8th Grade Literature Syllabus

March 31 – April 17, 2008

RG = Realms of Gold

Monday, March 31

• Begin discussion of Death of a Pig
• Assign Autobiographical account – DUE April 15
• Read Letter from Birmingham Jail – DUE Tuesday, April 8

(RG p. 232-255)

Tuesday, April 1

• Conclude Death of a Pig
• Fable due - TOMORROW

Wednesday, April 2

• TBA

Thursday, April 3

• Fable DUE & Read fables to class
• Read Letter from Birmingham Jail Due Monday
• Read Gandhi’s “Non-cooperation” (RG p. 326-332) – DUE Monday

Monday, April 7

• NO SCHOOL – TEACHER INSERVICE

Tuesday, April 8

• Discuss Letter from Birmingham Jail & “I Have a Dream”

Wednesday, April 9

• Discuss Gandhi
• Read excerpt from Richard Rodriquez’ Hunger of Memory (RG p. 401-415)

Thursday, April 10

• Discuss Hunger of Memory
• TWELFTH NIGHT books NEEDED for next week

Monday, April 14

• More work with autobiographies
• Autobiographical Account Due Tuesday, March 27

Tuesday, April 15

• Autobiographical Accounts DUE
• TWELFTH NIGHT books NEEDED for next week
• Hand out TWELFTH NIGHT reading schedule

Wednesday, April 16

• Intro Shakespeare reading

Thursday, April 17

• Basics of the TWELFTH NIGHT

Download the Twelfth Night Reading Schedule

HERE

• Literature class will be on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
• Social Studies class will be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.