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.8.2 |
Students will analyze how an author uses point of view, imagery, and figurative language in order to create tone and mood. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
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Standard(s) |
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LA.8.2.1 |
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. |
8.RL.1 |
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LA.8.2.2 |
Interpret a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. |
8.RL.2 |
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LA.8.2.3 |
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. |
8.RL.3 |
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LA.8.2.4 |
Interpret the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative language and meanings, word relationships and nuances; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. |
8.RL.4 |
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LA.8.2.5 |
Interpret figures of speech, use relationships between particular words to better understand each of the words, and distinguish among connotations of words with similar denotations. |
8.L.5a 8.L.5b 8.L.5c |
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LA.8.2.6 |
Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of eighth grade level independently and proficiently. |
8.RL.10 |
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LA.8.2.7 |
Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences. |
8.L.1a |
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LA.8.2.8 |
Apply the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, using an ellipsis to indicate omission, and spelling correctly when writing. |
8.L.2a 8.L.2b 8.L.2c |
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LA.8.2.9 |
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting, graphics, and media. Develop the topic with relevant facts and quotations, use appropriate transitions, maintain a formal style and provide a conclusion. |
8.W.2a 8.W.2b 8.W.2c 8.W.2d 8.W.2e 8.W.2f |
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LA.8.2.10 |
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. |
8.W.4 |
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LA.8.2.11 |
Provide evidence from grade level literature to support analysis, reflection, and research. |
8.W.9a |
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Academic Vocabulary: imagery, tone and mood, figurative language |
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Content Vocabulary: antagonize, persecute, aggravate, lectern, scurry, whittle, begrudge, fret, gouge, morbid, wallow, browbeat, persevere |