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Mrs. Cannon ’ s 8 th Grade Reading

Mrs. Cannon ’ s 8 th Grade Reading. Welcome Parents and Students!. Mrs. Cannon ’ s 8 th Grade Reading 1 st Period. Welcome Parents and Students!. About Mrs. Cannon. Originally from Setauket, NY I ’ ve lived in Vero Beach for 22 years Married to Chuck Cannon of C.J. Cannon’s Restaurant

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Mrs. Cannon ’ s 8 th Grade Reading

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  1. Mrs. Cannon’s 8thGrade Reading Welcome Parents and Students!

  2. Mrs. Cannon’s 8thGrade Reading 1st Period Welcome Parents and Students!

  3. About Mrs. Cannon • Originally from Setauket, NY • I’ve lived in Vero Beach for 22 years • Married to Chuck Cannon of C.J. Cannon’s Restaurant • Teaching since 1999 • Taught 4th-8th grades at Sebastian Elementary, Osceola Magnet, and Gifford Middle School • I have a daughter currently a senor in HS

  4. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 1: Culture and Belonging • “Golden Glass” by Alma Luz Villanueva • “A Place to Call Home” by Scott Bittle and Jonathan Rochkind • “What to Bring” by Naisha Jackson • “Museum Indians” by Susan Power • “New Immigrants Share Their Stories” by LiszGossels • “The Powwow at the End of the World” Sherman Alexie • Collection 2: The Thrill of Horror • “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe • “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft • “Frankenstein” by Edward Field • “What is the Horror Genre?” Sharon A. Russell • “Man-Made Monsters” by Daniel Cohen

  5. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 3: The Move Toward Freedom • “My Friend Douglass” by Russell Freedman • “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury • “A Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane • “Civil War Journal” by Louisa May Alcott • “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman • Collection 4: Approaching Adulthood • “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier • “The Whistle” by Anne Estevis • “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco • “Hard on the Gas” by Janet S. Wong • “Much too Young to Work So Hard” by Naoki Tanaka • “Your Phone Can Wait” by Stephanie Ramirez • “Driving Distracted”

  6. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 5: Anne Frank’s Legacy • “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett • From The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 1 and 2 by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett • “There But for the Grace” by WislawaSzymborska • Collection 6: The Value of Work • “The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury (Short Story and Graphic Story) • “One Last Time” by Gary Soto • “The Real McCoy” by Jim Haskins • “To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy • “A Story of How a Wall Stands” by Simon J. Ortiz

  7. Class Content • Possible Novels • Phineas Gage: A Gruesome, But True Story about Brain Science by John Fleischman • Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes • Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

  8. Materials Required Supplies • Folder • Composition Notebook • Pencils, Pens- Blue or black ink only!! Suggested Supplies • Hand Held Sharpener • Cap Erasers Wish List • Tissues • Paper Towels

  9. Class Rules

  10. Grading Procedures Grades will be assigned to the following categories: • Classwork/Homework 20% • Independent Reading 15% • Projects 30% • Quizzes/Tests 35%

  11. Absences • Check my website for assignments for the week • You can pick up work at the front desk for any work missed. • Call Mrs. DeLisa at the attendance desk 564-3511

  12. Tardiness • I expect students to enter class on time. I understand that there are circumstances that arise, that is why students are given 3 free tardies each quarter. After 3, I usually assign a lunch detention first, then after-school detention.

  13. Parent Involvement • Read notes and assignments that are recorded in your student’s agenda. • Monitor progress during units by checking your student’s work. • Encourage and support homework and assignments. • Talk with your student on a regular basis about what he/she is learning. • Create an atmosphere at home where your student has a designated study space and study time. • Offer help with homework or make sure your student asks for help before or after school.

  14. Concerns • E-mail me elizabeth.cannon@indianriverschools.org • Call 564-3544 • Website http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/ECannon/

  15. Let’s Have a Great Year!

  16. Mrs. Cannon’s 8thGrade Reading 2nd Period Welcome Parents and Students!

  17. About Mrs. Cannon • Originally from Setauket, NY • I’ve lived in Vero Beach for 22 years • Married to Chuck Cannon of C.J. Cannon’s Restaurant • Teaching since 1999 • Taught 4th-8th grades at Sebastian Elementary, Osceola Magnet, and Gifford Middle School • I have a daughter currently a senor in HS

  18. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 1: Culture and Belonging • “Golden Glass” by Alma Luz Villanueva • “A Place to Call Home” by Scott Bittle and Jonathan Rochkind • “What to Bring” by Naisha Jackson • “Museum Indians” by Susan Power • “New Immigrants Share Their Stories” by LiszGossels • “The Powwow at the End of the World” Sherman Alexie • Collection 2: The Thrill of Horror • “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe • “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft • “Frankenstein” by Edward Field • “What is the Horror Genre?” Sharon A. Russell • “Man-Made Monsters” by Daniel Cohen

  19. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 3: The Move Toward Freedom • “My Friend Douglass” by Russell Freedman • “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury • “A Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane • “Civil War Journal” by Louisa May Alcott • “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman • Collection 4: Approaching Adulthood • “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier • “The Whistle” by Anne Estevis • “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco • “Hard on the Gas” by Janet S. Wong • “Much too Young to Work So Hard” by Naoki Tanaka • “Your Phone Can Wait” by Stephanie Ramirez • “Driving Distracted”

  20. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 5: Anne Frank’s Legacy • “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett • From The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 1 and 2 by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett • “There But for the Grace” by WislawaSzymborska • Collection 6: The Value of Work • “The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury (Short Story and Graphic Story) • “One Last Time” by Gary Soto • “The Real McCoy” by Jim Haskins • “To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy • “A Story of How a Wall Stands” by Simon J. Ortiz

  21. Class Content • Possible Novels • Phineas Gage: A Gruesome, But True Story about Brain Science by John Fleischman • Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes • Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

  22. Materials Required Supplies • Folder • Composition Notebook • Pencils, Pens- Blue or black ink only!! Suggested Supplies • Hand Held Sharpener • Cap Erasers Wish List • Tissues • Paper Towels

  23. Class Rules

  24. Grading Procedures Grades will be assigned to the following categories: • Classwork/Homework 20% • Independent Reading 15% • Projects 30% • Quizzes/Tests 35%

  25. Absences • Check my website for assignments for the week • You can pick up work at the front desk for any work missed. • Call Mrs. DeLisa at the attendance desk 564-3511

  26. Tardiness • I expect students to enter class on time. I understand that there are circumstances that arise, that is why students are given 3 free tardies each quarter. After 3, I usually assign a lunch detention first, then after-school detention.

  27. Parent Involvement • Read notes and assignments that are recorded in your student’s agenda. • Monitor progress during units by checking your student’s work. • Encourage and support homework and assignments. • Talk with your student on a regular basis about what he/she is learning. • Create an atmosphere at home where your student has a designated study space and study time. • Offer help with homework or make sure your student asks for help before or after school.

  28. Concerns • E-mail me elizabeth.cannon@indianriverschools.org • Call 564-3544 • Website http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/ECannon/

  29. Let’s Have a Great Year!

  30. Mrs. Cannon’s 8thGrade Reading 3rd Period Welcome Parents and Students!

  31. About Mrs. Cannon • Originally from Setauket, NY • I’ve lived in Vero Beach for 22 years • Married to Chuck Cannon of C.J. Cannon’s Restaurant • Teaching since 1999 • Taught 4th-8th grades at Sebastian Elementary, Osceola Magnet, and Gifford Middle School • I have a daughter currently a senor in HS

  32. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 1: Culture and Belonging • “Golden Glass” by Alma Luz Villanueva • “A Place to Call Home” by Scott Bittle and Jonathan Rochkind • “What to Bring” by Naisha Jackson • “Museum Indians” by Susan Power • “New Immigrants Share Their Stories” by LiszGossels • “The Powwow at the End of the World” Sherman Alexie • Collection 2: The Thrill of Horror • “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe • “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft • “Frankenstein” by Edward Field • “What is the Horror Genre?” Sharon A. Russell • “Man-Made Monsters” by Daniel Cohen

  33. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 3: The Move Toward Freedom • “My Friend Douglass” by Russell Freedman • “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury • “A Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane • “Civil War Journal” by Louisa May Alcott • “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman • Collection 4: Approaching Adulthood • “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier • “The Whistle” by Anne Estevis • “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco • “Hard on the Gas” by Janet S. Wong • “Much too Young to Work So Hard” by Naoki Tanaka • “Your Phone Can Wait” by Stephanie Ramirez • “Driving Distracted”

  34. Class Content • Houghton Mifflin Collections • Sharing with Language Arts • We will read • Collection 5: Anne Frank’s Legacy • “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett • From The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes 1 and 2 by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett • “There But for the Grace” by WislawaSzymborska • Collection 6: The Value of Work • “The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury (Short Story and Graphic Story) • “One Last Time” by Gary Soto • “The Real McCoy” by Jim Haskins • “To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy • “A Story of How a Wall Stands” by Simon J. Ortiz

  35. Class Content • Possible Novels • Phineas Gage: A Gruesome, But True Story about Brain Science by John Fleischman • The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney • Nothing But the Truth by Avi

  36. Materials Required Supplies • Folder • Composition Notebook • Pencils, Pens- Blue or black ink only!! Suggested Supplies • Hand Held Sharpener • Cap Erasers Wish List • Tissues • Paper Towels

  37. Class Rules

  38. Grading Procedures Grades will be assigned to the following categories: • Classwork/Homework 20% • Independent Reading 15% • Projects 30% • Quizzes/Tests 35%

  39. Absences • Check my website for assignments for the week • You can pick up work at the front desk for any work missed. • Call Mrs. DeLisa at the attendance desk 564-3511

  40. Tardiness • I expect students to enter class on time. I understand that there are circumstances that arise, that is why students are given 3 free tardies each quarter. After 3, I usually assign a lunch detention first, then after-school detention.

  41. Parent Involvement • Read notes and assignments that are recorded in your student’s agenda. • Monitor progress during units by checking your student’s work. • Encourage and support homework and assignments. • Talk with your student on a regular basis about what he/she is learning. • Create an atmosphere at home where your student has a designated study space and study time. • Offer help with homework or make sure your student asks for help before or after school.

  42. Concerns • E-mail me elizabeth.cannon@indianriverschools.org • Call 564-3544 • Website http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/ECannon/

  43. Let’s Have a Great Year!

  44. Mrs. Cannon’s 8thGrade Reading 4th & 5th Periods Welcome Parents and Students!

  45. About Mrs. Cannon • Originally from Setauket, NY • I’ve lived in Vero Beach for 22 years • Married to Chuck Cannon of C.J. Cannon’s Restaurant • Teaching since 1999 • Taught 4th-8th grades at Sebastian Elementary, Osceola Magnet, and Gifford Middle School • I have a daughter currently a senor in HS

  46. Class Content • National Geographic Inside • We will read • Unit 1: Decision Point

  47. Class Content • National Geographic Inside • We will read • Unit 1: Decision Point

  48. Class Content • National Geographic Inside

  49. Class Content • National Geographic Inside

  50. Class Content • National Geographic Inside

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