English 8 Syllabus Mr. Shelton 2011-2012
QUARTER 1
Grammar: Owl English Handbook
Chapter 1: Parts of Speech and Word Functions.
Chapter 2: Form and Function of Clauses and Phrases
Chapter
3: Sentence Types, Run-on Sentences,
Sentence Fragments
Chapter 11: Composition
Appendix A: Word Lists
Appendix B: Commonly
Misspelled Words
Short
Stories: 21 Great Stories
Poe, “The Cask of
Amontillado”
Doyle, “The Adventure of
the Speckled Band”
Poe, “The Tell-tale
Heart”
Bradbury, “There Will
Come Soft Rains”
Dunsany, “The Two Bottles
of Relish”
Composition:
Character Analysis of
Smithers in Dunsany story
Rewrite of Smithers
Character Analysis
Book–Report Character
Analysis
Short-Story Essay on
Literature Test
QUARTER 2
Grammar: Owl
English Handbook
Chapter 4: Punctuation
Chapter 5: Agreement
Chapter 11: Composition
Appendix B: Commonly
Misspelled Words
Short
Stories: 21 Great Stories
Saki, “Tobermory”
Bryan, “So Much
Unfairness of Things”
Bierce, “An Occurrence at
Owl Creek Bridge”
Thurber, “The Secret Life
of Walter Mitty”
London, “To Build a Fire”
Composition:
Book-Report Character
Analysis and Character Analysis of Stewart Wilkinson in Bryan story
Essay on Short-Story Test
Essay on Final
Examination
QUARTER 3
Grammar: The Owl English Handbook
Chapter 6: Verbs
Chapter 7: Pronouns
Chapter 8: Modification
Appendix B: Commonly
Misspelled Words
Appendix C: Principal
Parts of Irregular Verbs
Drama: Sophocles I
Oedipus the King
Antigone
Composition:
Comparison/Contrast Character Analysis of Short Stories
Book-Report
Comparison/Contrast Character Analysis
Essay on Drama Test
QUARTER 4
Grammar: The Owl English Handbook
Chapter 8: Modification
Chapter 9: Spelling
Chapter 10: Other
Conventions
Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird
Composition:
Book-Report Essay on
Tragic Hero in Antigone
Character Analysis of
Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird
Essay on Novel Test
Essay on Final
Examination