8th Grade English
Course Description
In eighth grade English class, students will continue to grow in the areas of reading, writing, listening, speaking, discussion, and reflection. Students will explore narrative, informational, and argumentative writing styles with a focus on text-dependent analysis. Students will also have the opportunity to read various types of texts including, though not limited to, a graphic novel, a memoir, and assortments of poetry. Students will be engaged in a yearlong vocabulary program to strengthen their language abilities. The overall goal of the class is to increase the literacy, writing, and communicative abilities of students.
8th Grade Reading
Course Description
In eighth grade reading class, students will continue to grow in the areas of reading, writing, listening, speaking, discussion, and reflection. Students will engage in whole-class novel studies, in addition to literature circles and independent reading assignments. Students will read informational texts and literature from a multitude of genres including fiction, historical nonfiction, drama, biography, and myth. The overall goal of the class is to increase the literacy, writing, and communicative abilities of students.
23-24 Syllabus.pdfPlagiarism
In all assignments, it is the expectation that students create and complete their own original work. Any unoriginal work is considered academic dishonesty; this includes cheating and plagiarism. Plagiarism is taking someone else’s words or ideas without giving the source credit. All students are provided instruction on academic honesty and plagiarism. If a student is caught plagiarizing: the first offense (across all disciplines) will result in a maximum grade of 59% if the assignment is redone, as outlined in the student handbook. Further disciplinary actions may follow in accordance with the student handbook.
