The document outlines the agenda and assignments for an 8th grade language arts class. It includes blank pages where important themes and overviews of books were to be shared, including Gathering Blue, The Hiding Place, Little Women, and The Count of Monte Cristo. It also lists the themes and books that will be covered throughout the school year in five units, exploring topics like coming of age, intolerance, survival, and good vs. evil through works like The Outsiders, The Giver, and Macbeth.

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8th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Independent Reading
2. Share important books
3. Vocabulary
Assignments:
-Vocab Writing (F 8/30)

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The Important Thing About Gathering Blue is...

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The Important Thing About The Hiding Place
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The Important Thing about Gathering Blue is...

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The Important Thing about Little Women is...

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The Important Thing about The Hiding Place is...

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The Important Thing about The Count of Monte
Cristo is...

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How do individuals grow and change as a result of
conflict?
Unit 1
Theme- Coming of age/intolerance
Book- The Outsiders
Unit 2
Theme- Importance of memory/community
Book- The Giver
Unit 3
Theme- Survival/importance of family
Book- No Promises in the Wind
Unit 4
Theme- Generosity and
Greed in Wartime
Book- The Diary of a
Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Unit 5
Theme- Good vs. Evil
Play- Macbeth

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