Lauren Riley: 8th Grade English/Language Arts

I have worked at CCMS for the past 3 years teaching both 7th and 8th grade. I am also one of the Student Council sponsors this year and am honored to currently be the head of the ELA department here at CCMS.

Syllabus 8^th Grade

Aug 14-Sep 6         Unit 1: Launching Strong Literacy Habits

Sep 9-Oct 11          Unit 2: Analyzing and Composing Literary Texts: Fiction and Literary/Narrative Nonfiction District CA 10/8/19

Oct 15-Nov 8         Unit 3: Analysis and Composition of Informational Texts Campus CA 11/5/19

Nov 11-Dec 4         Unit 4: Analyzing and Composing Literary Texts: Poetry District CA 12/3/19

FALL ACADEMIC TARGET WINDOW        Nov 11-Nov 15

THANKSGIVING BREAK Nov 25-Nov 29

Dec 5-Dec 19          Unit 5: Research-based Synthesis, Creation and Innovation Project to be due by 12/13/19

WINTER BREAK Dec 20 - Jan 3

Jan 7-Jan 31          Unit 6: Rhetorically Analyzing and Composing Argumentative Texts Project to be due by 1/28/20

Feb 3-Feb 21           Unit 7: Analyzing Drama District CA 2/19/20

MOCK STAAR SHUT DOWN WINDOW        Feb 3-Feb. 7

Feb 24-May 8          Unit 8: Making Connections Across Genres and STAAR Review (assessments are built in)

TELPAS Window                                          Feb24-Apr 3

SPRING BREAK Mar 16-20

STAAR                                   Apr 6-Apr 9

STAAR Retest                       May 11-May 15

May 11-May 27      Unit 9: Analyzing the Craft of our Favorite Author

Last Day of School MAY 27