Course Overview
This course is designed to help students become effective users of language, information, and ideas through reading, writing, and speaking. This will be accomplished through amazing writing (creativity, computer usage, cooperative learning, and presentations) and diving into reading (extensive reading, independent thought, a vivid imagination, and thoughtful analysis).
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Class Textbook
This course uses the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt COLLECTIONS textbook in the classroom. Students also have access to the textbook through their STUDENT PORTAL.
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Required Materials
Each student is required to provide the following materials (to be kept in the classroom):
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1 3-ring binder (with front cover sleeve) - No more than 1 inch in size
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Loose leaf paper for binder
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4 Blue (navy) & Black Ink Pens (colored ink and pencils are NOT permitted)
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Post-It Notes (for novel annotations)
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Agenda
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Headphones/Earbuds
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The following are additional materials required on a daily basis:
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Individual 3-ring binder/Marbled Composition Journal to keep notes for class
Required Class novels - Grade 8
ALL NOVELS ARE DUE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF EACH GRADING PERIOD!
Grading Period 1
Class Novel
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Grading Period 2
Class Novel
Refugee
by Alan Gratz
Grading Period 3
Class Novel
Heroes, Gods & Monsters of the Greek Myths
by Bernard Evelin
Grading Period 4
Class Novel
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Required Class novels - Grade 7
ALL NOVELS ARE DUE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF EACH GRADING PERIOD!
Grading Period 1
Class Novel
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Grading Period 2
Class Novel
Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbit
Grading Period 3
Class Novel
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'engle
Grading Period 4
Class Novel
