1. Welcome to 8 th Grade Language Arts Ms. Orihuela

2. Curriculum Objectives Enhancing Essay Writing Skills – Word Choice – Ideas – Organization – Conventions – Sentence Fluency – Voice Cursive Writing Spring Board – Critical Thinking

3. Classroom Materials Agenda Book 1 ½ inch Binder -Writing Portfolio Pencil Purple Pen Loose Leaf Paper Different color highlighters for color coding activities

4. Grading Policy All assignments must be completed on time -Lunch opportunities will be provided for students who have incomplete assignments (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Graded assignments include: – Class work – Homework – Writing Portfolios – Agenda – Tests/Quizzes – Projects

5. Monitoring Tools Pinnacle – https://gradebook.browardschools.com/PIV/Logo n.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fpiv%2fDefault.aspx Agenda Book Wikispaces – http://corihueladriftwood.wikispaces.com/ http://corihueladriftwood.wikispaces.com/

6. Classroom Tour Word and Quote Wall Classroom Boards Spring Board Workbook Binders

7. Thank you for coming!