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Mrs. L. Edwards
Grade 8 Language Arts
Welcome to an exciting year of exploring reading and writing.  You will also develop speaking and listening skills.

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Fourth Marking Period


Announcements

Students are currently reading informational texts in order to build their background knowledge.
Congratulations to Kevin who has earned Student of the Month.
Power School grades will be updated the second and fourth Friday of every month.


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Required Task
Literary Analysis Essay
This assignment will be done in Writing Workshop with the aid of mentor-text.

  • draft #1 due 5/21/2015
  • draft #2 due 5/26/2015
  • final draft due 5/28/15

Performance Task
Self-chosen task based on your arts emphasis
Guidelines will be distributed last week of May

State-wide Smarter Balanced testing: April-May 2015

SRI (reading level): early June (exact date TBD)


Useful Web Sites:

Vocabulary.co.il (vocabulary)

Quizlet.com (flashcards to study for tests/quizzes)

khanacademy.org (videos on math lessons)

https://owl.english.purdue.edu (online writing lab)

http://connection.naviance.com/betsyross (college and career readiness)

collegeboard.org  (college readiness)

ART-A-DEMICS

  • Home
    • end of the year staff video
    • class of 2020 graduation
  • FAQ
  • Library
    • BRAMS Summer Reading
    • Barnes & Noble Reading Challenge
    • NHPS Summer Reading
    • BRAMS PTSO Home Page >
      • PTSO Upcoming Meetings
      • BRAMS PTSO Spirit Wear Fundraiser
      • PTSO Job Description
      • PTSO Treasurers' Reports
  • Virtual Tour
  • Meet Our Staff
  • PBIS
  • Information
    • Forms
    • Supplies Lists
    • 8th Grade Information
  • Email Links
  • Contact Us
    • Leave Us a Comment
  • Mandated Reporter Training
  • EOY_Activities
  • Email Links