mrs. stephanie feniello welcome to english 8. personal background 12 years experience in north...
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MRS. STEPHANIE FENIELLO
Welcome to English 8
Personal Background
12 years experience in North Allegheny NASH, NAI, Carson, Marshall
5 years experience in Melbourne, Florida Grades 10-12
7 years experience in business Software Trainer/Business Consultant
Goals beyond English curriculum
Make readers out of your student Independent selections Book talks Audio books Teacher reads
Gain study habits Discuss strategies Practice strategies Require strategies
Why I love teaching 8th grade English
aghastAghast of wind blew open the door.
belittle When you make shrinky-dinks, you belittle them by baking them.
bludgeon At lunch they give you a big bludgeon of
tater-tots.
Honors Placement—Grade 9
Students must consistently attain A’s in their nine-week English grades.
Students must have an overall QPA of 3.4 or higher.
Students will be evaluated on the successful completion of a writing sample.
Students must receive a recommendation for Honors English placement from their current English teacher based on their overall performance.
Homework Page
Homework PageClass workHomeworkHomework
ResourcesContact
InformationE-mailsfeniello@northallegh
eny.org
Course Description
Thematic ApproachLiterature, Writing, Grammar, Media,
and Speaking and Listening When is a child no longer a child? How do you face life’s challenges? How do you find your purpose? What does history teach us?
LiteratureShort
Stories/Poetry Comprehension Interpretation Analysis Vocabulary
Course Description
Rules of the GameAmy Tan
LiteratureDrama
The Diary of Anne Frank Speaking and Listening
(Acting) Historical Context
Course Description
LiteratureNon-Fiction
Essays Biography Autobiography Magazine Articles New Articles
Course Description
LiteratureNovelsChainsLaurie Halse AndersonThe GiverLois LowryMonsterWalter Dean Myers
AR Books/Projects
(4)Independent
Reading Selections (4)
Course Description
WritingCreative WritingLiterary
Response Response to
reading selectionsFormal Writing
Five paragraph essay Informational Persuasive
Course Description
ResearchProject
People of character
What does history teach us?
Traditional sources
Internet sources
Course Description
Speaking/ListeningPresent formal
speechesShare select
compositionsContribute to class
discussionsTake notes based on
discussion
Course Description