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Mindy Deal

Hello and welcome to 8th Grade! My name is Mrs. Deal. This is my 9th year teaching at HIS. I have a BA in History and an MA in Education. My goal for my 8th-grade students is to encompass a wide range of academic, personal, and social development objectives. My students 8th-grade year is a crucial period of growth and I plan to prepare all my students their next great endeavor...high school! Hope you all are ready for the challenge! I'm excited for a great 24/25 school year!

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Character Strong Elective

In this course, students will be introduced to a weekly topic utilizing the Character Strong Program. The general format for the week is:

  • Ethical Monday - students will discuss scenarios that require critical thinking skills, recognize potential options, understand consequences and make the best choices.

  • Character Tuesday - Students will watch movie clips that exemplify various character traits and then work through questions for meaningful class discussions.

  • Role Model Wednesday - Students will read about positive role models from all different segments of the population and backgrounds that will then lead to class discussion and a quiz about each model and the trait.

  • Leadership Thursday - Students will discuss and learn about leadership qualities that involve each character trait.

  • Assignment Friday - Students will have some type of assessment to show their understanding of the weekly character trait.  Students may plan a school-wide activity, an announcement on the weekly student news or some type of school/community support activity.

Week 1: Character Counts

Week 2: Resilience

Week 3: The Power of Being Thankful

Week 4: Embracing Diversity & All Matter

Week 5: Goal Setting

Week 6: Stress & Growth Mindset

Universal Access

Our primary focus will be to reinforce what is being taught in Language Arts and provide English Language Development instruction.
Students will accomplish this by engaging in literature circles and working collaboratively to dive into various novels.

What is Universal Access?