Welcome to Mrs Greenwades Class 8 th Grade

Welcome to Mrs. Greenwade's Class 8 th Grade English/ Language Arts Please sign up for Remind while we are waiting. Text @ebd 794 to 81010

About Me: This is my 2 nd year of teaching. I graduated from Texas A&M, Class of '16 Whoop!! I am from The Woodlands, Texas. I am certified in EC-6 th English, Math, Science and Social Studies; 7 th and 8 th grade I can teach Social Studies and English. I also have my English as a Second Language certification.

Lets Talk PLEASE email me at ANY time! Morgan. greenwade@misd. org 4 th Period Conference --> 9: 50 -10: 35 If you call the school, they will forward you to my classroom phone and you can leave a message. You can also message me through Remind Twitter @ela 8_ohjh I am not always able to check my email and respond throughout the day. Please give me at least 24 hours to respond. Webpage How to get to online textbook

1 st 6 weeks Freak the Mighty Read/Listen to our first novel as a class and go over questions Personal Narrative Short Stories All from the textbook --> students will be logging in the next few weeks and receiving a code. "Raymond's Run" Quizzes "Retrieved Reformation" 1 Test "Flowers for Algernon" "The Monkey's Paw" Short Answer Responses 1 Test

• Continue with our short stories • Possibly make a short story trailer 2 nd 6 Weeks • Veteran's Day Essay • Begin Greek Mythology

3 rd 6 weeks Greek Mythology Finish 1 st 100 Stems Imaginative Story Finals

4 th 6 weeks Fiction Non-Fiction Analyze Different Watson's Go to Birmingham- might Speeches be changing Persuasive Essay

5 th 6 weeks • STAAR is in April • 8 th Graders have to pass to move on • OHJH and all your child's teachers are here to make sure they succeed! Poetry Vocabulary Reading Passages

• "The Diary of Anne Frank" • We read the play from our textbook • The Holocaust Project 6 th 6 Weeks • Students will be researching, writing a speech, and giving a presentation to another English Class • Stems Test • Finals

Other Assignments Revision Quizzes most Thursdays Mechanics of Writing Word with in a Word/Stems 10 words each week Each week builds Quizzes every Friday with 25 stems on them End the Year knowing 200 Stems Independent Reading Grade based on Percent of goal met Average percent correct on quizzes No half goal grade this year, but will be in grade book, so you can see

Writing and Reading Notebook (W. A. R. ) Stays in the classroom, so it is always available for students. If a student would like to take it home to complete work, they just have to ask : )

Grading Policy/ Testing Almost ALL test will be on Monday or Wednesday! • 55% Test, Essays, and Projects • 20% Quizzes • 13% Daily Grades • 12% Independent Reading • 0% Half Goal

Thank you for coming! Please do not ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns!