Mrs.

Luthin
Grade 8
Humanities
2016-2017
WEBSITE: MRSLUTHIN.WEEBLY.COM *** VOICEMAIL: 250-870-5000 EXT. 7866

EMAIL: CHANTAL.LUTHIN@SD23.BC.CA

English 8 Course Description

The English 8 course is designed to
provide students with opportunities
for personal and intellectual growth
through speaking, listening, reading,
viewing, writing, and representing to
make meaning of the world and to
prepare them to participate
effectively in all aspects of society.

The English 8 course will include the

following units:

1. Novel studies: study various

novels as a class and Literature
Circle groups
2. Short stories
3. Non-fiction comprehension
(resources: newspaper and
Students are expected to bring a
magazine articles)
book every day for silent reading.
4. Poetry
Students will be given the
5. Writing skills
opportunity to sign out a book from 6. Vocabulary development
the library, or they may bring a book
Note: As there are several English 8
from home.
classes, availability of materials may
cause the course of study to vary
slightly.

Language and
text can be a
source of
creativity and
joy.

People understand
text differently
depending on their
worldviews and
perspectives.

Exploring stories and

other texts helps us
understand ourselves
and make
connections to others
and to the world.

Questioning what
we hear, read, and
view contributes to
our ability to be
educated and
engaged citizens.

Texts are
socially,
culturally, and
historically
constructed.

Welcome
Welcome to a new year at Rutland
Middle School. This is my first year
teaching at RMS and I am so excited to
be joining the Voodoo family! My
previous teaching experience includes
working at Constable Neil Bruce Middle,
Rutland Senior, and Springvalley Middle.
I am most looking forward to teaching
grade 8, which is my favourite grade to
teach. Heres to a great year ahead!

New Curriculum
This year is the first year of the new
English Language Arts and Social Studies
curriculum, you can find the complete
grade
8
curriculum
here,
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/.

English Language Arts Curriculum Big Ideas

MRS. LUTHIN GRADE 8 HUMANITIES | RMS 2016-2017

Social Studies 8 Course Description

Social studies 8 is a multi-disciplinary subject that draws from
the social sciences and humanities to study human interaction
and the environment. The goal of social studies is to develop
thoughtful, responsible, and actively involved citizens. The
curriculum provides students with opportunities as future
citizens to critically reflect upon events and issues in order to
examine the present, make connections with the past and
consider the future.
The Social Studies 8 course will include the following topics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Geography
Vikings
Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Navigators
English Civil War
Industrial Revolution

Note: As there are several SS 8 classes, availability of

materials may cause the course of study to vary slightly.

Social Studies Curriculum Big Ideas

Human and
environmental factors
shape changes in
population and living
standards.

Contacts and
conflicts between
peoples stimulated
significant cultural,
political change
Exploration,
expansion, and
colonization had
varying
consequences for
different groups.

Changing ideas about the

world created tension
between people wanting
to adopt new ideas and
those wanting to preserve
established traditions.

MRS. LUTHIN GRADE 8 HUMANITIES | RMS 2016-2017

General Class Information

Evaluation

Expectations

Student marks will be based

on a wide variety of tasks:
assignments, projects,
quizzes, tests, and other
tasks.

Come to class
prepared and ontime.
Do your own work:
cooperative learning
is encouraged,
copying is not.
You are responsible to
obtain and complete
missed work.
iPods, MP3 players,
cellphones, gaming
devices, etc. must be
put away during
instructional and work
time, unless
otherwise specified by
the teacher.

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Work Ethic
There is also a work habit
mark (G, S, N), which
includes, but is not limited to,
classroom behaviour,
participation,
homework/assignment
completion, preparedness,
and punctuality.

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Rutland Middle School

715 Rutland Road

Missed Class(es)?
Daily updates on class work
will be posted on my website:

mrsluthin.weebly.com
There may be times the
website may not be updated
on a daily basis, so it is always
best to check with me if your
son/daughter is going to be
absent.

The best way to contact me is via email at

chantal.luthin@sd23.bc.ca

250-870-5109