English 8

Unit 1: Mystery

• Introduction

• The Psychology of Fear

• Using the Tools Available: Dictionaries, Thesauruses, and Other Tools

• The Masque of the Red Death

• The Mood of Mystery

• Modern Unsolved Mysteries

Unit 2: Folk Literature

• Introduction

• Where Did That Come From?

• Structuring Your Story

• Active and Passive Verbs

• Narrating Your Narrative

• Revising Your Narrative

• Spell Check

Unit 3: Locating Reliable Resources

• Introduction

• What I Already Know

• Reading for Information: The RATE Method

• The Guided Search

• Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes

• Searching on Your Own

• MLA Format: Citing Your Sources

Unit 4: The Research Paper

• Introduction

• Writing The Search

• Get Yourself in Order!

• To the Writing!

• What I Learned

• Next Steps

• Putting It All Together

Unit 5: Autobiography

• Introduction

• Historical Background: The United States in 1941

• Japanese Internment Camps

• Farewell to Manzanar Introduction

• Farewell to Manzanar, Part 1: Chapter 2

• Farewell to Manzanar, Part 1: Chapters 3-5

• Journal 1: First Impressions and Characterization

Unit 6: Farewell to Manzanar

• Introduction

• Farewell to Manzanar, Part 1: Chapters 6-11

• Context Clues: Connotation and Denotation

• Symbols in Real Life

• Use Your Verbs!

• Journal 2: No Right Answers

Unit 7: Autobiography: Making Connections

• Introduction

• Farewell to Manzanar, Part 2: Chapters 12-15

• Farewell to Manzanar, Part 2: Chapters 16-19

• Journal 3: Feeling Different

• Selecting a Personal Narrative Topic

• Personal Narrative Rough Draft: Adding Details

Unit 8: Personal Narrative

• Introduction

• Farewell to Manzanar, Parts 2 and 3: Chapters 20-22

• Reflections on Farewell to Manzanar

• Verb Moods: Indicative, Imperative, and Interrogative

• Verb Moods: Subjunctive and Conditional

• Reflection in the Conclusion

Unit 1: Drama, Drama, Drama

• Introduction

• Introduction to Pygmalion

• Pygmalion, Act 2

• Pygmalion, Act 3

Unit 2: Pygmalion

• Introduction

• Vocabulary: Context Clues

• Pygmalion, Act 4

• Pygmalion, Act 5

• Conclusion and the Comma

Unit 3: Evaluating Claim

• Introduction

• What Is My Role as a Citizen?

• Appeals to Logic

• Appeals to Emotion

• Punctuation: The Dash

• Misreading History

Unit 4: Controversial Topics

• Introduction

• The Infographic

• Pro Cell Phones in School

• Con Cell Phones in School

• In Your Opinion

• Writing in Response

• Structuring Claim and Counterclaim Paragraphs

Unit 5: Everything Changes

• Introduction

• Personal Freedom and The Giver

• The Giver, Chapters 2-5

• The Value of Words

• Punctuation: The Ellipsis

• Dreaming

Unit 6: The Giver

• Introduction

• The Giver, Chapters 6-8

• The Apple

• The Giver, Chapters 9-10

• What Characters!

• The Giver, Chapters 11-12

• What Is the Spin?

Unit 7: Freedom to Choose

• Introduction

• The Giver, Chapters 13-15

• The Giver, Chapters 16-17

• The Road Less Traveled

• The Giver, Chapters 18-19

• Stating Your Claim

Unit 8: The Best Way to Argue

• Introduction

• Reading the Last Chapter

• Supporting Your Claim

• Organizing Your Writing

• The Argument Draft

• Editing for Punctuation