• Welcome to La Cima 8th Grade Language Arts and Advanced Language Arts!  This year will be a year of new beginnings, new friendships, and new learning.   Together we are going to have a fantastic 8th grade year!

    Course Description: 8th grade Advanced Language Arts and Reading is focused on reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking. We have wonderful textbooks: HMH Literature. These textbooks are aligned to the AZ Standards, and have the rigorous texts and lessons that the Arizona standards require. In addition to reading and writing using these texts, students will be doing outside of school reading in required genres with follow-up projects and parent book interviews, DOL (Daily Oral Language), and vocabulary.

    Course Supplies needed for your 8th grade Language Arts Class are located on the "Supplies" tab.

    WEEKLY HOMEWORK IS LOCATED ON THE "CALENDAR" TAB.

     

    Class Expectations:

     Preparedness: Students are expected to come to class on time, bring their binder, and all assigned homework. Cell phones, any ear buds, and other electronic devices are not allowed in the classroom. Gum is not allowed on campus, and thus it is not allowed in my classroom.

    My expectations for student behavior:

    Be Positive

    Be Respectful

    Be Ready to Learn

    Be Safe

    Be a Problem Solver

    *Always demonstrate academic integrity (no plagiarism, cheating on tests, or copying work)

     Students will respect the teacher’s right to teach and the students’ right to learn.

    1. Students will listen and NOT talk when another person is speaking.
    2. Students will listen and follow instructions, directions, and procedures the first time they are given.
    3. Christian’s Golden Rule: NO PUTDOWNS!!!
    4. No Bullying!

     

    Helpful Hints & Reminders

    Mrs. Christian’s Grading and Homework Information:  WEEKLY HOMEWORK IS LOCATED ON THE "CALENDAR" TAB.

                Students are expected to turn in all assignments on time. Late homework must be turned in before each Friday and will receive 60% maximum grade.

                When a student is absent, they get the number of days to make up work that they were absent. However, on long term projects, due dates are to be honored unless a student is absent on the day assignment is due. The assignment is then due upon return. It is the responsibility of the students to find out what assignments were missed during an absence. There are several ways to do this:

    1. Write down all assignments from the assignment board for day(s) absent during first class period back in the classroom.
    2. Call a study-buddy. (I encourage students to have the phone number &/or email address for at least two students in each class.)
    3. Ask Mrs. Christian for clarification of work, or handouts indicated from the assignments written down from the planner board. (This needs to be done before or after school, before class begins, or during lunch with an appointment, not when classes are in session. Asking, “Did I miss anything?” is not a responsible way of getting missing work.

    HOMEWORK INFORMATION

    Please check their planners or homework folder. Students should have ALL of their homework in their planners written out for the WHOLE week. If they are not at school on Monday, the homework is on our white board for the whole week.  There should be no excuse why homework is not turned in on time except that the students was not there to give the homework.