Accelerated Language Arts 8: Course Syllabus, Required Books, and Supply List
Welcome to Accelerated Language Arts 8!
Course Syllabus
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Annotation Practice
Students
who wish to be placed in the Accelerated English 9 program at Aptos High next year will
be required to purchase and thoroughly annotate a text of the high school's choosing over the
summer between 8th
and 9th grade. In an effort to prepare students for this
challenge, we will ask that students purchase their own copy of each of our
class novels so that they can practice annotation strategies throughout their 8th-grade year.
If it is not possible to purchase a copy of
the required novel, please let me know and I will make sure your child has one.
I highly recommend ordering the book via the ISBN number so the pagination matches. It will make your life easier!
I highly recommend ordering the book via the ISBN number so the pagination matches. It will make your life easier!
For the purposes of annotation, we will need to use either paperback or hardcover copies of these books. Sorry: eBooks and audiobooks won't work. Hardcover copies will hold up better in your backpack but will weigh more. Feel free to leave your large textbook My Perspectives at home to reduce backpack weight.
We will only be reading one of these books each quarter, so you only need to carry one book at a time. Please leave the other copies at home and bring them on the date due.
When you receive your books, please write your name on the book in a number of places. A fine-tip pen will be helpful for annotations.
For the full supply list, scroll down.
There are lots of places to buy books and school supplies. I have linked some here, but these are not "affiliate links" and do not benefit the accelerated program. Feel free to buy your books and supplies from any vendor you choose.
We will only be reading one of these books each quarter, so you only need to carry one book at a time. Please leave the other copies at home and bring them on the date due.
When you receive your books, please write your name on the book in a number of places. A fine-tip pen will be helpful for annotations.
For the full supply list, scroll down.
There are lots of places to buy books and school supplies. I have linked some here, but these are not "affiliate links" and do not benefit the accelerated program. Feel free to buy your books and supplies from any vendor you choose.
Due ASAP: S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders, Mass Market Paperback, ISBN: 978-0-14-038572-4. Amazon or Bookshop Santa Cruz
Due ASAP: Thanhha Lai, Inside Out & Back Again (New York: HarperCollins, 2011),
Due ASAP: Thanhha Lai, Inside Out & Back Again (New York: HarperCollins, 2011),
- ISBN-13: 978-0061962790. Amazon or Bookshop Santa Cruz
Due
by October 4: William
Shakespeare, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Folger Shakespeare Library (ISBN-13: 978-0743477543). Amazon or Bookshop Santa Cruz
Due
by
January 13: Carlotta Walls LaNier,
A
Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School (New York: One World Books, 2010), ISBN-13: 9780345511010. Amazon or Bookshop Santa Cruz
Due
by March 13: Michael
Pollan, Young Readers Edition: The
Omnivores Dilemma (New
York: The Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2009), ISBN: 978-0-8037-3500-2. Amazon or Bookshop Santa Cruz
Other school supplies for Accelerated Language Arts 8:
Required:
☐ Multiple
pencils
☐ Blue or black ink pens
☐ One
pair of earbuds
☐ Composition book
☐ Four or more highlighters
☐ One
binder for this class
☐ Binder paper
☐ Multiple Post-It notes &
flags
☐ Colored correcting pens
Recommended:
☐ Mini-stapler
☐ In-binder hole punch
☐ Pencil sharpener
☐ Pencil sharpener
