English Language Arts
Grade
8 English Language Arts Course Outline
Course
Description:
In English Language Arts (ELA),
I establish a balance between routine activities and thematic units of study to
support students in their growth in literacy.
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Students will regularly work in small book club
groups, read, and respond to materials at their level in our guided reading
program.
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Students will also complete weekly word
booklets, which include word play activities such as: Scattegories, Scrabble, Boggle, Word Ladder,
Prefix and Suffix Splash, Word Wheel, Root Tree, Acronyms, Weekly Edit, and
Word Sort.
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Students will be given the opportunity to choose
their own reading materials based on their interests, during SQUIRT (Silent
Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time).
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Students will be able to vote on a MYRCA
(Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards) nominated novel to be read aloud by the
teacher.
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Throughout the school year, students can
practice creative writing with various quick write activities.
General
Learning Outcomes:
1.
General Outcome 1: Students will listen, speak, read, write,
view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
2.
General Outcome 2: Students will listen, speak,
read, write, view, and represent to comprehend and respond personally and
critically to oral, literary, and media texts.
3.
General Outcome 3: Students will listen, speak,
read, write, view, and represent to manage ideas and information.
4.
General Outcome 4: Students will listen, speak,
read, write, view, and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of
communication.
5.
General Outcome 5: Students will listen, speak,
read, write, view, and represent to celebrate and to build community.
Units
of Study:
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Poetry
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Novel study
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Graphic novels
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Debates
Assessments:
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Reading responses
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Word booklets
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Writing
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Projects
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Presentations
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