1. Mrs. Cannon’s 8th Grade Reading 1st – 2nd – 7th Periods
Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House
4/16/2017
Mrs. Cannon’s 8th Grade Reading 1st – 2nd – 7th Periods
Welcome Parents and Students!

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About Mrs. Cannon
Originally from Setauket, NY
I’ve lived in Vero Beach for 22 years
Married to Chuck Cannon of C.J. Cannon’s Restaurant
Teaching since 1999
Taught 4th-8th grades at Sebastian Elementary, Osceola Magnet, and Gifford Middle School
I have a daughter currently a senor in HS

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Class Content
Houghton Mifflin Collections
Sharing with Language Arts
We will read
Collection 1: Culture and Belonging
“Golden Glass” by Alma Luz Villanueva
“A Place to Call Home” by Scott Bittle and Jonathan Rochkind
“What to Bring” by Naisha Jackson
“Museum Indians” by Susan Power
“New Immigrants Share Their Stories” by Lisz Gossels
“The Powwow at the End of the World” Sherman Alexie
Collection 2: The Thrill of Horror
“The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft
“Frankenstein” by Edward Field
“What is the Horror Genre?” Sharon A. Russell
“Man-Made Monsters” by Daniel Cohen

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Class Content
Houghton Mifflin Collections
Sharing with Language Arts
We will read
Collection 3: The Move Toward Freedom
“My Friend Douglass” by Russell Freedman
“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury
“A Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane
“Civil War Journal” by Louisa May Alcott
“O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman
Collection 4: Approaching Adulthood
“Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier
“The Whistle” by Anne Estevis
“Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco
“Hard on the Gas” by Janet S. Wong
“Much too Young to Work So Hard” by Naoki Tanaka
“Your Phone Can Wait” by Stephanie Ramirez
“Driving Distracted”

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Class Content
Houghton Mifflin Collections
Sharing with Language Arts
We will read
Collection 5: Anne Frank’s Legacy
“The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
From The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 1 and 2 by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
“There But for the Grace” by Wislawa Szymborska
Collection 6: The Value of Work
“The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury
(Short Story and Graphic Story)
“One Last Time” by Gary Soto
“The Real McCoy” by Jim Haskins
“To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy
“A Story of How a Wall Stands” by Simon J. Ortiz

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Class Content
Possible Novels
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome, But True Story about Brain Science by John Fleischman
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

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Materials
Required Supplies
Folder
Composition Notebook
Pencils, Pens- Blue or black ink only!!
Suggested Supplies
Hand Held Sharpener
Cap Erasers
Wish List
Tissues
Paper Towels

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Class Rules

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Grading Procedures
Mrs Cannon' Reading Open House
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Grades will be assigned to the following categories:
Classwork/Homework 20%
Independent Reading 15%
Projects 30%
Quizzes/Tests 35%

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Absences
Check my website for assignments for the week
You can pick up work at the front desk for any work missed.
Call Mrs. DeLisa at the attendance desk

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Tardiness
I expect students to enter class on time. I understand that there are circumstances that arise, that is why students are given 3 free tardies each quarter. After 3, I usually assign a lunch detention first, then after-school detention.

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Parent Involvement
Read notes and assignments that are recorded in your student’s agenda.
Monitor progress during units by checking your student’s work.
Encourage and support homework and assignments.
Talk with your student on a regular basis about what he/she is learning.
Create an atmosphere at home where your student has a designated study space and study time.
Offer help with homework or make sure your student asks for help before or after school.

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Concerns me
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Website

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Let’s Have a Great Year!