8th Grade Literature Course Outline
2015-2016
Week | Topic | Reading | |
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1) 8/17 – 8/21 | Short Fiction | “A Good Man is Hard to Find" | |
2) 8/24 – 8/28 | Short Fiction | “The Cask of Amontillado” & "The Masque of the Red Death" | |
3) 8/31 – 9/4 | Short Fiction | "The Necklace" & “How Far She Went” | |
4) 9/8 - 9/11 | Elements of Story | “The Ledge” | |
5) 9/14 – 9/18 | Plot | “The Moustache” | |
6) 9/21 – 9/25 | Setting | “Harrison Bergeron” | |
7) 9/28 – 10/2 | ITBS TESTING / Conferences | *** | |
8) 10/5 – 10/9 | Character | "The Destructors" | |
9) 10/12 – 10/16 | Point of View / Voice | "The Laughing Man" | |
10) 10/19 – 10/23 | Review Short Stories and Literary Conventions | EXAM | |
11) 10/26 – 10/30 | Literature Circles | Choose useful outside readings on topic of Tolerance | |
12) 11/2 – 11/6 | Character | Persepolis | |
13) 11/9 – 11/13 | Plot | Persepolis | |
14) 11/16 – 11/20 | Point of View / Voice | Persepolis | |
15) 11/30 – 12/4 | Setting | Persepolis | |
16) 12/7 – 12/11 | Theme | Persepolis | |
17) 12/14 – 12/18 | Review - Novel | -EXAM- |
Date | Subject |
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10/16 | Comprehensive Exam – Short Stories and Elements of Fiction |
12/17 | Comprehensive Exam - Features of the novel |
Date | Subject |
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9/11 | Reading log due - POSTPONED A WEEK |
9/18 | Reading log due |
9/25 | Reading log due |
10/1 | Reading log due |
10/9 | Reading log due (Thursday) |
10/15 | Reading log due (Thursday) |
10/23 | Reading log due |
10/30 | Reading log due |
11/6 | Reading log due |
11/13 | Reading log due |
11/20 | Reading log due |
11/25 | Reading log due (Wednesday) |
12/4 | Reading log due |
12/11 | Reading log due |
12/18 | Reading log due |