From Ms. Krieger

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Welcome!
From Ms. Krieger
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Welcome To 8th Grade
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Curriculum
The stuff learning is made from
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• We will read the following types of literature
• novels
• short stories
• fiction
• nonfiction
• prose
• We will read
• The Flowers for Algernon
• The Princess Bride
• Johnny Tremain, My Brother Sam is Dead, or Time
  Enough for Drums

Curriculum
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• We will work on
• Grammar Skills
• Writing Skills
• Vocabulary Skills
• Reading Skills

• We will do units on
• Literary Terminology
• Historical Fiction
• Essay/Paragraph Writing
• Childrens Stories

Curriculum
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Writing will be a large part of the curriculum.
You will learn . . .

• How to write a strong paragraph.
• How to write with descriptive details.
• How to write effective essay answers.
• How to write a short story a childrens story.
• How to write informative short answers.

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You will learn to write by . . .

• Writing informative and research papers for
  Social Studies topics
• Expanding your writing skills through various
  writing activities

• Writing a short story
• Writing essays
• Writing a Childrens story
• Writing descriptive prose

• Writing short answers to
  
  
  
  test questions