ManitobaGrade 8
Manitoba Grade 8 ELA Curriculum
Video lessons and practice for every Grade 8 English Language Arts topic. Aligned to what Manitoba schools teach. Build reading, writing, and communication skills.
Manitoba Grade 8 ELA Curriculum | StudyPugHelp
GO_ID | Outcome | StudyPug Topic |
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ELA.8.A1.2 | Active listening; Inclusive communication; Non-verbal cues: Understand and use supportive non-verbal cues and inclusive social conventions by respecting communication differences when listening to the contributions of others in multiple contexts |
ELA.8.A1.1 | Critical listening; Analyzing oral arguments; Building on ideas: Listen critically to understand and analyze oral information and ideas for diverse opinions; build on ideas heard to clarify own opinion |
ELA.8.A1.4 | Question formulation; Seeking clarification; Critical inquiry: Ask multifaceted questions and seek/provide clarification when exploring and critiquing ideas concepts problems and solutions |
ELA.8.A1.5 | Oral language structures; Vocabulary expansion; Coherent messaging: Use the rules and structures of oral language and expanded vocabulary to build and deliver messages that are coherent clear and appropriate for contexts purposes and audiences |
ELA.8.A1.6 | Tone monitoring; Word choice; Audience awareness; Clarity revision: Use language appropriate to the purpose and audience in familiar situations; begin to monitor and revise tone word choice and clarity with support |
ELA.8.A2.4 | Morphology; Affixes and roots; Spelling strategies: Analyze and apply word structure knowledge to determine word meaning and accurate spelling including Greek/Latin affixes and roots |
ELA.8.A2.6 | Accuracy; Prosody; Reading rate; Comprehension strategies: Apply a range of fluency skills and strategies including accuracy expression and appropriate rate to comprehend text |
ELA.8.B1.1 | Pattern recognition; Assessing relevance; Building connections: Identify and explain prior knowledge and recognize patterns across topics and content areas from various sources; assess the relevance and value of prior knowledge in supporting new understanding |
ELA.8.B1.2 | Open-ended questioning; Challenging misconceptions; Multiple perspectives: Create focused open-ended questions to challenge misconceptions and explore multiple perspectives in reading listening and viewing information in an individual or group inquiry |
ELA.8.B1.4 | Identifying gaps; Gathering information; Summarizing; Citation: Review information gathered and recognize gaps; locate and gather additional information; provide a summary of text and information collected; cite evidence from multiple texts and sources that support analysis as well as inferences |
ELA.8.B2.3 | Making predictions; Confirming hypotheses; Question generation: Make predictions using background knowledge and text information; pose questions to confirm refute or change predictions before during and after reading |
ELA.8.B2.6 | Main ideas; Supporting details; Paraphrasing; Drawing conclusions: Summarize main ideas with supporting details reflecting the core meaning of multimodal text; focus on paraphrasing and draw effective conclusions |
ELA.8.B2.7 | Discipline-specific vocabulary; Multiple interpretations; Cross-curricular application: Examine and communicate new ideas using discipline specific vocabulary; consider how multiple interpretations can exist based on varying perspectives and how they impact understanding; apply new knowledge across subjects using different strategies; reflect on new understanding |
ELA.8.B3.3 | First second and third person; Comparing viewpoints; Source credibility: Identify text creator's point of view and understand there may be different views on the same topic; compare multiple viewpoints in a single text or across texts; investigate and judge the quality of viewpoints through credible sources facts and research |
ELA.8.B3.4 | Identifying stereotypes; Discriminatory language; Supporting responses with evidence: Explain a personal reaction to obvious stereotypes discriminatory language or unfair representations or one-sided views identified in various texts; use evidence from the text to support response |
ELA.8.C1.2 | Source reliability; Bias detection; Multiple perspectives in sources: Select and review information from multiple sources including different authors experts audio and digital online sources; compare sources to assess reliability look for bias and examine different points of view |
ELA.8.C1.3 | Brainstorming; Planning tools; Research organization; Outlining: Use strategies and planning tools specific to genre and purpose; collect and record information; outline steps including research design create text or prototype share and reflect on plan |
ELA.8.C2.1 | Cause and effect; Chronological sequence; Logical organization: Identify and use appropriate organizational patterns; group ideas logically and coherently for genre and text form chosen |
ELA.8.C2.3 | Discipline-specific vocabulary; Meaningful word selection; Enhancing meaning: Use accurate meaningful discipline specific words for identified purpose genre form and audience to express and enhance meaning |
ELA.8.C2.4 | Voice for different purposes; Sarcasm and humor; Tone adjustment: Demonstrate voice for different purposes in text; experiment with different language style and tone appropriate to purpose form genre and audience |
ELA.8.C3.1 | Word processing; Formatting tools; Headers and bullets; Readability: Write legibly and neatly; digital documentation and presentation is a greater focus; integrate word processing skills into the text creation process; use formatting tools intentionally to support meaning improve readability and ensure text clarity for reader |
ELA.8.C3.2 | Derivatives; Bases and affixes; Digital dictionaries; Spell check: Apply and use knowledge of a range of spelling strategies and rules; understand derivatives bases and affixes to confirm conventional spelling; use resources such as digital dictionaries or apps or spell check to confirm conventional spelling |
ELA.8.C3.3 | Common vs proper nouns; Dialogue capitalization; Historical events; Titles: Apply capitalization rules more consistently and with greater attention to context; differentiate between common and proper nouns; use capitalization in complex dialogue quoted speech specific historical events institutions and brand names in subtitles and secondary titles |
ELA.8.C3.4 | Apostrophes; Quotation marks; Commas; Colons and semi-colons: Apply punctuation correctly including apostrophes for both singular and plural possessives quotation marks for nested dialogue commas after introductory phrases and to set off clauses colons and semi-colons; use punctuation for effect and clarity to communicate meaning clearly for others |
ELA.8.C3.5 | Infographics; Video projects; Design elements; Multimodal publishing: Create final copy using a variety of modes to enhance meaning; choose appropriate design elements for a specific purpose and audience |
ELA.8.D1.2 | Strategic use of multimedia; Audience consideration; Platform awareness: Use multimedia artifacts strategically to support message and communication for a specific audience genre and platform |
ELA.8.D1.3 | Point-evidence-explanation; Transitions; Summarizing conclusions: Organize ideas more clearly using transitions and basic rhetorical structures; begin to summarize main ideas discussed and conclusions drawn to communicate message to audience |
ELA.8.D2.1 | Comparing work; Reflection; Strategy effectiveness: Reflect and compare with increasing independence effective strategies used as a listener speaker reader writer viewer and representer by asking self questions |
ELA.8.D2.2 | Class criteria development; Exit tickets; Self-quizzes; Digital portfolios: Contribute to the development of class criteria; use tools to assess own understanding and learning |
ELA.8.D2.3 | Descriptive feedback; Reflection on feedback; Strategy strengthening: Receive descriptive feedback from others; reflect on how to use the feedback to strengthen strategies for listening speaking reading viewing writing or representing |
ELA.8.D2.4 | Specific learning goals; Planning steps; Self-reflection: Reflect on and set specific learning goals to continue to develop as a listener speaker reader writer viewer and representer; plan steps to achieve goals |
ELA.8.D2.5 | Evidence collection; Tracking growth; Goal achievement monitoring: Monitor progress by collecting evidence of learning; track growth towards goal achievement |
ELA.8.B2.1 | Genre recognition; Text patterns; Supporting messages: Describe various text cues including genres features and patterns; explain how they are used to present and support the message and information for the intended audience |
ELA.8.A1.3 | Inclusive vs. exclusive language; Adjusting communication; Context awareness: Recognize the role of language in shaping inclusive or exclusive environments; adjust interactions with support to foster inclusivity across contexts |
ELA.8.D1.1 | Tone volume and expression; Adjusting for audience; Persuasion and entertainment: Use tone volume and expression and adjust according to audience and purpose to effectively communicate ideas |
ELA.8.C1.4 | Narratives; Reports; Persuasive letters; News articles; Journals: Choose common text form understanding the conventions of each form for different purposes and audiences |
ELA.8.B2.2 | Interpreting texts; Using textual evidence; Meaning construction: Use textual cues in a range of multimodal texts to construct meaning and interpret texts |
ELA.8.B3.2 | Distinguishing fact from opinion; Identifying subtle bias; Evidence evaluation: Interpret facts and opinions in various texts and recognize subtle bias; locate relevant evidence such as facts examples or details to support findings |
ELA.8.B1.3 | Multimodal literacy; Genre exploration; Collaborative learning: Engage with a variety of multimodal texts across genres and interests through collaboration with others to build knowledge together and enhance understanding through peer interactions and discussions |
ELA.8.C2.2 | Sentence variety; Transitions; Subject-verb agreement; Grammatical correctness: Reread and use more complex sentences; experiment and use a variety of sentence types; use vocabulary to enhance sentence nuance and flow; use more advanced transitions to connect ideas phrases and sentences; align subject-verb and noun-pronoun agreement; ensure sentence clarity and apply grammatical correctness to communicate meaning for others |
ELA.8.C2.5 | Clarity revision; Peer feedback; Rubrics and criteria; Tone adjustment: Review text clarity and revise for clear word choice sentence structure and grammar; use appropriate tone in common writing forms for a particular purpose and audience; notice and adjust mismatches in formality or tone; apply rubrics and criteria and peer feedback to review for details and focus; reflect on revisions made to improve text clarity |
ELA.8.B3.1 | Race gender and class in texts; Author's purpose; Textual evidence: Recognize and explain broader social issues within text based on author's purpose; use text evidence to analyze tone language or structure |
ELA.8.C1.5 | Posters; Presentations; Infographics; Digital stories; Layout design: Experiment with multimodal forms; use digital tools to explore layout images and audio including thinking maps to draft ideas effectively and creatively |
ELA.8.A2.5 | Figures of speech; Word relationships; Context clues; Personification: Acquire clarify and use a variety of vocabulary in different contexts including figures of speech; use word relationships and associations to enhance word meaning |
ELA.8.B2.4 | Text-to-self; Text-to-text; Text-to-world connections: Explain connections between personal experiences a range of multimodal texts and knowledge of world including history events and issues to enhance understanding of texts |
ELA.8.C1.1 | Drawing on experiences; Topic selection; Genre awareness: Generate ideas by drawing connections between experiences and broader themes; select and narrow a topic understanding how genre audience and purpose influence style tone and content |
ELA.8.B2.5 | Rereading strategies; Clarifying questions; Inferencing; Paraphrasing: Select strategies such as rereading asking clarifying questions inferencing conferring with others paraphrasing and consulting references to monitor and confirm understanding |