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Mrs. Powers' Language Arts Classes Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts! I am excited to be a West Rowan Bulldog! Happy Fall!! Parents, please sign up to be sent a message via email when this page is updated... usually every Sunday night..... Homeroom Information: Please contact me if you have questions/concerns regarding your student. It is my goal to keep you informed and up to date on your child's progress. Please remember how important it is for your child to be at school all day every day. However, if your child is sick and must miss school, we will work with him or her to get caught up. Please remind your student to check with the team teachers during homeroom and class to get missed work. Please ask your student to see his or her gradesheet and graded papers! These will be coming home to be signed by parents/guardians this Tuesday! General Information: How do I..... -get missed work when I 'm absent? Look in Mrs. Powers' agenda at the front of the room. ASK if you cannot find your work. -know what my grade is? grades are calculated as 65% classwork, 25% tests/quizzes, 10% homework. Each student now has an individual gradesheet that he or she will keep up to date. THis is a good way to keep track of missed assignments, too! -find my homework if I forget? Call the homework hotline at 704-633-9496 ext. 8001 -get extra help from Mrs. Powers if I need it? I am at school most morning around 7:00. I can help you then or stay after school with you on some days. PLEASE let me know if you need help. Study Island is also a good place to practice. Use your same user name and password from last year. Let me know if you need it again! -make sure I am successful in LA? Stay organized! Keep your notebook clean and ALL papers clipped in the correct section. All graded papers should stay in your notebook until the end of the quarter. Have a positive attitude and DO YOUR PERSONAL BEST!! A student who puts forth 100% effort WILL NOT fail! Curriculum Updates 4/6 Blocks: Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2 is due Tuesday. We will have a test on Friday of this week. As usual, students need to be able to spell the words and know their definitions. This week we will continue reading The Giver by Lois Lowry and examining another example of an attempt to create a utopian society. We will continue to learn about tone, mood, theme and figurative language using our song warm ups. We have Library this Thursday. 5/7 Blocks: We are beginning the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry and will look at the society's attempt to create a perfect world. Vocabulary is back on this week! We will have a quiz on Friday! We will continue to learn about tone, mood, theme and figurative language using our song warm ups. Your library book project is due Nov. 17th- that's this Thursday! Bring your circles to school and we will put the sphere together. If you do not have your project on the 17th or if you are absent, you will have to put it together on your own. We have Library this Thursday! ***Reminders**** STUDENTS: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ORGANIZE YOUR NOTEBOOKS AND KEEP PAPERS IN THE TABS WE CREATED. IF YOU KEEP YOURSELF ORGANIZED AS YOU GO, IT IS MUCH EASIER TO FIND YOUR WORK AND NOTES WHEN YOU NEED THEM! Please email or call if you have questions Stay tuned for more info. . . Homework hotline is updated daily- 704-633-9496 ext. 8001
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- Guys reading information Good lists to find books that appeal to boys.
- On-Line Reading Games Try this variety of fun reading games for extra practice.
- Gamequarium Another excellent reading game site
- Comprehension Games  interactive games that practice all kinds of reading skills
- Funbrain games This site has a variety of different games to try
