1. Mrs. Cantu’s 8th Grade Language Arts
Curriculum Night
Mrs. Cantu’s 8th Grade Language Arts

2. About Me

3. Course Overview Grammar Do-Now’s
Collections Series, Close Reader, and Performance Assessment
Writing
Novels

4. Ongoing Projects
Word Wall Task Cards
Outside Reading Assessments

5. Additional Practice
Read, read, read. (Scholastic and Arbookfind.com have great recommendations for books.)
Typing practice (Nitrotype)
IXL.com
While writing, GrammarGirl, Grammarly, Grammarbytes are great resources.

6. Supplies
It is highly recommended that your student have a binder with four subject dividers for my class.
Pencils, pens, highlighters, paper, etc.
Flashdrive

7. Wishlist Colorful Expo markers Index cards Loose leaf paper
Assistance with copies