course description google 8th grade
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8TH GRADE ELA
C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N
I. Improve reading comprehension of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
II. Improve writing mechanics, while practicing persuasive, narrative and expository writing assignments.
INDEPENDENT READING
ACCELERATED READER One quiz per term
READ THEORY 10 passages per term
Gwenn Higgins English Language Arts (ELA) Grade: 8 [email protected] 781-659-8814x4242 After school help: Thursdays, unless announced otherwise
With Google Classroom, students canaccess and submit their work from the app. They can also keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page. Google Documents and Drive folders are automatically created for each student to help keep everyone organized.
Students should check Google Classroom and their student email regularly for updates and feedback on their assignments.
G O O G L E C L A S S R O O M
Course Description and Resources
Teacher Page
Google Classroom
Aspen/X2 IXL
Independent Reading
Other resources
M R S. H I G G I N S T E AC H E R PAG E
I update my teacher page each week with new assignments and unit materials. The Assignments page offers details and deadlines for each assignment. The Calendar shows the monthly assignments as they are posted. Reading resources include AR dates and outside reading suggestions. In Writing, you can find information on MLA formatting and writing tips.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Homework assignments are posted in classroom, and on the Assignments and Calendar pages. Please email if struggling with an assignment. Students will need to plan their time for longer term assignments, so that they are completed gradually.
READING:
To Kill a Mockingbird, The Diary of Anne Frank: Definitive Edition, The Outsiders, and Trouble.
Student-selected autobiography, biography or memoir; poems, short stories, and non-fiction articles
Accelerated Reading — one quiz per quarter
Read Theory — 10 passages per quarter
WRITING:
Creative (short stories, poems, one-sentence project)
Narrative (diary or magazine article)
Expository (book jacket project, note taking)
Research/presentations (To Kill a Mockingbird connections to U.S. history, group research project/fair)
Assignments page Assignments calendar
AR and Read Theory dates Online suggestions
MLA formatting Other writing resources
Typically updated every two weeks.
Blue Team uses the following codes in Aspen:
AB = student was absent; assignment calculated as a zero until submitted
M = missing; calculated as a zero
X = excused; exempt from calculations
Reinforce grammar and mechanics
Students complete assigned modules
Each module worth up to 10 points