ELAR
This Week:
We began reading Narrative of Frederick Douglas .
Next Week:
Spring Break!
Books we will read this year:
To Kill a Mockingbird
A Christmas Carol
Lord of the Flies
Merchant of Venice
Diary of Anne Frank
Writing Rhetoric is our grammar/writing curriculum for eighth grade. It prepares our students to write complete essays. This year we will learn how to write commonplace essays, which are persuasive essays that attack and defend certain aspects of human nature.
History
This Week:
We talked about the election of 1860 and the event leading up to the Civil War.
Next Week: Spring Break!