BJU Press Grade 8 Literature

Discover the joys of literature in the light of biblical truth with BJU Press' Excursions in Literature, Third Edition. Both color and pen-and-ink illustrations lend artistic flourish to the stories chosen to represent the themes of the units: friends, choices, heroes, discoveries and adventures. Selections represent a wide variety of cultures and time periods, including Louisa May Alcott, Katherine Mansfield, Langston Hughes, O. Henry, Amy Carmichael, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, traditional folklore and the text of Donnalynn Hess' In Search of Honor. Small textboxes define unfamiliar vocabulary words and provide information about the author; each chapter concludes with Thinking Zone questions designed to test students' interpretive, literal, critical and appreciative responses to the selection.

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Discover the joys of literature in the light of biblical truth with Excursions in Literature, Third Edition (updated copyright). Both color and pen-and-ink illustrations lend artistic flourish to the included stories, each of which was chosen to represent the unit themes: friends, choices, heroes, discoveries and adventures. Selections represent a wide variety of cultures and time periods; authors include Louisa May Alcott, Katherine Mansfield, Langston Hughes, O. Henry, Amy Carmichael, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Charles Dickens in addition to traditional folklore tales and the full text of Donnalynn Hess' In Search of Honor. Small textboxes define unfamiliar vocabulary words and provide information about the author; each chapter concludes with Thinking Zone questions designed to test students' interpretive, literal, critical and appreciative responses to the selection. 609 indexed pages, softcover. Grade 8.

This teacher's guide accompanies BJU Press' Excursions in Literature Student Text, Grade 8, 3rd Edition. This two-book set features everything needed to successfully teach this literature course. Reduced student pages have the correct answers overlaid, and are surrounded by the lessons instructions, allowing for an easy overview or review of the lesson. Grouped by six different themes, the introductory essays reveal the relevance of specific scriptures, and each unit concludes with a Bible passage. Objectives; a list of pages in the student book, teacher's edition and support materials CD; any materials needed, preparation, teaching strategies that emphasize introduction and motivation, analysis and participation; discussion; writing links; reinforcement; application; and enrichment elements are included throughout. 2 books, spiralbound; soft front-covers, hard back-covers. 609 pages with support materials CD-ROM.

These tests are for use with BJU Press'Excursions in Literature Grade 8 curriculum. These tests provide the teacher with objective results that can be used as part of an evaluation of students' progress. They're not intended to replace informal teacher analysis of comprehension and understanding, but are designed as a method for determining an appropriate level of expectation. Test questions include multiple choice, short answer, matching, true/false and essay questions. 6 unit tests with a midterm and final. Glue binding, 3rd Edition.

This BJU Press Excursions in Literature Test Answer Key accompanies BJU Press' Excursions in Literature Tests, 3rd Ed.. Loose-leaf and three-hole-punched to easily insert into a three -ring-binder, these full-page test reproductions have the correct answers overlaid. Correct answers are written in italics and include referenced page numbers.