English Language Arts 8
Welcome to 8th grade ELA
Welcome to 8th grade ELA
Eighth graders begin the year by reading several personal narratives and memoir, reviewing plot elements, dialogue and narrative writing. They will end the first 3 week unit by composing a personal narrative based on a survival experience, which will serve as a springboard for a focus on Ha's survival story. Please check specific assignments and due dates on your teacher's website.
Eighth graders begin the year by reading several personal narratives and memoir, reviewing plot elements, dialogue and narrative writing. They will end the first 3 week unit by composing a personal narrative based on a survival experience, which will serve as a springboard for a focus on Ha's survival story. Please check specific assignments and due dates on your teacher's website.
Quarter 1 text: Inside Out and Back Again-Thanhha Lai
Quarter 1 text: Inside Out and Back Again-Thanhha Lai
ELA Units- Expeditionary Learning Curriculum (EL):
ELA Units- Expeditionary Learning Curriculum (EL):
QTR 1 -Theme: Finding Home: Refugees
Reading Focus: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai; Informational Readings on Vietnam
Writing Focus: Narrative Writing-Survivor Narrative-Based Free Verse Narrative Poems
QTR 2- Theme: Working with Evidence: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Reading Focus: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare
Writing Focus: Argument Essay and Character Confessional Narrative
QTR 4-Theme: Sustainability of World’s Food Supply
Reading Focus: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, Michael Pollan (Young Readers’ Edition)
Writing Focus: Research Simulation and Position Paper/Argumentative speech and essay