Mrs. Ernst’s 8th Grade English Class A-2 2017-18

Common Core Standards *Focus: Group-work, Informational Texts, Annotation- Evidence Citation, Valid Connections to Real-World Issues, Technology Integration “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin

Common Core Standards UNITS: Each category is integrated into every semester of the year *Literature R.L. *Writing W. *Speaking & Listening S.L. *Language L. *Informational Texts I.T. Unit Work Journals (daily) SAT (every other week) -words, online activities Novels /Non-fiction Informational Texts -packet work, essays, annotation, evaluating texts IPad-research, annotation, Google Drive folders, Notability & Pages, Various App use Poet of the Month -biography, poem, write poem, presentation Grammar reinforcement - IXL, packets,worksheets,notes

New Textbook: California Collections *Culture & Belonging *The Thrill of Horror *The Move Toward Freedom *Anne Frank’s Legacy *The Value of Work Collections will be integrated into curriculum as appropriate.

Novel: The House on Mango Street Novels…. (all classes) Novel: The House on Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros FALL *Common Core Based Packet work (common core based) Narrative Papers: “Me” narrative, “A Time in My Life” narrative, and “Mango Chapter” narrative Poetry (Poet of the Month, and integrated into packets)

Novels continued.. Fall/Winter *Common Core Based Honors Proficient Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee -Packets (common core based) -Research Paper -The Great Depression -Jim Crow Laws -Poetry (Poet of the Month / integrated into packets) Novel: The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton -Packets (common core based) -Research Paper -Gang Violence -Poetry (Poet of the Month / integrated into packets)

Novels continued…. Winter/Spring *Common Core Based Honors Proficient Novel: A Separate Peace By John Knowles -Packets (common core based) -Conflict Essay Paper -Poetry (Poet of the Month/ integrated into packets) Novel: The Giver By Lois Lowry -Packets (common core based) -Conflict Essay Paper -Poetry (Poet of the Month/ integrated into packets)

Novels continued…. Spring *Common Core Based Honors Proficient Novel: Hamlet By William Shakespeare -Packet work (common core based) -Argument Paper on Nobility *Is Hamlet noble? -Poetry (Poet of the Month) -Soliloquy Novel: Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson -Packet work (common core based) -Argument Paper on Nobility *Is Melinda noble? -Poetry (Poet of the Month)

Informational Texts/Non-fiction Throughout School Year During Novel Study Post-Novel Study Informational Texts (articles, current event topics, historical topics, biographies) are all integrated into the units. Students will evaluate evidence, annotate, and form educated opinions. They will work independently, in small groups, and discuss as a class. (Group annotations (MOIUQR’s), Chart A entries, Socratic Forum, Dialectical Journals) *R.I. 8.1-8.8 Argument Articles are discussed and debated after finishing each novel. These are real-world topics connected to the themes of each of their books. (ie: Separate Peace- Private School vs. Public)

District Assessments Fall Spring Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments (Ipads) -Performance Task (research, literary texts, editing/revising, interpreting) Smarter Balanced Assessment -Online Review (link on Ernst website) *Assessments are done in HR second semester (6 short tests on Ipads)

Spring Book Groups (if time ) *Spring Book Groups (Common Core Based) Novel Choices: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens That Was Then This is Now by S.E. Hinton The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Make Lemonade by Virginia Wolff The Lord of the Flies by William Golding Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Lyddie by Katherine Patterson The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain -Packet work, discussion and presentation in groups

Last Week of School….. (all classes) Novel: The Little Prince By Antoine de Saint-Exupery *We read The Little Prince the last week of school because it’s a wonderful life-lesson book to send students off to high school with! 

Extras Portfolios -Student work is kept in a portfolio in class. -Students will keep work in a digital folder on Google Drive as well Discipline -Tracking List /every 5-week grading period (paper) *JUPITER GRADES “U” Behavior Progress (digital) *Naughty Behavior = Jupiter referrals / Student Services referrals/ “U” in Cooperation

Ernst Information www.paulreverems.com -Teacher Pages – Ernst- *Homework Link * SAT Word/Activity Link Email: hle6401@lausd.net

Thank You! 