Text Box: Heritage Middle School’s eighth graders have the opportunity to take one of three English courses. While each course has unique aspects, all of them incorporate critical reading strategies, literary and expository writing skills, research methods, speaking and presentation skills, listening techniques, technology practice, and visual literacy. These courses are designed to evolve each student into an independent, skilled thinker and communicator. Text Box: Class Rule Respect one another, your teacher, and everyone’s right to learn by following student expectations outlined in the classroom and in the HMS Student Handbook. Text Box: Every Day Supplies Black or blue pen; pencil; grading pen or pencil Standard rule 3-hole paper Notebook to keep material Means to keep track of assignments such as using the required HMS Binder Reminder Sometime Supplies Textbooks; project supplies Text Box: Eighth Grade Homework Policy Students will complete work in a timely manner. Late homework receives partial credit. 1st or 2nd assignment/ 1 day late = 20% penalty 1st or 2nd assignment / 2 or more days late = 0 Additional late assignments = 0 Text Box: Grading Categories Daily Assignments = 50% Simple writing & quizzes; reading checks; in-class & at home work; Go Beyond At Home Word Focus = 10% Weekly Words to Own; vocabulary homework Quizzes; Tests = 40% Quizzes, tests; in-class projects; long-term reading/writing assignments; major projects Note: Major projects and tests may also be weighted. Text Box: Our BIG Project HMS eighth graders chose a university, college, or technical school to become the “expert” on for their peers. This unit often begins in December with letters to the school requesting information and culminates around spring break with presentations. Students research using college material, the Internet, and primary sources. They write note cards, outlines, rough drafts, their formal paper, and bibliographies. To accompany their oral class presentation, they create a multimedia visual. Text Box: Contact Information Heritage Middle School 5300 Heritage Avenue Colleyville, TX E-mail: marthajane.king@gcisd.net Conference: 5th period Phone w/ Voice Mail: 817.305.4790 Mrs. King’s English Classes English InformationText Box: ATTENTION PARENTS Family Access to Skyward Grades Every effort will be made to post daily assignments by the end of the week. Major tests, all projects, and writing assignments require much more time to grade carefully and might take up to 2 1/2 weeks to be posted. In these cases, your student will know the grading timeline and may know their grade before posting. Please check with them first. Note: Grades will be up-to-date Tuesday of the 4th week of a 6 weeks (Progress Report time) and by Wednesday morning of a new 6 weeks. (Report Card time) A grade is only MISSING if it has a 0 as the score. Assignments will be listed before they are assigned or graded. Skyward marks these “missing” . Remember: NO ZERO = NOT MISSING