Homework/Classwork -20% Grammar Assessments - 30% Writing Assessments - 50% 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki13

14. 8 th Grade Advanced – English/Reading Curriculum (cont.) Grading Expectations –Reading Accelerated Reader20% Homework/Classwork - 20% Reading Assessments - 40% Vocabulary Assessments - 20% 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki14

15. 8/21/13 Mrs. Karottki15 Contact Information Via email (check daily @ end of day) Plan 5th Period