Mrs. Houtenville's 8th Grade ELA Class
2023 - 2024 School Year Syllabus & Website
Welcome to 8th grade English Language Arts!
*find the most up-to-date infomration on our Google Classroom
Hey there 8th graders!
Welcome to 8th grade ELA-- your language arts home at Grice Middle School. I am so excited about working with you all this year. Some classes will only have me as a teacher, and other classes are lucky enough to have two teachers in the room for support; Mrs. Jeffery along with me. To help keep learning relatable, engaging, and filled with opportunities . . .
I believe in DISCOVERY
I believe in making this course important to YOUR LIVES
I believe in open, candid COMMUNICATION
I believe learning is a continuous PROCESS
I believe in building RELATIONSHIPS
I believe in YOU... the generation that will face a world of challenges yet still persevere
Course Objectives:
The focus of 8th grade ELA is to build upon skills that you began to acquire during your years in middle school and help prepare you for high school. We will read fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and watch movies. In short: you will read (and ENJOY) more than you’ve ever read, and produce more quality writing than you’ve ever written. Our goal is to use our newly developed skills to interpret and analyze literature. We will write literary analysis, narratives, and open-ended responses throughout the course of the year. If I’ve done my job well, you’ll be extremely proud of your achievements in this class. This syllabus outlines expectations for you as students, including classroom conduct and behavior, preparedness, assignments, and other related issues.