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Writing, Revision, and Research
Revising at the Sentence Level Classifying Sentences by Structure	Modifiers and Placement	Spelling Often Misspelled Words	Revising for Word Choice 8.2E	Using Context Clues 8.2B	Academic Vocabulary and Word Knowledge 8.2A	Literal and Figurative Meaning 8.8A
Evidence Analyzing Literature 8.3	Summarizing Fig 19E	Author's Point of View 8.6C	Research Questions & Topics	Writing Research Papers	Research Sources	Primary & Secondary Sources

Analyzing Literature
Plot Stages 8.6A	Plot: Sequence of Events 8.6A	Conflict 8.6A	Suspense & Foreshadowing 8.6A	Setting 8.6A	Setting: Effect on Plot 8.6A	Setting & Mood 8.6A
Tone 8.6A	Methods of Characterization 8.6B	Character Traits 8.6B	Character Motivation 8.6B	Characters & Conflict 8.6B	Making Inferences about Characters 8.6B	Point of View 8.6C
First Person POV 8.6C	Third Person POV 8.6C	Narrator and Speaker 8.6C	Theme 8.6B	Universal and Recurring Themes 8.6B	Imagery 8.8A	Figurative Language 8.8A
Irony 8.6B	Symbol 8.4	Author's Style 8.8A	Elements of Poetry 8.4	Rhythm 8.4	Rhyme 8.4	Elements of Drama
Author's Purpose 8.9	Author's Perspective 8.9	Historical & Cultural Perspective 8.3	Prose Forms 8.6A	Short Stories & Novels 8.6A	Biographies & Autobiographies 8.7	Narrative Poetry 8.4
Making Inferences Fig 19D		Drawing Conclusions 8.6B
Analyzing Informational Texts
Informational Texts 8.9	Chronological Order 8.10 C	Cause & Effect Organization 8.10 C	Comparison/Contrast Organization 8.10 C	Point-by-Point Organization 8.10 C	Scope and Treatment	Reading Graphic Aids 8.12B
Navigating & Evaluating Web Sites	Audience	Elements of an Argument 8.10B Fact vs. Opinion Song Fact vs. Opinion Quiz	Analyzing Arguments 8.10	Evidence 8.3	Persuasive Techniques	Main Idea & Supporting Details 8.10A
Additional Digital Reading Lessons.

Reading Beyond the Surface	Imagery	Similes	Metaphors	Hyperbole	Genre
Vocabulary Skills & Strategies
Connotation & Denotation 8.2E	Context Clues 8.2B	Literal and Figurative Meaning 8.8A	Greek & Latin Roots 8.2A	Words with Multiple Meanings 8.2A	Homophones 8.2A	Academic Vocabulary 8.2A