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Grade 8 English

English

Grade 8

Grade 8 English covers Punctuations, Types of verbs and adverbs, Sentences, Dependent/Independent/Clause/Phrase, Direct/ indirect objects and active and passive voice, Nouns, Adjectives

What you'll learn

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Punctuations: Sentence fragments, Run on sentence, Sentence Ending, Semicolon, colon, dashes, hypens, Ellipes, quotaion marks, commas, Organize your thoughts, Citing words and source, Figures of speech-introduction, Verbal irony metaphors, Connotion and denotion, Domain specific vocabulary, Reference related vocabulary.
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Types of verbs and adverbs: Action and Linking Verbs, Helping verbs, Irregular verbs, Verb Tense, Mood verbals, Subject- verb agreement, Paragraph essay-Expository, Imaginative, Literary devices, Imagery, Prefixes, Suffixes, Greek and latin words, Adverbs, Verb moods, Gerund examples, EMAIL, Authors purpose and tone, Idioms.
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Sentences: Sentences- Types of sentences, Parts of a simple sentence, Parts of a compound sentence, Restricted and unrestricted elements, Find Information, Summarize Information/ complete a rough draft/ finalize your draft, Editing and Revising, Methods of characterisaton, Story elements/visual elements, Homophones, Analogies.
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Dependent/Independent/Clause/Phrase: Clause- Dependent and independant, Phrases vs clauses, Compare and contrast( treasure island), Discovering plot, Theme, Writing an article, Simple, Compound and Complex Sentence, Context clues.
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Direct/ indirect objects and active and passive voice: Direct and indirect object, Active and passive voice, How to write - Essay, Characteristics of writing, The writing process - prewriting-(Research paper), Organize writing, Creative techniques, Analyzing informational texts, Analyzing informational texts, Morphemes, Homophones.
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Nouns: Types of nouns, Plural nouns, Noun suffixes, Comparing nouns with adjectives, Active and passive voice, Drafting - Writing a Research paper, The writing process- drafting( Essay), The writing process-proofreading, Affixes, Voice, Point of view, Synonyms, Antonyms, Word choice.
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Adjectives: Adjectives, Types of adjectives, Order of adjectives, Cause and effect, Writing a memoir,Drafting and finishing your memoir, Main idea, Main idea-Theme, Context clues, Adjectives acting as nouns, verbs, Metaphors.