8th Grade Literature

Welcome to 8th Grade Literature!

Vocabulary-

Students will complete one unit of vocabulary every two weeks. The students will be learning the words' meanings, spellings, parts of speech, and how to use them in their own writing. Spelling and vocabulary assessments will be administered at the end of the two week period following in class activities and homework assignments.

Current Vocabulary Unit: Unit 11

Vocabulary Test (for 8-1/8-2 Respectively): Thursday, May 6th/ Friday, May 7th

Literature- The 8th grade is now reading Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the quintessential American classics.hile reading this wonderful novel the students will study the plot, characters and characterization, themes, symbols, dialect, as well as how this story is a coming of age novel, and how it fits into the sub-genre of the picaresque novel. Huck is a witty, cunning, and adventurous rogue, and he has a lot to teach students about morals during this episodic book.

Huck Finn Project (Due Thursday, May 6th/Friday, May 7th for 8-1/8-2, respectively) and Grading Criteria

*Please Note: Topics have been assigned by teacher during class!*

Huck Finn Test on Tuesday, May 4th!

Class Notes:

Literary Terms for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Notes on Stephen Crane, Naturalism, Antihero, and Allegory

Genre, Plot, Conflict, Characters, and Characterization Notes

The Town of Sleepy Hollow, NY

Literature Recordings:

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"

"The Necklace"

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"