"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read books." -Mark Twain
The following is a list of the units of study to be covered this year in the grade 8 course. Please note - all units, and the order in which they are covered, are subject to change.
Short Stories, Summer Reading Project
The Giver
Poetry
Research
The Outsiders
The Hunger Games
ELA Test Prep
The Odyssey, Fine Art Prints, Epic Heroes and Modern Cinema
Non-Fiction and Media Literacy, Digital Nation
Topics to be reinforced throughout the year in all units include:
Active Reading Strategies, Literary Techniques Review, Writer's Almanac, Vocabulary Skills, Grammar and Punctuation Skills
