Visit the Khan Academy site to learn more about transformations. These online tutorials may help you understand the concepts in Chapter 6 of Math 8.
Get started with the first tutorial (rotating a line segment 90 degrees around the origin) by following this link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/transformations/exploring-rigid-transformations/v/rotating-segment-about-orgin-example
After you've watched this first tutorial, find the next transformations listed on that same page.
Check in at class once you have watched these videos. Let us know if they were helpful.