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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 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 4: Surviving Repression: Persepolis - Lesson 5

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

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 3: Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History - Lesson 7

Draft a paragraph and create a poster that informs classmates about a propaganda technique.

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

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

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 11

Research the possible impacts of climate change and begin to brainstorm aspects of setting for climate fiction narratives.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 19

Research the potential local impacts of climate change in preparation for writing a letter to a congressperson.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 20

Outline a letter urging a congressperson to take action to stop climate change.

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 21

Draft a letter urging a congressperson to take action to stop climate change.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 21

Unpack the prompt, study a Mentor Text, develop guiding questions, and begin to gather evidence for a research-based writing task. 

8th Grade English - Unit 5: Facing Calamity: Climate Change Facts and Fictions - Lesson 22

  • Revise for tone and style.
  • Explain the purpose and impact of an ellipse when citing evidence.

8th Grade English - Unit 2: Encountering Evil: Night - Lesson 22

Use search terms effectively, assess the credibility of online research sources, and continue gathering evidence in preparation for writing an informational essay.

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