Grade 8
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Language
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Reading: Informational
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Reading: Literature
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Speaking & Listening
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Writing
CCSS ELA Standard: 8.W.3.a
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
Bobbing for Apples
What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?
12 Phrases: The Zoo
Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.
12 Phrases: A Day At School
Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.
12 Phrases: Out To Eat
Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.
12 Phrases: Amusement Park
Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.
12 Phrases: A Magical School
Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.
12 Phrases: Somewhere In Space
Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.
Building Creative Analogies
We'll take two seemingly unrelated pieces of content (say volcanoes and the human body) and then build analogies to connect the two ideas. In the end, students can create a skit, comic, or story relating the two concepts.
Showing A Character’s Trait
We tell students to "show, not tell" in their writing, but this advice isn't effective until they experience the difference. In this video, we'll put a famous character (of students' choosing) into a mundane situation and develop a fun scene to show off their main traits.