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Grade 8

• Strand 1

  • 8.1.A
  • 8.1.B
  • 8.1.C
  • 8.1.D

• Strand 2

  • 8.2.A
  • 8.2.B
  • 8.2.C

• Strand 3

  • 8.3

• Strand 4

  • 8.4

• Strand 5

  • 8.5.A
  • 8.5.B
  • 8.5.C
  • 8.5.D
  • 8.5.E
  • 8.5.F
  • 8.5.G
  • 8.5.H
  • 8.5.I

• Strand 6

  • 8.6.A
  • 8.6.B
  • 8.6.C
  • 8.6.D
  • 8.6.E
  • 8.6.F
  • 8.6.G
  • 8.6.H
  • 8.6.I
  • 8.6.J

• Strand 7

  • 8.7.A
  • 8.7.B
  • 8.7.C
  • 8.7.D

• Strand 8

  • 8.8.A
  • 8.8.B
  • 8.8.C
  • 8.8.D
  • 8.8.D.i
  • 8.8.D.ii
  • 8.8.D.iii
  • 8.8.E
  • 8.8.E.i
  • 8.8.E.ii
  • 8.8.E.iii
  • 8.8.F

• Strand 9

  • 8.9.A
  • 8.9.B
  • 8.9.C
  • 8.9.D
  • 8.9.E
  • 8.9.F
  • 8.9.G

• Strand 10

  • 8.10.A
  • 8.10.B
  • 8.10.B.i
  • 8.10.B.ii
  • 8.10.C
  • 8.10.D
  • 8.10.D.i
  • 8.10.D.ii
  • 8.10.D.iii
  • 8.10.D.iv
  • 8.10.D.v
  • 8.10.D.vi
  • 8.10.D.vii
  • 8.10.E

• Strand 11

  • 8.11.A
  • 8.11.B
  • 8.11.C
  • 8.11.D

• Strand 12

  • 8.12.A
  • 8.12.B
  • 8.12.C
  • 8.12.D
  • 8.12.E
  • 8.12.F
  • 8.12.G
  • 8.12.H
  • 8.12.H.i
  • 8.12.H.ii
  • 8.12.I
  • 8.12.J

TEKS ELA Standard: 8.6.A

describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts

Chaos Makes Sense (Later)

In the moment, a chaotic event makes no sense. But later, that same event can feel like it was part of a larger story.

Gr 2-8

Power and Traditions

We compare the power of traditions shared by millions with smaller traditions shared by perhaps just one family.

Gr 1-8

Power in Autumn

Autumn was once powerful because of the harvest. What gives Fall its power now?

Gr 2-8

Halloween Worksheets

Crosswords, image analysis, and writing prompts for Halloween!

Gr 2-8

Impostor Syndrome

How high-performing students can often feel like they aren’t really that great.

Gr 2-8

Virtue or Vice?

Aristotle noted that positive traits and negative traits are often the same thing, but just in different amounts. The right amount is a virtue, but too much or too little and it’s a vice.

Gr 2-8

Welcome, Students!

A video to welcome students to Byrdseed.TV.

Gr 1-2

Academic Love Letters

What if Kylo Ren wrote a love letter to Abe Lincoln or the Sahara Desert wrote one to the Moon?

Gr 2-8

Depth and Complexity: 📚 Across Disciplines

No topic is an island! With the 📚 Across Disciplines prompt, students note connections within and across multiple fields.

Gr 1-8

Characters’ Talents and Multiple Intelligences

How do characters from novels line up with Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences?

Gr 3-5

Motivation and Moral Development

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

Gr 2-8

Teaching Empathy With Faberge Eggs

The story of the Fabergé Eggs is heartbreaking. It’s also the perfect way to build empathy in your classroom.

Gr 1-8