Grade 8 ELA
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Reading Strategies
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Main idea: Finding the Main Idea in Informational Text
Theme: Match the Quotations with Their Themes
Theme: Finding the Theme: Lessons in Stories
Author's purpose and tone: Identify the author's purpose
Author's purpose and tone: Which Sentence Is More Formal?
Author's purpose and tone: Identifying Tone: Objective vs. Subjective & Judgmental
Author's perspective: Determine the author's point of view
Text structure: Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Text structure: Understanding Cause and Effect
Text structure: Problem and Solution
Text structure: Identify Text Structures
Literary devices: Identify Sensory Details
Literary devices: Understanding Allusions
Literary devices: Identifying the Source of Allusions
Literary devices: Figurative Language: Personification
Literary devices: Classify Figures of Speech
Literary devices: Figures of Speech: Antithesis & More
Analyzing literature: Narrative Point of View
Analyzing literature: Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences About Characters
Analyzing literature: Label the Rhyme Scheme
Analyzing informational texts: Identifying the Topic
Analyzing arguments: Identifying the Main Claim
Novel study: Analyzing Passages from The Giver
Novel study: Analyzing Passages from The Giver (Part 2)
Novel study: Analyzing Passages from The Outsiders
Novel study: Analyzing Passages from The Outsiders (Part-2)
Nonfiction book study: Analyzing Passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Nonfiction book study: Analyzing Passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass(Part 2)
Nonfiction book study: Analyzing Passages from Travels with Charley
Nonfiction book study: Analyzing Passages from Travels with Charley (Part 2)
Comparing texts: Finding Details in Text
Comparing texts: Reading Between the Lines: Making Inferences
Visual elements: Compare Illustrations of Literary and Historical Subjects
Visual elements: Read Graphic Organizers
35 lessons
Writing Strategies
Expository writing: Understanding Topic Scope: Broad vs. Narrow
Expository writing: Organizing Information by Section
Expository writing: Remove the Sentence That Does Not Belong
Persuasive and opinion writing: Identifying Thesis Statements
Persuasive and opinion writing: Fact vs. Opinion
Persuasive and opinion writing: Evaluating Evidence for Claims
Persuasive and opinion writing: Identify Counterclaims
Persuasive and opinion writing: Persuasive Strategies: Rhetorical Appeals
Persuasive and opinion writing: Identifying Logical Fallacies
Descriptive and creative writing: Figurative Language: Personification
Descriptive and creative writing: Create Varied Sentences Based on Models
Descriptive and creative writing: Revise the Sentence Using a Stronger Verb
Identifying text evidence: Supporting Claims with Text Evidence
Identifying text evidence: Identify supporting details in literary texts
Writing clearly and concisely: Connecting Ideas: Conjunctive Adverbs
Writing clearly and concisely: Grammar: Parallel Structure with Correlative Conjunctions
Writing clearly and concisely: Writing Concisely: Avoiding Redundancy
Active and passive voice: Active vs. Passive Voice
Active and passive voice: Converting Passive to Active Voice (Simple Present)
Editing and revising: Word Choice: Commonly Confused Words
Editing and revising: Word Choice: Commonly Confused Words (Affect vs. Effect)
Editing and revising: Spelling: Correcting Common Errors
Editing and revising: Commonly Confused Words: Advise vs. Advice
Editing and revising: Revising for Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Research skills: Identify Relevant Sources
Research skills: Evaluate Newspaper Headlines for Bias
Research skills: Understanding MLA Works Cited Entries
Research skills: Mastering MLA In-Text Citations
Research skills: Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
29 lessons
Vocabulary
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes(re-)
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes(sub-)
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Prefix "mis-"
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes for Negation (un-, dis-, in-, im-, non-)
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffix "-ful"
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffix "-less"
Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffixes "-able" and "-ible"
Greek and Latin roots: Use Greek and Latin Roots as Clues to the Meanings of Words
Greek and Latin roots: Use Words as Clues to the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots
Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots
Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Words with Greek and Latin Roots
Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Synonym
Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Antonym
Word choice and usage: Word Nuances: Shades of Meaning
Word choice and usage: Word Feelings: Understanding Connotation
Homophones: Use the Correct Homophone
Homophones: Which Definition Matches the Sentence?
Homophones: Which Sentence Matches the Definition?
Analogies: Analogies
Analogies: Analogies Challenge
Context clues: Word Detectives: Using Context Clues
Context clues: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context
Context clues: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context
Context clues: Use Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
Context clues: Use Academic Vocabulary in Context: Literary
Context clues: Use Academic Vocabulary in Context: Informational
Domain-specific vocabulary: Using Text and Visuals
Reference skills: Alphabetical Order
Reference skills: Use Guide Words
Reference skills: Use dictionary entries
Reference skills: Use Dictionary Definitions
Reference skills: Use Thesaurus Entries
33 lessons
Grammar and Mechanics
Spelling: Spelling with Prefixes: fore-, inter-, super-, trans-
Spelling: Spelling with Suffixes: -ion and -al
Spelling: Spelling with Prefixes and Suffixes
Spelling: Spelling with Base Elements: audi and ject
Spelling: Spelling with Base Elements: dict, duce, duct
Spelling: Spelling with Base Elements (Review)
Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 1)
Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 2)
Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Review)
Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 3)
Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Set 4)
Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Review)
Spelling: Spelling Common Words (Cumulative Review)
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Four Types of Sentences
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Identify the Complete Subject or Complete Predicate
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Identify the Simple Subject or Simple Predicate
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Identify the Compound Subject or Compound Predicate
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences vs. Fragments
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences vs. Run-on Sentences
Sentences, fragments, and run-ons: Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons
Phrases and clauses: Is it a Phrase or a Clause?
Phrases and clauses: Identify Appositives and Appositive Phrases
Phrases and clauses: Identify Dependent and Independent Clauses
Phrases and clauses: Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Phrases and clauses: Combine Sentences Using Relative Clauses
Nouns: Form and Use Plurals Review
Nouns: Form and Use Plurals of Compound Nouns
Nouns: Showing Ownership: Possessive Nouns
Nouns: Forming Singular Possessive Nouns
Nouns: Identify and Correct Errors with Plural and Possessive Nouns
Nouns: Identify and Correct Errors with Compound and Joint Possession
Pronouns and antecedents: Identify Pronouns and Their Antecedents
Pronouns and antecedents: Use the Pronoun That Agrees with the Antecedent
Pronouns and antecedents: Correct Inappropriate Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person
Pronouns and antecedents: Identify Vague Pronoun References
Pronouns and antecedents: Clear Connections: Avoiding Vague Pronouns
Pronoun types: Choose Between Subject and Object Pronouns
Pronoun types: Compound Subjects and Objects with I and Me
Pronoun types: Compound subjects and objects with pronouns
Pronoun types: Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns
Pronoun types: Use Reflexive Pronouns
Pronoun types: Is the Pronoun Reflexive or Intensive?
Pronoun types: Use Relative Pronouns: Who and Whom
Pronoun types: Use Relative Pronouns: Who, Whom, Whose, Which, and That
Verb types: Identify Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Verb types: Identify Linking Verbs, Predicate Adjectives, and Predicate Nouns
Subject-verb agreement: Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
Subject-verb agreement: Subject-Verb Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns
Subject-verb agreement: Use the Correct Verb with Compound Subjects
Verb tense and mood: Irregular Past Tense Review
Verb tense and mood: Simple Present Tense Review
Verb tense and mood: Identify and Correct Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Verb tense and mood: Form the Progressive Verb Tenses
Verb tense and mood: Form the Perfect Verb Tenses
Verb tense and mood: Identify Participles and What They Modify
Verb tense and mood: Identify Gerunds and Their Functions
Verb tense and mood: Identify Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
Verb tense and mood: Identify the Verb Mood
Verb tense and mood: Correct Errors with Verb Mood
Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adjectives
Adjectives and adverbs: Order Adjectives
Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adverbs
Adjectives and adverbs: Choose between adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives and adverbs: Is the Word an Adjective or Adverb?
Adjectives and adverbs: Form and Use Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Adjectives and adverbs: Good, Better, Best; Bad, Worse, and Worst
Adjectives and adverbs: Form and Use Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Adjectives and adverbs: Well, Better, Best; Badly, Worse, and Worst
Prepositions: Identify Prepositional Phrases
Direct and indirect objects: Is It a Direct Object or an Indirect Object?
Conjunctions: Use the Correct Pair of Correlative Conjunctions
Misplaced modifiers: Clear Descriptions: Fixing Modifier Errors
Misplaced modifiers: Select the Misplaced or Dangling Modifier
Misplaced modifiers: Are the Modifiers Used Correctly?
Restrictive and nonrestrictive elements: What Does the Punctuation Suggest?
Restrictive and nonrestrictive elements: Commas with Nonrestrictive Elements
Commas: Commas with Series, Dates, and Places
Commas: Comma Usage: Introductory Clauses
Commas: Commas with Direct Addresses, Introductory Words, Interjections, and Interrupters
Commas: Commas with Coordinate Adjectives
Commas: Commas Review
Semicolons, colons, and commas: Comma and Semicolon Usage
Semicolons, colons, and commas: Use Semicolons, Colons, and Commas with Lists
Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses: Use Dashes
Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses: Use Hyphens in Compound Adjectives
Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses: Decide Whether Ellipses Are Used Appropriately
Capitalization: Correct Capitalization Errors
Capitalization: Capitalizing Titles
Formatting: Formatting Titles
Formatting: Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review
Formatting: Formatting Street Addresses
Formatting: Formatting Quotations and Dialogue
92 lessons
Vocabulary
Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots
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