Grade 8
Grade 8 English Language Arts
9 units and 59 learning lessons. This is the outline a Grade 8 student works through in English Language Arts — the lessons themselves are taught inside OHM School, adapted to how each child is doing.
About this outline: the listed lessons are part of the available learning path. A lesson appearing here does not mean its standards mapping or assessment evidence has completed educator review. See the evidence and review methodology.
Grade 8 English Language Arts
OHM School · Grade 8
English Language Arts
9 units · 59 lessons
It opens with Short Fiction: Suspense and Irony and closes with Grammar and Vocabulary.
All units
All units
Lessons
Unit 1 of 9
Short Fiction: Suspense and Irony
6 lessons
Lessons
- 1Citing the Strongest Evidence
- 2How Dialogue Drives a Story
- 3Dramatic Irony and Suspense
- 4Writing an Objective Summary
- 5Word Choice, Analogy, and Allusion
- 6Writing a Suspense Narrative
Unit 2 of 9
Literary Analysis of Complex Texts
7 lessons
Lessons
- 1Analyzing Multiple Themes
- 2Symbolism
- 3Analyzing Complex Characters
- 4Comparing Story Structures
- 5Old Myths in Modern Stories
- 6Writing a Literary Analysis Essay
- 7Independent Reading of Complex Literature
Unit 3 of 9
Point of View and Tone
4 lessons
Lessons
- 1Analyzing Narrative Point of View
- 2Analyzing Tone
- 3Verbal Irony and Puns
- 4Page to Screen
Unit 4 of 9
Poetry and Drama
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1Reading Poems Closely
- 2Poetic Form and Meaning
- 3Reading a Play Script
- 4Performing a Scene
- 5Poetry Analysis Response
Unit 5 of 9
Reading Informational Texts
10 lessons
Lessons
- 1Citing Evidence in Nonfiction
- 2Developing a Central Idea
- 3Connections and Distinctions
- 4Word Meaning in Nonfiction
- 5Paragraph Structure
- 6Author's Purpose and Opposing Views
- 7Evaluating an Argument
- 8When Texts Disagree
- 9Choosing a Medium
- 10Independent Reading of Nonfiction
Unit 6 of 9
Writing Arguments
6 lessons
Lessons
- 1Claims and Counterclaims
- 2Organizing Reasons and Evidence
- 3Formal Style and Strong Conclusions
- 4Revising for Purpose and Audience
- 5On-Demand Writing
- 6Publishing Writing with Technology
Unit 7 of 9
Formal Research Synthesis
6 lessons
Lessons
- 1Asking Research Questions
- 2Formulating a Research Thesis
- 3Evaluating Sources
- 4Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
- 5Formal Citation
- 6Drafting and Revising a Research Paper
Unit 8 of 9
Speech and Presentation Skills
7 lessons
Lessons
- 1Collaborative Discussions
- 2Media Messages and Motives
- 3Evaluating a Speaker's Argument
- 4Organizing a Speech
- 5Using Multimedia in Presentations
- 6Delivering a Speech Effectively
- 7Formal and Informal Speech
Unit 9 of 9
Grammar and Vocabulary
8 lessons
Lessons
- 1Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
- 2Active and Passive Voice
- 3Verb Moods
- 4Punctuation for Pauses and Omissions
- 5Spelling and Proofreading
- 6Greek and Latin Roots
- 7Context Clues and Reference Tools
- 8Academic Vocabulary
How it is taught
The whole subject, in the order a child meets it.
- What is covered9 units and 59 lessons, every one of them in the book above: this is the whole of English Language Arts in Grade 8, not a sample.
- Taught in orderA lesson unlocks when the one before it is mastered, and review is scheduled from what the child has actually shown rather than on a fixed timetable.
- Kept currentThese titles are read from the live curriculum, so what is in this book is what a Grade 8 student would work through today.
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