Spectra Writing — Grade 8
This course teaches the writing process and writing for an audience through paragraphs that stay on topic. It covers descriptive writing, personal narratives, fiction stories, writing to inform, explanations, directions, and writing about stories and their themes. It also presents research reports with reliable sources and citations, along with persuasive writing with claims, evidence, and counterclaims.
- Subject
- Spectra Writing
- Minimum age
- 13+
- Units
- 4
- Lessons and quizzes
- 98 lessons · 49 quizzes
- Reading
- about 253 minutes in allat 151 words a minute, a grade 8 reading rate
What the student will learn
- Develop personal narratives and fiction stories with dialogue
- Draft research reports with reliable sources and citations
- Craft persuasive writing with claims, evidence, and counterclaims
- Create descriptive writing with sensory details
0 of the 4 units end in a quiz. Nothing after a quiz opens until it is passed at 90%. Retakes are unlimited.