Back to School Night
English
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United States History
Mrs. Allen
Room 205
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Supplies
Thanks to all of you who donated
supplies to the class!
I greatly appreciate your generosity!
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Common Core Standards
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We are beginning to implement the
new standards in the 2013-2014
school year
Testing: “Smarter Balance”
The 4C’s:
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Creativity
Communication
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
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8th Grade English Department Curriculum
• Goals:
• Read with appreciation, understanding and
critical judgment
• Use systematic process in creating and
revising written work
• Communicate effectively in written and
spoken English, using correct conventions
of language
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English
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Study skills and note-taking
Library and research skills
Mechanics, sentence structure, grammar and usage
Creative Writing
Writing
• Problem/Solution, Compare and Contrast, Persuasive
• Vocabulary
• Reading Strategies
• Literary elements
• Plot, setting, character, theme
• Literary genres
• Short story, drams, poetry, novel, myths/folktales
• CLAS writing domains
• Prewriting, writing, and revising techniques
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Used Text
• Easy Grammar
• Spelling and Vocabulary – Houghton
Mifflin
• Language Network
• Vocabulary Workshop
• Novels
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My Brother Sam is Dead
Tom Sawyer
The Diary of Anne Frank
Across Five Aprils (GATE)
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Used Text (Cont)
• Weekly Writing – 1 ½ -2 pgs typed
• Vocabulary Workshop/Kate
Kinsella - 3 days/week
• Easy Grammar – 2 days/week
• Weekly Geography (2nd Semester)
• Wordly Wise (varies)
• Depth Icons
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Accelerated Reader
• 1 book per month starting in Sept
• All books in their reading level range
• Students must pass with a 70% or higher.
If the student does not pass the reading
test, they must read another book
• If student does not read the desired
amount of books for the semester, the
semester grade is lowered.
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8th Grade Social Studies Curriculum
• Goals:
• To develop respect for the differences among world cultures
etc.
• Gain knowledge and understanding of multi-cultural society
and acquire skills to effectively participate in a democratic
society and world
• To see connection between ideas and behavior, values and
ideals
• To recognize inter-connectedness
• To use a wide range of thinking strategies and to think
critically
• To distinguish between fact and opinion
• To participate in research, write and create multi-media
projects
• To appreciate the discovery, colonization and the
development of the United States
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History
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Age of Enlightenment
First Americans
Age of Discovery/English Colonies/Colonial Life
Revolutionary Wary
Writing and Adopting the Constitution
Building a New Govt/Pol Parties
Industrial Revolutions/Rise of Cities
Westward Expansion Reform Movement
Civil War and Reconstruction
Growing Involvement in World Affairs
Causes that Effect Change in Politics and Culture
Current Events and U.S. Involvement in Global Society
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English/History
• Activities:
• Research Project
• Class internet BLOG (Discussion
questions)
• 8th grade Constitution Assembly
• Holocaust Presentation (April)
• Washington D.C. Trip in June
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Used Text
• History Alive
• The Constitution
• Supplemental materials
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Homework and Grading
• Late work
• Accepted when a note is provided from home, the
student was ill, or absent for another reason.
• Grade will decrease by 10% each day the
assignment is late
• Grades are based on percentages rather than
points. Homework is weighted more heavily than
tests in terms of history and English, but writing
assignments are a huge part of the English grade.
For example:
• Weekly writing is worth 30% of the total
English grade, therefore an averaged grade for
all writing assignments goes towards 30% of
the English grade
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• Special Scores: (The are no A+ grades
unless the student receives extra credit on
an assignment or test)
•√+ = Extra Credit (A+)
•√ = Full Credit (A)
•√- = Partial Credit (C)
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Aeries On-line Grading
• Keep track of your child’s grades from home
• I do my best to update the grades on a weekly basis
• I you find a red blank space for an assignment that
either means the student has not yet turned in the
assignment or was absent. Check back and the
blank should be filled in with a grade unless the
assignment was never received.
• Please call the District Office if you cannot access
the website or do not have a password
• Go to www.nusd.org
• Click on “Parent”
• Click on “Homelink”
• Sign in
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To Get in Touch With Me….
• Please call 892-2941 Ext #5457
• email aallen@nusd.org
• Website:
nusdsms.ss4.sharpschool.com
• You can go to the nusd website or
sinaloa’s website and click in order:
• “Staff Website”
• “8th Grade”
• “Mrs. Allen”…then click on my link!
Math 6y
Mrs. Allen
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Supplies
Thanks to all of you who donated
supplies to the class!
I greatly appreciate your generosity!
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Goals and Objectives
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Gain success and confidence in mathematics
Cover all math strands (whole numbers,
decimals, fractions, percents), geometry,
measurement, probability and statistics
algebra, patterns and functions, and logic.
Along with other major problem solving
strategies
Come to class prepared
• Supplies: pencils, sharpener w/lid, correcting pen,
homework, paper and a binder with pencil/pen
holder
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Course Outline
A spiraled math program based on McDougal Littell’s
Concepts and Skills 6
Behavior Policy
•Students are expecting to be in their seat and ready to
work and learn when the tardy bell rings.
•Students are to respect themselves, others, and all
property.
•Students are to behave in a manner that encourages
learning and avoid disrupting the teacher or other students
•Students should be on task at all times and use class time
wisely.
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Homework
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Math requires a tremendous amount of repetition. Therefore,
math homework will be assigned daily.
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All homework is due the following day unless otherwise stated.
All students will be given a weekly assignment sheet on Monday
Homework will be complete, neat, and prepared with the required
page layout and heading. DO NOT WRITE IN THE MATH PACKETS
In evaluating the completeness of each assignment, the following
point will be awarded:
• 2 points
• 1 point
• 0 points
Assignment is complete, neat and has accurate
layout and heading
Has completed “most” of the assignment, is messy,
or has an incorrect layout or heading, or is one day
late
Incomplete, incorrect layout, or more than one day
late
* When a student is absent, all homework assigned during an illness is due
within the number of says the student was absent
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Homework Con’t
 P.S.
= Parent Signature
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assignments will require a P.S.
next to the answer of a specified number.
If not signed grade on homework is
lowered.
 The hope is to keep the lines of
communication between parent and
student open.
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Grading
Grades will be evaluated as follows:
 Test
scores 50% (each unit, occurring
approx every two weeks)
 Quiz scores 25% (approx 2-3 quizzes per
unit)
 Homework points 25% (occurs daily)
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6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
H.S.
Pre-Al
Pre-Alg
Alg 1A
7Y
Alg 1B
6Y
Alg 1A
7XY
6XY
Alg 1B
Alg 1
Geom.
7X
Alg 1X
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Needed Supplies
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Ample supply of paper
Pencils
Red pens
Erasers
Protractor
Graph paper
Sharpener with lid
3-ring binder
Dividers
Pencil holder
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