8th CORE - English Language Arts

CORE - This is a year-long course that all 8th grade students must have.  It consists of English Language Arts (Reading {Literature & Informational Texts}, Writing {Narrative,  Arguments, Informational, Research}, Language Conventions, Vocabulary Development, Latin Roots, Listening and Oral Communication) & History Social Science  (United States History: Growth & Conflict and Geography)  This will explain the English Language Arts portion of the course.

Grade 8 Overview | English Language Arts

Eighth grade students interact a great deal with literature and informational text. They use evidence from selections to analyze characters’ points of view and how the author uses dialogue.  Students cite textual evidence to support their analysis of text and identify how the structure contributes to the meaning and style of each text. In writing, students show relationships among experiences and events.

Reading

· Use evidence when drawing conclusions from the reading

· Determine a theme and its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot

· Analyze how dialogue affects the outcome of a text

· Identify how the structure contributes to the meaning and style of each text

· Analyze how the points of view of the characters and the reader create effects such as suspense or humor

· Determine an author’s response to conflicting viewpoints

· Evaluate an author’s premises or hypotheses by corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information

· Read and understand grade-level literary and nonfiction texts

 Writing

· Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence

· Write informative texts that examine a topic and convey ideas

· Write narratives that show the relationships among experiences and events

· Conduct research projects and demonstrate an understanding of the subject under investigation

· Use technology to produce and publish writing and present relationships between information and ideas

Speaking and Listening

· Participate in discussions, one-on-one and with a group

· Identify when irrelevant evidence is used in a speaker’s claim

· Plan and present a narrative

· Use eye contact, appropriate volume, and clear pronunciation when presenting

Language

· Use correct grammar and language

· Use correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

· Use a variety of methods to determine the meaning of unknown words

· Interpret figures of speech

o Verbal irony

o Puns

 

Website by SchoolMessenger Presence. © 2024 SchoolMessenger Corporation. All rights reserved.