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The official Newfoundland and Labrador English Language Arts, Grade 8 curriculum
Newfoundland and Labrador defines English Language Arts, Grade 8 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculumRead it on the government site — gov.nl.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand SL | 12 | Speaking and Listening |
| Strand RV | 16 | Reading and Viewing |
| Strand WR | 11 | Writing and Representing |
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How MapleMind teaches English Language Arts, Grade 8 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1Speaking and ListeningOfficial strand · Strand SL
Growing as a speaker and listener: contributing to and sustaining discussion, communicating effectively, and interacting with sensitivity, respect, and a critical ear.
Target 1: Explore, Extend, Clarify and Reflect
- Reflecting on others' contributions to discussionNL-ELA-8.1.1 — Reflect on how other people's ideas contribute during a discussion.
- Asking questions for clarificationNL-ELA-8.1.2 — Ask other people questions for clarification.
- Responding with accuracy, relevancy, and validityNL-ELA-8.1.3 — Respond to questions in a way that provides accuracy, relevancy, and validity.
- Expressing a point of view with evidence from sourcesNL-ELA-8.1.4 — Express a point of view and support it with personal examples and evidence from various sources.
- Listening to interpret main ideas and relevancyNL-ELA-8.1.5 — Use active listening to interpret main ideas and to judge the relevancy of supporting details.
Target 2: Communicate and Respond
- Applying strategies for effective talkNL-ELA-8.2.1 — Apply a range of strategies that contribute to effective talk.
- Assessing when to clarify or elaborateNL-ELA-8.2.2 — Assess whether clarification or elaboration is needed when responding to instructions or questions.
- Using effective speaking strategiesNL-ELA-8.2.3 — Use the strategies and behaviours associated with effective speaking.
Target 3: Interact with Sensitivity and Respect
- Demonstrating active speaking and listeningNL-ELA-8.3.1 — Demonstrate active speaking and listening skills in interactions.
- Expressing ideas with sensitivity and respectNL-ELA-8.3.2 — Express ideas and opinions in a way that reflects sensitivity and shows respect to others.
- Recognizing bias and attitudes in oral languageNL-ELA-8.3.3 — Recognize that values and attitudes such as bias, beliefs, and prejudice can be reflected in oral language.
- Examining how oral language influences and manipulatesNL-ELA-8.3.4 — Examine how spoken language can be used to influence and manipulate.
The official wording — 12 outcomes in this unit
- NL-ELA-8.1.1
Reflect upon the contribution of others' ideas during discussion
- NL-ELA-8.1.2
Ask questions of others for clarification
- NL-ELA-8.1.3
Respond to questions to provide accuracy, relevancy, and validity
- NL-ELA-8.1.4
Express a point of view and support it with personal examples and evidence from various sources
- NL-ELA-8.1.5
Use active listening skills to interpret main ideas and the relevancy of supporting details
- NL-ELA-8.2.1
Apply a range of strategies that contribute to effective talk
- NL-ELA-8.2.2
Assess the need for clarification or elaboration when responding to instructions or questions
- NL-ELA-8.2.3
Use strategies and behaviours associated with effective speaking
- NL-ELA-8.3.1
Demonstrate active speaking and listening skills
- NL-ELA-8.3.2
Express ideas and opinions in a manner that reflects sensitivity and shows respect to others
- NL-ELA-8.3.3
Recognize that values and attitudes such as bias, beliefs, and prejudice can be reflected in oral language
- NL-ELA-8.3.4
Examine how oral language can be used to influence and manipulate
Unit 2Reading and ViewingOfficial strand · Strand RV
Growing as a reader and viewer: selecting and reading a range of texts, inquiring across sources, and responding to texts both personally and critically.
Target 4: Select, Read and View a Range of Texts
- Selecting texts for needs and interestsNL-ELA-8.4.1 — Identify and select texts that meet your needs and interests.
- Using reading and viewing strategiesNL-ELA-8.4.3 — Use a variety of reading and viewing processes and strategies to construct meaning from texts.
- Assessing personal reading strategiesNL-ELA-8.4.4 — Assess your personal processes and strategies for reading and viewing various texts.
Target 5: Inquiry
- Identifying topics for inquiryNL-ELA-8.5.1 — Identify relevant or interesting topics for further inquiry.
- Evaluating the reliability of informationNL-ELA-8.5.2 — Evaluate the reliability of information from various sources.
- Comparing information from sourcesNL-ELA-8.5.3 — Compare information drawn from a variety of sources.
- Using effective inquiry strategiesNL-ELA-8.5.4 — Use effective inquiry approaches and strategies.
Target 6: Respond Personally
- Explaining personal responses with supportNL-ELA-8.6.1 — Use examples and supporting ideas to explain your personal responses to texts.
- Explaining points of view with evidenceNL-ELA-8.6.2 — Explain your personal points of view about texts using relevant evidence from the text(s).
Target 7: Respond Critically
- Recognizing that texts can be biasedNL-ELA-8.7.1 — Recognize that texts can be biased.
- Questioning a text's language, form, and genreNL-ELA-8.7.2 — Question a text's language, form and genre.
- Recognizing the tools text creators useNL-ELA-8.7.3 — Recognize the tools that text creators use to achieve different purposes.
- Describing how form and structure affect meaningNL-ELA-8.7.4 — Describe the impact that a text's form, content, and structure have on its meaning.
- Awareness that values influence critical responseNL-ELA-8.7.5 — Demonstrate an awareness that values and personal experiences influence how you understand and respond critically to texts.
- Describing the portrayal of culture and realityNL-ELA-8.7.6 — Describe the portrayal of culture and reality in texts.
The official wording — 16 outcomes in this unit
- NL-ELA-8.4.1
Identify and select texts that meet their needs and interests
- NL-ELA-8.4.2
Explain how authors use text features to create meaning and achieve different purposes
- NL-ELA-8.4.3
Use a variety of reading and viewing processes and strategies to construct meaning from texts
- NL-ELA-8.4.4
Assess personal processes and strategies for reading and viewing various texts
- NL-ELA-8.5.1
Identify relevant or interesting topics for further inquiry
- NL-ELA-8.5.2
Evaluate the reliability of information from various sources
- NL-ELA-8.5.3
Compare information from a variety of sources
- NL-ELA-8.5.4
Use effective inquiry approaches and strategies
- NL-ELA-8.6.1
Use examples and supporting ideas to explain personal responses to texts
- NL-ELA-8.6.2
Explain personal points of view about texts using relevant evidence from the text(s)
- NL-ELA-8.7.1
Recognize that texts can be biased
- NL-ELA-8.7.2
Question a text's language, form and genre
- NL-ELA-8.7.3
Recognize the tools text creators use to achieve different purposes
- NL-ELA-8.7.4
Describe the impact that text form, content and structure have on meaning
- NL-ELA-8.7.5
Demonstrate an awareness that values and personal experiences influence understanding of and critical responses to texts
- NL-ELA-8.7.6
Describe the portrayal of culture and reality in texts
Unit 3Writing and RepresentingOfficial strand · Strand WR
Growing as a writer and representer: writing to explore and reflect, creating a range of texts for real purposes and audiences, and developing effective, well-crafted products.
Target 8: Write to Explore, Clarify, Reflect and Imagine
- Experimenting with strategies as a language learnerNL-ELA-8.8.1 — Experiment with a variety of strategies as a language learner.
- Writing to reflect on ideas, values, and attitudesNL-ELA-8.8.2 — Use writing and representing to extend, explore, and reflect on ideas, values, and attitudes.
- Assessing strategies and describing growthNL-ELA-8.8.3 — Assess strategies that help you learn and describe your personal growth as a language learner.
- Integrating stylistic effects to create interestNL-ELA-8.8.4 — Integrate stylistic effects in your writing and representing to create interest.
Target 9: Create Texts
- Creating a range of textsNL-ELA-8.9.1 — Create a range of texts.
- Experimenting with forms and styles for purpose and audienceNL-ELA-8.9.2 — Experiment with a variety of writing and representing forms and styles to suit purpose(s) and intended audience(s).
- Assessing feedback to inform future workNL-ELA-8.9.3 — Assess feedback in order to inform your future work.
Target 10: Develop Effective Writing Products
- Choosing strategies to create varied textsNL-ELA-8.10.1 — Choose writing and representing strategies that help you create a variety of texts.
- Using the conventions of written languageNL-ELA-8.10.2 — Use the conventions of written language.
- Using technologies for varied purposes and audiencesNL-ELA-8.10.3 — Use various technologies in communicating for a range of purposes with a variety of audiences.
- Committing to the process of creating textsNL-ELA-8.10.4 — Demonstrate a commitment to the processes involved in creating texts.
The official wording — 11 outcomes in this unit
- NL-ELA-8.8.1
Experiment with a variety of strategies as language learners
- NL-ELA-8.8.2
Use writing and representing to extend, explore, and reflect on ideas, values, and attitudes
- NL-ELA-8.8.3
Assess strategies that help them learn and describe their personal growth as language learners
- NL-ELA-8.8.4
Integrate stylistic effects in writing and representing to create interest
- NL-ELA-8.9.1
Create a range of texts
- NL-ELA-8.9.2
Experiment with a variety of writing and representing forms and styles to suit purpose(s) and intended audience(s)
- NL-ELA-8.9.3
Assess feedback to inform future work
- NL-ELA-8.10.1
Choose writing and representing strategies that help create a variety of texts
- NL-ELA-8.10.2
Use the conventions of written language
- NL-ELA-8.10.3
Use various technologies in communicating for a range of purposes with a variety of audiences
- NL-ELA-8.10.4
Demonstrate a commitment to the processes involved in creating texts
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A English Language Arts, Grade 8 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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