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Grade 8

• Communication and Multimodal Literacies

  • 8.C.1
  • 8.C.1.A
  • 8.C.2.A
  • 8.C.3
  • 8.C.3.A
  • 8.C.3.B
  • 8.C.4
  • 8.C.4.A

• Language Usage

  • 8.LU.1
  • 8.LU.1.C
  • 8.LU.2
  • 8.LU.2.C

• Research

  • 8.R.1
  • 8.R.1.B
  • 8.R.1.E
  • 8.R.1.F

• Reading Informational Text

  • 8.RI.3.B

• Reading Literary Text

  • 8.RL.1
  • 8.RL.1.A
  • 8.RL.2
  • 8.RL.2.A
  • 8.RL.2.B

• Reading and Vocabulary

  • 8.RV.1
  • 8.RV.1.B
  • 8.RV.1.C
  • 8.RV.1.D
  • 8.RV.1.E
  • 8.RV.1.G

• Writing

  • 8.W.1
  • 8.W.1.A
  • 8.W.1.B
  • 8.W.1.C
  • 8.W.3
  • 8.W.3.A

Virginia ELA Standard: 8.W.1

Modes and Purposes for Writing

Order and Chaos: The Snowflake

A snowflake always has six sides, yet no two have ever matched. Is a snowflake order, or chaos?

Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative

Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!

Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date

Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?

Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Holiday Emoji Story ⛷️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🕰️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Bobbing for Apples

What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?

Thanksgiving Photo Writing

Starting with an old-timey photo, students will write from a particular item’s point of view.

Academic Love Letters

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

Writing Clear Directions

Can you write directions so clear that a group of kids can put a toy together with no illustrations?