ELA - Grade 8
Unit 1 - Narrative
Skill - Identifying narrative elements
Video - Story Elements and How They Interact | Teaching Intentionallyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlIBRGNG2ZYSkill - Evaluating dialogue
Video - Writing Dialogue | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax-GQCgBOEIVideo - Punctuating Dialogue | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ4BbyBUSmA
Skill - Writing a compare/ contrast essay
Video - Compare and Contrast Essay Structure | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owKjx7zqd8Video - Compare and Contrast Essay Examples | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxsCy9KvXU
Text - My First Free Summer by Julia Alvarez
Quizlet- Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/206150968/my-first-free-summer-test-study-guide-flash-cards/ https://quizlet.com/332269490/my-first-free-summer-flash-cards/Text - Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie
Quizlet- Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/255322546/superman-and-me-questions-flash-cards/ https://quizlet.com/431517296/superman-and-me-quiz-flash-cards/Text - The Diary of Anne Frank
SparkNoteshttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/annefrank/Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/40089034/anne-frank-study-guide-flash-cards/
Unit 2 - Gadgets and Glitches
Skill - Analyzing structure of a sonnet
Video - How to Analyze a Sonnet | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SKfA5ncxEcVideo - What is a Sonnet? | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmrKmL06J9g
Skill - Understanding use of irony
Video - Irony & Its Purpose | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULWw4qBW6QSkill - Evaluating opposing arguments
Video - Arguments and Claims | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91qk_3NiVEText - The Brave Little Toaster
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/530564659/the-brave-little-toaster-selection-assessment-review-flash-cards/Text - Are Bionic Superhumans on the Horizon?
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/564807612/are-bionic-superhumans-on-the-horizon-hmh-flash-cards/ https://quizlet.com/742830696/are-bionic-superhumans-on-the-horizon-quiz-review-flash-cards/
Text - The Automation Paradox
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/525888580/the-automation-paradox-heads-up-humans-flash-cards/Quizlet - Practice Testhttps://quizlet.com/test/quizlet-for-automation-paradox-and-heads-up-humans-624231710
Text - Heads Up, Humans
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/525888580/the-automation-paradox-heads-up-humans-flash-cards/Quizlet - Practice Testhttps://quizlet.com/test/quizlet-for-automation-paradox-and-heads-up-humans-624231710
Unit 3 - The Thrill of Horror
Skill - Evaluating how a piece of literature "qualifies" for the category of a genre work
Khan Academy - Reading Within and Across Genreshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXfltZZOdISkill - Understanding use of suspense
What is Suspense? | Literary Devices Lessonhttps://youtu.be/ysvVeqBLMPo?si=YY62X1bPpSbKLPkJSkill - Analyzing both author and Narrator POV
Grammarly - What is Point of View and How Does It Work?https://www.grammarly.com/blog/point-of-view/#:~:text=Point%20of%20view%20is%20expressed,%2Fhe%2Fthey%2Fit.Text - The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/169386648/the-tell-tale-heart-study-guide-flash-cards/SparkNoteshttps://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-tell-tale-heart/
Schmoophttps://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/tell-tale-heart/
Text - The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs
American Literature Study Guidehttps://americanliterature.com/the-monkeys-paw-study-guide/#google_vignetteSparkNoteshttps://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-monkeys-paw/
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/222199206/the-monkeys-paw-study-guide-flash-cards/
Text - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
SparkNoteshttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/jekyll/Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/85099424/jekyll-and-hyde-study-guide-questions-answers-flash-cards/
LitChartshttps://www.litcharts.com/lit/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde#context
Unit 4 -Finding Your Path
Skill - Studying free verse poetry
Video - Free Verse Poetry | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-kQby_EH-oSkill - Understanding poetic structure
Video - A Close Reading Strategy for Poetry and Literature Analysis | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nebzW6i_tkSkill - Comparing poetry from different perspectives
Video - How to Understand Poetry | Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-FHVkiJOEText - Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/209696597/bronx-masquerade-study-questions-flash-cards/https://quizlet.com/871969921/ela-midterm-review-gr-8-flash-cards/
SparkNoteshttps://www.sparknotes.com/lit/Bronx-Masquerade/
Schmoophttps://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/bronx-masquerade/chapter-1-5-summary.html
Text - The Debt We Owe to the Adolescent Brain by Jeanne Miller
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/662776806/the-debt-we-owe-the-adolescent-brain-study-guide-flash-cards/Quizizz - Practice Questionshttps://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5fc65615796b84002178e9e3/the-debt-we-owe-the-adolescent-brain
Text - Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde
SparkNoteshttps://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/hanging-fire/SuperSummary https://www.supersummary.com/hanging-fire/summary/
Poem Analysishttps://poemanalysis.com/audre-lorde/hanging-fire/
Text - Summer of His Fourteenth Year by Gloria Amescua
Quizlet - Flash Cardshttps://quizlet.com/572462367/hanging-fire-summer-of-his-fourteenth-year-flash-cards/