1. Daily Schedule
Homeroom 4:10-4:15 Period One 4:15-4:51 (Social Studies) Period Two 4:55-5:31 (Planning Period) Period Three 5:35-6:01 (Social Studies) Period Four 6:01-7:01 (Social Studies) Period Five 7:05-7:41 (Social Studies) Period Six 7:45-8:15 (No Class)

2. Tuesday September 8th, 2015 WELCOME BACK!!  Agenda: Welcome Back
Pass out Syllabus
Go Over Syllabus and Classroom
🎵Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All of You🎵
Pass Out Student Questionnaire
Learning Target:
Get to know the expectations and classroom by reading the Syllabus
Get to know my teacher and fellow classmates
Week-At-A-Glance:
Monday: Labor Day/ No School
Tuesday: First Day of School 
Wednesday: Classroom/Curriculum Info
Thursday: Pass out Textbook/ Cornell Notes
Friday: Review the Revolutionary War
Homework:
Get Supplies needed (Due Thursday)
Get Syllabus Signed (Due Friday)
Student Questionnaire (Due Friday)

3. WELCOME TO THE EIGTH GRADE

4. General Information Me, Myself, and I
Hello and welcome eight graders and parents. My name is Mr. Aaron Iturralde. Most of my students call me Mr. Aaron, Mr. It, or Mr. Iturralde, it doesn’t matter. I have been teaching for about 25 years. I was a native born in Chicago and moved to Michigan around I graduated from Michigan University for a master’s degree in teaching. I also studied forensic and drama as minors at Michigan State University. I have taught many grades from elementary, middle school, and high school. I had taught math and social studies mainly. This year I am excited to be teaching 8th grade American History.
Introduction:
Welcome incoming eighth graders. This year is my mission to educate you over American History form the end of the Revolution to the Reconstruction after the Civil War. I hope this year will be fun and educating. Below, there will be information about my class. If you have a questions, please feel free to ask.
Phone number: (810)

5. Classroom Rule and Expectations
Classroom Rules
Respect other, yourself, and property
Be responsible for being prepared everyday with a good attitude
Raise you hand if you want to speak
Try to use the bathroom before class or during personal work time
Use class time wisely
Have a great day 
Consequences
I will deal with the majority of discipline issues in the classroom. If you disobey expectations for classroom behavior, I will address your behavior as follows:
First Discipline Issue: verbal warning
Second Discipline Issue: student conference, parent contact
Further Discipline Issues: administrator visit, parent contact

6. School Supplies Necessary
1” Three Ring Binder
1 Subject College Rule Spiral Notebook
Many Pencils
5 Dividers (Warm-Ups, Unit Papers, Class Documents, Tracking my Learning, & Work in Progress)
Required
McDougall Littelll: American History: Beginnings to 1914
Assigned
Multi-Colored Pens
Index Cards
Small Sticky Notes
Loose-Leaf Paper
Suggestions

7. Grading
80% of your grade is based on your mastery of state standards, as demonstrated on Summative Assessments. Formative Assessments, such as homework assignments and daily activities are worth 20% of your grade, and are important assignments, as they are designed to help you prepare for instruction or practice and perfect the skills upon which the standards are based.
Example
Purpose
Grading
Formative Assessment
Guided Reading Activities, Cornell Notes, Graphic Aid Interpretation Activities, Projects, Essays, Presentations, etc.
To introduce new content and skills, to prepare for discussion, to reinforce previously learned content and skills.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS (20% OF THE FINAL GRADE):
Homework, Daily Assignments, Graphic Aid Interpretation Activities, and similar assignments will earn a letter grade based upon the percentage of points earned.
Minor Projects, Essays, and Presentations.
Summative Assessment
Culminating Projects, Section Quizzes, Chapter Tests, and Unit Assessments
To demonstrate mastery of content and skills required by Michigan standards.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS (80% OF THE FINAL GRADE)
Section Quizzes, vocabulary and essay question
Chapter Tests, multiple choice and graphic aid interpretation
Unit Tests, multiple choice over several chapters
Culminating Projects

8. Grading Grading System EXTRA CREDIT – There is NO extra credit.
IMPROVING GRADES: While there is no extra credit offered, show mastery of the state standards by scoring 80% or above on a chapter test, and quiz grades leading up to the chapter test will be dropped if it is in your favor.
Grading
Grading System A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E
100%
99%-93%
92%-90%
89%-88%
87%-83%
82%-80%
79%-78%
77%-73%
72%-70%
69%-68%
67%-63%
62%-60%
59%-0%