8th Grade Honors English 2017-2018 Dr. Jennifer Grenardo, Ed.D. jgrenardo@stmatts.org 210-478-5089 www.smcssa.org/drgrenardo

Goals Plant Three Rows Of Peas: 1. Peace of Mind 2. Peace of Heart 3. Peace of Soul “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 Meet the Teacher English Curriculum Novels Grading Policy HSPT Enrichment St. Mary’s Law School Mock Trial

Meet the Teacher: Dr. Grenardo Doctorate of Education Loyola Marymount University Former Principal, Vice Principal 8th and 5th Grade Teacher Honors English Algebra I and Pre-Algebra Catholic Charities Education Advisory Board Curriculum Coordinator, 8th Honors English and 7th Grade English Teacher

8th Grade Honors English Curriculum 9th Grade English I Standards Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Reading Vocabulary Comprehension Literary tools Plot development Character Development Writing Grammar Spelling Expository Narrative Persuasive Informational – MLA formatting Studies Novel Writing Reading

Class Novels Class Novels Theme Writing To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee   Prejudice and Justice Response to literature Persuasive essays A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt Integrity and Perseverance Narratives: Conflict and resolution The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss Teachings by Pope Francis on the family Family Unity Informational Essays – MLA style Expository: How-to essays Descriptive Essays Women of the Passion by Joan D. Lynch Selections from The New American Bible Faith, Hope, and Love Comparative analysis

Highlighting Code Vocabulary – yellow Characters – blue Setting – green Literary tools – pink Important facts - underline

New American Bible “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

High School Placement Test (HSPT) Preparation Diagnostic Test - Individualized Test Preparation Plan 60 questions 16 minutes Verbal 52 questions 30 minutes Quantitative 62 questions 25 minutes Reading 64 questions 45 minutes Mathematics 60 questions 25 minutes Language

St. Mary’s Law School Mock Trial Student attorneys argue a real case in front of St. Mary’s Law School professors. Students serve as jury members in the trial process. Friday, Nov. 10th at 1:00 p.m.

Grading Policy Tests/Quizzes = 60% Homework/classwork = 40% Vocab/Comprehension Final Drafts of Writing Assignments Must revise and publish Projects Accelerated Reader Goal Percentage Homework/classwork = 40% Journal – cursive handwriting Grammar exercises Vocabulary practice Novel analysis

STAR Assessment: Accelerated Reader (AR) Program STAR Assessment – 3 times per year ZPD: Zone of Proximal Development – Reading Level Determine Percentage Goal Fiction and Non-fiction Selections Library – Tuesdays Take AR tests Check–out books The Literature Project - http://www.literatureproject.com/ San Antonio Public Library eBooks

Questions & Answers Dr. Jennifer Grenardo, Ed.D. jgrenardo@stmatts.org 210-478-5089 www.smcssa.org/drgrenardo