What Can We Expect in 8th Grade Language Arts?
Grades & Expectations (click here to see criteria and weight)
Major Projects/Assignments
Students will be given a challenging writing assignment each quarter. It is important that they come to class in order to receive guidance from their teachers and give support to their peers. Additionally, regular classwork during a unit will almost always double as preparation for these projects. If a student does not complete classwork, it will put him or her behind on the writing assignment as well.
Reading Response
Daily writing has been shown to strengthen literacy and increase student engagement. For these reasons, your student will be writing a few sentences each day, connecting our readings to the concepts we study as a class.
Grades & Expectations (click here to see criteria and weight)
Major Projects/Assignments
Students will be given a challenging writing assignment each quarter. It is important that they come to class in order to receive guidance from their teachers and give support to their peers. Additionally, regular classwork during a unit will almost always double as preparation for these projects. If a student does not complete classwork, it will put him or her behind on the writing assignment as well.
Reading Response
Daily writing has been shown to strengthen literacy and increase student engagement. For these reasons, your student will be writing a few sentences each day, connecting our readings to the concepts we study as a class.