WELCOME TO HUMANITIES 8! Here, you will find information about Mr. Leung’s English and social studies components for the course.

Month Units Specifics

Sept. to Oct. Poetry - poetic devices

- poetic types & forms

- connotations

- reading poetry

- poetic response

- paragraphs & journals

Mapping - What is a map?

· Canada review

- Basic requirements of a map

- Geolab 1 map skills

· lines on a map

· latitude & longitude

· contour lines

· direction

· distance

· scale

· symbols

· time

Oct. to Dec. The Roman Heritage

- art & literature

- politics

- people

- virtues

- belief systems

- Judaism & Christianity

- gladiatorial games

Mythology - short fiction

- analysis of history and culture through story

- elements of fiction and story

- film study*

The Hero’s Journey Possible stories:

· Moses

· Theseus

· Jason & the Argonauts

· Ulysses

· *A New Hope

World Religions - Hunduism

- Buddhism

- Islam

Philosophies - Legalism

- Confucianism

- Taoism

Grammar                     - parts of speech

- composition skills

Dec. to Mar. The Middle Ages* - German kingdoms

- Charlemagne

- The Vikings

- Feudalism

- Medieval life

- The Church

- *40 minute oral presentation of assigned research topics

Short Fiction - elements of fiction

· plot

· character

· conflict

· irony

· symbolism

· setting

· atmosphere

· theme

· point of view

Mar. to May Novel Study - The Outsiders

The Renaissance - Italian city states

- Northern Europe

- The Humanities

- Great artists

- The Reformation

- Technology

June Course review