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8th Grade Curriculum NightJanuary 8, 2013
Ms. JoAnn DiGiandomenico Foreign Language Department Head
Ms. Margaret HagemeisterEnglish Department Head
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Spanish CourseSequence
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French CourseSequence
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German and Latin Course Sequences
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Mandarin Chinese
•Mandarin Chinese 1 (grades 9-12)•Mandarin Chinese 2 (grades 10-12)
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Honors Traits for Foreign Language
• Recycle information from Spanish 1 with little or no review
• Apply previously learned material to produce a new product
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Honors Traits for Foreign Language
• Spanish 20 (Honors)• Four grammatical structures from Spanish 1• Four new grammatical structures• Vocab quizzes are definitions with word bank, current and recycled
vocab
• Spanish 21 (CP)• Recycled vocabulary from Spanish 1• One new grammatical structure• Vocab quizzes include visuals and prompts
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Honors Traits For All Students
• Highly organized and excellent time management• Able to take adequate notes and access information
quickly• Confident that they can do challenging work• Self-directed• Willing to acknowledge and tolerate risk• Willing to accept constructive criticism• Critical thinker. Able to make abstract connections.• Can construct new patterns from existing ideas
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English - Literature
• Classic and Contemporary Works:• Primary Works: Romeo and Juliet, To Kill a Mockingbird, The
Odyssey, selected short stories, poetry from Literature and Language (text).
• Additional Selections may include Bad Boy: A Memoir of Walter Dean Myers, When I Was Puerto Rican, The Gospel According to Larry, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Forgotten Fire, Witness, Homecoming, A Christmas Carol, The Chocolate War
• CCSS and MA ELA Framework Standards emphasize fiction and informational texts (non-fiction).
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English - Writing
• All students at each grade level complete core writing assignments, which follow the writing process.• Prewriting (brainstorming, graphic organizer, prewriting,
freewriting, etc.)• Drafting• Feedback/reflection (teacher, peer, self – may be formal or
informal)• Revision• Final Draft (graded using rubric)
• Teachers differentiate and scaffold assignments, depending on the needs of the students.
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Writing to be College and Career Ready
• Argumentative: Literary criticism, theme explication, “Shades of meaning” exercise
• Informational: Articles of the week, teen urban issue project, issues tracking, research connection to literature, analysis of rhetorical strategies
• Narrative: Add new scene to book, POV paper, write a modern tragedy, God/Goddess project, sonnet writing
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Writing Skills by Grade Level (Grade 9)
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English - Other Experiences
• In addition the the core writing assignments, students engage in a number of additional writing experiences, both formal and informal, throughout the year.
• A few examples: • Argumentative/Persuasive pieces• Open Response • Timed Writings• Blogs and Journals• Discussion Forums• Responding to Texts (literary and informational)• Quick write (reading quiz, ticket to leave, etc.)• Projects