8th Grade Parent Night

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8th Grade Parent Night

• WELCOME!

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8th Grade Policies

• Wendy Wax Gellis

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Homework Policy

• 90 minutes of homework per night.
• The 4 core classes will split this time, 20
  minutes per class in most cases with a 10 minute
  cushion.
• You should expect homework every night, Monday
  through Thursday.
• Honor/additional classes additional homework
• Students could use additional time and weekends
  to review material, study, read, and/or work on
  long term assignments.
• Please help us out by checking the homework
  websites and the student planner so you can
  oversee the homework.

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Late Work Policies

• Students are expected to turn their work in on
  time
• Science
• no late homework accepted (homework is usually to
  study)
• projects go down one letter per day late 
• Math
• no late homework accepted
• projects go down one letter grade each day they
  are late 
• History
• 1/2 credit for all late homework and projects
• English
• 1/2 credit for homework assignments worth less
  than 30 points
• Students only get 2 days to turn-in late work for
  assignments worth less than 30 points)
• projects and essays (and all work worth 30 or
  more points) go down one letter grade each day
  they are late

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Quizzes and Tests

• For Quizzes
• Quizzes may be given any day for any class.
• For Tests and Projects
• Science Fridays and occasional Mondays
• Math Mondays and Wednesdays
• History Tuesdays and Thursdays
• English Tuesdays and Wednesdays

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Promotion Requirements

• Liz Cowgill
• Middle School Counselor

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Promotion

• Your child must
• Pass both semesters of math
• Pass both semesters of English
• Have no more than two F grades combined on
  his/her final semester report cards (January
  and/or June)
• Pass the 8th grade Constitution Test given in
  November
• Successfully complete the 8th grade service
  learning project to be communicated in detail
• Be clear of any debts owed to the school such as
  overdue library books, lost or damaged textbooks,
  musical instrument repairs, etc.

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Community Service Learning

• Katy Lapajne
• and
• JuliaCheri Hoos

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Updates and Links

• http//www.malibuhigh.org/teacher-hoos-csl

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The Constitution Exam

• JuliaCheri Hoos

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The US Citizenship Exam

• Students as CITIZENS

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Overview

• All 8th grade students take the exam during their
  2nd period class.
• The exam is given on the Tuesday before
  Thanksgiving (this year 11/23)
• The exam is 100 objective questions.
• Passing is 70 or more correct answers.
• After school study sessions will start at the
  beginning of November.

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Materials

• 200 flash cards (3x5 or 4x6)
• Master list of study questions should be given
  out Friday, 10/15.
• If you have a printer that allows for printing on
  small-format paper, cards can be printed. The
  file will be posted on the homework website the
  week of 10/18.
• Students need to complete ALL class assignments
  and practice quizzes during the unit.
• Review materials and techniques will be given in
  class
• Students need to attend two intensive study
  sessions.

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Preparing for the Exam

• Create and review study cards
• Complete in class assignments
• Take and review practice quizzes
• Attend study sessions
• Use study materials and techniques provided in
  class and at study sessions
• Create mnemonics
• Use online resources
• ASK FOR HELP!!!

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Retaking the Exam

• The first attempt is always the best opportunity
  to pass.
• One retake will be offered between Thanksgiving
  Break and Winter Break.
• Another retake will be offered between the end of
  Winter Break and the end of the first semester.
• Additional retakes are available, but it becomes
  increasingly difficult for students to hold on to
  the old information while working on new
  materials in class.

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