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Welcome!

Hello! I'm Mr. Hayhurst and I will be your English teacher this year. I'm looking forward to having a GREAT school year and seeing a lot of growth from you. This website should help you and your family keep track of everything we do in class.

Please follow the links to the left to navigate this web page.  All classroom objectives and homework can be found by clicking the "My Calendar" link. 

If you need to go to the Pre-AP English section of the site, click the "Pre-AP English Page" link to the left for more information.

If you need to get in contact with me, the quickest way to do so is via email.  My email is- chayhurst@clevelandisd.org

*Tutoring is held Wednesday through Friday from 8:00-8:20am.*


General Course Description


Eighth grade English offers an in-depth study of various literary forms, as well as a challenging writing program that completes the middle school student’s preparation for literary analysis and writing at the high school level.

The following is an abbreviated list of what we'll be covering this year-


  • 1st 9 weeks- Analyzing Fiction, Drama, Non-fiction, and Poetry

  • 2nd 9 weeks- Analyzing Persuasive and Informational Text

  • 3rd 9 weeks- Creating Connections Across All Genres

  • 4th 9 weeks- Media Literacy and Producing Research


Materials needed for class:

Aside from the basic stuff, like paper, pens/pencils, etc., you will need a one-inch , three-ring binder, along with 5 dividers.  The binder will be organized into the following sections:

1.  Warm-Ups

2.  Vocabulary

3.  Lecture Notes

4.  Reading Portfolio

5.  Writing Portfolio

Your binder will be graded once a week.  We may announce it ahead of time, or we may grade the binder “as is” with no warning. 

What will our class routine be?

Each class will start with a warm-up activity that aims to introduce, or reinforce, literature and writing concepts.   The standard weekly routine will be:

 

·       Monday:  Lecture day- this day will be the only lecture day of the week, and it will be used to introduce the topic of study.  The vocabulary of the week will also be introduced.

·       Tuesday/Wednesday: Reserved for reading/writing activities. 

·       Thursday: Test day- the test will cover that week's content, along with previously learned material.  The first section will always be vocabulary, and the second section will be based from our readings. The tests will be cumulative, so that means every test will have information from previous tests.  DO NOT BE ABSENT ON THURSDAYS! 

·       Friday:  Silent Sustained Reading (SSR), test review, re-teaching, and make-up work. Fridays will start with SSR, which is a time for silent, self-directed reading (usually about 15 minutes or so).  The rest of the class will be used to go over the tests and correct mistakes, and re-teach anything that wasn't understood.  Students who have make-up work will be allowed to complete it during this time. 

 

Please understand that this schedule will change from time to time based on specific class needs, as well as for special days throughout the year where we will have a modified school schedule.


 




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