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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 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 1

Define and articulate the differences between capitalism and communism, including how they influence human behavior in society.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 1

Explain what happened during the Holocaust and analyze the major events and ideas in Europe in the 1930s and 1940s that led to it.

8th Grade English - Unit 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 1

Identify and summarize aspects of Iranian history and culture, evaluating evidence from a video and a written account.

8th Grade English - Unit 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 2

Explain the events, ideas, and social conditions that began to shape Stalin's behavior and beliefs about the world.

8th Grade English - Unit 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 2

Unpack the expectations of an informational writing task and brainstorm a list of research questions.

8th Grade English - Unit 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 3

Use search terms effectively, assess the credibility of online research sources, and continue gathering evidence in preparation for creating a slideshow presentation.

8th Grade English - Unit 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 4

Gather information from multiple sources and create an outline for a slideshow presentation.

8th Grade English - Unit 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 4

Identify an author's perspective in a nonfiction text and explain the various techniques authors use to establish their perspectives.

8th Grade English - Unit 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 5

  • Draft informational paragraphs for each slide of a presentation.
  • Define the different verb moods.

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 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 5

Explain the purpose of Stalin's Five-Year Plan, its impact on the people of the Soviet Union, and how author McCollum uses specific text features to develop key ideas about this time period.

8th Grade English - Unit 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 6

Design and build an informational slideshow presentation, complete with clear bullet points and images on each slide.

8th Grade English - Unit 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 6

Define propaganda and gather evidence about a specific propaganda technique in preparation for creating an informational poster.

8th Grade English - Unit 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 7

Create a bibliography slide and make any final edits to presentations.

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