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8th Grade Language Arts
Wanda Helling
WEST ROWAN MIDDLE
Zip Code: 28147
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Wanda Helling

8th Grade Language Arts


Parents: Please encourage your child to read at least thirty minutes every night. Regular silent reading helps improve grades and comprehension in all subject areas.




Welcome!!

This year our theme will be monsters. We will be investigating monsters throughout literature and in current events.

1st Quarter Objectives

  •  Understand and recognize literary terms.
  • Use reading skills to understand literature.
  • Write persuasively using correct grammar.
  • Read a variety of materials.
  • Use current events to relate to literature.


2nd Quarter Objectives:

Understand how to argue a point.
Understand how to avoid bias when arguing.
Understand how to write a problem/solution essay.
Read a variety of materials.

3rd Quarter Objectives

Understand and evaluate informational materials. These include all   media.
Read a variety of materials.
Write a research paper.
Understand how to properly analyze nonfiction.

We are currently practicing EOG skills. We will do these in class and some for homework. All students are encouraged to read
for at least 20 minutes every night.

Please see our 8th Grade Wish List at the bottom of this page!!


Thanks to all of the parents who have donated supplies!!

8th grade wish list:
Paper towels
Kleenex
Hand sanitizer















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