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Welcome to Curriculum Night! 

Welcome to Curriculum Night! . 8th Grade Language Arts Ms. Wade. Please make sure you sign in before you leave if you haven’t already. Thanks!. Communication is Key!. Feel free to contact me at any time, for any reason concerning your child. krystil.wade@cms.k12.nc.us

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Welcome to Curriculum Night! 

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  1. Welcome to Curriculum Night!  8th Grade Language Arts Ms. Wade Please make sure you sign in before you leave if you haven’t already. Thanks!

  2. Communication is Key! • Feel free to contact me at any time, for any reason concerning your child. • krystil.wade@cms.k12.nc.us • http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/krystilwade • If you have not yet written me the letter about your son/daughter, please do so as soon as you can!

  3. About Me & My Classroom • Background • Students are people, too!

  4. Supplies- binder, composition, paper, pencil/pen Textbooks- LOL, LN Homework- read/write daily! Make-up & Late work Work folders The Basics

  5. The Reading Curriculum • Focus on reading strategies • Making multiple connections • Analyzing and making judgments • Giving support • Critical thinking skills • Open-ended • Discussion! • Book reports

  6. Our Novels Novels in class by 9/27 • Tuesdays with Morrieby M. Albom & Speak by L.H. Anderson • Night by E. Wiesel & The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by J. Boyne • Monster by W.D. Myers & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by M. Haddon • Literature circles: student choice

  7. The Writing Curriculum • Literature Response • Research Writing • Expressive • Vocabulary Integration

  8. Rigor in the Classroom • Academic rigor can be defined as the set of standards and expectations set for our students. • Rigor includes our basic philosophy of learning – we expect students to demonstrate not only content mastery, but applied skills and critical thinking about the disciplines being taught.

  9. Rigor in the Classroom Assists students in fulfilling predetermined outcomes and competencies by challenging them with high expectations. Essential components of rigor in the classroom: • Content acquisition • Critical thinking • Relevance • Integration • Application of concepts • Long term retention • Responsibility

  10. Relevance in the Classroom • Students should be able to connect to the information being presented • What does this mean?

  11. Differentiation! • Socratic seminars • Debate • Drama • Art • Group/individual work • Music • Graphic organizers

  12. Summer Book Report • Due September 27th • Students should use these next few days to ask any questions they may have. The due date is quickly approaching!

  13. Tips for success… • Encourage students to plan ahead • Study IN ADVANCE for tests • PACE for tests • Check agendas • Homework and notes • Positive attitudes • Talk to me • Tutoring Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 AM

  14. Thank You!  • If you have given supplies to the class, thank you for helping getting the year off to a smooth start. Always feel free to donate anything from my wish list throughout the year.  • You have trusted me with some of your greatest treasures for the year. Thank you! I look forward to getting to know each and every one of them and am looking forward to a successful year! 

  15. As we close… • Questions • Comments

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