Jubilee English 8: Living Language
The eighth grade English level course Living Language helps homeschoolers explore the use of the English language for clear self-expression. This course expands on grammar concepts and utilizes literature studies that reinforce the principles of language usage in books. Through reading, comprehension, and discussion, homeschoolers are challenged to encounter and respond to higher levels of literature. Works studied by the homeschooler in Living Language include Romeo and Juliet, The Diary of Ann Frank, Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Kidnapped. Homeschoolers will develop a comprehensive understanding of concepts such as sentence mechanics, grammar pitfalls, modifiers, restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses, description, and personal essay through the study of these works.
1: Literature: A Separate Peace / Language Arts: Nouns
2: Literature: A Separate Peace / Language Arts: Pronouns
3: Literature: A Separate Peace / Language Arts: Cases of Nouns / Pronouns
4: Literature: A Separate Peace / Language Arts: Verbs
5: Literature: A Separate Peace / Language Arts: Principal Parts
6: Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird / Language Arts: Tenses
7: Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird / Language Arts: Tenses and Agreement
8: Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird / Language Arts: Verbals
9: Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird / Language Arts: More Verbals
10: Literature:To Kill a Mockingbird / Language Arts: Dangling Participles
11: Literature: Kidnapped / Language Arts: Modifiers
12: Literature: Kidnapped / Language Arts: Clauses and Common Mistakes
13: Literature: Kidnapped / Language Arts: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses
14: Literature: Kidnapped / Language Arts: Grammar Pitfalls
15: Literature: Diary of Anne Frank / Language Arts: Sentence Mechanics
16: Literature: Diary of Anne Frank / Language Arts: Paragraph Mechanics
17: Literature: Diary of Anne Frank / Language Arts: Figures of Speech
18: Literature: April Morning / Language Arts: Kinds of Sentences
19: Literature : April Morning / Language Arts: Paragraphs
20: Literature: April Morning / Language Arts: Writing an Essay
21: Literature : The Writing of Edgar Allen Poe / Language Arts: Description of Places
22: Literature : The Writing of Edgar Allen Poe / Language Arts: Using Forceful English
23: Literature : The Pearl / Language Arts: Latin Prefixes and Roots
24: Literature: The Pearl / Language Arts: Reading Comprehension
25: Literature: The Pearl / Language Arts: Vocabulary
26: Literature: LOTF / Intro Language Arts: Outlines
27: Literature: LOTF / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 2
28: Literature: LOTF / Language Arts: Personal Essay
29: Literature: LOTF / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 3
30: Literature: LOTF / Language Arts: Short Short Stories
31: Literature: Romeo and Juliet / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 4
32: Literature: Romeo and Juliet / Language Arts: Poetry
33: Literature: Romeo and Juliet / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 5
34: Literature: Romeo and Juliet / Language Arts: Poetry II
35: Literature: Romeo and Juliet / Language Arts: Vocabulary Unit 6
36: Finishing Up!