Welcome!
I am looking forward to a year filled with great adventures. We will be engaging in lessons from faraway places like England, and nearby places like South Louisiana.
We will be using Guidebooks our lessons this year. Our units will include reading ALesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, a collection of nonfiction texts regarding the development and function of the Teenage Brain and finally, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
JCampus will be our format for posting grades, and attendance this year and lesson assignments will be posted using OnCourse Classroom.
Always check the Weekly Agenda to see what is happening in class.
In our classroom, we will focus on the skills your scholar will need to be successful, not only this current year, but also, to be prepared for high school. This is a year of transformational change in which the student transitions from being a child to a young adult prepared to begin the path onward to adulthood. In this light, I will teach and encourage each student to be personally responsible for his/her own behavior, class work, and outside projects. I do not assign a lot of homework; however, when I do it is important that it be done on time and with excellence. We will be working on writing skills throughout the year, we will participate in Socratic seminars, and we will participate in numerous class discussions.
I have included some helpful links that may answer many "how to" questions on my Important Links page.
I am available Monday-Friday between 7:30-3:30 by email or call the school for an appointment.
Diana Bottolfs
8th Grade ELA
985-370-5322