Learn About Our Curriculum
Themes, concepts, guiding questions, and more (excerpts from the Back to School Night presentation)
Please also see the Lexington Public Schools 8th grade Curriculum and Instruction webpages (note that curriculum is fluid, and changes over time with the teaching and learning needs of our classes).
Major English Content and Skills Areas:
Personal narrative reading & writing
Active and "close" reading strategies
Vocabulary building in context
Grammar and conventions, as grade-level appropriate
Argument/persuasive writing
Figurative and connotative language use
Text analysis
...and much, much more!