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Course Overview and Materials
Grade Level: 8
Delivery: ONLINE
Materials: Yes
Prerequisite:
Language Arts 7
Course Description
Course Description
In this course, you’ll study the six ways—or strands—of using language: reading, writing, listening, viewing, representing, and speaking. This is accomplished through the study of five units:
Unit 1: Visual Communication
Unit 2: Non-Fiction
Unit 3: Poetry
Unit 4: Fiction
Unit 5: Novel
You’ll learn to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print, and media texts to enhance the clarity and artistry of your communication and your appreciation for English literature.
Required Materials
Required Materials
📚 Materials are loaned at no cost, but must be returned at the end of the school year, or the student will be charged replacement costs.
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
ResourceLines 7/8 (Pearson)
SightLines 8 (Pearson)
AND CHOOSE ONE OF THE NOVELS BELOW
AND CHOOSE ONE OF THE NOVELS BELOW
Novel Descriptions *Please choose only one novel from the below list.
A Single Shard (Linda Sue Park)
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (Tony Cliff)
Freak the Mighty (Rodman Philbrick)
I am Malala (Malala Yousafzi - Young Readers Edition)
Invitation to the Game (Monica Hughes)
Pirate Passage (William Gilkerson)
The Tuesday Cafe (Don Trembath)
Wonderstruck (Brian Selznick)
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