8ELA  Windsor C-1 Middle School

8ELA Instructional Calendar

Course Description

• The objective of the eighth-grade English Language Arts class focuses on the analysis of written, visual, and audio material.  The reading component will cover a combination of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry which align to the Missouri Learning Standards.  Reading strategies and text analysis methods will be used with the goal of creating reader awareness and connectivity to all materials covered in class.   The writing component will cover narrative, expository, argumentative essays, paragraphs, and short constructed response formats.  

• In addition to reading and writing, students will give presentations individually and in groups and utilize technology platforms via Chromebooks.

• Practical skills of proofreading, penmanship, cursive signatures, and following written directions to complete paper forms will also be addressed.