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Grade 8

• Language

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

• Reading: Informational

  • 8.RI.1
  • 8.RI.4
  • 8.RI.5
  • 8.RI.8
  • 8.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

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

• Speaking & Listening

  • 8.SL.1
  • 8.SL.2
  • 8.SL.3
  • 8.SL.4
  • 8.SL.5

• Writing

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

CCSS ELA Standard: 8.RL.3

Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

Characters’ Faults Can Also Be Strengths

Strength and weakness are often two sides of the same coin. Students will explore how a character’s flaw can be a benefit.

A Character’s Playlist

What playlist of songs best goes with a character’s change over time?

Motivation and Moral Development

Can someone do the right thing, but for the wrong reason?