Language Arts 8 A

In this course, the student studies and analyzes explanatory, informational, and argumentative texts. Throughout the course curiosity and critical thinking are encouraged as the student practices reading comprehension through analogy and allusion in works by O. Henry and Roald Dahl. The student will learn to make connections between reading and the world around them as they read interesting texts about Female WWII Pilots and the Invention of the Popsicle. Their academic vocabulary will be expanded as they explore word choice and meaning to refine communication skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This course presents strategies to strengthen writing skills through grammar, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure. The student will refine, reinforce and apply these skills though their own explanatory and persuasive compositions.