Literature
Eighth Grade Curriculum
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#20395 Of Places Literature
Suggested Grade Level:
8th
Additional Course Charge:
None
Description:
This course provides a thematic study of classic literature, primarily written by English and American authors. The selections of fiction and non-fiction stories and poetry are arranged in units by settings. Locations highlighted include At Home, At School, Throughout America, Around the World, About the Sea, and Upon the Mountains. Featured authors include Christie, Whittier, Frost, Longfellow, Irving, Wesley, Kipling, Hawthorne, O. Henry, and Dickinson. A separate booklet of supplementary lessons published by Christian Liberty Press introduces literary terms such as plot and climax, personification, simile and metaphor, rhythm and meter, allusion, rhyme scheme, and apostrophe.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Of Places Literature, 5th edition | ©2018 Abeka Book Publishers | 409 pages
• Answer Key – ©2019 Christian Liberty Press | 40 pages
• Test Packet – ©2019 Christian Liberty Press | 12 tests