Welcome to Accelerated 8th Grade Language Arts and Literature
Yearly Outline
Yearly Outline
Unit 1: Reading and Writing Poetry
Unit 1: Reading and Writing Poetry
Unit 2:Political Allegory and Persuasive Techniques
Unit 2:Political Allegory and Persuasive Techniques
Unit 3: Dystopian Fiction and Character Development
Unit 3: Dystopian Fiction and Character Development
Unit 4: Realistic Fiction and Theme Development
Unit 4: Realistic Fiction and Theme Development
Unit 5: Historical Fiction (Holocaust)
Unit 5: Historical Fiction (Holocaust)
Novels
Novels
Along with supplemental texts and non-fiction pieces, we read a number of novels. Some of the novels we read include:
Along with supplemental texts and non-fiction pieces, we read a number of novels. Some of the novels we read include:
Animal Farm
Farenheit 451
To Kill a Mockingbird
Night
Writing
Writing
In the accelerated program we are exposed to many different types of writing genres, including:
In the accelerated program we are exposed to many different types of writing genres, including:
Analytical Essays
A Persuasive Speech
Poetry
Comparative Essays
Character Analyses
CER (claim, evidence, response)
Class Materials
Class Materials
Google Classroom Code: 5qfbxpe
Google Classroom Code: 5qfbxpe