7th - 8th Grade Open House

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7th - 8th Grade Open House

• Grimmer Middle School

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8th Grade English (Writing)

• Indiana Academic Standards
• ISTEP (Spring)
• Materials
• Curriculum

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Indiana Academic Standards8th Grade
English/Language Arts

• Std. 4 WRITING Process
• Std. 5 WRITING Applications (Different
  Types/Their Characteristics)
• Std. 6 WRITING Conventions (Sent.
  Structure, GSP, Capitalization)
• Std. 7 LISTENING/SPEAKING Skills, Strategies,
  and Applications

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ISTEP8th Grade English/Language Arts

• Grade 8 ISTEP A Parent and Student Guide
  (online)
• ISTEP InfoCenter
• ISTEP Questions and Answers (QA)
• Grade 8 ISTEP English/Language Arts Academic
  Standards
• www.doe.state.in.us

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8th Grade English (Writing)Materials

• Writing Equipment
• Black, Blue, Red Ink Pens
• No. 2 Pencils
• Markers/Colored Pencils
• Notebook/Lined Paper
• Composition Book
• 2-Pocket Folder

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8th Grade English (Writing)Materials (cont.)

• Textbooks
• Grammar/Composition, Great Source Write Source
  (Textbook and Skills Book)
• Glencoe Writers Choice (Handbook)

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8th Grade English (Writing)Curriculum

• Grammar Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns,
  Adjectives/Adverbs, Clauses/Complex Sentences,
  Subject Verb Agreement
• Composition Multi-Paragraph Papers (750 1,000
  words)
• Composition Research Papers, 3-source minimum,
  3-5 typed pages, bibliography and note cards,
  outline, works cited

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8th Grade English (Writing)Curriculum (cont.)

• Composition
• Writing Workshop Narration, Expository

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8th Grade English (Writing)Curriculum (cont.)

• Grammar
• Assessment Sentence Construction, Appropriate
  Usage, Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation

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Semester 2 - Focus

• Compositions Multiparagraph Papers,
• Research Paper
• Compositions Narrative, Expository
• Grammar DOLs, Journals, Mugshots
• Grammar Clauses/Complex
• Sentences, Verbals

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8th Grade English (Writing)Curriculum (cont.)

• Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation
• Compositions
• Homework
• Quizzes/Tests

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8th Grade English (Writing)Curriculum (cont.)

• Grading Expectations
• English
• Homework/Classwork - 20
• Grammar Assessments - 30
• Writing Assessments - 50

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Contact Information

• Via email (check daily _at_ end of day)
• Plan 5th Period