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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: 8.8.B

analyze the effect of graphical elements such as punctuation and line length in poems across a variety of poetic forms such as epic, lyric, and humorous poetry

Lipogram: Rewrite “Twinkle, Twinkle”

What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?

Gr 1-8

Remixing A Holiday Poem

Let’s take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!

Gr 1-8

Punctuation Power

In a sentence, punctuation may seem meek when compared to those mighty words, but punctuation has incredible power over the meaning of a sentence. Students will try re-punctuating sentences to find new meanings – without changing a single word!

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

What Would Poetry Think About Prose?

Poetry and Prose meet at a party. What would they say to each other? How would they feel about each other’s style?

Gr 1-8

Studying and Remixing “The Raven”

Ready to push kids beyond the boring, old ABAB rhyme scheme and into something a bit more complex?

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8