Tutor:
Alisa DeBorde
Meeting Time:
Mondays, 12:00-12:50
Course Description
This middle-school English class will incorporate reading, writing, and speaking skills. We will also study grammar and vocabulary. We will read several novels, short stories, poetry and essays. Most assessments will be essay and project based. As a segue into high school English, research writing will be emphasized.
Homework Expectation
Academic Class: Expect approximately 2-3 hours a week of homework.
Resources
Easy Grammar, Grade 8 (this book is used in both the 7 and 8 versions)
ISBN: 0936981628
ISBN-13: 9780936981628
Quarter 1
Mara Daughter of the Nile by Elise Jarvis McGraw
Quarter 2
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Quarter 3
Uprising by Jennifer Nielson
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Quarter 4
Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
Words of Fire by Jennifer Nielson
Poetry and short stories (to be provided)