Tier II Vocabulary List

2016- 2017 Grade 8 Tier II Vocabulary List

Aug 15 - 19	consequent	Oct 31- Nov 4	notion	Feb 13-17	focal
	evident		audacious		proprietor
	distinct		susceptible		abhor
	alternative
		Nov 7-11	sector	Feb 21-24	endeavor
Aug 22-26	anticipation		constitutes		commission
	assertion		perception		commerce
	pseudonym
		Nov 14-18	gruesome	Feb 27 – Mar 3	emphasize
Aug 29 - Sept 2	inconceivable		conjecture		coherent
	plausible		anarchy		subsequently
	apathy
	scheme	Nov 28 – Dec 2	orient	Mar 6 – 10	surmise
			encompass		liberal
Sept 6 – 9	compensate		confer		belligerent
	exposition
	evidence	Dec 5-9	simulate	Mar 20 – 24	warrant
			assimilate		impel
Sept 12-16	evoke		dimension		cons
	integrate
	facilitate	Dec 12-15	REVIEW	Mar 27 – 31	disputable
					compels
Sept 19-23	confiscate	Jan 3 - 6	despondent		validity
	imminent		devise
	feasible		reverberate	Apr 3 – 7	bizarre
					discriminate
Sept 26 - 30	entity	Jan 9-13	spontaneous		epic
	sector		revenue
	conceivably		status	Apr 10-13	convert
					scheme
Oct 3 - 7	transmit	Jan 17-20	manipulate		susceptible
	initial		acquire
	surmise		convene	Apr 18-21	spontaneous
					reside
Oct 10-12	REVIEW	Jan 23-27	ambiguous		conspire
			meticulous
			marginal	Apr 24-28	amiss
Oct 17- 21	acquire				perish
	simulate	Jan 30 – Feb 3	novice		embark
	despicable		subsequently
	status		evolve	May 1-5	REVIEW
Oct 24 - 28	obsolete	Feb 6 - 10	criteria	May 8 – 12	REVIEW
	abrasion		convey
	philosophy		tirade	May 15-18	REVIEW

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This year, students will focus on comprehension and analytical reading skills through the study of a variety of authors and genres. Students will learn how successful readers think and visualize when they read, interact with, and examine text.  In writing, students will focus on writing arguments, writing informative/explanatory, writing narratives and using research to build and present knowledge. Students will engage in a range of collaborative discussions on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, and they will demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Novel List
The  Outsiders by: S.E. Hinton
The Maze Runner by: James Dashner
Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by: Mary Roach
The Giver by: Lois Lowery
Children of the River by: Linda Crew
White Fang by: Jack London
Number the Stars by: Lois Lowery
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by: John Boyne