Welcome to Ms. Tipton’s 8 th grade ELA Lab

1. Welcome to Ms. Tipton’s 8th grade ELA Lab

2. About Myself • Welcome to 8th Grade ELA LAB!!! • Have taught for 25 years; 9th year at Central Magnet • Bachelor’s, Masters, Educational Specialist degree • Married for 28 years • 2 Sons; daughter-n-law; new granddaughter • Love camping, traveling, boating, hiking, reading, writing, swimming, horse-back riding, being with my family

3. ELA LAB: • Grammar Analysis: 4 Step Analysis: colored pencils • Level 1-4: Parts of Speech; Parts of a Sentence; Phrases; Clauses • ACT prep for Reading and Language • Academic Vocabulary: ACT Prep: Grid Sheet Game • Movement/Exercise Component into School Day via Middle School Reading Enrichment Teachers • novel studies: 2 novels: • Independent Reading Time • Keyboarding • Public Speaking • Outside Reading: Reading for enjoyment/Lifelong readers • library visits biweekly (yellow tabs: mature content) • 1st visit per month: Quick 15 minute checkout • 2nd visit per month: Mini lesson with librarian; Quick Checkout (whole class)

4. Ms. Tipton’s Webpage • Parent Letter with important dates • lesson plans for 2 weeks: current week and previous week (absent): updated typically every Friday afternoon • powerpoints • Handouts • Enrichment Links: Portaportal

5. Policies/Procedures: • Late Work • 80% Credit (All late work earns 80% credit at most.) • ---Late work will be accepted up to the day of the summative assessment. After this, late work is not accepted. • Remediation • All 8th-grade team members (Taylor, Ruess, Tipton, Quinn, and Walker) offer remediation opportunities. (7:45, 5th period study hall (pass); 3:00) • Absence County Policy: 5 days from the day he/she returned to complete and turn in missed work (unless prolonged absence: please send me an email) • New Online Grade Book Program: Skyward • 8th Grade Phone Policy: check in phones during class in “docking stations” or leave in student’s locker • 2+1 Middle School Laptop Incentive: all core classes have 14 Dell Computer laptops

6. Reading Enrichment ClassSupply List: (website) • 1 composition notebook • notebook paper • #2 pencils or lead pencils • colored pencils • highlighters • glue stick • sticky notes • tissues

7. WISH LIST: • Tennis balls • Ink pens • scissors • Clorox wipes • hand sanitizer • candy for treats • Index cards: small white, colored, different sizes • Markers • Tissue • Ziplock bags (quart, gallon)

8. Central Magnet School: Independent Reading Challenge: • Independent Reading Challenge

9. Summer Reading Assignment: • Ms. Quinn’s class • CMS Library Webpage or Ms. Quinn’s webpage

10. Schedule: Rotate to all classes except advisory

11. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Usually the only problems I really can’t solve are the ones I don’t know about. • We are going to have a great year!

12. Registration/Locker Fee/Agendas • Registration forms will be due as soon as possible along with utility bill • Student Handbook: Initial every blank on the last page: parent and student signature • Computer labs and access • Agendas: highly recommended (not required) • Nurse Forms: Please email me with any medical issues so that we can be aware. (food allergies, etc.) I will send forms to nurse to process. • Bring $2.00 to attendance for lock if desired.

13. Proof of Residence • Please bring proof of residence ASAP • Copy of utility bill: put child’s name; grade; 1st period teacher • Student Handbook: last page; initial every line and sign at bottom.

14. 1st nine weeks Syllabus:(posted on webpage): • Summer Reading Activities • Pretest: Grammar and Mechanics • Grammar: Level 1 Grammar Analysis • Parts of Speech • Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases • Academic Vocabulary Weeks 1-6 • Library Visits: 2 per month (1st: 15 min. Quick Checkout; 2nd: whole class in library for lesson) • Independent Reading Book Challenge • Writing/Written Responses • Informational Text: Text-based Evidence • Movement/Exercise

15. 2nd nine weeks • Grammar: Level 2 Grammar Analysis: Parts of the Sentence • subject/predicate • action verbs/linking verbs • predicate adjectives/predicate nominatives • Library Visits: 2 per month (1st: 15 min. Quick Checkout; 2nd: whole class in library for lesson) • Academic Vocabulary Weeks 7-14 • Independent Reading Book Challenge • Writing/Written Responses • Movement/Exercise

16. 3rd 9 Weeks • 1st Novel Study: The Wednesday Wars • Grammar: Level 3 Grammar Analysis: • Phrases: appositives, Prepositional phrases • Clauses: independent and subordinate clauses • 4 sentence structures: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex • 4 sentence types: declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory • Library Visits: 2 per month (1st: 15 min. Quick Checkout; 2nd: whole class in library for lesson) • Independent Reading Book Challenge • Writing/Written Responses • Movement/Exercise (if weather and administration permits due to inclement weather)

17. 4th 9 Weeks • 2nd Novel Study: Code Orange • Library Visits: 2 per month (1st: 15 min. Quick Checkout; 2nd: whole class in library for lesson) • Independent Reading Book Challenge • Writing/Written Responses • Computer Lab: ACT Prep • College and Career Project • Movement/Exercise

18. Dress Code: • Shorts or skirts must be finger tip length • NO low cut tops- undergarments should not be visible • Leggings are acceptable IF the top is finger tip length • Holes in jeans must below finger tips • NO off shoulder tops/dresses/ blouses