2. Welcome! Language Arts
Mrs. Julie Melton

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Receive advance notice of projects and tests
Practice tests with answer keys!
Study strategies and study sites

4. What will my child learn?
8th grade topic “Heroism”
Text: Springboard by College Board
Excerpts from narratives, expository, & persuasive texts
Writing Instruction
Short, constructed responses
Two longer, formal essays per quarter
Citing & analyzing evidence
Writer’s Notebooks
Vocabulary & Grammar
Unit vocabulary
Greek/Latin roots
SAT vocabulary
Grammar in context
Reading Strategies
Complex texts
Annotation
Analyzing Prompts
Novels
Independent novels
On-Level-The Giver
AC- Fahrenheit 451
Listening & Speaking
Collaborative groups
Joining conversations
Professionalism

5. How will I know my child has learned the concepts?
Rubrics
Checklists
Check Synergy at least once per week with your child.
me with questions(Have your child me first!)
Help sessions occur during instruction

6. Important Information
Semester Grading
Late Work: 11 points off 1st day; 30 pts there after.
Late work not accepted after 5 days.
Homework: No late homework will be accepted

7. Blog Daily lessons PowerPoints Handouts
Communication
Blog
If your child is absent, check here before returning to school!
Daily lessons
PowerPoints
Handouts

8. Thinking ahead… Recommendation for 9th Grade Honors Literature course
Semester grades of an “A”
History of work turned in on-time.

9. Important Dates PSAT 8/9 Mid-October Conference Week: Oct. 16-20th
Milestones: Mid-April
Walton Registration: spring/March 2018 (parent meetings in Feb.)