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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 - Surviving Repression: Persepolis

Students explore human nature through the story of a young girl coming of age during the Iranian Revolution, and the challenges she faced during this violent, turbulent time.

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 1

Identify a writer's claims in a text and explain how they support those claims, as well as how they respond to conflicting viewpoints.

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

Apply background knowledge about the Holocaust and the features of plays/dramatic performances to cite evidence from the text that establishes the setting of The Diary of Anne Frank.

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 1: Facing Prejudice: All American Boys - Lesson 2

Analyze how the authors of All American Boys characterize Rashad and develop his perspective in Chapter 1.

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

Identify the people, events, ideas, and social conditions that led to the Russian Revolution, and explain Stalin's role in the establishment of a new communist society and government.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 3

Identify a writer's claims in a text, explain how they support those claims, and evaluate whether the evidence provided is relevant and sufficient.

8th Grade English - Unit 1: Facing Prejudice: All American Boys - Lesson 3

Compare Rashad and Quinn's perspectives of the assault and explain how reading both perspectives deepens the reader's understanding of the event.

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 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 4

Explain how text features and structures specific to dramatic works develop the reader's understanding of characters, plot, and setting in The Diary of Anne Frank.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 4

Explain how the author uses figurative language to establish tone and develop meaning in a short story.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 5

Explain how specific events and lines of text reveal aspects of characters and character relationships in The Diary of Anne Frank.

8th Grade English - Unit 1: Facing Prejudice: All American Boys - Lesson 6

Outline and a paragraph response, including a strong claim statement, important details, and a concluding statement.

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 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.

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