About 8th grade ELA
Class Rules
The expectations for this class reflect the school-wide expectations and are as follows:
*Be respectful!
*Be responsible!
*Be safe!
*Do your best!
Incentives:
- Verbal acknowledgement
- A stress-free learning environment
- RTI-B incentives/participation
- A classroom that operates as a community of respect and learning!
Consequences:
- 1st Warning – Parent Contact
- 2nd Student Conference – Parent Contact
- 3rd Early Morning/After School Detention – Parent Contact
- 4th Early Morning/After School Detention – Parent Contact
- 5th Dean Referral – Parent Contact
Grades
Grading Scale
A (93-100)
B (85-92)
C (75-84)
D (70-74)
F (0-69)
How is my average determined?
Classwork/Projects 50%
Assessments 40%
Homework 10%
Support
How will we know students are learning?
- Students will participate and collaboratively learn through skills and strategies in close reading and analysis of texts.
- Students will take periodic formative assessments to show what they are learning.
- Students will complete exit slips frequently to reflect on and stay accountable for content introduced and studied in class.
- Students will participate in metacognitive strategies based on exit slips and formative assessments to understand their own thinking process.
- Students will self-assess and track their growth which allow them to consider and manage their next steps in the learning process.
How will students be supported?
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Supports when students do not learn the intended skills |
Extensions for students who have already learned the intended skills |
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