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📖 ELA8th Grade

8th Grade ELA: the year at a glance

7 units · 29 lessons · based on Common Core State Standards for ELA, Grade 8 — typical US scope & sequence. Every unit ends with a review & assessment day.

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Unit 1: Strongest evidence & analysis RL.8.1

Cite the evidence that most strongly supports analysis

  1. Strongest evidenceRL.8.1
  2. Dialogue and incidentsRL.8.3
  3. Theme and objective summaryRL.8.2
  4. Review & assessment

Unit 2: Literature: point of view, word choice & allusion RL.8.4

Analyze the impact of word choice on meaning and tone ¡ Analyze dramatic irony and point of view ¡ Analyze how modern works draw on traditional themes

  1. Word choice and toneRL.8.4
  2. Dramatic ironyRL.8.6
  3. Comparing structuresRL.8.5
  4. Old stories, new formsRL.8.9
  5. Literary analysis essayW.8.9
  6. Review & assessment

Unit 3: Informational reading: arguments & conflicting information RI.8.8

Delineate and evaluate an argument ¡ Analyze texts that disagree on facts or interpretation

  1. Central idea developmentRI.8.2
  2. Paragraph structureRI.8.5
  3. Evaluating argumentsRI.8.8
  4. Conflicting informationRI.8.9
  5. Media and motivesSL.8.2
  6. Review & assessment

Unit 4: Argument writing W.8.1

Write arguments that distinguish claims from opposing claims with logical reasoning and evidence

  1. Claims and opposing claimsW.8.1a
  2. Logical reasoningW.8.1b
  3. Cohesion and styleW.8.1c
  4. Speech deliverySL.8.4
  5. Review & assessment

Unit 5: Research project W.8.7

Conduct research projects drawing on several sources ¡ Avoid plagiarism and follow a standard citation format

  1. Research questionsW.8.7
  2. Sources and credibilityW.8.8
  3. Avoiding plagiarismW.8.8
  4. Writing and presentingW.8.2
  5. Review & assessment

Unit 6: Grammar & vocabulary L.8.1

Explain verbals ¡ Use active and passive voice and verb moods ¡ Use roots and nuances in word meanings

  1. VerbalsL.8.1a
  2. Active and passive voiceL.8.1b
  3. Verb moodsL.8.1c
  4. Punctuation for pausesL.8.2a
  5. Nuances in word meaningL.8.5c
  6. Review & assessment

Unit 7: Narrative writing W.8.3

Write narratives with point of view, pacing, reflection and a strong conclusion

  1. Point of view and contextW.8.3a
  2. Techniques and reflectionW.8.3b
  3. Conclusion and publishingW.8.3e
  4. Review & assessment

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