1. 8th Grade Honors English 2017-2018
Dr. Jennifer Grenardo, Ed.D.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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 -
San Antonio Public Library eBooks

12. Questions & Answers Dr. Jennifer Grenardo, Ed.D. jgrenardo@stmatts.org