ELAR
This Week:
We are on Chapter 17 of The Red Badge of Courage.
Next Week:
We will take our quiz on The Red Badge of Courage on Friday
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 specifically talked about the Colonial response to British Taxation. There were legal protests such as the Virginia Resolves and "questionable protests" such as the Sons of Liberty.
Next Week: We will take our next quiz on The Road to Revolution on Friday.