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Su pabyo ti n 8th Grade Lan guag e A rt s/Readin g Sy llabus (2015- 2016)

De a r S t ud en t s:
W el c o m e t o ou r c l a s s! Th e f ol l ow in g sy l la b us pr o vid es i m po r t a n t i nf or m a t ion a b ou t t h e c o ur s e.
P l ea s e r e a d t h is s y l l a b u s c a r ef ul l y , s ha r e it w i t h y o ur pa r en t s /gu a r d ia ns a n d ke ep it in y o ur
b in d er a t a l l t im e s.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
(Ms.) Sandy Supabyotin
Ce d a r Mi d d l e S c h oo l
1 3 5 6 5 C ed a r S t .
H es p er ia , CA 92 3 44

Ho w to pro nou nc e
m y na m e
SOO-POB-YO-TIN

E - m a i l : s a nd y . s up a b y o t in @ he s pe ri a u sd . or g
P h o n e : ( 76 0 ) 24 4 - 6 09 3
Classroom #: 5
Class Website (digital copy of syllabus):

Or Ms . S is f ine J

h t t p :// su pa b y ot in . w e eb l y . c o m /

Course Description:
L a ng ua g e Ar t s a n d R ea d in g c ou nt a s a s in gl e c o ur s e . Th is c l a s s c on c e nt r a t es on im p r ov in g y o ur
c r it ic a l t h in kin g a n d p r ob l e m -s ol v ing sk il l s t h r ou gh r ea d i n g a nd w r it in g. Th e re w il l b e a n e m ph a s is
on a na l y z in g t e x t , c o m m un ic a t io n a n d c ol l a b o ra t io n. W e wil l r ea d s ev er a l n ov el s a nd n on - f ic t i on
t e x t s, wa t c h f il m s , a nd c o m pl e t e m a n y c r ea t iv e pr o je c t s t hr o ug ho ut t h e y e a r .
Required Textbook & Materials:
Al l no ve l s a nd r ea d ing m a t er i a l s w il l b e p r ov id e d fo r s t u d en t s . E a c h s t u d en t i s r e q uir e d t o ha ve a
c o py o f t h e ( g r een ) l it e r a t u re t ex t b o ok a t h o m e.
P l ea s e
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c om e t o c l a s s p r ep a r ed wi t h t h e f ol l o w in g s up pl ie s e ve r y d a y :
S pi r a l n ot eb oo k f or jo ur n a l in g ( pr o vi d ed )
Ch r om eb o ok & c ha r g er * ( p r ov id e d )
3 - R i ng B in d er wit h t a b s & l in ed pa pe r
( 2 ) CO L L E G E R UL ED c o m po s it io n b oo ks
P en s ( b l a c k/ b lu e in k on l y ), pe nc il s
S il en t r ea d ing b o ok

Classroom Rules
W e a l l m a ke m is t a kes . If y ou r e h a v ing a b a d
d a y I w il l u nd e r st a nd . A s y o ur t e a c h er , I
p ro m is e t o s t r iv e t o b e fa ir , a p ol o giz e w h en
I ve m a d e a m is t a k e, a nd a l w a y s l is t en t o y o ur
s id e . H ow ev er , I ex p ect th at yo u w il l
d e m on st ra te th e s am e m at ur ity a nd r es p ect in
ou r cl as s ro om .
M a ke t he c ho ic e t o a v o i d :
Di s t r a c t i ng o t h er s
In t e rr u pt in g in s t r uc t ion
Di s re s pe c t f ul / a b u s ive b eh a v io r

Consequences:
1.
V er b a l wa rn in g
2. L u nc h d e t en t io n & wr it t en r e fl e c t io n
3 . P ho ne c a l l h o m e a n d /o r c o nf e r en c e
4 . AL C c l a s s su s pe ns io n
5 . Ad m ini st ra t iv e a c t ion
P os it i ve b e h a vi or wil l n ot go un no t ic e d . Y e s, I
m a k e p o s i t i v e p h o n e c a l l s h o m e . N ot h in g
b r in gs m e m or e j oy t h a n b r a ggi ng t o y ou r
p a r en t s a b ou t h o w a m a z ing y ou a r e

Absences:
Al l a b s en c e s m u st b e c le a r e d b y t h e f r on t of f ic e . P l ea s e c he c k t h e a b s e nt c a le nd a r i n ou r
c l a s s r oo m a nd c o l le c t a n y wo r k y ou ha v e m is s e d a s s oo n a s y ou r et u r n. C o m p l e t e a f r e e w r i t e
i n y o u r j o u r n a l f o r t h e n u m b e r o f d a y s y o u w e r e a b s e n t . I t is t he s t u d e n t s
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o m a k e- u p m is s ing w or k a nd ex a m s.
Assignments & Activities:
Da il y j our n a l s
In t e ra c t iv e n ot e b oo k ( n ot e s, m is c .
a s s ig nm e nt s , n ov el wo r k)
P r oj ec t s ( p r es en t a t i on s, po s t er s ,
s kit s, et c .)
Di s c us s io ns
F il m s*
E s sa y s
*T h ro ug h ou t t he y ea r , I sh o w a nu m b er of f il m s t h a t a r e r e le v a nt t o ou r c u r r en t c ur r ic ul u m .
P l eas e f e el f r e e to co nta ct m e if yo u wo ul d l ike a l i st o f th e P G -13 titl es or h av e any o th er
q u es tio ns or con ce r ns .
Technology/Chromebook Agreement
M a ny o f o ur w r it ing a s si gn m en t s w il l b e c om p l et e d o n C hr o m eb oo ks a n d t hr o ug h G o ogl e
Cl a ss r o om . I t is im po r t a n t t ha t y ou b r in g y o ur d e vic e f ul l y c h a r ge d ev e ry d a y .
U se y ou r C hr o m eb o ok r e sp on s ib l y :
Do no t v is it in a p pr o pr ia t e w e b s it e s
Al w a y s s t a y on t a s k
U nl es s giv en pe rm i s si on , d o n ot l is t en t o m u si c , w a t c h vi d eo s, vi si t
s oc ia l m ed ia , or a n y o t h e r w e b s it e s u n r e l a t e d t o t h e a ss ig nm e nt .
Grading Policy & Late Work:
Cl a ss w or k/ In t er a c t iv e N B = 3 5 %
E s sa y s /P r oj ec t s = 40 %
Te s t s /Q u iz z e s = 20 %
H om e w o r k = 5 %

*G r a d es ar e up d at ed ev er y 2 w ee ks via P o w e r S c h o o l o n l i n e . P l e as e con tac t the fr o nt o ff ic e to

l ea rn ho w to u s e th is to ol to ch e ck gr a d es .
L a t e w or k w i l l b e a c c e pt e d n o l a t e r t h a n O N E W E E K a f t e r t h e o r i g i n a l d u e d a t e
w i t h a d e d uc t io n of po in t s d e pe nd i ng o n t h e a s s ig nm e nt .
E x t r a c r e d it o p p o r t u ni t i e s w i l l b e
a v ai l a b l e t hr o ug h o u t t h e y e ar .
S t u d e n t s m u s t d e m o n s t r at e a n e ff o r t
t o t u r n in a l l r e g u l a r a s s i g nm e n t s
b e fo r e b e i n g c o ns id e r e d f o r e x t r a
c r e d i t o p p o r t u n it i e s .
* A d d it i o na l E x t r a C r e d i t : S t u d e n t s t h a t
h a ve k e p t t h e i r s y l l ab u s a n d j o u r na l
in go od condition will receive e xtra
cre dit at the e nd o f the se mes ters.
Y o u c a n a l s o e ar n e x t r a c r e d i t b y
s i g ni n g up f o r R e m i nd . R e m i n d i s a
s a f e , s e c u r e a p p t h at a l l o w s m e t o
r e m i n d y o u o f u p c o m i ng a s s ig n m e n t s
v i a t e x t m e s s a g e . P ar e nt s c an s i g n u p
too!