mrs. jernigan 8 th grade honors and 8 th grade language arts
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MRS. JERNIGAN8TH GRADE HONORS
AND 8TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS
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.
AN OVERVIEW OF 8T H GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading comprehension
Writing
Quarterly Reading Research
projects
Technology Presentations
READING COMPREHENSION
Skills and Strategies for Reading
Preview
Set a purpose
Connect
Use prior knowledge
Predict
Visualize
Monitor
Make inferences
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.
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
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.
TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATIONS
Students will be using different presentation
formats for each of their independent reading
projects.
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.