CLASS SYLLABUSMrs Lustenberger Language Arts 8 th Grade

CLASS SYLLABUS~Mrs. Lustenberger Language Arts 8 th Grade Edition, 2020 -2021 Grading during COVID: ● Course Description: Course Expectations: ● AZ College and Career Ready Standards drive instruction and provide a purpose for learning. The purpose of this course is to provide eighth graders, using texts of high complexity, language arts study in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language for college and career preparation and readiness. The content of this course includes, but is not limited to the following: ● active reading of varied texts for what they say explicitly, as well as the logical inferences drawn ● analysis of literature and informational texts from varied literary periods to examine: ● writing for varied purposes ● writing to sources using text- based evidence and reasoning effective listening, speaking, and viewing strategies with emphasis on the use of evidence to support or refute a claim in multimedia presentations, class discussions, and extended text discussions Students will be expected to complete and submit all assignments by the due date and participate in all class activities. Students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and follow all class and school rules. Students will be responsible for keeping planners/agendas updated and for sharing all information and grades with parents or guardians. ● Classroom Behavior Expectations: ● ● The minimum grade on any given assignment is a 50%. Teachers will enter a minimum of one grade per week into Tyler. Assessments include, but are not limited to, quizzes, group collaboration, tests, projects, essays or presentations. All grading will take into consideration students’ socialemotional needs, external challenges, and the ability of the student. Category Weights: ● ● Class Participation/Attendance-20% Class assignments-20% Assessments-40% Writing-20% Be Ready: Be prompt and be IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT when the bell rings for class. Have all necessary materials including homework. Late work Absences and Make-up Work: will receive a 20% Being present is vital to your deduction on the first success. Students are expected day and 50% on the to make up any work missed due third day to absences. Please check the Be Responsible: Google Classroom for missing Perform to the best of work your ability at all times. Your work is a reflection Contact Information: of you, so always do ● rlustenberger@amphi. com your best. (quickest response time is Be Respectful: Follow all via email) classroom procedures ● Office Hours: 1: 50 -2: 50 M~F and school rules, setting ● Phone: (520) 261 -4945 an example for others. Be courteous and respectful to your teacher and peers.

8 th Grade Edition, 2020 -21 CLASS SYLLABUS CONTINUED Attendance during COVID: Attendance will be taken daily in the following ways: 1. Tyler attendance time (documented in 2. Zoom software) 3. Software time in the (Edgenuity) documented software 4. with Teacher assignments coded time seeing estimates for completion, and, completed work. This could be done in the gradebook the title of the assignment in Google classroom. with or 5. time Parent verification of work documented. Zoom chat rules: ● ● ● ● ● Join on time Enter respectfully Mute yourself immediately Keep you video on Keep the "chat" open Pay attention Dress appropriately Refrain from chewing gum or eating food during a meeting Hang up at the end of a Zoom Make sure your background is free of distractions