WELCOME TO BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT

Penndale Middle School18 September 2014

Janet RossEnglish

AGENDA

IntroductionIndex cardsSyllabusClassroom Expectations

INTRODUCTION

Graduated from North Penn Started teaching in 1987 Have taught grades 7, 8, and 9 Have a 4th grader at home; Love teaching!

INDEX CARD:

Your child’s name Period # ____

Your name Anything you would like me to know about your child, especially relating to English class.

Your e-mail and phone # where you can be reached during the day

ENGLISH SYLLABUS, GRADE 8

Novels Short fiction Short non-fiction Poetry

Summer reading was new this year:

Literature

ENGLISH SYLLABUS, GRADE 8

6.O novel

Literature

Eighth grade novels

Eighth grade drama

ENGLISH SYLLABUS, GRADE 8Literature

6.0 HP Drama

6.O HP teacher choice

selections

ENGLISH SYLLABUS, GRADE 8Vocabulary

Level 6.0

ENGLISH SYLLABUS, GRADE 8

Constructed response

Text-based analysis

Varying modes and lengths

riting

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English Syllabus, Grade 8

PA Core Grammar ConceptsGrammar

Phrases Clauses Sentence structure Verbs: voice, mood, and usage Pronoun case Agreement: subject/verb

pronoun/antecedent

Punctuation of concepts

English Syllabus, Grade 8

Poetry recitations

Group presentations

Other?

Public

Speaking

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

Preparation

Bring Materials: Vocabulary book, notebook, reader’s/writer’s journal

Pencil, blue or black pen Homework (When in doubt, check web page!)

http://www.npenn.org/Domain/328

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

Active!

Participation

Respectful!

THANKS FOR COMING!

All procedures and policies can be found in the Classroom Expectations packet in your child’s English notebook and on my web page!