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8th Grade English Language Arts and Reading Yearly Snapshot

Semester /
Bundle

Approx. Schedule

Reading Focus

Writing Focus

1.1

3-4 Weeks

Lit. Nonfiction (Memoirs & Biographies)

Personal Narrative

1.2

3-4 Weeks

Fiction

Response to Literature

End of 1st 9 weeks

1.3

3-4 Weeks

Informational: Expository & Procedural

Expository: Explanatory Essay

1.4

3-4 Weeks

Drama

Response to Literature

End of 2nd 9 Weeks

2.1

3-4 Weeks

Poetry

Poetry

2.2

3-4 Weeks

Speeches/Persuasive - Expository

Persuasive

2.3

3-4 Weeks

Speeches - Lit. Nonfiction

Letter

End of 3rd 9 Weeks

2.4

3-4 Weeks

Fiction/Mythology

Imaginative Story

2.5

3-4 Weeks

Expository

Expository: Multimedia Presentation

2.6

3-4 Weeks

Fiction

Multimedia Presentation

End of 4th 9 Weeks

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