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.8.4 |
Students will analyze a work of literature and produce a thematic essay. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
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LA.8.4.1 |
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. |
8.W.1 |
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LA.8.4.2 |
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Develop and strengthen this argument by planning, editing, and revising. |
8.W.4 8.W.5 |
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LA.8.4.3 |
Write arguments and support claim(s) with relevant evidence, acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Provide a conclusion that supports the argument. |
8.W.1a 8.W.1b 8.W.1e |
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LA.8.4.4 |
Prioritize words, phrases, and clauses that create cohesion, clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence and maintain a formal style and tone |
8.W.1c 8.W.1d |
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LA.8.4.5 |
Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb, voice, and mood. |
8.L.1d |
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LA.8.4.6 |
Apply conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. |
8.L.2 8.L.3 |
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LA.8.4.8 |
Interpret the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; 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.8.4.9 |
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on eighth grade topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. |
8.SL.1 |
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Academic Vocabulary: drama, act, scene, monologue, soliloquy |
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Content Vocabulary: comedy, coincidence, accident, misfortune, scapegoat, social hierarchy |