Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts

Ms. Orihuela

Curriculum Objectives

• Enhancing Essay Writing Skills– Word Choice– Ideas– Organization– Conventions– Sentence Fluency– Voice

• Cursive Writing• Spring Board

– Critical Thinking

Classroom Materials

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

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

Monitoring Tools

• Pinnacle– https://gradebook.browardschools.com/PIV/

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• Agenda Book

• Wikispaces– http://corihueladriftwood.wikispaces.com/

Classroom Tour

• Word and Quote Wall

• Classroom Boards

• Spring Board Workbook

• Binders

Thank you for coming!