STANDARD LANGUAGE ARTS SYLLABUS
LANGUAGE ARTS SYLLABUS
8TH GRADE
MRS. TOBERMAN
1st Nine Weeks
Reading: Literature stories
Literary Elements
Pigman by Paul Zindel
AR book test
Vocabulary: Cartoon Vocabulary
Story vocabulary
Novel vocabulary
Caught ‘Ya
Grammar, Nouns/Pronouns
Usage, & Adjectives
Mechanics Verbs
(GUM) Sentence classification
Caught ‘Ya
Writing: Word Snapshot
TOPS writing process
Sentence structure
2nd Nine Weeks
Reading: Literature stories
Literary Elements
The Westing Game by E. Raskin
AR book test
Vocabulary: Cartoon Vocabulary
Story vocabulary Novel vocabulary
Caught ‘Ya
GUM Adverbs
Conjunctions/ Interjections
Prepositional Phrases Adjective/Adverb Phrases
Caught ‘Ya
Writing: TOPS writing process
TCAP Writing Practice
3rd Nine Weeks
Reading: Literature stories
Literary Elements
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by M.Taylor
AR book test
Vocabulary: Cartoon Vocabulary
Story vocabulary
Novel vocabulary
Caught ‘Ya
GUM: Appositives/Participles
Gerunds/Infinitives
Clauses
TCAP GUM Review
Caught ‘Ya
Writing: 5 Paragraph Essay
TCAP Writing Assessment
Poetry Project
4th Nine Weeks
Reading: Literature Stories/TCAP Practice Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
AR Book Test
Vocabulary: Cartoon Vocabulary
Novel vocabulary Caught ‘Ya
GUM: TCAP GUM Review
Caught ‘Ya
Diagramming
Writing: Life Map
Children’s Book