{"id":1774,"date":"2021-11-19T08:48:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T08:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2021-12-27T10:13:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T10:13:53","slug":"books-for-the-8th-grade-homeschool-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/blog\/book-recommendations\/books-for-the-8th-grade-homeschool-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Books for the 8th-grade Homeschool Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By eighth grade, your students are almost in high school. They may become more independent with their schooling, and they can also learn to think more critically about what they read and write. Here are four books to help support the goals you have for your 8th grade homeschool curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>1. Modern History: <em>World War II Code Breakers<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Classical homeschoolers often follow a four-year history cycle. In eighth grade, then, students may learn about the modern era of history: 1900 to the present day. As your kids study World War II, they may be fascinated to read true stories about behind-the-scenes heroes who helped win the war. For starters, check out <em><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/book\/world-war-ii-code-breakers-9781541536074\/\">World War II Code Breakers<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/book\/world-war-ii-code-breakers-9781541536074\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/World-War-II-Code-Breakers.jpeg\" alt=\"World War II Code Breakers\" class=\"wp-image-1777\" width=\"-132\" height=\"-167\"\/><\/a><figcaption><meta charset=\"utf-8\">(Included with your LightSail subscription)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>2. Literature and History Tie-ins: <em>The Call of the Wild<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Homeschoolers commonly enjoy reading literature selections that were written during the historical period that they\u2019re currently studying. If you\u2019d like to align your school subjects in this way, consider having your junior highers start the year with Jack London\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/book\/the-call-of-the-wild-LC00000000217\/\"><em>The Call of the Wild<\/em>.<\/a> This book about a dog and the Alaska gold rush was published in 1903.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/book\/the-call-of-the-wild-LC00000000217\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Call-of-the-Wild.jpeg\" alt=\"The Call of the Wild\" class=\"wp-image-1778\" width=\"-133\" height=\"-198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Call-of-the-Wild.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Call-of-the-Wild-198x300.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><meta charset=\"utf-8\">(Included with your LightSail subscription)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>3. Book and Movie Comparisons: <em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighth graders can develop their textual analysis skills by reading a novel and then watching the film version. Their goal will be to identify specific ways that the movie differs from the book. L. Frank Baum\u2019s <em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em> could be a good choice for this. It has a Lexile measure of 1030L, which is right in the 1010L to 1185L range of most eighth-graders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/book\/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-LC00000000332\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Wonderful-Wizard-of-Oz.jpeg\" alt=\"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz\" class=\"wp-image-1779\" width=\"194\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Wonderful-Wizard-of-Oz.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Wonderful-Wizard-of-Oz-198x300.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><meta charset=\"utf-8\">(Included with your LightSail subscription)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>4. Critical Thinking: <em>What Are Hoaxes and Lies?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The junior high years are often known to homeschoolers as the logic stage. It\u2019s a time when kids start to think critically about the world and develop their logical reasoning abilities. The books you choose for your homeschool curriculum can help. To get students thinking carefully about the information they gather from friends, television, or social media, have them read <em>What Are Hoaxes and Lies?<\/em> by Matt Doeden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/book\/what-are-hoaxes-and-lies-9781541570146\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/What-Are-Hoaxes-and-Lies.jpeg\" alt=\"What Are Hoaxes and Lies?\" class=\"wp-image-1780\" width=\"194\" height=\"246\"\/><\/a><figcaption>(Included with your LightSail subscription)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For these 8th grade homeschool curriculum book choices and more, count on LightSail\u2019s libraries. In addition to classics, novels, and nonfiction books, we also provide writing prompts, unit studies, and other resources to help your junior high students become well-read critical thinkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Books-for-the-8th-grade-Homeschool-Year-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1775\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Books-for-the-8th-grade-Homeschool-Year-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Books-for-the-8th-grade-Homeschool-Year-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Books-for-the-8th-grade-Homeschool-Year-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Books-for-the-8th-grade-Homeschool-Year-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Books-for-the-8th-grade-Homeschool-Year-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/registration\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/web-banner-300x250-new-1-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"sign up for homeschool literacy program\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/web-banner-300x250-new-1-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/web-banner-300x250-new-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/web-banner-300x250-new-1-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lightsailed.com\/homeschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/web-banner-300x250-new-1.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By eighth grade, your students are almost in high school. They may become more independent with their schooling, and they can also learn to think more critically about what they read and write. Here are four books to help support the goals you have for your 8th grade homeschool curriculum. 1. Modern History: World War [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Books for the 8th-grade Homeschool Year -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Books for the 8th-grade Homeschool Year - LightSail, the most adaptive reading and writing experience. 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