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Language Arts Grade 8

UNIT THEMES/TOPICS

Each unit lasts 4-5 weeks.   Reading and Writing units occur simultaneously. (Unit 1 Reading with Unit 1 Writing).

WRITING

Unit 1: Building a Writer’s Life: Collecting Toward Essays

Unit 2: Writing “The Application Essay” for High School, College, and Careers

Unit 3: Multi-Modal Informational Writing: Harnessing Technology to Teach Ideas

Unit 4: Journalism

Unit 5: Fantasy Writing (or other genres in conjunction with reading groups)

Unit 6: Literary Essay: Analyzing Text for Meaning, Craft and Tone

Unit 7: Writing Prompted Essays for Standardized & Essay Exams

Unit 8: Poetry

 

READING

Unit 1: Making Our Reading Habits Visible and Developing Sustainable Adult Reading Habits

Unit 2: Developing Analytical Reading Practices: Interpretation

Unit 3: Nonfiction Reading: Navigating Expository, Narrative and Hybrid Nonfiction

Unit 4: Nonfiction Research Clubs: Developing Analytical Lenses for Informational Reading

Unit 5: Fantasy Book Clubs (or other similar sub-genres)

Unit 6: Reading for High School: Applying Strategies to Challenging Texts

Unit 7: Test Preparation

Unit 8: Social Issues Book Club: Reading for Justice and Power

Unit 9: From Author Studies to Independent Projects: Launching a Summer of Reading

 

 

 

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