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8th Grade Language Arts : English 8
Recent ActivityInstructor: Ms. Noriega
Welcome to 8th grade English! I'm looking forward to sharing the next ten months with you. As we look to your last year of middle school, be prepared for some challenging experiences, but also several opportunities for growth, learning, and fun. This class will help you to master the California English - Language Arts Content Standards for the 8th grade. The standards we'll be emphasizing include reading comprehension and analysis, development of writing, vocabulary study, appropriate grammar and usage, listening and speaking skills, and test taking strategies. My goal is to help prepare you for California's standardized testing, future English classes, the High School Exit Exam, and LIFE.
Class News Upcoming Assessments - FebruaryOur fourth Vocab Test will be administered Friday, 2/10 and our fourth Common Assessment will be administered on Wednesday, 2/29. Please make sure you've reviewed your Vocab Study Guide (this can be found in the Vocab folder below) and your Cornell Notes on Conjunctions, Appositives , and Forms of Poetry. We will be doing review activities in class leading up to these exams.
Donations needed!Our class would greatly appreciate the following donations:
-boxes of tissue -printer paper of all colors -lined notebook paper -mechanical pencils -dry erase markers (skinny ones for our personal whiteboards) -art supplies Thank you!!! Big Ideas for the MonthHere's a short list of the concepts that we'll be studying in English in November and December:
-Literatary Analysis: Elements of Poetry -Writing: Poetry Portfolio -Grammar: Conjuctions and Appositives -Vocabulary & Word Analysis: Word of the Day Activites If you'd like to see what we're up to on a daily basis, check out the daily work calendar online by using the link below (it's also listed on the "links" section of this webpage). This calendar will list the same agenda that the kids see on the whiteboard every day in class. It's especially handy if you've been absent and want to know what you missed in class! http://my.calendars.net/noriegaenglish8 Downloadable Class Files
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Internet Resources You'll find links to rhyming, etymology, and good old-fashioned dictionaries here! These are some pretty cool websites devoted to Poe, the father of modern day detective & horror stories. These sites have lots of information about parts of speech and sentence structure. Many of them offer fun quizzes so you can test yourself! These websites will help further students' understanding of the Holocaust. We will explore some of these sites for our group project in November. Websites designed to answer your questions about MLA format.  California High School Exit ExamYou'll find resources to help you understand and study for the exit exam here. California Recommended Reading ListThis list allows you to search in many ways. It is a great resource for finding books at certain reading levels or books about certain topics. Daily Class Work CalendarThis link will take you to my class calander. If you've been absent, this is where you need to go to see what you've missed in class. TeacherEase.comIn order to check a student's current grade, simply follow this link. I'll need to create a login and password for you by using your active email address. Please email me with this information if you haven't already provided it. |
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