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Judy Rayson - Language Arts 8A (Send e-mail)
The eighth grade language arts curriculum is focused on skills that will ensure that your child feels well prepared for high school. Each unit that we cover addresses a particular reading strategy, writing technique, and theme. Each unit this year will include a wide variety of activities to help your child learn about the topics covered and master the strategies being taught including discussions, group projects, opportunities to utilize technology for presentations and research, and creative responses to reading like artwork and dramatic presentations. Throughout the year, we will also learn about literature written by a diverse group of writers who represent various experiences. |
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This week in class Monday
No School - Labor Day
Tuesday
Xenia Tornado Article - "We Should All Be Dead"
Descriptive writing and slide show activity
Wednesday
Roald Dahl's "The Landlady" in Holt Readers
Discuss foreshadowing and complete prediction chart
Thursday
Complete "The Landlady"
Create plot diagrams with interactive web tool
Friday
Pre-Reading Activities for "Flowers for Algernon"
-Class poll on the importance of intelligence or popularity
-Context Clue Chart for Vocabulary
-Analyze writing style of first progress report
Important Dates 10/1/2010
First Trimester Book Report Project Due
| | Downloads List Course Outline [8/29/2010]
First Trimester Book Report Project [9/4/2010]
Cool Links Holt Textbook Resources
Language Arts Blog
Newspaper Wiki
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