This course is designed to help students master the 8th grade ELA Common Core State Standards while continuing to develop their reading, writing, speaking and critical thinking skills. Students also will explore various genres of literature.
MAJOR WORKS OF LITERATURE: “Flowers for Algernon”, “The Diary of Anne Frank”, Night, The Outsiders,
Peak, and selected readings from the new textbook My Perspectives by Pearson.
WRITING: Narrative, Argument, Literary Analysis, and Explanatory
LANGUAGE: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Oral Presentations
RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES
HOMEWORK
LATE WORK
ABSENCES
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
MAJOR WORKS OF LITERATURE: “Flowers for Algernon”, “The Diary of Anne Frank”, Night, The Outsiders,
Peak, and selected readings from the new textbook My Perspectives by Pearson.
WRITING: Narrative, Argument, Literary Analysis, and Explanatory
LANGUAGE: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Oral Presentations
RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES
- 3-subject notebook
- Blue/black pens and pencils
- Red correcting pen
- Colored pencils
- Highlighters
- College-ruled paper
- Grades are not weighted, rather each assignment is given a point value which is then totaled and converted into a percentage.
- Assessments and writing make up the majority of a student’s grade, while homework and classwork account for a smaller percentage.
- Grades are updated on q.conejousd.org regularly, except for essays and projects which take more time to be assessed.
HOMEWORK
- Homework is assigned to reinforce concepts taught in class. Students should expect about 20 minutes of homework most weeknights and occasional weekends.
LATE WORK
- Work will be accepted one day late but will only receive 50 percent credit.
ABSENCES
- It is the student’s responsibility to check my web site to identify missed classwork and/or homework and arrange for make-up testing, if needed.
- Students have ONE DAY for each day absent to make up missed work.
- Homework that is assigned prior to an absence is still due on the original due date.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
- In the event of computer or printer failure, students should write out the assignment in pen, e-mail it to a friend to print for them, or print it in the library BEFORE school.