1. Welcome! Room 18 7 th and 8 th Grade English Language Arts BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

2. Tools For Your Child’s - Our Student’s - Success…

3. Community Rules and Policies  Santa Rosa Technology School Discipline Standards  Ms. Bennett’s Community Classroom Rules and Policies  Course Objectives Course Objectives  Parent-Student Work at Home  Acknowledged by Student/Parents/Guardians

4. Behavior Standards Rewards for Positive Behavior –The Three R’s of Citizenship: –Respect, Responsibility, Resourcefulness –100 Citizenship Points  Consequences for Negative Behavior –1 st Warning – Reminder Only –2 nd Warning – Behavior EssayBehavior Essay –3 rd Warning – Citizenship Demerit –4 th Warning - Administrative Referral

5. Behavior Essay  4 To-Do’s, Full Paragraphs –Identify the Broken Rule/Behavior –Write about WHO the behavior affects –List three other ways the behavior should have been done. –Parent/Guardian Signature

6. Successful Outcomes  Respectful Behavior = Better Learning  Higher Understanding of Standards  Longer Retention of Information  Important Reading Continuums Important Reading Continuums

7. Routines are Important!  Daily – Classwork and Participation  Weekly –Homework –Testing –Online Posting (BLOGS)  Trimester –District Benchmark Testing –Course Objectives –Home Report Cards

8. Course Outline  CA English Language Arts Standards  Common Core Standards for Career & College Readiness  7 th Grade 7 th Grade  8 th Grade 8 th Grade –Reading Literacy Writing and Speech Structures (Grammar) –Writing –Listening and Speaking

9. Literature Studies  7 th Grade – –Mythology & Epic Heroes Beowulf RobinHood of Sherwood Forrest –Fiction & Cultural Heroes Ishi, Last of His tribe Call It Courage –Adventure Through Authors Call of the Wild Banner In The Sky –Science Fiction & Fantasy A Wrinkle in Time The Secret Garden

10. Literature Studies  8 th Grade –Epic Heroes & Authors The Old Man in the Sea –Fiction & History Bold Journey with Lewis & Clark The Slopes of War No Promises in the Wind –Social Justice Studies Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry Glory Field Diary of a Young Girl A Farewell to Manzanar

11. Materials for Standards Mastery  Prentice Hall Literature –Anthology of Literary Selections –Recommended Grade-level Novels  Writing Workshops –Lucy Calkins (Schaffer/Kinsella based)  Literacy Approaches –Prentice Hall Grammar –Academic Vocabulary –Digital Media Literacy –Magazines (online and hard-copy)  Performance-Based Projects  Integrated Supplementary Materials

12. Assessment of Learning  7 th Grade –Trimester Benchmark Standards –Narrative, Informative, Argument Writing –CCSS Smarter Balanced State Exams  8 th Grade –Trimester Benchmark Standards –Narrative, Argument, and Informative Writing –CCSS Smarter Balanced State Exams –Preparation for High School English Standards

13. Together… We Can Make A Difference!  If you have any questions about your child’s progress… Please call and make an appointment with the office: (805) 491-3822, extension 218.  Thank You for offering me the opportunity to be a part of your child’s Learning Process! Michelle Bennett