Grade 8

Setting and Reaching Goals

Help students set and reach academic goals.

Sequencing with a Time Line

Use time lines for critical thinking.

Sentence Modeling with the Masters

Practice sentence modeling.

Selecting Topics with the Basics of Life

Use broad subjects to find specific topics.

Seeing Emotions in Body Language

Create mindfulness of body language.

Seeing Emotion in Facial Expressions

Create mindfulness of facial expressions.

Replacing General Nouns with Specific Nouns

Identify and replace general nouns.

Replacing Dull Verbs with Vivid Verbs

Energize students' writing with vivid verbs.

Reading as a Writer

Learn how to discover writing strategies from reading models.

Punctuating Dialogue

Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.