Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts with Mrs. Mongon
Rules for success in 8th grade:
1. Be respectful of yourself, your classmates, and your classroom.
2. Be prepared with your homework, classwork, and supplies, and be prepared to
think, read, write, and share.
3. Be open to new ideas and new strategies.
4. Have fun! Find the joys in reading and writing!
Extra Help Times
Tuesday and Thursday
2:30-2:50 PM
As a mom, teacher, and coach, I believe in teamwork. Your child, my student, is paramount in terms of social, emotional, and academic growth.
Please contact me with any questions and/or concerns: [email protected].
Grading:
For language arts, I will be using a points-based system. Using this system encourages students to see that homework, classwork, quizzes, projects, tests, and written essays are equally important in providing an accurate picture of each student's ability and effort.
Since tests, projects, and written essays will always require more time than other assignments, these assessments will be worth double the amount of points. As a result, an essay worth 100 points will be counted twice in my gradebook for a total of 200 points.
At times, homework will be graded using a check system:
1. Check plus plus = 100
2. Check plus = 90-95
3. Check = 80-85
4. Check minus = 70-75
Supplies for this class:
- notebook
- post-it notes
- lined index cards