8th Grade Language Arts
Growing Readers
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Class Code JT2NK
Google Classroom
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Course Syllabus
Crossroads Language Arts 8th Grade (best).pdfreading and writing expectations
Classroom Library Letter
Unit Plans and Extra Copies
Students will demonstrate thinking on different levels: Literal, Inferential, and Critical
They will also learn to show their thinking on the paper by annotating texts.
Students will learn tools and strategies to blend the genres of narrative and information. The focus will be on using story to help inform others about a issue/topic.
Students will read The Giver and use it as a mentor text in analyzing literature. Students will write about and reflect upon different themes.
Students will learn a variety of strategies to form effective arguments in both the spoken and written word.
Across Generation Legacy Project
Grandparent Biography: Narrative Nonfiction
Come travel through time, learn from the past, and collect knowledge for a better future.
Students will learn a variety of strategies to form effective arguments in both the spoken and written word.
Students will choose fantasy books to read and discuss with a small group of peers. They will take on a variety of roles in working through and processing their reading.
