8th GradeEnglish/Language Arts

• English 8
• English 8 Pre-AP/IB
• Humanities 8 GT/Pre-AP/IB

• Reading, where students read and understand a wide variety of literary and informational texts;
• Writing, where students compose a variety of written texts with a clear controlling idea, coherent organization, and sufficient detail;
• Research, where students are expected to know how to locate a range of relevant sources and evaluate, synthesize, and present ideas and information;
• Listening & Speaking, where students listen and respond to the ideas of others while contributing their own ideas in conversations and groups; and
• Oral and Written Conventions, where students learn how to use the oral and written conventions of the English language in speaking and writing.

8th Grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110b.html

8th Grade English/Language Arts Curriculum Map:

• Curriculum Map 

8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment:

• Assignment PowerPoint