English language arts (ELA) Ages 11-14

8th grade reading, grammar, and vocab

Our standards-aligned grade 8 ELA course helps students develop reading comprehension and grammar skills, master high-utility vocabulary, and build reading stamina as they analyze a variety of engaging, on-level texts. Learners complete targeted practice exercises, as well as "long passage" exercises that allow them to practice integrated skills and prepare for assessments.

16 units 96 lessons 6 videos 0 on CDN

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Unit 2 Vocabulary

1 Roots, prefixes, and suffixes Free 2 Context clues Free 3 8th grade vocabulary words Free 8 Grammar: Style and tone: Unit test 🔒 Pro

Unit 3 Reading: Key ideas and details

1 Notes organizer & study hack #1 🔒 Pro 2 Citing text evidence 🔒 Pro 1 video(s) 3 Making inferences 🔒 Pro 4 Determining central idea and theme; summarizing 🔒 Pro 5 Analyzing idea and story development 🔒 Pro 2 video(s)

Unit 4 Reading: Key ideas and details | Long passage practice

1 Reading literary texts 🔒 Pro 2 Reading informational texts 🔒 Pro 3 Reading argumentative texts 🔒 Pro

Unit 5 Grammar: Nouns

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Types of nouns 🔒 Pro 3 Plural nouns 🔒 Pro 4 Possessive nouns 🔒 Pro 5 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 6 Grammar: Pronouns

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Pronoun case, person, and number 🔒 Pro 3 Possessive, indefinite, and demonstrative pronouns 🔒 Pro 4 Reflexive and intensive pronouns 🔒 Pro 5 Relative pronouns 🔒 Pro 6 Vague pronoun references 🔒 Pro 7 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 7 Grammar: Verbs

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Verb tenses and subject-verb agreement 🔒 Pro 3 Verb aspects 🔒 Pro 4 Mood and modals 🔒 Pro 5 Verb consistency 🔒 Pro 6 Active and passive voice 🔒 Pro 7 Verbals 🔒 Pro 8 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 8 Reading: Craft and structure

1 Notes organizer & study hack #2 🔒 Pro 2 Interpreting words in context 🔒 Pro 3 Analyzing text structure 🔒 Pro 4 Identifying author's purpose 🔒 Pro 5 Determining point of view 🔒 Pro 1 video(s)

Unit 9 Reading: Craft and structure | Long passage practice

1 Reading literary texts 🔒 Pro 2 Reading informational texts 🔒 Pro 3 Reading argumentative texts 🔒 Pro

Unit 10 Grammar: Adjectives and adverbs

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Choosing between adjectives and adverbs 🔒 Pro 3 Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs 🔒 Pro 4 Coordinate and compound adjectives 🔒 Pro 5 Relative adverbs 🔒 Pro 6 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 11 Grammar: Prepositions and interjections

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Prepositions and prepositional phrases 🔒 Pro 3 Interjections 🔒 Pro 4 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 12 Grammar: Sentences, clauses, and phrases

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Phrases and clauses 🔒 Pro 3 Simple sentences and sentence fragments 🔒 Pro 4 Parenthetical elements and modifiers 🔒 Pro 5 Run-ons and comma splices 🔒 Pro 6 Correcting common errors 🔒 Pro 7 Coordinating conjunctions and compound sentences 🔒 Pro 8 Subordinating conjunctions and complex sentences 🔒 Pro 9 Compound-complex sentences 🔒 Pro 10 Correlative conjunctions 🔒 Pro 11 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 13 Reading: Integration of knowledge and ideas

1 Notes organizer & study hack #3 🔒 Pro 2 Comparing media 🔒 Pro 1 video(s) 3 Evaluating claims and arguments 🔒 Pro 4 Comparing two texts 🔒 Pro 1 video(s)

Unit 14 Reading: Integration of knowledge and ideas | Long passage practice

1 Reading literary texts 🔒 Pro 2 Reading informational texts 🔒 Pro 3 Reading argumentative texts 🔒 Pro

Unit 15 Grammar: Punctuation and capitalization

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Capitalization 🔒 Pro 3 Introduction to commas 🔒 Pro 4 Using commas to separate items, descriptions, and clauses 🔒 Pro 5 Semicolons 🔒 Pro 6 Colons 🔒 Pro 7 Punctuating text evidence and dialogue 🔒 Pro 8 Punctuating and capitalizing titles 🔒 Pro 9 Hyphens and dashes 🔒 Pro 10 Parentheses 🔒 Pro 11 Ellipses 🔒 Pro 12 Apostrophes 🔒 Pro 13 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 16 Grammar: Word study

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Frequently confused words 🔒 Pro 3 Context clues 🔒 Pro 4 Roots, prefixes, and suffixes 🔒 Pro 5 Figurative language 🔒 Pro 6 Consulting reference materials 🔒 Pro 7 Precise language 🔒 Pro 8 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro

Unit 17 Grammar: Style and tone

1 Building knowledge 🔒 Pro 2 Expanding, combining, and reducing sentences 🔒 Pro 3 Consistency in style and tone 🔒 Pro 4 Using active and passive voice 🔒 Pro 5 Transitions 🔒 Pro 6 Using style manuals 🔒 Pro 7 Mixed practice 🔒 Pro