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Meyer School House 		Mrs. Judy Johnson
8th Grade Language Arts-Team 3 - North

EIGHTH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS
Class Novels
-The Pact
-The Giver
-No Promises in the Wind
-The Watsons Go To Birmingham
-Taking Sides
-The Diary of Anne Frank (play version)

Additional Literary Units (from McDougall Littell Curriculum)
-Short Stories
-Poetry
-Nonfiction

Independent Reading Book Report/Book Mark Due Dates

September 30, 2008
October 31, 2008
December 3, 2008
January 16, 2009
February 18, 2009
March 27, 2009
April 27, 2009
May 22, 2009

Grammar
-Instruction and review of parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure

Vocabulary
-McDougall Littell Vocabulary Series
-Selected vocabulary from literature

Writing (sentences, paragraphs, essays)
-Descriptive
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Informative



ABOUT ME
I am a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan but have lived in St. Cloud since 1992. My husband and I have been married for 37 years and have four children and nine grandchildren. I have a BA from Central Michigan University and an M.Ed from St. Mary's University in Winona, MN. This is my ninth year teaching at North Junior High School.

Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions or concerns. Email is the best way to get in touch with me during the school day. I will respond to all emails within 24 hours.

judith.johnson@isd742.org
320-251-2159 ext. 4132









My Links
ISD 742 Challenge Book List

HONORS LANGUAGE ARTS
Class Novels
-The Pact
-When The Legends Die
-Eva
-The Giver
-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-Animal Farm
-The Diary of Anne Frank(play version)

Additional Literary Units (from College of William and Mary Persuasion Unit and McDougall Littell Curriculum)
-Short Stories
-Poetry
-Nonfiction
-Essays


Independent Reading Book Report Due Dates
(All books must be selected from the District Challenge Reading List)

September 30, 2008
October 31, 2008
December 3, 2008
January 16, 2009
February 18, 2009
March 27, 2009
April 27, 2009
May 22, 2009


Grammar
-Review and instruction as needed of parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure

Vocabulary
-Vocabulary Workshop
-Selected vocabulary from literature

Writing (sentences, paragraphs, essays)
-Descriptive
-Expository
-Persuasive
-Informative

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