English 8 (Park) (8th grade level)

Title of Class: English 8

Grades: 8

Course Description: In this course, we will focus on two essential goals: developing
good writers and developing good readers in order to prepare students for high school!
There is nothing more essential to success in any classroom than these 2 foundational
goals.
For the first semester, we will study and practice how to communicate our thoughts in a
clear, organized, meaningful and effective way. We will cover how to write various types
of essays such as a character profile, a descriptive essay, an expository essay, an
explanatory essay, a compare and contrast essay, a literary analysis essay and much
more! We will have weekly writing assignments to practice what we are learning. 
For second semester, we will turn our attention to literature as we read through several
novels and short stories together. We will practice how to be an active reader and hone
our comprehension skills. We will study such practices as finding an author’s purpose,
the intended audience, the development and support of the main idea, the structure or
coherence of the work, tone, voice, figurative language, foreshadowing, and many more
literary devices. 
My heart is to develop a love for reading in my students as they see how every story is
simply a reflection of *the* greatest story ever told or written in God’s plan of redemption
for all His children. 
Cost Per Semester: $290

Textbook, workbooks, or materials needed for class: Illuminating Literature:
Characters in Crisis by Sharon Watson

Class Min: 6
Class Max: 16

Payment Methods: 
Venmo: @MrsJanePark
Zelle: [email protected]
Check made out to: Jane Park

Email:  [email protected]

Bio: Jane graduated from UCLA with a degree in English and continued on there to
receive her teaching credential and Masters degree in Education.
She has been teaching in some capacity for 30 years and counting.
 
She is happily married to her husband Jason, who serves as a pastor at a local church.
She has four children from college age to middle school.