Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts!
Through multiple activities students will strengthen their literacy skills in the areads of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will read and write in a variety of genres and will analyze and apply author's craft. Students will extend their knowledge and understanding of standard English spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and vocabulary.
Subject Standards:
The Common Core Standards--
Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Writing
Speaking and listening Language
Language Arts Units:
Semester I:
Narrative Non-fiction--Students will read narrative non-fiction (information about people, places, events, etc. written in a narrative/story-like format). Students will also write memoirs.
Realistic Fiction: Students will read fiction novels of their choosing in a book study format, and they will also read a whole-class novel.
Research: Students will research a topic of their choice. They will learn proper research techniques, paraphrasing and citing ideas, and organizing a research paper.
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