W.8

W.8.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

44 Lesson(s)

What Are the Effects of Multitasking?

8th Grade Science » Unit: Information Processing

Lori Knasiak

Lake In The Hills, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Listening to music, doing jumping jacks, yelling at the dog while creating a play-doh model of the brain - students test the idea of multitasking!

Standards:

W.8.1 W.8.4 MS-LS1-8 SP1 SP3 SP4 SP5 SP6 SP7 SP8

Favorites (43)

Resources (16)

Reflections (2)

Brain Interactive

8th Grade Science » Unit: Information Processing

Lori Knasiak

Lake In The Hills, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Students apply their new knowledge of the brain to determine the effects of different brain injuries.

Standards:

W.8.1 W.8.4 MS-LS1-8 SP4 SP6 SP7 SP8

Favorites (18)

Resources (15)

Reflections (2)

Is "Knowing Stuff" Obsolete - Essay

8th Grade Science » Unit: Real World Experiments Lead To Big Questions

Lori Knasiak

Lake In The Hills, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Students use their own experience as evidence to support their position on the relevance of their school experience.

Standards:

W.8.1 W.8.4 SP7 SP8

Favorites (5)

Resources (17)

Reflections (1)

Day 4 - Comparitive Analysis of "Ain't I a Woman?" and "Still I Rise"

8th Grade ELA » Unit: What is it to be a Woman in America?

Nicholas Gearing

Scottsdale, AZ

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Let's Put It All Together!

Standards:

RL.8.2 RL.8.3 W.8.1 W.8.1e W.8.2 W.8.4 W.8.9

Favorites (22)

Resources (11)

Reflections (1)

"Flowers for Algernon" Timed Write

8th Grade ELA » Unit: Argument Writing

Nicholas Gearing

Scottsdale, AZ

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Was it All Worth it?

Standards:

RL.8.1 W.8.1a W.8.1b W.8.1c W.8.1d W.8.1e W.8.4 W.8.9 L.8.1 L.8.2c L.8.3

Favorites (22)

Resources (9)

Reflections (1)

"Slip or Trip" Group Microtheme Writing

8th Grade ELA » Unit: Argument Writing

Nicholas Gearing

Scottsdale, AZ

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

We, the Student Jury, Using All the Evidence, Find Mrs. Volupides Guilty!

Standards:

W.8.1a W.8.1b W.8.4 L.8.1 L.8.2c L.8.3

Favorites (21)

Resources (9)

Reflections (1)

Writing About Independent Reading

8th Grade ELA » Unit: Independent Reading

Toby Murphy

Demarest, NJ

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Finding ways to assess a student's critical thinking about their reading.

Standards:

RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.10 W.8.4 W.8.9 W.8.10

Favorites (30)

Resources (13)

Reflections (1)

Learning The Difference Between Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

8th Grade ELA » Unit: Research Paper: Influential Lives Part III

Toby Murphy

Demarest, NJ

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Do we quote directly? Do we paraphrase ideas? Do we summarize the main ideas? Looking at determining when each is the best.

Standards:

W.8.4 W.8.8

Favorites (19)

Resources (16)

Reflections (1)

Comparing "Those Who Don't" and "Black Men in Public Space"

8th Grade ELA » Unit: House on Mango Street Part II

Julianne Beebe

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

Using poetry to check for understanding of theme.

Standards:

RL.8.5 W.8.4 L.8.4 L.8.5

Favorites (4)

Resources (10)

Reflections (1)

Frogger (Day 1)

8th Grade Science » Unit: Problem Solving

Jennifer Smith

Monticello, IL

Environment: Rural

Big Idea:

In this lesson students build models to help prevent frogger from become a hazard in the real world.

Standards:

W.8.4 SL.8.1c RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.10 MS-LS2-5 MS-ETS1-1 SP2 SP6

Favorites (19)

Resources (15)

Reflections (2)

What Do You Mean I Can Learn From a Fossil?

8th Grade Science » Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry

Lori Knasiak

Lake In The Hills, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

What we can learn from fossils? Dig 'em up, put 'em together, figure it out.

Standards:

W.8.4 MS-LS4-1 SP8

Favorites (16)

Resources (16)

Reflections (2)

Setting Up The Notebook and Reading/Writing Survey

8th Grade ELA » Unit: Welcome To 8th Grade Language Arts

Toby Murphy

Demarest, NJ

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

There are so many sections, but they are all important: Using the notebook to promote organization in reading and writing.

Standards:

W.8.4

Favorites (14)

Resources (16)

Reflections (1)

Evidence For Common Ancestry

8th Grade Science » Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry

Lori Knasiak

Lake In The Hills, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Students create a video in the style of some of their favorite "YouTubers" that explains the evidence we have to support evolution.

Standards:

W.8.4 MS-LS4-1 MS-LS4-2 MS-LS4-3 SP1 SP4 SP6 SP8

Favorites (13)

Resources (12)

Reflections (1)

Reading To Learn: Dinosaurs Among Us

8th Grade Science » Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry

Lori Knasiak

Lake In The Hills, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Reading to learn is tough but that does not mean it can't be fun! Students work to "translate" a scientific article from a renowned paleontologist into "everyday speak" that any young person can understand without losing the article's integrity.

Standards:

RI.8.2 RI.8.4 W.8.4 MS-LS4-2

Favorites (14)

Resources (20)

Reflections (3)

Writing a Blog Post to Stand Against Steroid Use

8th Grade ELA » Unit: Argument Writing

Nicholas Gearing

Scottsdale, AZ

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Why Shouldn't People Use Steroids? Start blogging!

Standards:

W.8.3b W.8.4 W.8.5 W.8.6 W.8.7 W.8.8 W.8.9 L.8.1 L.8.2c L.8.3

Favorites (5)

Resources (8)

Reflections (2)

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W.8

W.8.4

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

What Are the Effects of Multitasking?

Listening to music, doing jumping jacks, yelling at the dog while creating a play-doh model of the brain - students test the idea of multitasking!

Brain Interactive

Students apply their new knowledge of the brain to determine the effects of different brain injuries.

Is "Knowing Stuff" Obsolete - Essay

Students use their own experience as evidence to support their position on the relevance of their school experience.

Day 4 - Comparitive Analysis of "Ain't I a Woman?" and "Still I Rise"

Let's Put It All Together!

"Flowers for Algernon" Timed Write

Was it All Worth it?

"Slip or Trip" Group Microtheme Writing

We, the Student Jury, Using All the Evidence, Find Mrs. Volupides Guilty!

Writing About Independent Reading

Finding ways to assess a student's critical thinking about their reading.

Learning The Difference Between Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Do we quote directly? Do we paraphrase ideas? Do we summarize the main ideas? Looking at determining when each is the best.

Comparing "Those Who Don't" and "Black Men in Public Space"

Using poetry to check for understanding of theme.

Frogger (Day 1)

In this lesson students build models to help prevent frogger from become a hazard in the real world.

What Do You Mean I Can Learn From a Fossil?

What we can learn from fossils? Dig 'em up, put 'em together, figure it out.

Setting Up The Notebook and Reading/Writing Survey

There are so many sections, but they are all important: Using the notebook to promote organization in reading and writing.

Evidence For Common Ancestry

Students create a video in the style of some of their favorite "YouTubers" that explains the evidence we have to support evolution.

Reading To Learn: Dinosaurs Among Us

Reading to learn is tough but that does not mean it can't be fun! Students work to "translate" a scientific article from a renowned paleontologist into "everyday speak" that any young person can understand without losing the article's integrity.

Writing a Blog Post to Stand Against Steroid Use

Why Shouldn't People Use Steroids? Start blogging!

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