MRS JERNIGAN 8 T H GRADE HONORS AND

MRS. JERNIGAN 8 T H GRADE HONORS AND 8 T H GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF v I graduated from Brigham Young University. v I taught 9 th grade, 10 th grade, and AP 12 th grade Language Arts last year. v My first year at Willis Junior High and am very impressed with the administration and faculty here. v I am excited to prepare your 8 th grade students for High School.

HOW TO CONTACT ME v Website: www. cusd 80. com v E-mail jernigan. stacy@cusd 80. com v Phone: 480

AN OVERVIEW OF 8 T H GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS v. Reading comprehension v. Writing v. Quarterly Reading Research projects v. Technology Presentations

READING COMPREHENSION v Skills and Strategies for Reading v Preview v Set a purpose v Connect v Use prior knowledge v Predict v Visualize v Monitor v Make inferences

WHAT WE WILL BE READING English 8 Required 1. 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. Honors 8 Required 1. 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. 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: 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 TBA Poetry, 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.

WRITING v Creating a hook v How to write a killer thesis v Transitions v Concluding paragraph v Using detail, figurative language v Conventions: punctuation, sentence structure v Editing and peer editing

QUARTERLY INDEPENDENT READING PROJECTS v Quarter 1: from Book to Big Screen v Quarter 2: Book of choice v Quarter 3: Utopian/Dystopian Society v Quarter 4: Classical Literature v 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 v Students will be using different presentation formats for each of their independent reading projects.

HOMEWORK HELP v 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. v D House: We are each staying an afternoon so the students can come to our room and get help in a specific area. v I will be here on Wednesdays. If your student needs any help in Language Arts, Please have them come in.