8TH GRADE ELA
8TH GRADE ELA
2026-2027 Units of Study
UNIT 1: Launching the Reading and Writing Workshop
UNIT 2: Critical Literacy
UNIT 3: Investigative Journalism
UNIT 4: Spoken Word Poetry
UNIT 5: Literary Nonfiction
UNIT 6: Position Papers
UNIT 7: Using Strategies to Read and Write for Different Purposes
UNIT 8: Strategic Writing: Prompts, Rubrics, and Speeches
UNIT 9: Creative Projects
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS CALENDAR