English Humanities in Grade 8 | 4ème
English Humanities Class in Grade 8 Meets Six Times / Week
Content:
- Different Perspectives (especially throughout history)
- Personal Essays, Memoir, and Storytelling
- Literary Analysis: Themes and Author’s Message
- Understanding and using figurative language
- Compare and Contrast
- Proofreading: mechanics, grammar, complex sentences
- Research Paper
- MLA Formatting
- Significant Periods in US History
- Introduction to US Government
Objectives:
- Autonomy
- Self-reflection
- Critical Reading
- Communication and Development of Voice
- Creativity
- Self-directed Exploration
- Organization (of thought)
Assessment:
- Literature Circles and Discussions
- Oral Presentations
- Class Participation
- Reflections on texts and other media
- Individual and Collaborative Projects
- Quizzes and Tests
- Self-Evaluation
- Feedback and Critiques
Resources:
- Tuesdays With Morrie, Mitch Albom
- Brown Morning, Franck Pavloff
- Tribe, Sebastian Junger
- The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
- Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
- A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America, Ronald Takaki
- History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, Teachers; Curriculum Institute
- Documentaries: First Light, Upstander Project; Driving While Black, PBS
- Crash Course, John Green
- HBO’s John Adams (excerpts)
- Other Media and Resources
Teacher
Christina Wong
English Humanities
