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8th Grade English

Through careful study of classic and contemporary texts, students explore a timeless question: are human beings fundamentally good or evil?

8th Grade - Facing Prejudice: All American Boys

Students explore the American experience through the eyes of two young men–one white and one Black—connected through an incident of police brutality.

8th Grade - Encountering Evil: Night

Students explore human nature through the memoir of Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor who vividly describes the horrors he experienced.

8th Grade - Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History

Students explore human nature through careful study of the Russian Revolution, focusing on the ways in which leaders manipulated and oppressed their own people.

8th Grade - Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions

Students explore human nature by studying the climate crisis and its causes and impact, and the role of government, businesses, and individuals in finding solutions.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 2

Identify the central claim of Greta Thunberg's argument about climate change and evaluate how she uses relevant evidence to support her claim.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 3

Explain how the playwrights develop the reader's understanding of Anne as a character in The Diary of Anne Frank.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 5

Explain how authors' specific words and phrases develop tone and meaning across genres.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 6

Analyze the central claims of informational articles and evaluate the evidence given to support them to determine the role that corporations play in contributing to climate change.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 6

Explain how the playwrights use specific words and phrases to develop mood, tone, and meaning in The Diary of Anne Frank.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 8

Analyze the meaning and impact of specific words, phrases, punctuation, and symbols in Wiesel's writing.

8th Grade English - Unit 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 10

Explain how Orwell uses descriptive language to develop Old Major's perspective and make connections between Old Major's speech and real-world economic systems.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 12

Explain how specific words and phrases develop meaning and tone in Night, and how they affect the reader.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 16

Explain how Wiesel uses figurative language and specific word choice to develop mood and meaning in Night.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 16

Analyze the central claims of an informational article and evaluate the evidence given to support them to determine the role that young activists play in the fight against climate change. 

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 17

Delineate arguments made about climate change and assess whether the evidence provided is relevant and sufficient.

8th Grade English - Unit 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 17

Explain how the pigs use language and propaganda to continue manipulating the other animals, and analyze the effect of this manipulation on both the characters and the reader.

8th Grade English - Unit 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 18

Explain the significance of specific lines and events in Animal Farm and what they reveal about characters and the plot.

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