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Writing Literary Text with an Engaging Story Line

You will learn how to write an imaginative story that sustains reader interest and includes well-paced action, an engaging story line, and a believable setting.
Write Literary Text That Uses Literary Strategies/Devices to Enhance the Style and Tone

You will learn how to write an imaginative story that uses literary strategies/devices to enhance style and tone.
9 OnTRACK Grade 8 English: Writing

OnTRACK Grade 8 English Writing, Module 1 Lessons 1–9. Students will learn how to write literary texts, personal narratives, expository/procedural texts, and persuasive tests.
Reading and Writing to a Prompt (English III Reading and Writing)

You will learn skills necessary for reading and writing to a prompt.
Summarizing Texts of Varying Lengths (English III Reading)

You will learn how to use strategies to help you summarize texts of different lengths.
Making Connections Between a Text and Current and Historical Events (English III Reading)

You will learn to use strategies that help you make connections between a text and events that happened in the past, as well as events that are happening now.
Imagery (English III Reading)

In this lesson, you will be able to identify the imagery in a text and evaluate its effectiveness.
Dialect (English III Reading)

You will be able to determine why a character’s dialect may contribute to the meaning of the text.
How to Read and Analyze a Poem (English III Reading)

You will be able to read and analyze a poem using your knowledge of literary and poetic devices.
Allusion (English III Reading)

In this lesson, you will be able to find the allusions in a text, and discuss the role allusions play in helping you understand the text.
How to Read and Analyze an Essay (English III Reading)

You will be able to read and analyze an essay using your knowledge of literary devices and strategies.
Irony (English III Reading)

You will be able to identify the irony in a text and evaluate its importance to the meaning of the text.
Reading for Main Idea and Supporting Ideas (English III Reading)

You will learn to find and analyze the main idea and supporting ideas in a variety of texts.
Identifying Rhetorical Devices in Arguments to Aid Understanding (English III Reading)

You will be able to identify strategies authors use in order to make their arguments more easily understood.
Diction and Tone (English III Reading)

You will be able to make decisions about an author’s word choice or diction in order to discover the author’s tone(s).
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Arguments, i.e., Identify Fallacies (English III Reading)

You will learn strategies to help you determine whether a written argument is logical and/or valid.
Cognates (English III Reading)

You will use your knowledge of cognates from other languages to help you understand unfamiliar words.
How to Read and Analyze a Short Story (English III Reading)

You will be able to read and analyze a short story using your knowledge of literary and poetic devices.
Reference Guides (English III Reading)

You will be able to use reference guides to help you understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Greek and Latin Affixes (English III Reading)

You will be able to use your knowledge of Greek and Latin affixes to help you discover the meanings of unfamiliar words.