8th Grade Social Studies



8th GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

PATRIOTIC TEAM

MR. WATSON

Dear Students and Parents,

Welcome to 8th grade Language Arts on the Patriotic Team. I am so excited to have you on our team this year. What will we be doing this year?

LANGUAGE ARTS COURSE TOPICS

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|Quarter 1 |Quarter 2 |Quarter 3 |Quarter 4 |

|Refugees |Shakespeare |Civil Rights Movement |Food Sustainability |

CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

← Binder

← Lined Paper

← Pens/Pencils

← 200 Post-it Notes

← Colored Pencils (keep in locker)

← WISH LIST: Tissues and individually wrapped candy for lessons

These are the following books we will use this year. I highly encourage you to get a copy for yourself. I can also loan out a book to you.

1st Quarter: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

2nd Quarter: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare

3rd Quarter: A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls Lanier and Little Rock Girl, 1957 by Shelley Tougas

4th Quarter: The Omnivore’s Dilemma Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan

GRADING POLICY

40%: Tests/Projects

35%: Quizzes

25%: Classwork

Homework: Will be assessed in class

GRADING SCALE

A: 90-100 D: 60-69

B: 80-89 F: Below 60

C: 70-79

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR CLASS

|What is the best way to | |

|contact Mr. Watson? |Email me! cwatson2@ |

| |Very simple. 5 expectations. That’s it. The 5 P’s. |

|What are your expectations |1. Be prompt 4. Be proactive |

|for me in class? |2. Be prepared 5. Be positive |

| |3. Be polite |

| |Check the board. |

|What’s for homework? |Check my website: cwatson2. |

|What’s homework like in this|We always start homework in class. All homework will be assessed in class the next day. |

|class? | |

|What’s my grade in class? |Check PowerSchool. I update this at least once a week. See a teacher if you need help with this. |

| |I believe you want to be treated like an adult, and I give you that respect whenever possible. I give you a reasonable |

| |opportunity to correct your own behavior. If that can’t be done, these are the steps that I follow: |

|What happens if I don’t |1st offense: Verbal warning |

|follow the rules of this |2nd offense: Infraction/Call parents |

|class? |3rd offense: Student/Teacher Conference |

| |4th offense: Parent conference |

| |5th offense: Administrative referral |

|What should I do if I am |Please check my website to see what we did that day. |

|absent from class? | |

|What is the late work |Late work will be assessed a 25% penalty if turned in within the first 3 days after it is due. Anything after this will be |

|policy? |assessed a 50% deduction. |

|What’s the procedure to use |You can use your agenda for a bathroom pass. No passes will be given in the first or last 10 minutes of class. No agenda = |

|the bathroom? |no leaving. |

|Do we have a final exam in |Yes. You will be taking the Language Arts EOG in May and it (along with your grades) will help determine your placement in |

|class? |9th grade. |

Student Name: ______________________________________________________

Core Class: ___________________________________________________________

Syllabus Acknowledgement for Language Arts

A. Student:

I, ________________________________________________________________________, have read this syllabus and

(Print Student’s Name)

understand the expectations of this class.

___________________________________________________________

Student Signature

B. Parent:

I, ________________________________________________________________________, have read this syllabus and

(Print Parent’s Name)

understand the expectations of this class.

___________________________________________________________

Parent Signature

C. Parent Information:

1. Parent’s E-mail addresses:

2. Parent’s Phone numbers:

3. Questions/Concerns/Comments:

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