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W elcome to 8 th grade Language Arts

W elcome to 8 th grade Language Arts. Please be in a seat once you arrive. Also, start thinking about the best Halloween costume you’ve ever worn or seen. W elcome to 8 th grade Language Arts.

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W elcome to 8 th grade Language Arts

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  1. Welcome to 8th grade Language Arts Please be in a seat once you arrive. Also, start thinking about the best Halloween costume you’ve ever worn or seen.

  2. Welcome to 8th grade Language Arts Please be in a seat once you arrive. Start thinking about who is the best villain of all time. This character can be from TV, movies, or books.

  3. About Me Hi! I’m Ms.Moats I graduated from the University of Southern Indiana in 2009 with a degree in English-Creative Writing. I received my English teaching degree in May 2012. This is my second year at Castle South.

  4. My previous students would probably describe me as funny, hard-working, and even a little bit crazy at times! I love to make my own fun.

  5. This is my last year as Ms. Moats. I will be Mrs. Poole next year. My fiancé Thomas and I are getting married on July 19, 2014. The other love of my life is my miniature poodle, Weasley. When he was a puppy, he was a ginger, so I named him after Ron Weasley from Harry Potter.

  6. A Few of My Favorite Things: Halloween Shark week tv music Spirit Days! Baking reading Harry Potter

  7. Two Truths and a Lie I went to the Jerry Springer show and ended up on stage. One of my favorite foods is black licorice. I havestudied to be a comedic writer.

  8. Your turn! Within the next 2 minutes, write two truths and a lie about yourself on a small piece of paper. Make sure whatever you write is school appropriate!

  9. How to turn Ms. Moats from this: To this:

  10. THE BIG BADS Repeatedly coming to class with unfinished assignments

  11. THE BIG BADS Disruptive behavior (interrupting me or another classmate, talking after you have been asked not to, continuing to talk after class begins)

  12. THE BIG BADS Repeatedly being unprepared for class

  13. THE BIG BADS Cheating of any type

  14. Please follow along in your brochure. Expectations and Procedures

  15. If you are guilty of one of the “big bads” or are not following classrooms rules and procedures, you will receive community service. Community service is a form of retribution. Re = Tribut = Ion=

  16. Community Service Place book covers on 3 novels during Flex Stay after class to pick up trash up to 3 days Sanitize desks during Flex Hallway clean-up Stay after class for one minute up to 5 days Stay after class to straighten desks up to 3 days Complete an alternative assignment Write a written apology Lunch detention Teacher’s choice Any student who receives community service will fill out a community service form and receive a written warning in Total Discipline. Repeat offenders will be subject to parent contact and further disciplinary action.

  17. Daily Opportunities: All students have assignments completed: 10 points All students are seated & working when class begins: 5 points Positive classroom participation & behavior: 10 points Outstanding contribution: teacher’s choice Monthly/Weekly Opportunities: Review Games (50+ points!) House Points quizzes Bonus Donation Opportunities: Packages of dry erase markers, pens, pencils, tissues, or lead: 5 points Chlorox wipes or candy: 10 points

  18. Incomplete Work Policy Your progress in this class is very important to me. In order for me to track your growth, homework is a necessity. I don’t believe in giving you a zero and moving on. However, there will be consequences for not doing your work on time. Students who complete each assignment in grading period on time will receive extra credit. Large projects may not apply to this policy.

  19. First instance: • Fill out log in “No Homework Binder”. • One day extension.

  20. SECOND INSTANCE: • Fill out log in “No Homework Binder”. • One day extension. • Classroom community service • AND/OR • An extra assignment in addition to the late/missing work

  21. After the second instance in a grading period the following actions may be taken: • Homework checks during Flex • Daily agenda book checks • Supervised Flex in my classroom • Lunch detention • Office referral • Parent contact

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