Welcome to Curriculum Night

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Welcome to Curriculum Night
Mr. Swarthout 8th grade Honors English I
Please pick up your students SpringBoard Book
and spiral or composition notebook from the white
basket on the back table. They are stored
alphabetically by the students last name.
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About the Teacher

• Graduated from Washington State University in
  December 2012
• Bachelor of Arts in English
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology
• Minor in Sociology
• Coach Cross-Country and Track and Field
• Member of the Curriculum Adoption Committee and
  the Building Leadership Team (BLT)
• Teaming with teachers who teach honors and AP
  classes here and at Jackson High School
• Second year at Heatherwood Middle School

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Curriculum

• Here is an introduction to SpringBoard
• http//www.springboardonline.com/pd/ela-module1/st
  ory_html5.html

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Curriculum

• SpringBoard is the adopted curriculum for the
  Everett School District.
• SpringBoard will drive the instruction in this
  classroom.
• District Assessment data will be collected from
  the following SpringBoard Assessments
• Unit 1 EA 2 (page 83) Argumentative Essay
• Unit 4 EA 2 (page 315) Analyzing Poetry
• Unit 2 EA 1 (page 126) Narrative/Creative
  Writing
• Unit 3 EA 2 (Page 249) Literary Analysis
• Time permitting, the goal is to reach Unit 5
  Shakespeare by the end of the year.

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Honors 1 Block What is it?

• The course has been designed to mimic a 9th grade
  honors course at Jackson High School.
• Students are using the 9th grade SpringBoard
  Book.
• Students will leave here prepared to enter 10th
  grade honors (Honors 2) at Jackson High School.

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High School Credit

• Students can receive high school credit for this
  class upon parent request at their high school.
• The grade will be added to his/her high school
  transcript, and his/her high school GPA will be
  affected.

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Homework

• Students will be expected to read everyday at
  home and keep a reading log.
• They should read at least 60 pages per week.
• Students should be completing vocabulary
  activities at home online at Wordsandtheirstories.
  com (about 10 minutes each night).
• My Philosophy Besides the daily homework listed
  above, I try to limit homework to extensions of
  activities that are not completed in class. I
  understand that many students also have busy
  lives outside of class.

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Independent Reading

• Students will be expected to read at least 1,000
  pages and at least six novels per semester from
  the AP Book List now fixed.
• They will keep a reading log as they are reading.
  Three reading logs are required for each novel
  read (around every 50-75 pages or every 1/3 of
  the novel).
• Reading logs are due every 3-4 weeks.
• You can find exact due dates and additional
  independent reading information on my webpage.
• A summative assessment will be given in class at
  the end of each semester.

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Grades

• Grades are designed to reflect students
  knowledge of content standards.
• As well as sending home progress reports in the
  middle of the semester, I will be posting grades
  online regularly.

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Standard-Based Grades

• Formative grades given for assignments usually
  done with partners or in groups after the initial
  modeling of a concept. They are weighted at 15
  of the students grade.
• Summative grades given for assignments usually
  done individually to show learning after a
  concept has been taught and practiced. They make
  up 85 of the students grade.

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Parent Involvement in Homework

• Please discuss with your child the book they are
  currently reading for class and help them make a
  plan for which books to read this semester.
• Please provide a quiet place for your child to
  read and to complete homework assignments.
• Please check grades online as needed.
• ALWAYS praise hard work.

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• Students will be expected to follow Heatherwoods
  code of conduct
• Be Respectful
• Act Responsibly
• Be a Part of the Solution
• I will contact you if your child needs to discuss
  behavior solutions with you.
• Your support makes a big difference.

Discipline
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Mr. Swarthouts Webpage

• http//www.everettsd.org/Domain/2181
• On my webpage you will find calendars with due
  dates for major assignments, the AP Book List,
  and other independent reading documents.

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REMIND

• REMIND is a one-way broadcast system. Teachers
  can send individual messages to students and
  guardians and they (students and guardians)
  cannot reply.
• REMIND also keeps a log of all message history
  which can never be edited or deleted.
• Teachers never see student or guardian phone
  numbers, and phone numbers cannot be seen by
  other students or guardians.
• If you would like to receive these messages,
  please follow the instructions on the following
  slide.

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AM Block Parents
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Mid Block Parents
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PM Block Parents
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Conferences

• You are invited to come and conference with your
  students first period teacher during the week of
  October 27.
• If you need a conference before then, please
  contact me at 425-385-6300 or
• jswarthout_at_everettsd.org
• Unless I am out of the building, I will respond
  to your call within 24 hours.

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Goal-Setting Conferences

• Please sign up for your goal-setting conferences
  (1st period parents only) before leaving tonight.
• Week of October 27
• Sign-up forms are on a desk at the front of the
  room.

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Thanks for coming! Your support is important to
your students success!

• Please place your students SpringBoard book and
  notebook back in the basket before you leave.
• If you have any additional questions, please feel
  free to stop by at the end of Curriculum night,
  or email me at any time!