This document provides information about Lydia Volters' 8th grade English class at New Harmony School for the 2012-2013 school year. It includes details about the school and class demographics, standardized test scores in English for 8th graders, the units planned to be taught throughout the year, and a sample unit on poetry portfolios.

1. 8th
Grade English
2012-2013
Lydia Volters

2. New Harmony School (2011-
2012)
• 7th
-12th
Grades
• Approx. 75 Students
•Class Size 10-15
• Racial Demographics
•White: 99%
•Other: 1%
• 8th
Grade
• 135 Students
•Class Size 17-24
• 12% IEP Students*
• Racial Demographics
•White: 99%
•Other: 1%
*504 Plan and RTI Students not inclusive
in this percentage
New Harmony School (2011-
2012)
School Demographics
New Harmony & Poseyville, Indiana

3. Data from Standardized Tests-8th
Graders
Acuity Indiana LA Grade 8
Diagnostic Form 1
Acuity Indiana LA Grade 8
Diagnostic Form 2
Acuity Indiana LA Grade 8
Diagnostic Form 3
Strand
Class Average % Points
Obtained
Class Average % Points
Obtained
Class Average % Points
Obtained
Overall Assessment: 71% 67% 66%
Standard 1 READING: Word
Recognition, Fluency, and
Vocabulary Development
76% 79% 86%
Standard 2 READING:
Comprehension
73% 63% 63%
Standard 3 READING:
Comprehension and Analysis
of Literary Text
68% 75% 60%
Standard 4 WRITING:
Process
77% 55% 69%
Standard 5 WRITING:
Applications
64% 61% 49%
Standard 6 WRITING: English
Language Conventions
72% 68% 74%

4. Units Taught
Inclusive • Honors • Grade-Level
Art Tells a Story
Sentences,
Structures &
Diagramming
Tall Tales
King Arthur
Poetry Portfolios/
Poetry Tone Mapping
Night by Elie
Wiesel/ Anne Frank
I Am David Summer
Reading

5. • W 8.10
• R.L. 8.4, 8.5, 8.10
•Students will be
assessed on the skill of
analyzing poetry in terms
of structure and theme.
•Students will be able
to create their own poetry
by applying learned poetry
concepts.
Inside a Unit
Poetry Portfolio

6. A second line of text here
Unit Planner
Poetry Terms Introduction
and Reading
Poetry
Types of
Poetry
Poetry Portfolio

7. Exemplars of Poetry Portfolios

8. Lydia Volters
Mt. Healthy City Schools
Mt. Healthy Jr. High School
8th Grade Language Arts
Assistant Drama Coach
8101 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
lvolters@mthcs.org