8th Grade Language Arts: Homeschool Curriculum
- Course type: Self-paced
- Available Lessons: 99
- Average Lesson Length: 8 min
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chapter 1 / lesson 1Demonstrative Pronouns: Definition & Examples
Course Summary
This online homeschool course is all you need to teach 8th grade language arts. Homeschool parents will find that the engaging videos bring learning to life and make even the most difficult concepts easy to understand.to start this course today
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15 chapters in 8th Grade Language Arts: Homeschool Curriculum
Course Practice Test
Check your knowledge of this course with a 50-question practice test.- Comprehensive test covering all topics
- Detailed video explanations for wrong answers
Why it works:
- Quality Content: Engaging animations and real-life examples make language arts topics easy to grasp for students with multiple learning styles.
- Students Learn Efficiently: The self-based course allows students to learn at their own pace.
- Save Time: Spend less time preparing lessons and more time working with your student.
- Greater involvement: Take an active role in your child's learning by helping them to tackle course assignments.
What you get:
- Complete Course Library: In addition to 8th grade language arts, your membership includes access to a full homeschool curriculum and hundreds of additional courses.
- Online Dashboard: Parents and students can monitor course progress and subject mastery easily.
- Built-In Assessments: Quizzes and practice exams allow students to test their knowledge and parents to monitor mastery.
- Embedded Assignments: Assignments and projects based on course material give students the opportunity to contextualize and demonstrate their learning.
- Get Extra Support: Ask our expert English instructors any question about writing, literature, or other 8th grade language arts topics.
How it works:
- Use the video lessons as your primary 8th grade language arts homeschool curriculum or as supplemental material.
- Complete each unit at your own pace.
- Watch lessons, reviewing or pausing as often as you need.
- Refer to the video transcripts to reinforce learning.
- Check understanding through lesson quizzes, assignments, and unit exams.
8th grade language arts learning objectives:
- Understand the basics of pronouns, adverbs and infinitives
- Utilize correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization
- Identify sentence types and parts
- Use strategies for revising writing
- Learn reading comprehension and response strategies
- Interpret visual elements
- Explore literary elements and devices
- Read and write informational and persuasive texts as well as poetry
- Practice reading skills withFlowers for Algernon and Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl
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