Grade 8 - Conventions & Vocabulary - Alberta Language - Lesson/Workbook Bundle

Grade 8 - Language Conventions and Vocabulary Unit - Alberta Language Curriculum - Lesson/Workbook Bundle. This bundle was created to provide everything you need to teach the Grade 8 Language Conventions and Vocabulary unit in the Alberta Language Curriculum.

With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbook, which contains fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Workbook Details:
This resource is part of a program that covers all the general outcomes in the Grade 8 ELA curriculum. In this resource, we cover the specific outcomes related to vocabulary, conventions, and fluency. There are 408 pages that cover these specific outcomes.

Included in this unit are 30 weeks of ELA instruction, with weekly word lists that explicitly teach consonant clusters as well as vowel teams. Along with these Science of Reading principles, we have weaved in the skills and procedures students in grade 8 need, so they understand the specific outcomes in the ELA curriculum.

Included in this resource are the General Outcomes below:

General Outcome 2: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.

General Outcome 4: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication.

In addition, we have included a full-year long range plan that outlines what concepts from the curriculum you will be teaching each week, and what prefixes/suffixes/letter blends will be covered.

Some of the concepts covered:

• Suffixes: -ing, -ly, -able, -less, -ment, -ful, -ness, -tion, -ous, -y, -ize, -ship and many more
• Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, ex-, in-, non-, sub-, inter-, anti-, mis-, super-, and many more
• Sentence Essentials: Identifying Fragments, Understanding Simple Sentence Construction
• Grammar Foundations: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Their Roles
• Sentence Expansion: Building Complex Sentences, Avoiding Run-ons
• Advanced Syntax: Crafting Compound-Complex Sentences for Clarity
• Verb Varieties: Mastering "To Be," Linking, and Perfect Tense Forms
• Verb Tenses: Exploring Past, Present, and Future for Strong Writing
• Commands and Questions: Crafting Imperatives and Exploring Interrogatives
• Pronouns in Depth: Types, Roles, and Case Usage
• Enhancing Descriptions: Using Adjectives and Adverbs Effectively
• Gerunds and Infinitives: Expanding Writing with Verbal Nouns
• Voice in Writing: Active Versus Passive Voice, Choosing Effectively
• Noun Functions: Exploring Predicate Nouns and Adjectives in Sentences
• Use Correct Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement In Own Writing
• Phrase Building: Using Adverbial and Prepositional Phrases for Detail
• Using Hyphens – Break Words at the End of Lines and to Make New Words From Two Unrelated Words
• Dialogue Dynamics: Capitalization and Punctuation for Conversations
• Advanced Punctuation: Mastering Colons, Semicolons, Ellipses for Effect
• Using Dashes and Hyphens in Writing
• Use Parentheses Appropriately In Own Writing
• Vocabulary Development: Using Thesaurus for Word Choice and Variety
• Morphology Mastery: Identifying Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots in Words
• Comprehension Techniques: Strategies for Understanding and Analyzing Texts (Reader’s Theatre)
• Expressive Reading: Performance Techniques for Engaging Audiences
• Spelling Variants – Canadian versus American Spelling
• Genre-Specific Writing: Tailoring Style for Different Writing Forms
• Reading with Expression: Developing Fluency, Tone, and Pacing
• Spelling Strategies: Tackling Commonly Misspelled Words and Patterns
• Grammar Proficiency: Ensuring Clear and Correct Communication
• Weekly quizzes (30 different assessments)
• Answer pages for all activities

Google Lesson Slides

Grade 8 - Language Conventions and Vocabulary Unit - Google Lesson Slides - Alberta Language Curriculum. This resource is packed with all the lessons you need to teach the Language Conventions and Vocabulary Unit, Grade 8, New 2023 Alberta Language Curriculum.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!
- Learning Goals

- Discussion Questions

- Quotes

Part 2: Action!
- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Drawing

- Writing

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- Quizzes

- Reflection

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download a copy of this file to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.