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Grade 8

• Language

  • 8.L.1
  • 8.L.1.b
  • 8.L.2.c
  • 8.L.2
  • 8.L.3.a
  • 8.L.3
  • 8.L.4.b
  • 8.L.4.c
  • 8.L.4
  • 8.L.5.b
  • 8.L.5.c
  • 8.L.5
  • 8.L.6

• Reading: Informational

  • 8.RI.4
  • 8.RI.5
  • 8.RI.8
  • 8.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

  • 8.RL.2
  • 8.RL.3
  • 8.RL.4
  • 8.RL.5
  • 8.RL.6
  • 8.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 8.SL.1
  • 8.SL.4
  • 8.SL.5

• Writing

  • 8.W.1
  • 8.W.1.a
  • 8.W.1.b
  • 8.W.1.c
  • 8.W.2.a
  • 8.W.2.c
  • 8.W.2
  • 8.W.3.a
  • 8.W.3.b
  • 8.W.3.c
  • 8.W.3.d
  • 8.W.3.e
  • 8.W.3
  • 8.W.4
  • 8.W.5
  • 8.W.7
  • 8.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 8.RL.2

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

Better Stories Part 3: Literary Themes

A typical student narrative includes plot and characters but lacks a larger idea to hold it all together. This is where a lesson on themes comes in…

Better Stories Part 4: Character Archetypes

Are students' characters a bit flat? Archetypes give them a strong foundation on which to build their own characters as well as a tool to analyze existing stories.