English 8
English 8 (2 of 2) explores literary and informational texts, including novels, short stories, poems, articles, and political speeches. Readings include excerpts from the novels Fahrenheit 451, Hatchet, and Black Beauty, informational texts about topics such as global warming, fast food, the widespread presence of corn in food, and how sleep affects learning ability, infographics and videos to demonstrate concepts such as explicit and implicit information, theme, central idea, figurative language, grammar, usage, punctuation. Writings include informational and argument.
English 8
English 8 (1 of 2) explores analysis of literary and informational texts, including novels, short stories, myths, poems, magazine articles, and autobiographies. Readings include The Call of the Wild, short stories such as “The Lottery” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and infographics and videos to demonstrate concepts such as explicit and implicit information, theme, central idea, figurative language, grammar, usage, and punctuation. Writings include the planning, creating, writing, revising, and editing of a fictional narrative.