Community Expectations
Types of Assignments
Course Requirements
Plagiarism
Course Facts
100

positive

What kind of attitude should you come to class with?

100

Daily timed and untimed writing, both expository and creative writing, and targeted practice with grammatical or composition skills.

What is classwork?

100
  • One A4 Notebook with lined paper (ELA) or Three A4 Notebook with lined paper (SEI)
  • Writing utensils: black pen, blue pen, pencil, eraser, whiteout
  • Silent reading book
  • American Heritage Dictionary and a Thesaurus. 
  • USB drive
  • Assignment Notebook

What items are students expected to have in class daily?

100

unintentional and intentional

What are the two types of plagiarism?

100

Monday and Thursday from 3:15- 4:00 PM

What are the teachers' office hours?

200

You always show this to the teacher and your classmates.

What is respect?

200

narrative, expository, persuasive/argument, and informational

What are the four main types of essays that you will write in this class?

200

Cell phones 

What has to be put away before class? Will accept similar answers regarding school-wide rules.

200

Being asked to redo work correctly, and late penalties will apply.

What is the result of unintentional plagiarism?

200

In eighth grade, you will read a variety of fictional and historical texts to gain insight into how literature can help you make sense of the world.  You will learn to write in a variety of genres, including responses to literature, reflective essays, and stories.  Also, you will create multimedia presentations and art to demonstrate your understanding of essential questions.  You will also write analytical essays to develop your skills of argumentation. There will be many in class discussions, opportunities to practice reading literature expressively and deliver presentations.  By the end of the eighth grade, you will be ready to begin studying complex aspects of literature in high school.

What is the course description?

300

Food and Drink (except water)

What can't you have in the classroom?

300

Responses and analytical summaries to lots of reading including core texts and self-selected books – and assessments of reading comprehension

What are Reading Journals?

300

40%

What percentage of your grade are the 4 essays worth?

300

A zero for that assignment on the first offense (with an option for a re-do and averaging of the two grades). For subsequent offenses, the grade will be counted as a zero (with no re-do option), and further sanctions will apply after consultation with the principal and your parents.

What is the result of intentional plagiarism?

300

The Outsiders by SE Hinton, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, and Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang

What are the major works that we will study in the class?

400

All drafts of your work

What must you keep when writing essays?

400

We will have this both formal and informal and always in English

What are Class Discussions? 

400

A personal laptop

What should you bring to class every day while we are writing our essays? 

400
  • Do your own work
  • Study the MLA guidelines
  • Be proactive and ask for help


What are the best ways to avoid plagiarism?

400

The place where your assignments and resources are posted. 

What is PowerSchool Learning?

500

Accountable

What should you be for your education?

500

Your grade will be reduced by 10% per class period.

What happens when you turn in an assignment late?

500

15% 

What is the Classwork/Daily writing, Reading journals, and Projects and performances worth each?

500

Writing your own opinions.

What is Academic Integrity? 

500

To demonstrate a command of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language.

What are the course learning goals?