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Welcome! Mrs. Fragoso English 8 English 8 Acc myccsd.net bfragoso@interact.ccsd.net. Mrs. Fragoso. Married 28 years 2 children Jonathan – UC Boulder Ali – UNLV BA English -Point Park University M.Ed. Education – UNLV. My 15th year teaching in CCSD. 4 years - English 7
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Welcome! Mrs. Fragoso English 8 English 8 Acc myccsd.net bfragoso@interact.ccsd.net
Mrs. Fragoso • Married 28 years • 2 children • Jonathan – UC Boulder • Ali – UNLV • BA English -Point Park University • M.Ed. Education – UNLV
My 15th year teaching in CCSD • 4 years - English 7 • Roy Martin MS • International Baccalaureate • Magnet school: English Chair • 1 year - English 1 Honors • Canyon Springs HS • Leadership & Law Academy • Magnet school: English Chair • 10 years- 8th Grade English • Opened Del Webb
Our Room… • Absentee Baskets • New Vocabulary Textbooks • Classroom Library • Reading Expectations • Literacy Portfolios • HW Board/Daily Agenda • Reminder List • Period Baskets • Friday Grades??? • Class Set of Textbooks/Dictionaries/Thesauri
To be Successful… • Check Infinite Campus • No more ParentLink! • Complete all work • Common Core = Academic rigor • Homework includes reading every day • Absent? • Come in early • Come in after school • Grade is zero until work done • Late work • Grade 8 policy – one day late only • Two-letter drop in grade • Prearranged Absence • All work given before leaving is due on the day of return
READING: English 8 • Informational Text • Common Core • Contemporary Literature • The Giver • Touching Spirit Bear • The Outsiders • Classic Literature • A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Independent Reading • Read 30 minutes daily
READING: Accelerated English 8 • Informational Text • Common Core • Contemporary Literature • The Giver • Touching Spirit Bear • The Outsiders • Out of the Dust • Classic Literature • Around the World in Eighty Days • The Call of the Wild • A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Independent Reading • Read 30 minutes daily
Grammar • Weekly Focus • For example… • This week – capitalization • Next week – 8 parts of speech • Weekly Routine • Homework • Mon/Tues/Wed • Quiz on Thursday • Tests • Grammar instruction is expected to be applied in writing
Writing • Writing Process • Sentence Structure • Grammar Usage • Vocabulary • Paragraph Structure • Constructed Responses • Essay Structure • No More Writing Proficiency Exam in Grades 5 and 8 • Only in 11th grade
Common Core Writing • NV Writing Tasks • 3 Modes of Writing • Informative • Narrative • Argumentative • Quarterly Tests • Word processed • Research mini-projects
Infinite Campus New CCSD Computer Program Attendance Gradebook Planner Access from Del Webb Homepage Student access now Parent access Sept. 30
Any recent assignments that have been entered will be displayed at the top.
Our Website • myccsd.net • Updated on Mondays • Announcements • Homework • Extra credit • Principal’s Book Chat
Conference? • Call Ms. Slocum, the 8th grade counselor, to schedule with me or with all of your student’s teachers • 799-1305
Talk to me! by e-mail bfragoso@interact.ccsd.net