Penndale Middle School 18 September 2014 Janet Ross English
Introduction Index cards Syllabus Classroom Expectations
Graduated from North Penn Started teaching in 1987 Have taught grades 7, 8, and 9 Have a 4th grader at home; Love teaching!
Your child’s namePeriod # ____ Your name Anything you would like me to know about your child, especially relating to English class. Your and phone # where you can be reached during the day
Novels Short fiction Short non-fiction Poetry Summer reading was new this year: Literature Literature
6.O novel LiteratureLiterature Eighth grade novels Eighth grade drama
LiteratureLiterature 6.0 HP Drama 6.O HP teacher choice selections
VocabularyVocabulary Level 6.0
Constructed response Text-based analysis Varying modes and lengths ritingriting W
English Syllabus, Grade 8 PA Core Grammar Concepts GrammarGrammar Phrases Clauses Sentence structure Verbs: voice, mood, and usage Pronoun case Agreement: subject/verb pronoun/antecedent Punctuation of concepts
English Syllabus, Grade 8 Poetry recitations Group presentations Other? PublicSpeakingPublicSpeaking
Preparation Bring Materials: Vocabulary book, notebook, reader’s/writer’s journal Pencil, blue or black pen Homework (When in doubt, check web page!)
Active! Participation Respectful !
All procedures and policies can be found in the Classroom Expectations packet in your child’s English notebook and on my web page!