English Language Arts Curriculum
8th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will debate significant global issues through comparing, contrasting, and presenting solutions via various media sources and fiction/nonfiction text. |
Outcomes and Components:
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LA.8.12 |
Students will compare and contrast the point of view in texts of different genres and their approaches to similar themes and topics. |
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LA.8.12.1 |
Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. |
8.RL.6 |
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LA.8.12.2 |
Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new. |
8.RL.9 |
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LA.8.12.3 |
Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style. |
8.RL.5 |
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LA.8.12.4 |
Interpret context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. |
8.L.4a |
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LA.8.12.5 |
Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. |
8.SL.4 |
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