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Har-Bur Middle
School 26 Lyon Road Burlington, CT
06013 860-673-6163 |
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the Home Page of : Mrs.
Johnson johnsonp@region10ct.org Phone 673-6163
ext.7226 Grade
8 Silver Team Language Arts |
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Course Description
Thematic units
and "Workshop Method" classes are taught by incorporating
reinforcement of individual students skills, talents and abilities.
Student
Expectations (outcomes/essential learning-concepts and skills) What will the
students know and be able to do as a result of successfully completing this
course?:
Produce evidence
of written mastery through successful completion of various writing
assignments.
Demonstrate
process writing skills: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and
publishing.
Create written
samples that represent narrative, descriptive, persuasive, and expository
writing styles.
Practice
critical thinking skills: engaging, connecting, interpreting, and analyzing.
Participate in
workshop method activities, literature response journal writing, impromptu
speeches.
S.S.R., cooperative
learning activities, creative writing exercises and John Collins’ method
writing assignments incorporating FCA’s for focus correction.
Multiple
Forms of Assessment (Opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning
and
understanding
of concepts and skills):
- Literature response journal Group and individual
projects
- Cumulative writing pieces
- Literature Circle response writing
- Writing 'workshops"
- Speeches (impromptu and prepared)
- Free choice reading projects (book talk and
reviews)
- Participation in class activities
- Tests/Quizzes
- Research papers
Learning
Activities (Activities that facilitate learning for all students- ex_ Projects,
discussions, etc.
- Literature Circles
- Discussions - group work/processing
- Individual and group projects
- Writing pieces
- Writing workshop
- Free choice reading projects
- Research papers
- SSR (silent sustained reading)
- Speeches (impromptu and prepared)
- Field trips
Integration
of Technology (Technology is a tool to enhance the learning process):
- Music
- Internet
(web site use as pertains to research papers, prepared speech writing)
Resources
(Textbooks, equipment, instructional supplies, etc.):
- Anne Frank: Diary of a Young
Girt
- Hamlet
- Tunes for Bears to Dance To
- Kin/Kimi
- Izzy, Willy-Nilly
- Wordly Wise 3000 – language acquisition and skill building
activities
- Related short stories, poetry,
drama, music and non-fiction articles
Standards for
Assessment (How grades are determined):
- Homework points - 20%
- Quizzes - 30% / Tests - 50%
- Major writing
assignments/projects equivalent to test grades