8th Grade Humanities
TEMPLATES:
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Power Point
WRITING FORMATS:
Career/Research Paper
Narrative
| English Skills · Grammar, usage, sentence structure · Writing forms: persuasive, expository, narrative · Speech making · Rhetoric · Mock Trial |
Vocabulary The eighth grade vocabulary program continues using Word Wealth. This year is devoted to analogy analysis, word origins, shades of meaning, and prefix/root/suffix meanings. |
| Materials • 1 3-ring hard cover binder (2"+) with dividers • 2 packages of lined 3-hole composition paper • 1 3-subject spiral notebook • 2+ pens - red and/or blue/black • 2+ pencils #2 • 2 Macintosh compatible discs • 1 2-pocket folder • 1 box of colored pencils or markers • 1 package of reinforcements • 2+ highlighters (various colors) • 1 glue stick |
Thematic Units • Unit 1: Perceptions, assumptions, interences, and facts define reality. • Unit 2: Justice relies on truth, responsibility, and wisdom. • Unit 3: The tragedy of ambition lies in the flaw. • Unit 4: Differences in individual and group realities cause conflict. • Unit 5: Creative skepticism, not cynicism, helps to combat error |
| Assignments I am available by appointment during lunch and after school for assistance with assignments. All assignments are posted at the front of the classroom on 3-month calendars. Students are expected to keep an assignment notebook and turn assignments in on time. Grades drop by half a grade per day late. If a student is ill or has a written parent excuse, work may be made up in a timely manner. |
Authors • Edgar Allen Poe • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • George Orwell • Mary Shelley • Robert Lewis Stevenson • William Shakespeare • Various American and British mystery authors • Short story excerpts and poetry from around the world |