Prairie River AcademyEnglish Language Arts

Literature and Composition II · Literature, language, and composition

Grade 8 English Language Arts

Deeper literary analysis, rhetoric, source evaluation, grammar for style, multi-paragraph argument, and research.

Table of contents

12 units · 60 lessons planned
  1. 01
    Interpretive questions
    Lesson 1: Find a Genuine TensionLesson 2: Distinguish Open from UnanswerableLesson 3: Compare Competing InterpretationsLesson 4: Rank Evidence by StrengthLesson 5: Write a Qualified Thesis
  2. 02
    Narrative perspective and reliabilitySequenced in the complete course map
  3. 03
    Theme and recurring motifSequenced in the complete course map
  4. 04
    Drama and spoken languageSequenced in the complete course map
  5. 05
    Poetry: structure and ambiguitySequenced in the complete course map
  6. 06
    Rhetoric and persuasionSequenced in the complete course map
  7. 07
    Grammar, usage, and styleSequenced in the complete course map
  8. 08
    Synthesis paragraphsSequenced in the complete course map
  9. 09
    Literary analysis essaySequenced in the complete course map
  10. 10
    Rhetorical analysisSequenced in the complete course map
  11. 11
    Argument and rebuttalSequenced in the complete course map
  12. 12
    Research synthesisSequenced in the complete course map