8th Grade

StudySync Units

Unit Title

Time Frame

Essential Question

Novel Study

Writing Focus

Suspense!

Quarter 1

What attracts us to suspense?

Lord of the Flies

Argumentative

Moral Compass

Quarter 2

How do our experiences shape our values?

N/A

Informative

In Times of War

Quarter 3

What does our response to conflict say about us?

Night

Argumentative

Civil War

Quarter 4

How did the Civil War redefine America?

N/A

Informative