Posts for 7th and 8th Graders

Starting OHS in 7th grade or 8th grade is often a big shift from the Brick-and-Mortar or homeschool setting, and the structure of courses at the OHS might be confusing and/or overwhelming. Here are some posts that might come in handy for 7th and 8th graders who are familiarizing themselves with the OHS,

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Interviews with Peer Tutors/Instructors

Fundamentals of Expository Writing (JE001)

📚 Fundamentals of Expository Writing: An Interview with a JE001 Peer Tutor

📚 Reading "Hamlet" with Fundamentals of Expository Writing (JE001) Peer Tutor Hannah Bowman

Fundamentals of Literary Analysis (JE002)

📗 Reading "Two Kinds" with Fundamentals of Literary Analysis (JE002) Peer Tutor Grey Peters

📗 Analyzing "Animal Farm" with Fundamentals of Literary Analysis (JE002) Peer Tutor Aidan Bekendam

Human Nature and Society (JHNS2)

✏️ Thinking Philosophically with Human Nature and Society (JHNS2) Peer Tutor Aidan Bekendam

✏️ Human Nature and Society: An Interview with JHNS2 Peer Tutors

✏️ Reading "the Language Instinct" with JHNS2 Peer Tutor Maryam Arastu

✏️ Reading Rousseau with Human Nature and Society (JHNS2) Peer Tutor Grey Peters

✏️ Understanding "Plato's Republic" with HNS (JHNS2) Peer Tutor Khensa Musaddequr Rahman

Latin (JLA1A/JLA1B)

📔 Creating the Roman Monument Project with Latin 1A (JLA1A) Peer Tutor Kabir Gupta

📔 Describing Chariot Racing With Latin 1B (JLA1B) Peer Tutor Grey Peters

📔 Latin 1B: An Interview With Magistra Pisarello

Logos, Cosmos, and Doubt (JLCD1)

📕 Conceptualize Environmental Ethics with Logos, Cosmos, and Doubt (JLCD1) Peer Tutor Khadeeja Arastu

📕 Interpreting Dimensionality with Logos, Cosmos, and Doubt (JLCD1) Peer Tutor Zoe Kim

Inquiry-based Physics (JP001)

📘 Using Newton's Laws with Inquiry-based Physics (JP001) Peer Tutor Hannah Bowman

Foundations in Science: Energy and Matter (JS002)

📙 In the Lab with Foundations in Science: Energy and Matter (JS002) Peer Tutor Honjar Xing

📙 Foundations in Science: Energy and Matter: An Interview with a JS002 Peer Tutor

📙 Learning Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with JS002 Peer Tutor Eli Gendreau-Distler

📙 Adding Mentos to Coke with Foundations in Science: Energy and Matter (JS002) Peer Tutor Kabir Gupta

📙 Learning Biology with Foundations in Science: Energy and Matter (JS002) Peer Tutor Xola Owens

Interviews with Students

📓 Student Opinions on 7th and 8th Grade Courses (JH002, JDRW1, JE001, JH001, JECW1A, JCS01)

📓 Advice From Students Who Have Taken Both 8th Grade and 9th Grade at the OHS

We hope that these posts were helpful, and the Board of SASS wishes you the best in your academic pursuits!