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8th Grade English Language Arts
Bundle 2
Reading
Focus: Reading is interactive!
Vocabulary
Writing
Focus: Writing is personal!
Composition
(16) Writing. Students write about their own experiences. Students
are expected to:
(2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new
vocabulary and use it when reading and writing. Students are
expected to:
8.16 write a personal narrative that has a clearly defined focus and
Readiness
communicates the importance of or reasons for actions and/or
8.2 (A) determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words consequences.
derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes
8.2 (B) use context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to
determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous words or
words with novel meanings
Recognizing that:
 Connotative Meaning of Words/Phrases/Sentences is the
emotional content, significance or implied meaning of a word,
phrase, or sentence.
Denotative Meaning of Words/Phrases/Sentences is the actual, literal,
explicit meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence.
8.2 (C) complete analogies that describe a function or its description
(e.g., pen:paper as chalk: ______ or soft:kitten as hard: ______);
8.2 (D) identify common words or word parts from other languages
that are used in written English (e.g., phenomenon, charisma, chorus,
passé, flora, fauna);
8.2 (E) use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or
electronic) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciations,
alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words.
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Grammar
(19) Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions. Students
understand the function of and use the conventions of academic
language when speaking and writing. Students will continue to apply
earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to:
8.19 (B) write complex sentences and differentiate between main
versus subordinate clauses; and
8.19 (C) use a variety of complete sentences (e.g., simple, compound,
complex) that include properly placed modifiers, correctly identified
antecedents, parallel structures, and consistent tenses.
8.20 (B) (ii) semicolons, colons, hyphens, parentheses, brackets, and
ellipses. (Stop and teach: colon to introduce items in a series.)
Figure 19
(1) Reading/Fluency
(8) Comprehension of Literary Text/ Sensory Language
(26) Listening and Speaking: Listening
(27) Listening and Speaking: Speaking
(28) Listening and Speaking: Teamwork
Suggested:
SCOPE Magazine
I-Station
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Spelling
(21) Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly.
Students are expected to:
8.21 spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and
check correct spellings.
On-Going Process Skills
(14) Writing/Writing Process
(19) Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions
(20) Writing/Conventions of Language/ Handwriting
(21) Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling
Resources
Instructional Resources / Textbook Correlations
Suggested:
Bell Ringers
Texas Writing Coach (Prentice Hall)
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Picture Books
Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary
Everyday Spelling (Scott Foresman)
Web Links / Other Resources
Academic Language / Language of Instruction
Assessments
Formative
Summative
Formative
Summative
Other Curricular Connection (ELA, Math, SS)
Technology Applications:
(1) Creativity and innovation. The student uses creative thinking and
innovative processes to construct knowledge, generate new ideas,
and create products. Students are expected to:
(B) create, present, and publish original works as a means of personal
or group expression;
(K) use keyboarding techniques and ergonomic strategies while
building speed and accuracy;
(L) create and edit files with productivity tools, including:
(i) a word processing document using digital typography standards
such as page layout, font formatting, paragraph formatting, mail
merge, and list attributes
Exemplar Lessons
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