8th grade English Language Arts Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School Curriculum Night 8th grade English Language Arts Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School

Tonight’s schedule: 1st academic core class = 1st period 5:00-5:20 2nd academic core class = 2nd period 5:23-5:43 3rd academic core class = 5th period 5:46-6:06 4th academic core class = 6th period 6:09-6:29 1st elective = 3rd period 6:36-6:50 2nd elective = 7th period 6:53-7:06 Parents will not be attending advisory class or 4th period, teachers will explain.

Zeros Aren’t Permitted Assigned by teachers for missing assignments Every Wednesday afterschool from 2:00-3:30 Parents will be notified ahead of time & will need to pick up child promptly at 3:30

myPerspectives by Pearson Newly adopted English Language Arts resource Adopted to align with the new Arizona State College and Career Reading ELA Standards Students will have a book that they CAN write in This textbook will stay in the classroom Students will have a username/password to access resources online or on their mobile device

myPerspectives Design Broken up into 5 units. Each unit has an essential question that relates to all of the passages Whole-Class Learning Read 1-2 passages together as a whole class Small-Group Learning Students work together in a group of 3-4 to read passages and complete assignments Students will also work on a Performance Task with their group. This is usually a presentation of some kind Independent Learning Students are assigned 1-2 passages to read and complete assignments individually Performance-Based Assessment Students will individually produce a paper, presentation, or both.

8th grade units and essential questions Unit 1: What are some milestones on the path to growing up? Narrative Non-Fiction Writing Unit 2: How do we remember the past? Explanatory Writing Unit 3: When is it right to take a stand? Argument Essay Writing and Presentation Unit 4: In what different ways can people be intelligent? Informative Writing and Speech If time allows: Unit 5: Are inventions realized through inspiration or perspiration? Argument Essay Writing and Speech

Tradebooks ALA Tradebooks: Same as ELA in addition to: The Giver by Lois Lowry A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls LaNier The Diary of Anne Frank The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne Among the Hidden by Margret Peterson Haddix A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare ALA Tradebooks: Same as ELA in addition to: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Night by Elie Wiesel Animal Farm by George Orwell

Grades Grades will be posted on ParentVue regularly. Please check student grades there on a regular basis. Found on Kyrene.org, Parents, ParentVue In 8th grade the students grades are weighted. 80% of your child’s grade will be assessments, projects, and writing. 20% of your child’s grade will be practice work which is classwork and homework. Rounding: Students grades can be rounded up if they are .5% away from the next letter grade and they have NO missing assignments.

Materials Two-Pocket folder to keep assignments Spiral Notebook with 70+ pages Lined Paper Pencils (Replenish frequently, please!) Colored Pens Highlighters Colored pencils/markers Reusable water bottle

Donations – Thank you in advance! Clorox Wipes Tissue Hand Sanitizer Printer Paper Lined Paper Pencils Colored Pencils/Pens/Markers Jolly Ranchers Students will earn LiveSchool points for donated items!