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MRS. JERNIGAN 8 TH GRADE HONORS AND 8 TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

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Page 1: MRS. JERNIGAN 8 TH GRADE HONORS AND 8 TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

MRS. JERNIGAN8TH GRADE HONORS

AND 8TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

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A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF

I graduated from Brigham Young University.

I taught 9th grade, 10th grade, and AP 12th grade

Language Arts last year.

My first year at Willis Junior High and am very

impressed with the administration and faculty here.

I am excited to prepare your 8th grade students for

High School.

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HOW TO CONTACT ME

Website: www.cusd80.com

E-mail [email protected]

Phone: 480

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AN OVERVIEW OF 8T H GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading comprehension

Writing

Quarterly Reading Research

projects

Technology Presentations

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READING COMPREHENSION

Skills and Strategies for Reading

Preview

Set a purpose

Connect

Use prior knowledge

Predict

Visualize

Monitor

Make inferences

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WHAT WE WILL BE READING

English 8 Required1.  House on Mango

Street (Lit)+2.  Diary of Anne Frank: A

Play (Lit)+3.  

Taming of the Shrew (Lit.)4.  Preamble and First

Amendment to the United States Constitution+

*Plus choose one text from the reserved list. 

Reserved Extended

Text   - Nothing but the Truth

 - The Devil’s Arithmetic - House on Mango

Street+ - Preamble and First

Amendment to the United States Constitution+ - Things Not Seen

 - Red Scarf Girl - The Diary of Anne Frank

 - The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play + - Animal Farm

 - Lord of the Flies - Sophie’s World

 - Fahrenheit 451+ - Growing Up Chicana+

 - Hitchhiker+ - The Pearl

 - Taming of the Shrew

Companion Short Text for Required

TBAPoetry, short stories, nonfiction, informational texts (essays, current events, speeches, etc.), media, etc Teacher’s note:These texts should come from the adopted textbooks and resources for CUSD.

Honors 8 Required1.  The Diary of Anne Frank (the book) (Lit)

2.  Fahrenheit 451 (Lit)+3.  Preamble and First

Amendment to the United States Constitution+

 *Plus choose two texts from the reserved list.  

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WRITING

Creating a hook

How to write a killer thesis

Transitions

Concluding paragraph

Using detail, figurative language

Conventions: punctuation, sentence structure

Editing and peer editing

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QUARTERLY INDEPENDENT READING PROJECTS

Quarter 1: from Book to Big Screen

Quarter 2: Book of choice

Quarter 3: Utopian/Dystopian Society

Quarter 4: Classical Literature

These are to be books the student has not

read before. It is an independent project,

therefore they will be done out of class.

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TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATIONS

Students will be using different presentation

formats for each of their independent reading

projects.

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HOMEWORK HELP

Homework hub Monday through Thursday until 4:50 in the

media center. At the homework hub students will have access

to computers for their school projects and a teacher to help

them. The students can take the late bus home at 4:50.

D House: We are each staying an afternoon so the students

can come to our room and get help in a specific area.

I will be here on Wednesdays. If your student needs any

help in Language Arts, Please have them come in.

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