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Grade 8

• Language

  • 8.L.1.a
  • 8.L.1.b
  • 8.L.1.d
  • 8.L.1
  • 8.L.2.a
  • 8.L.2
  • 8.L.2.c
  • 8.L.3.a
  • 8.L.3
  • 8.L.4.a
  • 8.L.4.b
  • 8.L.4.d
  • 8.L.4
  • 8.L.5.a
  • 8.L.5.b
  • 8.L.5.c
  • 8.L.5
  • 8.L.6

• Reading: Informational

  • 8.RI.1
  • 8.RI.2
  • 8.RI.3
  • 8.RI.5
  • 8.RI.6
  • 8.RI.7
  • 8.RI.8
  • 8.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 8.RL.1
  • 8.RL.2
  • 8.RL.3
  • 8.RL.4
  • 8.RL.5
  • 8.RL.6
  • 8.RL.9
  • 8.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 8.SL.1.a
  • 8.SL.1.b
  • 8.SL.1.c
  • 8.SL.1.d
  • 8.SL.1
  • 8.SL.2
  • 8.SL.3
  • 8.SL.4
  • 8.SL.5
  • 8.SL.6

• Writing

  • 8.W.1.a
  • 8.W.1.b
  • 8.W.1.d
  • 8.W.1
  • 8.W.2
  • 8.W.2.a
  • 8.W.2.b
  • 8.W.2.c
  • 8.W.2.d
  • 8.W.2.e
  • 8.W.3.a
  • 8.W.3
  • 8.W.3.b
  • 8.W.3.c
  • 8.W.3.d
  • 8.W.3.e
  • 8.W.4
  • 8.W.5
  • 8.W.6
  • 8.W.7
  • 8.W.8
  • 8.W.9
  • 8.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 8.L.4.d

Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

Jabberwocky and Context Clues

Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words (“Jabberwocky”) and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it’s only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.

Gr 1-8