welcome to 8th grade we will read the following types of literature : –novels –short stories...

Welcome To 8th Grade

• We will read the following types of literature:

– novels– short stories– fiction– nonfiction– prose

• We will read:– “The Flowers for Algernon”– The Princess Bride– Johnny Tremain, My Brother Sam is

Dead, or Time Enough for Drums

•We will work on:

–Grammar Skills

–Writing Skills

–Vocabulary Skills

–Reading Skills •We will do units on:

–Literary Terminology

–Historical Fiction

–Essay/Paragraph Writing

–Children’s Stories

• How to write a strong paragraph.

• How to write with descriptive details.

• How to write effective essay answers.

• How to write a short story & a children’s story.

• How to write informative short answers.

Writing will be a large part of the curriculum. You will learn . . .

You will learn to write by . . .• Writing a short story

• Writing essays

• Writing a Children’s story

• Writing descriptive prose

• Writing informative and research papers for Social Studies topics

• Expanding your writing skills through various writing activities

• Writing short answers to test questions