Mrs. Lutz – 8th Grade English 1

Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year! I am looking forward to having your student in my 8th grade English 1 class.

Here is some important information regarding my class:

Contacting Me:

Email:

Waccamaw Middle: 843-237-0106

Website:  click “Danielle Lutz” under the Faculty & Staff section for my site.

Lesson Plans:

Lesson plans are posted for the week on my website calendar. Any handouts or notes given in class may be found on my website. Plans may change, or be modified, so please check it often for changes.

Student Expectations:

My classroom is one where students should feel welcome, safe, confident, and free to express themselves. They should look forward to coming to language arts class. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD…

Adhere to all Waccamaw Middle and Georgetown County School District rules and policies.

Be open and acceptable to all points of view.

Value the uniqueness and diversity each student brings to the classroom.

Show respect for each other.

Follow all rules, procedures and policies specific to Mrs. Lutz’s class.

Grading Policy:

Formal Assessments (Tests, Projects, Final Essays, Research Paper/Project)

Informal Assessments (Quizzes, Classwork, and Writing Journal)

Homework

EOC

Late Work Policy & Retake Policy:

  • 10 points a day will be deducted for everyday that an assignment is late.
  • 5 points will be deducted from assignments turned in with no name.
  • Students will be given the opportunity to make test corrections for partial credit. However, students must see Mrs.Lutz to receive the test correction paper, which will need to be filled out completely in order to receive partial credit. These test corrections need to be completed within a week of the day the graded tests are given back to students.

Materials for My Class:

  •  1 Non-Spiral Composition Book- for Writing Journal/Warm-Ups
  •  3 Ring Binder with 5 Subject Dividers (Daily Oral Language, Notes, Classwork, Stems, and Homework)
  •  Research Paper Folder (3 Prong Pocket Folder)
  •  Pencils
  •  Colored Pencils and/or Markers
  •  Highlighter/Notebook Paper

1st9 Weeks: Theme- Finding Common Ground

Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird

We will cover the following literary elements:

  • Point of view/purpose

We will focus on the following types of writing:

  • Arguments/evidence
  • Write narratives
  • Individuals/events/ideas
  • Central ideas/themes/summary
  • Academic discourse/collaboration
  • Vocabulary strategies
  • Conduct research

2nd9 Weeks: Theme- Heroes and Quests

Novel: The Odyssey

We will cover the following literary elements:

  • Text structure/organization
  • Content in diverse media

We will focus on the following types of writing:

  • Write to inform/explain
  • Clear/coherent writing
  • Plan/revise/edit
  • Gather/synthesize information

3rd 9 Weeks: Theme-The Bonds Between Us

Novel: Animal Farm

We will cover the following literary elements:

  • Central ideas/themes/summary
  • Vocabulary/word choice
  • Text structure/organization
  • Write arguments
  • Use technology in Writing
  • Present findings
  • Use media
  • Figurative language/word relationships

4th 9 Weeks: Theme-Sweet Sorrow

Novel: Romeo and Juliet

We will cover the following literary elements:

  • Inferences/evidence
  • Content in diverse media
  • Comparison of texts/author
  • Written narratives
  • Write to sources (draw evidence)
  • Academic discourse/collaboration
  • Vocabulary strategies
  • Inferences/evidence
  • Complex text

We will focus on the following types of writing:

  • Write to inform/explain
  • Clear/coherent writing
  • Plan/revise/edit
  • Adapt speech/command of formal English

Parents: Please sign and date that you have read and acknowledged this 2016-2017 syllabus for your child for English 1. Please note, this is a “living” document that will change and adjust necessary to the class needs.

Student______Date______

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