Topic outline

• All About English 8.
  
  

  All About English 8.

  In this section you will find all of the resources and information you need to have a successful semester.

  • Ask Mrs.Reed Forum
  • Thinking Skills Book
  • Writer's Notebook
  • Reading Strategies Book
  • It's Grammar Time Book
  • Independent Reading (aka "silent reading") Assignment
  • Word Work Assignment
  • Classroom Rules File
  • Bloom Page
  • The Brain File
  • Course Outline File
• Unit 1 - Inform and Explain
  
  

  Unit 1 - Inform and Explain

  • People understand text differently depending on their world views and perspectives. 

  • Learning Expectations for Unit 1 Book
  • Creating Infographics URL
  • Assignment: What is Your Favourite Word
  • Mrs.Reed's Favourite Words File
  • Merriam-Webster: Words at Play URL
  • Online Etymology Dictionary URL
  • Fun With Words URL
  • Membean.com URL
  • Assignment: Top ___ List
  • Assignment: The Way Things Work
  • How Stuff Works URL
  • Explain That Stuff URL
  • WikiHow URL
• Unit 2 - Explore and Inquire
  
  

  Unit 2 - Explore and Inquire

  • Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy
    

    Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves.
    

  • Learning Expectations for Unit 2 Book
  • Assignment: The Big Question (Exploring Questions and Answers)
  • Assignment (Block A class only) The Tell-Tale Heart-Writing Techniques
  • Assignment (Block C class only) The Tell-Tale Heart Comic Strip
  • The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe (short story) File
• Unit 3 - Take a Stand
  
  

  Unit 3 - Take a Stand

  • People understand text differently depending on their world views and perspectives.
    

    Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
    

    
    

  • Learning Expectations for Unit 3 Book
• Unit 4 - Analyze and Interpret
  
  

  Unit 4 - Analyze and Interpret

  • Texts are socially, culturally, and historically constructed.
    

    Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.

  • Learning Expectations for Unit 4 Book
  • "True Love" by Isaac Asimov File