7th Grade
8th
Grade English
8th
Grade Humanities
An English teacher at Tri-North Middle School since
1984, I am a graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in
English, French and Gifted/Talented Education, and Indiana University with a
Master of Science in Secondary Education. Over the past 24 years, I have raised
three children who have gone through
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Classroom
Expectations:
I
expect students to follow these expectations each day:
1.
Come prepared to class with materials and assignments.
2.
Be on time.
3.
Remain in class (no hall passes!)
4.
Be respectful to yourself and others.
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All classes should check the board for daily assignments.
Please contact me at any time at:
or by phone: 330-7745, ext. 229
Language
Arts is an area that particularly lends itself to students becoming life-long
learners. Students in my classes are reading at all times.
Reading improves vocabulary, comprehension, writing skills, and spelling (all
the language arts!).
Click
on www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
for
a list of the 2001 Newbury, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King
Book
Awards.
Spirit
Block
Seventh
Grade Spirit Block is made up of three academic classes, English, Science and
Social Studies. The Spirit Block teachers are: Mrs.
Morgan, Science, Mrs. Marvin, English, and Mr. Morgan, Social Studies. Spirit Block classes meet periods 3, 4, and 5
each day. The
8th
grade English
The
eighth grade English class encompasses all the language arts: reading, writing,
language mechanics and conventions, speaking, and listening. These are covered through thematic literary
units. The Prentice Hall Literature textbooks
and workbooks encompass all these
skills. A
“mini-autobiography” with one chapter written each grading period
will be a year-long project.
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8th
grade Humanities
Eighth
grade humanities is a block of English and Social Studies. Each
Wednesday, students attend an art class. Mrs. Marvin, English, and Mr.
Burch, social studies. The English/Social Studies block uses the units
of:
Exploration/Discovery,
Colonization, Constitution, Westward
Expansion, and the Civil War. Both the historical and literary
perspectives are covered, along with the necessary skills of reading, writing,
and mechanics. There is a great deal of discussion in these classes,
along with many choices of assignments. Many types of assessment tasks
are used that include
writing,
art, public speaking, etc.
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