This year in language arts students will learn and apply new strategies as 8th-grade students The beginning of the year starts off with assessments to benchmark their comprehension, fluency, decoding, vocabulary, and writing skills.
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Assessreadtheory.org/es reading ability and mimics state testing.
Elements of Fictions
Narrative Writing
Vocabulary
Comprehension
The Monkey's Pa- A Short Story by W.W. Jacobs
The Tell Tale Heart -A Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe
Biography
Research Writing
Sequencing
Cause and Effect
Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction
My Friend Douglass A Historical Account by Russell Freedman (Biography)
Poetry
Argumentative Essays
Test Prep
Hanging Fire A Poem by Audre Lorde
Teenagers A Poem by Pat Mora
When Do Kids Become Adults? - Argumentative Essays