Grammar

Grade 8 Strand: Grammar
Lesson LO ID Concept Description
1 smre_di_00577 Conjunctions and Interjections Students learn about the function of conjunctions and interjections.
smre_itr_001314 Conjunctions and Interjections Students read the literary text, "Band Camp." Then they answer Think and Search questions, draw conclusions, make generalizations, analyze how characters deal with conflict and solve problems, and identify conjunctions and interjections.
smre_ip_001414 Conjunctions and Interjections Students will choose the correct conjunction or interjection to complete each sentence.
smre_pp_00592 Conjunctions and Interjections Students will identify conjunctions.
1 smre_di_00571 Nouns Students learn about the function of nouns.
smre_itr_001308 Nouns Students read the literary text, "Maria Mitchell: Sky Watcher." Then they answer Right There questions, draw conclusions, paraphrase information, and identify nouns.
smre_ip_001408 Nouns Students choose the missing noun to complete sentences.
smre_pp_00586 Nouns Students will identify common, proper, compound, and collective nouns.
1 smre_di_02535 Phrases and Clauses Students learn to vary sentences using phrases, clauses, and parallel structure.
smre_itr_02535 Phrases and Clauses Students read the informational text, "Mount St. Helens: Active Volcano." Then they identify cause-and-effect relationships, summarize text, and draw conclusions. They also identify and fix sentences with incorrect parallel structure.
smre_ip_02535 Phrases and Clauses Students complete sentences using parallel structure.
smre_pp_02535 Phrases and Clauses Students practice revising sentences using parallel structure.
2 smre_di_00579 Phrases and Clauses Students will learn about simple and complex clauses.
smre_itr_001316 Phrases and Clauses Students read the informational text, "The Extraordinary Sculptures of Sonabai Rajawar." Then they answer literal and inferential questions, use compare-and-contrast relationships to gain meaning, and identify characters' actions, motives, emotions, traits, and feelings. Students also understand simple and complex clauses.
smre_ip_001416 Phrases and Clauses Students will identify the type of clause used in each sentence.
smre_pp_00594 Phrases and Clauses Students will identify subjects and verbs.
1 smre_di_00576 Prepositions Students learn about the function of prepositions.
smre_itr_001313 Prepositions Students read the informational text, "Prehistory in Black Goo." Then they answer Right There questions, identify cause-and-effect relationships, draw conclusions, summarize text, and identify prepositions.
smre_ip_001413 Prepositions Students will choose the correct preposition to complete each sentence.
smre_pp_00591 Prepositions Students will distinguish between prepositions and adverbs.
1 smre_di_00572 Pronouns Students learn about the function of pronouns.
smre_itr_001309 Pronouns Students read the realistic fiction passage "Walter's Dream." Then they answer Right There questions, analyze how characters deal with conflict and solve problems, identify the main idea, draw conclusions, and identify pronouns.
smre_ip_001409 Pronouns Students will identify the types of pronouns used in sentences.
smre_pp_00587 Pronouns Students will identify personal, demonstrative, relative, interrogative, and indefinite pronouns.
1 smre_di_00583 Punctuation Students learn about the function of semicolons and colons.
smre_itr_001320 Punctuation Students read the informational text "Skyscrapers: Achieving New Heights." Then they answer Right There questions, distinguish fact from opinion, determine the author's purpose, and understand the usage of semicolons and colons.
smre_ip_001420 Punctuation Students will identify the correct placement of semicolons and colons in sentences.
smre_pp_00598 Punctuation Students will use semicolons and colons correctly.
1 smre_di_00581 Sentences Students will learn about problematic sentence features such as fragments, run-ons, and misplaced modifiers.
smre_itr_001318 Sentences Students read the informational text, "Thomas Edison: A Man of Determination" and make inferences, identify cause-and-effect relationships, draw conclusions, and understand problematic features of a sentence.
smre_ip_001418 Sentences Students will read sentences to determine problems.
smre_pp_00596 Sentences Students will identify problematic sentence features.
2 smre_di_00580 Sentences Students will learn about the functions of a sentence.
smre_itr_001317 Sentences Students read the literary text, "New Pet." Then they answer Right There questions, answer questions about theme, draw conclusions, and understand the functions of a sentence.
smre_ip_001417 Sentences Students will read sentences and identify their functions.
smre_pp_00595 Sentences Students will identify declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
1 smre_di_00574 Verbs Students learn about shifts in verb tenses and mood.
smre_itr_001311 Verbs Students read the informational text, "Flying Buttresses, Stained Glass, and Gargoyles." Then they identify cause-and-effect relationships, analyze author's word choice, draw conclusions, and make generalizations. They also fix sentences with incorrect shifts in verb voice and mood.
smre_ip_001411 Verbs Students complete sentences using correct verb tenses and mood.
smre_pp_00589 Verbs Students practice correcting shifts in verb voice and mood in sentences.
2 smre_di_00575 Verbs Students learn about verbs in the active and the passive voice.
smre_itr_001312 Verbs Students read the informational text, "Bethany Hamilton: Back on Her Board." Then they answer literal and inferential questions, draw conclusions, and distinguish fact from opinion. They also identify sentences in the active and in the passive voice.
smre_ip_001412 Verbs Students complete sentences using verbs in the active and the passive voice.
smre_pp_00590 Verbs Students practice identifying sentences in the active and the passive voice.
3 smre_di_00573 Verbs Students learn about verb tenses and how they influence voice and mood.
smre_itr_001310 Verbs Students read the literary text, "Rory's Project." Then they answer literal and inferential questions, identify characters' feelings, and make predictions. They also identify sentences in the active and in the passive voice and the mood they convey.
smre_ip_001410 Verbs Students use verb tenses to identify voice and mood in sentences.
smre_pp_00588 Verbs Students practice identifying sentences in the active and the passive voice. They also practice identifying the mood of a sentence.

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