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MRS. BETSY FINNEY 8TH GRADE ELA TEACHER "SURVIVOR" TEAM WELCOME TO MY PAGE! My AIG (first block) class is now using the William & Mary curriculum which focuses on the concept of Utopia. Students are participating in a variety of activities and reading various types of literature including Lord of the Flies by William Golding. We will continue learning about utopia through reading short stories. This class is also excited about a community service project they are planning with the Humane Society. This project is in its beginning stages but promises to be worthwhile and rewarding for everyone involved. In the near future, students will complete a research paper. **Attention AIG Parents: A syllabus will be sent home with your child on 2/25 which will outline the AIG ELA course content for the remainder of the year. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! All other classes have finished a unit on short stories. In this unit, students learned about elements of short stories and plot. We studied everything from theme, suspense, and character, to point of view, foreshadowing, and flashback. Next, students will begin their research papers. We will focus on paraphrasing, research structures and techniques. We continue to work with Word Skills every day. Students are steadily completing activities and learning new words! Hard work is paying off and it shows in quiz and test grades! Keep it up everyone! In addition to novels and other material we read in class, students are required to have a book from the media center at all times and should read independently as much as possible. We will have class in the media twice a month. STUDENTS: Please remember to ask for make up work if you are absent from school! It is YOUR responsibility to complete all missed work!! STUDENTS & PARENTS: **Late work turn-in policy: I will accept late work (for late credit) up to 2 days after the due date. If work is not received by that time, the grade will be a zero.**
**I offer 20 points of extra credit each quarter. Students may read short comprehension passages (located in the classroom and always accessible) and answer a few questions about them. There are 10 sheets, and each one is worth 2 points!! Extra credit points will be added to low test/quiz grades at the end of each quarter. Please take the time to do this extra credit!! It can only help you!! UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 1/18 - No School End of 2nd Quarter 1/20 Work Days - 1/21-1/22 - No School for students Report Cards issued 2/2 **Students can not be checked out from school after 3pm! Please don't hesitate to call or email me if you have any concerns or questions: 704-857-7038 Disclaimer: http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/Disclaim.html Discrimination policy: http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/Discrimination.html
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