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W.8.4
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- W.8.4Produce 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.)
- W.8.5With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
- W.8.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
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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.)
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What Are the Effects of Multitasking?
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Information Processing
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Information Processing
Brain Interactive
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Information Processing
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Information Processing
Is "Knowing Stuff" Obsolete - Essay
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Real World Experiments Lead To Big Questions
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Real World Experiments Lead To Big Questions
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?
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: What is it to be a Woman in America?
"Flowers for Algernon" Timed Write
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Argument Writing
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Argument Writing
"Slip or Trip" Group Microtheme Writing
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Argument Writing
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Argument Writing
Writing About Independent Reading
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Independent Reading
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Independent Reading
Learning The Difference Between Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Research Paper: Influential Lives Part III
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Research Paper: Influential Lives Part III
Comparing "Those Who Don't" and "Black Men in Public Space"
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: House on Mango Street Part II
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: House on Mango Street Part II
What Do You Mean I Can Learn From a Fossil?
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry
Setting Up The Notebook and Reading/Writing Survey
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Welcome To 8th Grade Language Arts
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Welcome To 8th Grade Language Arts
Big Idea:
There are so many sections, but they are all important: Using the notebook to promote organization in reading and writing.
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Evidence For Common Ancestry
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry
Reading To Learn: Dinosaurs Among Us
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry
8th Grade Science »
Unit: Evidence of Common Ancestry
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.
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Writing a Blog Post to Stand Against Steroid Use
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Argument Writing
8th Grade ELA »
Unit: Argument Writing
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