Tanners Crossing School Lori Noonan-Robinson

Grade 8 ELA

Course Overview:

Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences. Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, literary, and media texts. Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to manage ideas and information. : Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication. Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to celebrate and to build community. Students will be given various opportunities to express their views in a variety of ways to show their understanding of the assessment tool. They will be given ample opportunity to learn and practice the strategy before being marked on a final strategy. Students need to complete all assignments in order to grow and develop to their full potential. They will be given an opportunity to do the assignments using technology and also with pen and paper. Students will be marked on individual basis in a group project. This means that what a child puts into a project is what they deserve to attain. No one will be given free marks for being a part of a group without participation. Students will be tested on their reading level. If you wish to know what level your child is reading at you may contact me at the school. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 867-2591.
Textbook(s)/Materials Required: Novels at teachers discretion, Canadian Spelling program, TUSC Booklet, Binder, scribblers, dividers, duotangs, red pen, blue pen, pencil, pencil crayons, stencils, loose leaf, dictionary, ruler, 8G Memory Stick, plastic page protectors, etc.

Unit Title

Target Learning Outcomes 1.1,1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 4.2.1,4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.4, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4

Assessment Plan Novel questions, test, group discussions, project based learning, technology based projects, Essay, Poem, letter writing, drawings, comics, newspaper article collecting and newspaper article writing, Venn diagram comparing and contrasting views of students, chart the expectations of culture and respect, media awareness activities, celebrate

Respect

Proposed Timeline 8 weeks Septemb erOctober

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the value of the legion and of Remembrance Day. peer evaluation, self evaluation, teacher evaluation. Create poetry book of various types of poems, read various styles of poetry, poetry vocabulary test, discussion/round table the meaning of poems, draw pictures to depict meaning, media awareness activities, response writing, collage, comics, cartooning, Students will chose a novel to write a book report on. Students will read, write, listen and illustrate what diversity means to them. They will work on stating their point of view and backing it up with examples. Students will also work on opinions and facts. Read Pigman 6-8 weeks Novembe rDecembe r

1.1,1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, Things I like.. 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 4.2.1,4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.4, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 1.1,1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 4.2.1,4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.4, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 1.1,1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 4.2.1,4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.4, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 1.1,1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 4.2.1,4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.4, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4

Diversity

8 weeks JanuaryFebruary

Famous People

Brainstorm what is famous, work in groups, work individually, Discussion groups of what makes people famous, media awareness activities, and individual presentations Read Novel for Book Report. Students will be asked to read a biography or autobiography of a person. Read Harris and Me Questions, chart, discussion panel, research paper, letter to editor, media awareness activities, cartooning/comic book, drawing, Peer evaluation, Self evaluation, teacher evaluation

8 weeks March April

Humour

6 weeks May June

Due Dates will be given and students are expected to hand things in on or before the due date. You would not be allowed to do things late for your boss so do not hand things in late. This is a life expectation

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Your child will be responsible for having a TUSC assignment ready every Thursday for our TUSC meeting. Please see attached list of assignments and dates. Your child will be responsible to have a vocabulary unit completed and handed in each Wednesday by 9 AM. A spelling test of the weekly words will be held on the last school day of the week. It is your childs responsibility to study for these spelling unit tests. If your child is absent it is his/her responsibility to find out what material they missed for that time they were absent.
The division is devising a list of essential outcomes that will be reported

on the Manitoba Government report card.

Report Card marks are cumulative and all assignments from September

to June are reported at each time period.

Classroom Understandings: Water bottles are allowed at your desk. Healthy snacks are also allowed at appropriate times. No pop, energy drinks, or candy. You may chew gum but it must not be seen, heard, or impede your speech. Desks must be cleared after each subject is completed. EVERYONE is expected to assist in the cleaning of the classroom at the end of the day. All chairs must be stacked and garbage picked up off the floor. Permission to stay indoors to work during lunch must be granted by the teacher, you must ask for permission before lunch. You are not allowed in the room to work unless you are supervised. Never Assume!!! Bathroom breaks are not a problem; one at a time and you must seek permission to leave the room. Students will not leave for a bathroom break during a lecture. You will not be able to use the phone during class time for any reason. All calls must be made at recess or lunch. If you own a cell phone it must be turned off during school hours and be placed in your locker or in your backpack.

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Lockers and locker area must be kept clean. The contents of your locker may not be spilling out onto the floor and the door to your locker must be able to close completely. You are not to write on the lockers and tampering with another persons locker in any way is not permitted. Each student is to have ONE locker -students found using more than one will be at risk of losing all locker privileges. Access to your locker in limited to between classes and during recess and lunch breaks. Students must bring to class ALL materials that will be required for 2 periods. Going to the lockers will be on permitted at 10:20 and 2:00.

Three rules: 1. Follow instructions the first time. 2. Hands and feet to yourself. 3. Use positive, appropriate, and respectful language at all time.

Tanners Crossing School Lori Noonan-Robinson

Grade 8 ELA

Plagiarism/Cheating Plagiarism means to take and use another persons ideas or writings as ones own. (Oxford English Dictionary) Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying answers from another student, downloading assignments off the Internet and passing off old assignments as ones own. Any assignment found to be plagiarized whether in part or in total MUST BE REWRITTEN to demonstrate learning. Semester End Summative Assessment Plan Term marks 80% Final Assessment Package 20%

Comprehension, Communication and Critical Thinking in the areas or reading, writing, viewing, speaking and representing will be the focus of the evaluation. Lori Noonan-Robinson 867-2591 school lrobinson@rrsd.mb.ca Teacher Signature_________________________ Student Signature _________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature_________________________________ Date _______________________ Date _______________________ Date _______________________