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Welcome to Back-to-School Night

Welcome to Back-to-School Night. Penndale Middle School 18 September 2014 Janet Ross English. Agenda . Introduction Index cards Syllabus Classroom Expectations. Introduction. Graduated from North Penn Started teaching in 1987 Have taught grades 7, 8, and 9

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Welcome to Back-to-School Night

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  1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night Penndale Middle School 18 September 2014 Janet Ross English

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Index cards • Syllabus • Classroom Expectations

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

  4. 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

  5. EnglishSyllabus, Grade 8 Literature • Novels • Short fiction • Short non-fiction • Poetry Summer reading was new this year:

  6. Eighth grade novels 6.O novel EnglishSyllabus, Grade 8 Literature Eighth grade drama

  7. EnglishSyllabus, Grade 8 Literature 6.O HP teacher choice selections 6.0 HP Drama

  8. Vocabulary EnglishSyllabus, Grade 8 Level 6.0

  9. EnglishSyllabus, Grade 8 W riting • Constructed response • Text-based analysis • Varying modes and lengths

  10. EnglishSyllabus, Grade 8 Grammar PA Core Grammar Concepts • Phrases • Clauses • Sentence structure • Verbs: voice, mood, and usage • Pronoun case • Agreement: subject/verb • pronoun/antecedent • Punctuation of concepts

  11. Public Speaking EnglishSyllabus, Grade 8 • Poetry recitations • Group presentations • Other?

  12. 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

  13. Classroom Expectations Participation Active! Respectful!

  14. 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!

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