8th Grade ELA
This course is designed to help 8th grade students further develop their reading, writing, grammar, speaking, and listening skills. Students will study novels, drama, poetry, short stories, articles, and essays.
Finding Reliable Information
Argumentative Writing
Logical Reasoning
Quiz #1 (Auto-graded)
Finding the Central Idea
Paraphrase, Summarize, Quote
Paraphrasing/Summarizing/Quoting Quiz (Auto-graded)
Citing Evidence
APA Citations
Annotating Informational Texts
Quiz #2 (Auto-graded)
Unit 1 Assessment
Assignment (Instructor-graded): Argumentative Essay
Main and Helping Verbs
Linking Verbs
Grammar Quiz #1 (Auto-graded)
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Identifying Verbs
Prepositional Phrases
Commas in Dialogue
Grammar Quiz #2 (Auto-graded)
Elements of Nonfiction
Nonfiction Elements Quiz (Auto-graded)
Author's Purpose and Point of View
Determining Author's Purpose
Assignment: Applying Author's Purpose t (Instructor-graded)
Author's Purpose Quiz (Auto-graded)
Point of View: 1st vs. 3rd
Point of View Quiz (Auto-graded)
Central Idea and Text Structure
Passage: Plastic Footprint
Passage: Swarm Robotics
Passage: Animation
Passage: Success and Failure
Passage: Ice Music
Introduction to Poetry
Poetry Quiz (Auto-graded)
Parody and Rhyme Scheme
Parody and Rhyme Scheme Quiz (Auto-graded)
The Architecture of Poetry
Poetic Devices: Hyperbole, Oxymoron, and Imagery
Hyperbole, Oxymoron, and Imagery Quiz (Auto-graded)
Poetic Devices: Onomatopoeia and Personification
Onomatopoeia/Personification Quiz (Auto-graded)
Poetic Devices: Alliteration, Consonance, and Assonance
Alliteration/Consonance/Assonance Quiz (Auto-graded)
The Poet's Secret: A Treasure Hunt Through the Abandoned Park (LearnAdventure™)
Thomas Hardy
Rhyme Scheme and Sound Devices
Figurative Language
Oscar Wilde
Ballads
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Analysis (Continued)
Insider Perspective
Victorian Poetry Quiz (Auto-graded)
Poetry Assignment (Instructor-graded): Poem Analysis
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Advanced Vocabulary Quiz (Auto-graded)
Vocabulary Worksheets - Advanced Vocabulary