Description:
Intermediate essay writing, literature interpretation, grammar, vocabulary, and study skills. This is a two-year cycle class. This year’s theme is “Making Right Choices.”

Expectations:
In addition to the two days of face-to-face classes, students are expected to work at least two more days under the supervision of the homeschool teacher. Students must read approximately 50-60 pages of a given novel weekly, completing study guides or other handouts as assigned. Writing will include informal and formal short assignments, two essays, and a research paper in the spring. In-class discussions are essential; students must demonstrate collegial respect and participate fully. Projects will be assigned periodically throughout the year.

Prerequisites:
• 7th-grade reading level.
• New students must register for and attend the HRM Writing Boot Camp.

Required Textbooks:
• IEW Resource Notebook—ISBN 9781623410414 (Student will receive at Writing Boot Camp.)
• Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 8. ISBN 978-0-936981-635

Literature: (Rented by HRM for $10 rental fee included on invoice.)
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Summer Reading: George Muller by Janet & Geoff Benge or Amy Carmichael by Janet & Geoff Benge (Copies may be available for check out.)

Supplies Needed:
• Pens: black, blue, and red
• Highlighters: green, blue, and yellow
• 3-ring binder, 1 ½ - 2 inch
• Loose-leaf notebook paper
• 6 or more sectional dividers with pockets
• Post-It Notes (3x3 standard size): amount needed determined by student's annotations
• 2 Pocket folders with 3-ring binder holes to be used in the binder
• Thesaurus: Example -Roget’s or Webster’s
• Class projects will require additional supplies-to be determined largely by the student