1. 8 TH COMMUNICATIONS Back to School Night

2. Kristin Wright-8 th grade Communications  trwrighk@smsd.org or kristinwright@smsd.org trwrighk@smsd.orgkristinwright@smsd.org  993-1029  My plan is from 2:13pm to 2:57pm.

3.  Assignments can be found on Web Backpack.  Assignments can be found in the Student Planner on the Ipad.  If your student needs individual help on an assignment please encourage him/her to come before school. I will be happy to help.  I am not available Monday morning or afternoon; or Tuesday morning.

4. Syllabus  1 st Quarter  Paragraphs; 6 Trait Writing; Affixes  “My Left Foot” Close reading, Summarizing, Main Idea, Supporting Details with Textural Evidence Research and Informal Speeches

5. Syllabus  2nd Quarter  Informational Text focused on Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Problem/Solution, and Sequence  Researching a Career; Writing Expository Paper; presenting Career, using technology

6. Syllabus  3 rd Quarter  The Diary of Anne Frank or Night Central Theme, Author’s Style, Text Structure Point of View, Connection between characters, ideas, and events  Research a question related to the Holocaust and the literature; and present findings

7. Syllabus  4 th Quarter  Argumentation Assessing whether a text valid Comparing/Contrasting Two Texts with opposing views Write arguments supported by clear claims and valid evidence. Debate

8. Homework, Grades, Gum  Homework-In my class homework usually consists of assignments that were not finished in class. I almost always give students a chance to work on homework in class.  Grades-Daily work is worth 20%. Tests are worth 80%.  Gum-I do allow gum.