New BrunswickGrade 8
NB Grade 8 English Curriculum
Lessons and practice for every Grade 8 English topic. Aligned to what New Brunswick schools teach. Help your child master communication, reading, and writing skills.
NB Grade 8 English Curriculum | StudyPugHelp
SCO_ID | Curriculum Outcome - Elaborations | StudyPug Topic |
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ELA.8.I.1 | Expressing thoughts feelings and experiences; communicating personal strengths with evidence: Describe observations understandings viewpoints and perspectives while communicating personal strengths giving reasons and evidence |
ELA.8.I.2 | Supporting positions with facts and evidence; identifying bias and generalizations: Justify personal position citing evidence and communicate persuasively citing evidence free from generalizations and bias |
ELA.8.I.3 | Selecting information and themes that support purpose; using credible sources: Select information topics and theme that support their purpose and use credible information to support or refute ideas and opinions |
ELA.8.I.4.a | Using inclusive respectful language; identifying prejudice and bias in oral language: Use language that demonstrates consideration for others and identify examples of prejudice stereotyping or bias in oral language |
ELA.8.I.4.b | Using bias-free and gender-inclusive language; demonstrating cultural sensitivity: Use bias-free language and inclusive language that respects gender identity and demonstrates cultural sensitivity and respect |
ELA.8.I.5.a | Asking and responding to clarifying questions; seeking resources to support claims: Participate in inquisitive questioning by asking questions responding to others and seeking outside resources to support ideas |
ELA.8.I.5.b | Asking questions to extend ideas rather than seeking definitive answers: Ask pondering questions to extend ideas rather than to seek a definitive answer during collaborative discussions |
ELA.8.I.6 | Giving and following multi-step complex instructions; clarifying processes and sequences: Give multi-step and increasingly complex instructions and clarify processes routines and order of sequence or operation |
ELA.8.I.7 | Adjusting language for different audiences; communicating with sensitivity and respect: Select and adjust language to reflect understanding of audience perspective context and purpose |
ELA.8.I.8.a | Responding personally and critically to multimodal texts; challenging ideas and citing evidence: Respond and react to oral presentations stories and multimodal text by challenging ideas and communicating thoughts or opinions |
ELA.8.I.8.b | Responding to texts by citing outstanding questions and possibilities for elaboration: Respond to oral presentations stories and multimodal text citing incomplete information outstanding questions and possibilities for further elaboration |
ELA.8.I.9.a | Identifying appropriate conventions; using respectful conversational conventions: Identify appropriate conventions for specific types of interactions and use conversational conventions respectful of others |
ELA.8.I.9.b | Engaging in active listening and communicating next steps to negotiate: Engage in active listening and communicate a next step or response to negotiate during interactions |
ELA.8.I.10.a | Determining relevant information; recognizing bias beliefs and prejudice in spoken language: Determine what information is important relevant and recognize that spoken language reveals values and attitudes such as bias beliefs and prejudice |
ELA.8.I.10.b | Recognizing how language is used to influence and manipulate audiences: Understand how language is used to influence and manipulate and identify the perspective implicit within a speaker's contribution |
ELA.8.R.1 | Explaining morpheme effects on word meaning; solving unfamiliar words using various cues: Explain how different morphemes affect word meaning and solve unknown words using variety of cues including syllables root words and context clues |
ELA.8.R.2.a | Reading unfamiliar texts with accuracy and expression; self-assessing silent reading: Automatically recall multisyllabic words effortlessly and adjust pacing to match form and purpose with appropriate expression |
ELA.8.R.2.b | Understanding how fiction and non-fiction texts are read differently; rehearsing and self-correcting: Demonstrate how multimodal fiction and non-fiction texts are read and navigated in different ways and rehearse and self-correct as needed |
ELA.8.R.3.a | Using multiple strategies for determining new vocabulary; understanding morphology effects: Begin to use multiple strategies for determining new vocabulary with flexibility and understand how morphemes affect word meanings |
ELA.8.R.3.b | Using text features to determine meaning of unknown technical and subject-specific words: Use text features to find the meaning of unknown technical words and demonstrate understanding of morphological effects |
ELA.8.R.4.a | Constructing literal and inferred meaning; making general inferences from text features: Construct literal and inferred meaning when reading text independently and make general inferences from variety of text features |
ELA.8.R.4.b | Describing relationships among story elements and their effects on plot and theme: Describe relationships among story or text elements and their effect on plot or overall theme |
ELA.8.R.4.c | Searching for and locating specific information from a variety of sources: Demonstrate the ability to search for and locate specific information from a variety of sources |
ELA.8.R.5.a | Explaining self-correction strategies; using meta-cognition processes and inferential predictions: Explain use of self-correction strategies and use meta-cognition processes when reading to enhance meaning |
ELA.8.R.5.b | Using inferential predictions to enhance meaning; annotating reading to summarize key information: Begin to use inferential predictions to enhance meaning and annotate reading to summarize key information concisely |
ELA.8.R.5.c | Using relevant questioning to clarify understanding and evaluate need for further information: Use relevant questioning during reading to clarify understanding of text and evaluate questions after reading to determine if inferring or further information is required |
ELA.8.R.5.d | Describing the difference between main ideas and supporting details in various texts: Describe the difference between main ideas and supporting details when analyzing texts |
ELA.8.R.6.a | Expressing personal reactions with evidence; making connections to experiences and prior knowledge: Express and support personal reactions and preferences about diverse range of texts citing specific textual details |
ELA.8.R.6.b | Comparing information with personal experiences to make personal textual and world connections: Compare and contrast information with personal experiences and prior knowledge to make personal connections textual connections and world connections |
ELA.8.R.7.a | Selecting and examining texts critically; explaining preferences for reading material: Explain preferences and choice of reading material and communicate purpose of text selection related to learning needs |
ELA.8.R.7.b | Interpreting symbols figurative language and genre-specific features in literary texts: Interpret symbols shades of meaning and figurative and descriptive language used by author to convey meaning in literary texts |
ELA.8.R.7.c | Interpreting genre-specific text features in both literary and informational texts: Interpret genre-specific text features used by text creators to convey meaning in both literary and informational texts |
ELA.8.R.7.d | Analyzing how purpose structure and characteristics contribute to understanding: Analyze how purpose structure and characteristics/text features of variety of text forms and genres contribute to understanding |
ELA.8.R.7.e | Articulating how author's style and technique creates meaning and impact: Articulate how an author's/creator's style/technique creates meaning and impact using textual evidence |
ELA.8.R.7.f | Interacting with storytellers and community members including Elders and librarians: Interact with storytellers and people in the community including Elders family members and librarians |
ELA.8.R.7.g | Evaluating effectiveness of facts and reasons to support claims; identifying irrelevant information: Evaluate the effectiveness of the facts/reason to support a claim and identify when irrelevant information is introduced |
ELA.8.R.7.h | Using variety of texts to present alternative perspectives on topics and themes: Use variety of texts varying in form length and diverse worldview to present alternative perspective to topic or theme |
ELA.8.R.8.a | Using context clues and prior knowledge; comparing language content and themes: Use context clues prior knowledge and text features to verify predictions and compare language content and themes |
ELA.8.R.8.b | Identifying key story elements and explaining their relationship to theme: Identify key story elements of a narrative and explain how they relate to the theme |
ELA.8.R.8.c | Comparing and contrasting language content and themes in current and historic texts: Compare and contrast language content and themes in current and historic text |
ELA.8.R.8.d | Evaluating effectiveness of author's style and technique using evidence: Evaluate the effectiveness of the different elements of an author's style/technique in creating meaning and impact using evidence |
ELA.8.R.8.e | Examining texts for bias and responding critically to language manipulation: Examine texts for bias and respond critically to how text employs language to manipulate persuade or control |
ELA.8.R.8.f | Proposing alternative perspectives when analyzing how texts manipulate or control: Respond critically to how text employs language to manipulate persuade or control and propose alternative perspectives |
ELA.8.W.1.a | Examining variety of mentor texts to guide creation of original works: Examine variety of mentor texts to guide creation and select topics demonstrating awareness of audience and text forms |
ELA.8.W.1.b | Selecting and developing topics with demonstrated awareness of audience and competence in various text forms: Select and develop a topic demonstrating awareness of audience and competence crafting variety of text forms including hybrids |
ELA.8.W.2.a | Gathering ideas from various sources; applying copyright and plagiarism knowledge including AI: Gather ideas from variety of sources using frameworks to sort information and apply knowledge of copyright and plagiarism including use of AI |
ELA.8.W.2.b | Using frameworks to sort and classify information while recognizing different perspectives: Use framework such as web or graphic organizer to sort and classify information/ideas recognize different perspectives and make new connections |
ELA.8.W.3.a | Making critical choices about content based on purpose and intended audience: Draft piece of writing making critical choices about ideas/content based on the purpose and intended audience |
ELA.8.W.3.b | Independently rereading to reorganize text and strengthen content: Independently reread to add to delete from or reorganize the text to clarify and strengthen content |
ELA.8.W.3.c | Requesting obtaining and making decisions about constructive criticism: Request obtain and make decisions about constructive criticism to refine writing and enhance impact |
ELA.8.W.4.a | Selecting linguistic and print devices designed to influence audience: Select linguistic devices such as analogy colloquialism figurative language and print devices such as font and page design to influence audience |
ELA.8.W.4.b | Rereading writing aloud for fluency and making changes to provide sentence variety: Reread writing aloud for fluency and make changes to sentence structures and word choices to provide variety |
ELA.8.W.4.c | Using appropriate tools for editing conventions and strengthening word choice: Use appropriate tools such as dictionary thesaurus grammar checker and text models to edit conventions and strengthen word choice |
ELA.8.W.4.d | Using variety of publishing formats with appropriate text and features: Use variety of publishing formats such as books pamphlets posters websites with appropriate text and text features |
ELA.8.W.4.e | Using specific devices to achieve purpose such as instruct persuade or entertain: Use specific devices to achieve purpose whether to instruct persuade entertain and explain form choice as it pertains to purpose and intended audience |
ELA.8.W.5.a | Selecting specific topics that support purpose and audience; including well-researched details: Select specific topic with main idea that supports purpose and audience and include relevant well-researched details |
ELA.8.W.5.b | Including thoughtful ideas and events relevant to the topic with supporting details: Include thoughtful ideas/events relevant to the topic and include relevant/well-researched details to enhance the ideas |
ELA.8.W.6.a | Selecting appropriate forms; establishing purpose clearly in introduction: Select appropriate form and clearly establish purpose in introduction using underlying structure to present information |
ELA.8.W.6.b | Using underlying structures such as temporal sequence cause and effect or compare and contrast: Use underlying structure to present information such as temporal sequence cause and effect compare and contrast |
ELA.8.W.6.c | Using transitions between and within paragraphs to show sequencing and connections: Use transitions between and within paragraphs to show sequencing and connections and provide adequate conclusion |
ELA.8.W.7.a | Including technical and subject-specific language; using figurative language effectively: Include interesting words and technical subject-specific language to enhance meaning and use figurative language like metaphor and symbolism |
ELA.8.W.7.b | Using strong nouns and verbs with colourful adjectives and adverbs: Include interesting words and/or technical/subject-specific language to enhance meaning using strong nouns and verbs colourful adjectives and adverbs |
ELA.8.W.8 | Connecting audience to topic; showing care and commitment; generating strong feeling: Skillfully connect audience to topic show care and commitment and generate strong feeling energy and individuality |
ELA.8.W.9 | Including different sentence types; creating variety in sentence lengths and beginnings: Include different kinds of sentences with variety of complex structures and sentence lengths to create fluidity |
ELA.8.W.10.a | Using correct end punctuation and capitalization in all writing: Use correct end punctuation and capitalization in all written work |
ELA.8.W.10.b | Including internal punctuation such as commas semi-colons colons quotation marks and apostrophes: Include internal punctuation such as commas semi-colons colons quotation marks and apostrophes and paragraphing of dialogue |
ELA.8.W.10.c | Spelling familiar and commonly used words correctly; using knowledge of rules for difficult spellings: Spell familiar and commonly used words correctly and use knowledge of rules to attempt difficult spellings |
ELA.8.W.10.d | Using standard grammatical structures including subject/verb agreement and verb tense: Use standard grammatical structures including subject/verb agreement and verb tense |
ELA.8.W.10.e | Attempting to use correct pronouns in all written and spoken communication: Attempt to use correct pronouns in written work and spoken communication |