Grade 8

KAS ELA Standard: C.8.2.h

With some guidance, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, re-writing or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

That Quote’s Not Quite Right: Albert Einstein

When I see a quote, I often think, “That’s not quite right!”

Gr 1-8

Order, Chaos, and the Holiday Season

Let’s write a holiday song about order and chaos!

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Shrinking)

A passage from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Writing A Thanksgiving Letter

What if an inanimate object could express thanks for a special person in your life? What would it write?

Gr 1-8

Writing Seuss Style Poetry

Sure, Dr. Seuss wrote for young students, but can older students analyze his writing and learn to mimic his style? THEN, they can produce Seuss-style poetry about any topic: Ancient China, the electromagnetic spectrum, Pride and Prejudice, and (yes) fraction division!

Gr 1-8

Advanced Alliteration and Consonance

When students learn about alliteration, it’s hard to steer them away from goofy tongue-twisters. Certainly, there must be more powerful and practical ways of using alliteration. In this lesson, I draw on delicious examples from Shakespeare to show how a very advanced writer used alliteration. Then, I break those ideas down so students can try them out.

Gr 2-8

Pronouns With Too Many Antecedents

What happens when a pronoun could refer to more than one noun? Big problems!

Gr 1-8

Describing Author’s Voice

What if… Edgar Allen Poe wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

Grade 8

Composition

Language

Reading: Informational

Reading: Literature

KAS ELA Standard: C.8.2.h