English · Grade 8

English 8: Trust, Community & Responsibility: scope and sequence

Close Reading & Literary Analysis · Poetry, Drama & Longer Reading · Informational Reading & Media · Argument & Rhetoric · Research & Source-Based Writing · Narrative, Memoir & Revision · Language, Style & Conventions · Discussion, Listening & Presentation

Across 36 weeks that is roughly 0.7 lessons and about 1.5 hours a week. A week-by-week calendar for the whole grade is at the Grade 8 year plan.

The units, in order

#	Unit and what it covers	Lessons	Hours
1	Close Reading & Literary Analysis How can close reading & literary analysis help us examine trust, community & responsibility? RL.8.2 · RL.8.3 · RL.8.4 · RL.8.5 · RL.8.7	5	7
2	Poetry, Drama & Longer Reading How can poetry, drama & longer reading help us examine trust, community & responsibility? RL.8.2 · RL.8.3 · RL.8.4 · RL.8.5 · RL.8.7	4	7
3	Informational Reading & Media How can informational reading & media help us examine trust, community & responsibility? RL.8.2 · RL.8.3 · RL.8.4 · RL.8.5 · RL.8.7	4	7
4	Argument & Rhetoric How can argument & rhetoric help us examine trust, community & responsibility? RI.8.2 · RI.8.3 · RI.8.8 · RI.8.9	2	6
5	Research & Source-Based Writing How can research & source-based writing help us examine trust, community & responsibility? W.8.1 · W.8.2 · W.8.8 · W.8.3	2	7
6	Narrative, Memoir & Revision How can narrative, memoir & revision help us examine trust, community & responsibility? W.8.1 · W.8.2 · W.8.8 · W.8.3	3	7
7	Language, Style & Conventions How can language, style & conventions help us examine trust, community & responsibility? L.8.1b · L.8.1c · L.8.2a · L.8.4	4	6
8	Discussion, Listening & Presentation How can discussion, listening & presentation help us examine trust, community & responsibility? L.8.1b · L.8.1c · L.8.2a · L.8.4	2	6

Open English 8: Trust, Community & Responsibility · All courses · Grade 8 week by week