8th Grade Bridge
Class time is 11:00-12:00
Skills that are taught and assessed include:
- Extensive Vocabulary
- Clarifying Words and Ideas
- Making Connections
- Use Questioning
- Create a Summary
- Interpret Information
- Quality of Evidence
- Problems/Solutions
- Causes/Effects
- Author's Intent
- Analyzing Theme
Texts and Novels that will be studied:
- A Long Walk to Water
- Witchcraft of Salem Village
- Real World Data: Graphing War and Conflict
- The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History
- The Johnstown Flood
- House on Mango Street
- Throwing Shadows
