8th Grade Humanities 8.3
In Humanities we focus on both English and History. This year, we will be studying four civilizations: the Byzantine Empire, Iron Age Celts, Classical India, and the rise and spread of the Islamic world. As we learn about these cultures, we'll also be learning how historians think, what questions they ask, and how they make connections between the past and the present.
In Humanities we also build skills in reading, formal and creative writing, and critical thinking. For this class we will read a novel during almost every unit, as well as several shorter readings. Students will practice formal essay writing, creative writing, and note taking. In the 8th grade it is particularly important that students get a solid grounding in grammar, mechanics, and other bedrock writing skills, and we will learn and practice these all year long.
Read p. 81-82 in the Hinduism and Buddhism packet. Use the reading guide before, during, and after you read.
Keep the packet in your notes and turn in the reading guide.
Complete the Basic Hindu Beliefs assignment. You must describe the relationships between the listed terms in a paragraph on the front, and in drawing on the back.
Finish your accordion paragraph for the Tale of Two Indias prompt. Use the accordion paragraph outline.
A Tale of Two Indias
- Read the prompt and answer the questions on the front of the packet
- read A Tale of Two Indias and annotate it according to your plan
- write 3 good RDFs on the front of the packet
Finish reading CH 7 "Betrayal" and complete the Reading Journal. You will write one SB per page and answer all the other questions on the journal.
- Complete the Will Stanton Character Map-- make sure you have 4 bulleted details about Will in each box of the map.
- Illustrating The Dark Is Rising-- you must choose 5 sentences from the first chapter of TDIR. For each sentence find a picture that you think illustrates that sentence well. You may look anywhere for your pictures, including online.
If you choose to use images from the internet, you can print them out or email them to me at school. Make sure you number the images so it is clear which sentence they illustrate.
Complete the sentence diagramming worksheet. This review has sentences with both simple and compound subjects and predicates. Yo must diagram subjects, predicates, and direct objects.
Complete both sentence diagramming handouts. Remember-- not every sentence will have direct objects!
Complete the Homemade Quiz
- write multiple chioce questions about the Byzantine Empire and it's people (based on your notes)
- create categories for the East/West Christianity table
- fill out the answer key at the end
Someone will be taking your quiz, so be careful and accurate!
