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Washington DC Info

• Register online at world strides. 99 Deposit
• Scholarship Forms in Office on 9/24. Due 11/17
  to Mr. Stern
• Information Sheet Return by 10/26/201
• Fundraisers Citrus and Cookie Dough
• Parent Info Mtg at Sanborn on 4/3/2013- 7pm to8pm
• Student Info Mtg at Sanborn on Monday 4/22
• Departure 4/23/2013 530 am from Sanborn
• Return 4/26/2013 1030ish at Sanborn

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8th Grade English in 10 Minutes

• September 2012

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Grades engrade.com

• Literature
• Language Study
• Composition
• Conduct

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Literature

• Encouraging skills for independent, critical
  reading
• SMART Reading
• Finding the diamonds
• Note taking systems
• Tracing themes
• Second Readings
• Reading Comprehension Quizzes, Open-Response
  Writing, and Independent Reading (RORs)

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Literature Core Reading

• Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
• Short Stories
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Literature Circle Options
• The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Famer
• Hunger Games (series) by Suzanne Collins
• Uglies and Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
• Feed by M.T. Andersen
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• Anthem by Ana Rand
• Lost Horizon by James Hilton
• A Midsummer Nights Dream by W. Shakespeare

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Language Study

• Editing
• Vocabulary (Vocabulary from Classical Roots
  Book B
• VCRs
• Family Endeavor!
• Process, not Lists!
• Grammar
• Review 7th Grade Curriculum
• Verbal (Infinitive, Participles, Gerunds)
• Comma Usage
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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Language Study Continued

• Listening
• Speaking (Participation)
• Following Directions oral and/or written
• Using Resources Wisely
• Persevering

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Composition

• Writing Process Focus Revising
• Formulating a Thesis
• Claims-Evidence
• Transitioning
• Developing Voice
• Enhancing Clarity
• Editing Meticulously

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Help with Writing!

• Let your child invite you to help!
• Offer and explain recommendations and/or
  corrections.
• HELP catch typos.
• Allow your child to reject your help and your
  advice!

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How Can You Help(Surviving 8th Grade!)

• Online Homework (dates, assignments, handouts)
• Maintain computers and printers!
• Check engrade.com for grades.
• Read assigned novels.
• Talk about books.
• Listen.
• Keep conversations casual.
• When invited, engage.
• Drive the mini-van.

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Core Questions of 8th Grade English

• What are the conditions necessary for a just
  society?
• How does the individual contribute to a just
  society?
• What did you learn about yourself from reading
  _________________?
• What did you learn about thehuman condition
  from reading ______________________?

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Good Night!