ELA

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.

·         Students will complete weekly spelling 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.

·         Students will be given the opportunity to choose their own reading materials based on their interests, during SQUIRT (Silent Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time).

·         Students will be able to vote on a MYRCA (Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards) nominated novel to be read aloud by the teacher.

·         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:

·         Who I Am

·         Poetry

·         Cue for Treason

·         Non-fiction

·         Debating

Assessments:

·         Word booklets

·         Reading responses

·         Writing

·         Projects

·         Presentations

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