English 8 (Park) (8th grade level)

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Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, CA 92624, USA
Sep 10 2026
May 27 2027
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$0.00 USD
  1. Thu9:35 - 11:05 am

Description

Class Title:  English 8

 

Grades: 8 or advanced 7

 

Course Description:
This course is divided into two parts in order to devote adequate time to both skills. We will focus on developing into good writers first semester and developing good readers second semester. Of course, these two skills will overlap and intersect in various ways throughout the year. 
Course Description:
This course is divided into two parts in order to devote adequate time to both skills. We will focus on developing into good writers first semester and developing into good readers second semester. Of course, these two skills will overlap and intersect in various ways throughout the year. 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 a semester-long research report. We will have weekly writing assignments with peer and teacher-led feedback to practice what we are learning and hone our skills. This portion of the class will directly correlate to the writing requirements of English 9 at PC Prep or any other high school English class.

For second semester, we will turn our attention to literature as we read through several classic
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 good 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: $300

Textbook, workbooks, or materials needed for class: 

All pages from the textbook, handouts, worksheets, and readings will be provided on Google classroom.  The only materials that needs to be purchased or borrowed are the books we read.

This includes a biography of an admirable individual (the subject of their research report), Frankenstein, The Old Man and the Sea, and Swiss Family Robinson.

Class Min: 6 

Class Max: 16

Payment Methods: Venmo: @MrsJaneParkZelle: [email protected]

Check made out to: Jane ParkEmail:  [email protected]

Bio: Jane graduated from UCLA with a degree in English and continued on there toreceive her teaching credential and Masters degree in Education. She spent ten years teaching English at a public middle school in Los Angeles Unified School District.  After having her first child, she resigned from the classroom. When her last child was grade-school age, she went back to formal teaching in various homeschool settings and has been doing so for the past eight years. She is happily married to her husband Jason, who serves as a pastor at a local church. Aside from teaching, she enjoys heading up the women's ministry at church, being involved in the lives of women of all ages, and spending time with her family which consists of one adult child, one child in college, two children in high school, and one dog at home.

Class dates

09/10/2026, 09/17/2026, 09/24/2026, 10/01/2026, 10/08/2026, 10/15/2026, 10/22/2026, 10/29/2026, 11/05/2026, 11/12/2026, 11/19/2026, 11/26/2026, 12/03/2026, 12/10/2026, 12/17/2026, 12/24/2026, 12/31/2026, 01/07/2027, 01/14/2027, 01/21/2027, 01/28/2027, 02/04/2027, 02/11/2027, 02/18/2027, 02/25/2027, 03/04/2027, 03/11/2027, 03/18/2027, 03/25/2027, 04/01/2027, 04/08/2027, 04/15/2027, 04/22/2027, 04/29/2027, 05/06/2027, 05/13/2027, 05/20/2027, 05/27/2027

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 7 to 8.

Program enrollment capacity

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 16

Registration period

Registration starts on 02/23/2026 and ends on 05/03/2027.

In-person location

Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, CA 92624, USA