Mrs. Guaman | Grade 8 Homeroom

Welcome to ELA 6-8!
Please read over the summer! Why do summer work?

• Quite simply skills learned in school are subject to the “use it or lose it” principle of which we are familiar. Studies have demonstrated that on average, students’ achievement scores decline over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning and some cases up to three months. These declines are more significant for math than for reading and the extent of loss is larger at higher grade levels.
  Practicing math and reading skills helps prevent “summer brain drain.” So it’s essential to strike a balance between reinforcing academic skills and having lots of summer fun. Have your child do a little every day or every couple of days, especially when they tell you how bored they are! The work will easily be accomplished and they will return to school ready to tackle new learning challenges!
   

Grade 6:

Reading/Writing:

Purchase the novel Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George        ISBN 978-0-14-131235-4

You must read the entire novel and write a summary on loose-leaf. On a separate sheet of loose-leaf write a review for this novel. Would you recommend this book to other sixth graders? Why or Why not?      

All work is due no later than September 16, 2019.

Grade 7:

Grammar:

Use your Grade 6 Simple Solutions workbook to finish lessons over the summer. Try to do at least four-five lessons per week. The goal is to finish the workbook. We will go over it the first week of school in September.

Reading/Writing:

Purchase the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw        ISBN 9781449592356

You must read the entire play and write a summary on loose-leaf. On a separate sheet of loose-leaf write a review for this play. Would you recommend this book to other seventh graders? Why or Why not?

All work is due no later than September 16, 2019.

Grade 8:

Grammar:

Use you Grade 7 Simple Solutions workbook to finish lessons over the summer. Try to do at least four-five lessons per week. The goal is to finish the workbook. We will go over it the first week of school in September.

Reading/Writing:

Purchase the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee        ISBN 978-0-446-31078-9

You must read the entire novel and write a summary on loose-leaf. On a separate sheet of loose-leaf write a review for this novel. Would you recommend this book to other eighth graders? Why or Why not?

All work is due no later than September 16, 2019.

***A comprehension test will be given for the novel/play at the end of September for grades 6-8.  An essay will also be done in class about the novel. Please make sure you read it!

 

Grade 6-8 General Homeroom Supplies

• 2 rolls of paper towels

• 3 boxes of tissues

• 1 disinfecting wipes

• 1 bottle of hand sanitizer

• Blue and/or Black pens (multiple packs)

• Red pens

• Pencils

• Highlighters

• Sticky notes

• Headphones (computer) - to be kept in school

• (2) 3-subject notebooks with dividers/folders (ELA, SS)

• 1 Marble notebook (Science)

• 1 Marble notebook (Religion)

• 1 Marble notebook (Reading Novels)

• 3 Pocket folders or 1 accordion style multi-folder

• 2 Packs of College ruled loose leaf

• 2 packs of wide ruled loose leaf

• 2 Packs of copy paper

• 3 Packs of index cards

• 2 Dry erase markers (fine point)

• 2 Heavy duty sheet protectors

• 3-4 Book socks

• 1 High quality mini stapler/staples

• 1 Roll of Scotch tape

• Colored pencils

• Colored markers

• 1 inch RED binder for labs

• Additional Binder for class

• Looseleaf