W.8.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
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Researching Sources to Support Blog Writing8th Grade ELA» Unit:Argument Writing
8th Grade ELA
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Argument Writing
Big Idea:How Do Steroids Really Impact People? Research It!
Preparing For A Socratic Seminar8th Grade ELA» Unit:House on Mango Street Part II
8th Grade ELA
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House on Mango Street Part II
Big Idea:"Wisdom begins in wonder" (Socrates): Teaching students to wonder about a text through questions of their own.
Poetry Writing8th Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry
8th Grade ELA
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Poetry
Big Idea:Tic Tac Toe, Three In A Row!
Writing a Blog Post to Stand Against Steroid Use8th Grade ELA» Unit:Argument Writing
8th Grade ELA
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Argument Writing
Big Idea:Why Shouldn't People Use Steroids? Start blogging!
Poetry Slam Preparation8th Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry
8th Grade ELA
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Poetry
Big Idea:How Does That Sound?
Informational Writing: How to Revise and Edit Arguments 8th Grade ELA» Unit:Narrative Writing Workshop
8th Grade ELA
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Narrative Writing Workshop
Big Idea:You or Me: Whose helping to polish My writing?
The Argumentative Appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos8th Grade ELA» Unit:Bad Boy Part II
8th Grade ELA
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Bad Boy Part II
Big Idea:Tapping into what students don't know that they already know.
Peer Editing and Revising Research Papers8th Grade ELA» Unit:Research Paper: Influential Lives Part III
8th Grade ELA
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Research Paper: Influential Lives Part III
Big Idea:Asking for the right kind of help in the right kind of way.
Foiled By Sally8th Grade ELA» Unit:House on Mango Street Part III
8th Grade ELA
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House on Mango Street Part III
Big Idea:Teaching students to probe deeper into a character's function in a text.
Peer Response Workshop8th Grade ELA» Unit:House on Mango Street Part III
8th Grade ELA
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House on Mango Street Part III
Big Idea:Students helping students become better writers.
Revising Narratives: Sentence Lengths and Wordiness8th Grade ELA» Unit:Personal Narrative/Memoirs: Writing And Conferencing
8th Grade ELA
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Personal Narrative/Memoirs: Writing And Conferencing
Big Idea:Cut, chop, and combine: creating stronger and more effective sentences.
Informational Writing: Grabbing my Attention from the Hook to Concluding Paragraphs8th Grade ELA» Unit:Narrative Writing Workshop
8th Grade ELA
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Narrative Writing Workshop
Big Idea:Hook Me from the Beginning to End of your Essay!
Supporting Purpose in Research Papers8th Grade ELA» Unit:Research Paper: Influential Lives Part III
8th Grade ELA
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Research Paper: Influential Lives Part III
Big Idea:Why are you writing this research papers? No, it's not because the teacher tells you to. Looking at purpose in our writing.
Poetry Writing Day 28th Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry
8th Grade ELA
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Poetry
Big Idea:I Have A Plan And Pencil, Time To Write My Poems!
Narrative Reflection: Thinking About Writing8th Grade ELA» Unit:Personal Narrative/Memoirs: Writing And Conferencing
8th Grade ELA
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Personal Narrative/Memoirs: Writing And Conferencing
Big Idea:How did this writing come to be?
W.8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
W.8.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
W.8.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.