REQUIRED NOVELS
Students must have the book in class on the day it is due – please plan accordingly.
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Shane by Jack Shaefer
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Animal Farm by George Orwell
** Additional reading selections will be taken from the 8th Grade Reader.
MATERIALS NEEDED
One college-ruled spiral notebooks for daily use and class notes
Loose leaf college-ruled paper
A binder or folder to organize handouts, worksheets, and other materials
Black, blue, and red pens
Pencils
Highlighters (and an optional set of Sticky Notes) for annotations
Colored pencils