IXL Weekly Plan - Eighth grade language arts

IXL Weekly Plan - Eighth grade language arts

Boost learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan, which provides comprehensive coverage of eighth grade Reading strategies, Writing strategies, Vocabulary, and Grammar and mechanics topics!

Week

1	Week 1
Reading strategies		Determine the main idea of a passage
Reading strategies
Determine the main idea of a passage

Writing strategies		Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Writing strategies
Order topics from broadest to narrowest

Vocabulary		Use the correct homophone
Vocabulary
Use the correct homophone

Grammar and mechanics		Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? Identify the simple subject or simple predicate of a sentence
Grammar and mechanics
Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? Identify the simple subject or simple predicate of a sentence

2	Week 2
Reading strategies		Compare and contrast in informational texts
Reading strategies
Compare and contrast in informational texts

Writing strategies		Organize information by topic
Writing strategies
Organize information by topic

Vocabulary		Which definition matches the sentence?
Vocabulary
Which definition matches the sentence?

Grammar and mechanics		Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence Identify the compound subject or compound predicate of a sentence
Grammar and mechanics
Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence Identify the compound subject or compound predicate of a sentence

3	Week 3
Reading strategies		Match causes and effects in informational texts
Reading strategies
Match causes and effects in informational texts

Writing strategies		Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Writing strategies
Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Vocabulary		Which sentence matches the definition?
Vocabulary
Which sentence matches the definition?

Grammar and mechanics		Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me" Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
Grammar and mechanics
Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me" Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

4	Week 4
Reading strategies		Read about famous places Match problems with their solutions
Reading strategies
Read about famous places Match problems with their solutions

Writing strategies		Identify thesis statements
Writing strategies
Identify thesis statements

Vocabulary		Words with pre-
Vocabulary
Words with pre-

Grammar and mechanics		Is it a phrase or a clause? Identify appositives and appositive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
Is it a phrase or a clause? Identify appositives and appositive phrases

5	Week 5
Reading strategies		Identify text structures
Reading strategies
Identify text structures

Writing strategies		Use the correct frequently confused word
Writing strategies
Use the correct frequently confused word

Vocabulary		Words with re-
Vocabulary
Words with re-

Grammar and mechanics		What does the punctuation suggest? Commas with nonrestrictive elements
Grammar and mechanics
What does the punctuation suggest? Commas with nonrestrictive elements

6	Week 6
Reading strategies		Read about business and technology
Reading strategies
Read about business and technology

Writing strategies		Use parallel structure
Writing strategies
Use parallel structure

Grammar and mechanics		Identify dependent and independent clauses Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? Commas with compound and complex sentences
Grammar and mechanics
Identify dependent and independent clauses Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? Commas with compound and complex sentences

7	Week 7
Writing strategies		Identify supporting details in informational texts
Writing strategies
Identify supporting details in informational texts

Vocabulary		Alphabetical order Use guide words
Vocabulary
Alphabetical order Use guide words

Grammar and mechanics		Use relative pronouns: who and whom Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Combine sentences using relative clauses
Grammar and mechanics
Use relative pronouns: who and whom Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Combine sentences using relative clauses

8	Week 8
Reading strategies		Compare information from two texts
Reading strategies
Compare information from two texts

Writing strategies		Correct errors in everyday use
Writing strategies
Correct errors in everyday use

Vocabulary		Use dictionary entries
Vocabulary
Use dictionary entries

Grammar and mechanics		Spell common words: sets 1 and 2 Form and use plurals: review Form and use plurals of compound nouns
Grammar and mechanics
Spell common words: sets 1 and 2 Form and use plurals: review Form and use plurals of compound nouns

9	Week 9
Reading strategies		Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1
Reading strategies
Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1

Writing strategies		Suggest appropriate revisions
Writing strategies
Suggest appropriate revisions

Vocabulary		Use dictionary definitions
Vocabulary
Use dictionary definitions

Grammar and mechanics		Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives Form the singular or plural possessive
Grammar and mechanics
Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives Form the singular or plural possessive

10	Week 10
Reading strategies		Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2 Read graphic organizers
Reading strategies
Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2 Read graphic organizers

Vocabulary		Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Vocabulary
Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Grammar and mechanics		Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession
Grammar and mechanics
Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession

11	Week 11
Reading strategies		Trace an argument
Reading strategies
Trace an argument

Writing strategies		Distinguish facts from opinions
Writing strategies
Distinguish facts from opinions

Vocabulary		Use academic vocabulary in context: informational
Vocabulary
Use academic vocabulary in context: informational

Grammar and mechanics		Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses Commas with series, dates, and places Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters
Grammar and mechanics
Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses Commas with series, dates, and places Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters

12	Week 12
Reading strategies		Read about history
Reading strategies
Read about history

Writing strategies		Choose evidence to support a claim
Writing strategies
Choose evidence to support a claim

Vocabulary		Words with -ful Words with -less
Vocabulary
Words with -ful Words with -less

Grammar and mechanics		Identify transitive and intransitive verbs Is it a direct object or an indirect object?
Grammar and mechanics
Identify transitive and intransitive verbs Is it a direct object or an indirect object?

13	Week 13
Reading strategies		Identify the author's purpose Which sentence is more formal?
Reading strategies
Identify the author's purpose Which sentence is more formal?

Writing strategies		Identify counterclaims
Writing strategies
Identify counterclaims

Vocabulary		Use thesaurus entries
Vocabulary
Use thesaurus entries

Grammar and mechanics		Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns Correct errors with subject-verb agreement
Grammar and mechanics
Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns Correct errors with subject-verb agreement

14	Week 14
Reading strategies		Read about science and nature
Reading strategies
Read about science and nature

Writing strategies		Classify logical fallacies
Writing strategies
Classify logical fallacies

Vocabulary		Find words using context
Vocabulary
Find words using context

Grammar and mechanics		Spell common words: sets 3 and 4 Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement Use the correct verb – with compound subjects
Grammar and mechanics
Spell common words: sets 3 and 4 Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement Use the correct verb – with compound subjects

15	Week 15
Reading strategies		Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1
Reading strategies
Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1

Writing strategies		Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
Writing strategies
Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements

Vocabulary		Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Vocabulary
Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		Identify pronouns and their antecedents Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent
Grammar and mechanics
Identify pronouns and their antecedents Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent

16	Week 16
Reading strategies		Identify sensory details Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2
Reading strategies
Identify sensory details Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2

Vocabulary		Choose the synonym
Vocabulary
Choose the synonym

Grammar and mechanics		Identify vague pronoun references Identify all of the possible antecedents Choose between subject and object pronouns
Grammar and mechanics
Identify vague pronoun references Identify all of the possible antecedents Choose between subject and object pronouns

17	Week 17
Reading strategies		Draw inferences from literary texts Identify the narrative point of view
Reading strategies
Draw inferences from literary texts Identify the narrative point of view

Writing strategies		Identify active and passive voice
Writing strategies
Identify active and passive voice

Vocabulary		Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
Vocabulary
Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		Compound subjects and objects with pronouns Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person
Grammar and mechanics
Compound subjects and objects with pronouns Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person

18	Week 18
Reading strategies		Analyze passages from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Part 1 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Reading strategies
Analyze passages from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Part 1 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

Vocabulary		Choose the antonym
Vocabulary
Choose the antonym

Grammar and mechanics		Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns Use reflexive pronouns Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?
Grammar and mechanics
Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns Use reflexive pronouns Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?

19	Week 19
Reading strategies		Analyze passages from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Part 2 Recall the source of an allusion
Reading strategies
Analyze passages from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Part 2 Recall the source of an allusion

Writing strategies		Rewrite the sentence in active voice
Writing strategies
Rewrite the sentence in active voice

Vocabulary		Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Vocabulary
Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar and mechanics		Simple past, present, and future tense: review Irregular past tense: review
Grammar and mechanics
Simple past, present, and future tense: review Irregular past tense: review

20	Week 20
Reading strategies		Interpret figures of speech
Reading strategies
Interpret figures of speech

Writing strategies		Evaluate newspaper headlines for bias Use personification
Writing strategies
Evaluate newspaper headlines for bias Use personification

Grammar and mechanics		Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Form the progressive verb tenses Form the perfect verb tenses
Grammar and mechanics
Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Form the progressive verb tenses Form the perfect verb tenses

21	Week 21
Reading strategies		Classify figures of speech Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1
Reading strategies
Classify figures of speech Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1

Writing strategies		Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions
Writing strategies
Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions

Vocabulary		Words with mis-
Vocabulary
Words with mis-

Grammar and mechanics		Identify the verb mood Correct errors with verb mood
Grammar and mechanics
Identify the verb mood Correct errors with verb mood

22	Week 22
Reading strategies		Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2
Reading strategies
Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2

Writing strategies		Create varied sentences based on models
Writing strategies
Create varied sentences based on models

Vocabulary		Describe the difference between related words
Vocabulary
Describe the difference between related words

Grammar and mechanics		Identify participles and what they modify Identify gerunds and their functions Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
Identify participles and what they modify Identify gerunds and their functions Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases

23	Week 23
Reading strategies		Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Compare passages for tone
Reading strategies
Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Compare passages for tone

Writing strategies		Identify supporting details in literary texts
Writing strategies
Identify supporting details in literary texts

Vocabulary		Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
Positive and negative connotation

Grammar and mechanics		Misplaced modifiers with pictures Select the misplaced or dangling modifier
Grammar and mechanics
Misplaced modifiers with pictures Select the misplaced or dangling modifier

24	Week 24
Reading strategies		Match the quotations with their themes
Reading strategies
Match the quotations with their themes

Writing strategies		Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Correct errors with frequently confused words
Writing strategies
Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea Correct errors with frequently confused words

Vocabulary		Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		Are the modifiers used correctly?
Grammar and mechanics
Are the modifiers used correctly?

25	Week 25
Reading strategies		Determine the themes of short stories
Reading strategies
Determine the themes of short stories

Writing strategies		Remove the sentence that does not belong
Writing strategies
Remove the sentence that does not belong

Vocabulary		Words with sub-
Vocabulary
Words with sub-

Grammar and mechanics		Identify prepositional phrases Identify adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
Identify prepositional phrases Identify adjectives

26	Week 26
Reading strategies		Determine the author's point of view
Reading strategies
Determine the author's point of view

Writing strategies		Correct errors with signs
Writing strategies
Correct errors with signs

Vocabulary		Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		Order adjectives Commas with coordinate adjectives Use hyphens in compound adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
Order adjectives Commas with coordinate adjectives Use hyphens in compound adjectives

27	Week 27
Reading strategies