1. Welcome! Mrs. White English 8 myccsd.net mmwhit1@interact.ccsd.net

2. Mrs. White
25 –Year Educator (high school teacher; teacher trainer and mentor)
BA English –Chicago State University
M.Ed. Education – UNLV

3. Our Room… Classroom Expectations Literacy Portfolios
HW Board/Daily Agenda
Period Baskets
Friday Grades
Class Set of Textbooks/Dictionaries/Thesauri

4. To be Successful… Check Infinite Campus Complete all work Absent?
Common Core = Academic rigor
Homework includes reading every day
Absent?
Come in early
Come in after school
Grade is Missing until work done
Late work
Grade 8 policy – one day late only
Two-letter drop in grade
Prearranged Absence
All work given before leaving is due on the day of return

5. READING: English 8 Informational Text Contemporary Literature
Common Core
Contemporary Literature
The Giver
Touching Spirit Bear
The Outsiders
Classic Literature
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Independent Reading
Read 15 minutes daily

6. Grammar Weekly Focus Weekly Routine
For example…
This week – capitalization
Next week – 8 parts of speech
Weekly Routine
Homework
Mon/Tues/Wed
Quiz on Thursday
Tests
Grammar instruction is expected to be applied in writing

7. Writing Writing Process Paragraph Structure Essay Structure
Sentence Structure
Grammar Usage
Vocabulary
Paragraph Structure
Constructed Responses
Essay Structure
No More Writing Proficiency Exams in Grades 5 and 8
Only in 11th grade

8. Common Core Writing NV Writing Tasks 3 Modes of Writing
Informative
Narrative
Argumentative
Quarterly Tests
Word processed
Research mini-projects

9. Access from Del Webb Homepage
Infinite Campus
CCSD Computer Program
Attendance
Gradebook
Planner
Access from Del Webb Homepage
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

10. Any recent assignments that have been entered will be displayed at the top.

11. Our Website myccsd.net Updated on Mondays Announcements Homework
Extra credit
Principal’s Book Chat

12. Conference?
Call Ms. Wolfe, the 8th grade counselor, to schedule with me or with all of your student’s teachers

13. Click on Mattie White’s Web Page
Talk to me! by OR
Click on Mattie White’s Web Page
from Del Webb Website