Modules & Texts

We will cover the following modules throughout the school year, along with a teacher-designed short story unit:


Module 1: Finding Home: Refugees

  • central text: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

  • student workbook


Module 2: The Comedy of Control

  • central text: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

  • student workbook


Module 3: The Civil Rights Movement and the Little Rock Nine

  • central text: A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls LaNier and Lisa Frazier Page

  • student workbook


Module 4: The Sustainability of the World's Food Supply

  • central text: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

  • student workbook


Other Resources:

​Wake County EL Curriculum Overview

Homework Help for 8th Grade Language Arts