8th Grade Advanced Language Arts

Google Classroom: 

All students are required to join Google Classroom.  It is in Google Classroom where students will have a more detailed description on classroom assignments and assessments. 

Google Classroom Code: 

• Period 1: qjzxseg

• Period 5: 2nje3r7

I READY:

Username: Student email

Password:  Student ID Number

SAVVAS (Textbook)

Username: 

Password:   

Independent Reading Novels: 

We will be conducting a novel study each quarter.  It is the student's responsibility to purchase the novel.  

• 1st Quarter: The call of the wild, by Jack London

• 2nd Quarter: 

• 3rd Quarter:

• 4th Quarter

Schedule of the Week

1st Quarter

September 18 th -22nd

• Elements of an argument 

• Ban the ban and Soda's a problem but.... 

• Purchase Novel "Call of the wild by Jack London"

September 11th -15th

• Rhetorical Appeals

• Three Cheers for the Nanny State - pg. 333 -336 

• FAST Exam - Tuesday 12th of Septemeber ELA - Friday 15th - Math 

September 4th - 8th 

• "The horned toad" - Chart analysis due date Monday 12th  of September. 

• THEME - How do changes in the elements of a story lead to the theme?"

• Vocabulary chart # 1 due date Thursday 7th of September.

• Vocabulary Quiz # 1 - Due date 12 -15th of September.

August 28th - September 1st 

• I READY - Diagnostic 

August 21st - 25th

• Rules and expectations Review 

• Introduction to RACE.

August  17th - 18th

• Rules and Expectations 

• Syllabus Review

• Sign up - Google Classroom 

• Sign on 3R's Pledge on Google Classroom 

Home Learning

Weekly Assignments: 

• Must complete I READY Lesson each week moving forward  

• Log onto Google Classroom regularly.

• Finish work that was not completed in class.