grade 8 introductory unit: celebrating texas literature

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Grade 8 Introductory Unit: Celebrating Texas Literature

Title: “Jimmy Hayes and Muriel”PE pgs: TX5-TX9 TE pgs: TX2-TX11

Title: “To Gabriela, a Young Wr i t e r” ;“The Pi c t u re Copper Pl a t e s” ;“ Re ve l a t i o n s”PE pgs: TX14-TX27 TE pgs: TX12-TX29

Title: “The Death of the Old Ma n” PE pgs: TX32-TX43 TE pgs: TX29-TX45

Type of Writing: JobApplication EssayTE pgs: TX11

Type of Writing: Response toNonfictionTE pgs: TX29

Type of Writing:Documentary Video TE pgs: TX45

Unit 13: Writing a PersonalNarrativeTE/PE ppg: 442-85

Unit 9: Writing to Ex p ress AnOpinion PE/TE pgs: 4 4 2 - 4 8 5

Unit 12: Writing a ResearchReportPE/TE pgs: 569-610


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Skill: Four Functions ofSentences TE pgs: TX 10

Skill: Subjects and Predicates TE pgs: TX28

Skill: Complete andIncomplete Sentences TE pgs: TX44

Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 2-5: Subjects andPredicates PE/TE pgs: 37-50

Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 1: Kinds of Sentences PE/TE pgs: 34-36

Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 9: Fragments andRun-ons PE/TE pgs: 63-66


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Skill: Suffix -ous TE pgs: TX10

Skill: Suffix -ly TE pgs: TX28

Skill: -que as -kw or -k Sound TE pgs: TX44

HMSV Unit: 15,21,27 Lesson: Suffixes PE/TE pgs: 96-101,132-137,168-173HME CD-ROM Unit:15,21,27

HMSV Unit: 17,19,23 Lesson: Words OftenMisspelledI and II;Vowel ChangesPE/TE pgs: 108,120,144 HME CD-ROM Unit:17,19,23

HMSV Unit: 27 Lesson: Adjective Suffixes PE/TE pgs: 168-173,242 HME CD-ROM Unit: 27


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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 1: Coming of Age

Title: “The Drummer Boy ofShiloh”PE pgs: 5-8 TE pgs: 2-10

Title: “Charles”PE pgs: 14-19 TE pgs: 12-21

Title: from “I Know Why theCaged Bird Sings”PE pgs: 24-29 TE pgs: 22-31

Title: f rom “E-mail from Bill Ga t e s”PE pgs: 42-45 TE pgs: 40-47

Title: “The Girl Who HuntedRabbits”PE pgs: 49-54 TE pgs: 48-55

Type of Writing: Letter HomeFrom a Soldier TE pgs: 10

Type of Writing: HumorousDescription TE pgs: 21

Type of Writing: PersonalMemoir About a TurningPointTE pgs: 31

Type of Writing: Comparisonof Forms of Communication TE pgs: 47

Type of Writing: PersonalNarrativeTE pgs: 56-58

Unit 14: Writing a NarrativePE/TE pgs: 646-682

Unit: Getting Started Writing a Description PE/TE pgs: 8-31

Unit 13: Writing a PersonalNarrativePE/TE pgs: 618-644

Unit 11: Writing To Compareand Contrast PE/TE pgs: 524-568



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Skill: Nouns TE pgs: 9

Skill: Common and ProperNouns TE pgs: 20

Skill: Plural and PossessiveNouns TE pgs: 30

Skill: Concrete and AbstractNouns TE pgs: 46

Skill: Nouns TE pgs: 60

Unit 2: Nouns Lesson 1: Kinds of Nouns PE/TE pgs: 82-84


Unit 2: Nouns Lesson 3: Singular and PluralNouns Lesson 4: Possessive Nouns PE/TE pgs: 90-98


Unit 2: Nouns Lesson 1: Kinds of Nouns Lesson 3 and 4: Plural andPossessive Nouns PE/TE pgs: 82-84,90-98


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Skill: Adding -ed TE pgs: 9

HMSV Unit: 26 Lesson: Word FormsPE/TE pgs: 164 HME CD-ROM Unit: 26

Skill: Adding -ly TE pgs: 20

Skill: Silent gTE pgs: 30

Skill: Suffix -tionTE pgs: 46

Skill: No Spelling Taught TE pgs:

HMSV Unit: 15,21,27Lesson: SuffixesPE/TE pgs: 96-101,132-137,168-173HME CD-ROM Unit:15,21,27

HMSV Unit: 17,23,35Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled andMispronouncedPE/TE pgs: 108-113,144-149,216-221HME CD-ROM Unit:17,23,35

HMSV Unit: 1,25 Lesson: Consonant Changes PE/TE pgs: 12-17,156A HME CD-ROM Unit: 1,25

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Title: “Christmas Day in theMorning”PE pgs: 64-69 TE pgs: 62-71

Title: “Shooting Stars: SomethingFrom the Sixties”PE pgs: 81-85 TE pgs: 80-87

Type of Writing: Fi c t i o n a lNa r r a t i ve ;Containing a Flashback TE pgs: 71

Type of Writing: Ex t e n dDe f i n i t i o n ;Description TE pgs: 87,96-98




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Skill: Pronouns and Antecedents TE pgs: 70

Skill: Indefinite Pronouns TE pgs: 86Skill: Personal Pronouns TE pgs: 100Skill: Intensive Pronouns TE pgs: 100

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 1: Personal andPossessive Pronouns Lesson 6: Indefinite Pronouns Lesson 7: Intensive Pronouns PE/TE pgs: 298-301,318-326

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 2: PronounsAntecedents PE/TE pgs: 302-307


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Skill: “qu” SoundTE pgs: 70

HMSV Unit: 17,19,23Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled I and II;Vowel Changes IPE/TE pgs: 108,120,144 HME CD-ROM Unit:17,19,23

Skill: “s” Sound Spelled “sc”TE pgs: 86

HMSV Un i t : 1 1 , 1 7 , 2 3 , 3 5L e s s o n : Wo rds Often Confused;Wo rds Often Misspelled I andI I ;Wo rds Often Mi s p ronounced PE/TE pgs: 7 2 - 7 7 , 1 0 8 - 1 1 3 ,144-149; 216-221HME CD-ROM Un i t :1 1 , 1 7 , 2 3 , 3 5


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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 2: Meeting Challenges

Title: “Cub Pilot on theMississippi”PE pgs: 109-116 TE pgs: 106-118

Title: “The Secret”PE pgs: 122-127 TE pgs: 120-129

Title: “Harriet Tubman: Guide toFreedom”PE pgs: 132-139 TE pgs: 130-141

Title: “Up the Slide”PE pgs: 154-159 TE pgs: 152-161

Title: “The Pilgrims’ Landing andFirst Winter”PE pgs: 163-164 TE pgs: 162-165

Type of Writing: Anecdote TE pgs: 118

Type of Writing: St o ryC o n t i n u a t i o nTE pgs: 129

Type of Writing: SpokenIntroduction TE pgs: 141

Type of Writing: Report onthe Yukon TE pgs: 161

Type of Writing: HistoricalCause and Effect Essay TE pgs: 166-168



Unit 10: Writing to Persuade PE/TE pgs: 422-486




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Skill: Verb and Verb Phrases TE pgs: 117

Skill: Action and LinkingVerbs TE pgs: 128

Skill: Transitive andIntransitive Verbs TE pgs: 140

Skill: Active and Passive Voice TE pgs: 160

Skill: Verbs TE pgs:

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 1: Kinds of Verbs PE/TE pgs: 112-114F

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 1: Kinds of Verbs Lesson 2: Verb Phrases PE/TE pgs: 112-117

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 8: Transitive andIntransitive Verbs PE/TE pgs: 137-139

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 11: Ac t i ve and Pa s s i veVo i c e sPE/TE pgs: 147-151

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 1: Kinds of Verbs PE/TE pgs: 112-114


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Skill: -cious TE pgs: 117

HMSV Unit: 1,25Lesson: Consonant and VowelChanges PE/TE pgs: 12-17,156AHME CD-ROM Unit: 1,25

Skill: Adding -ing TE pgs: 128

Skill: Spell “s” Sound with “c”TE pgs: 140

Skill: Long “o” Spelled “ough”TE pgs: 160

Skill: No Spelling TaughtTE pgs:

HMSV Unit: 26 Lesson: Word Forms PE/TE pgs: 164 HME CD-ROM Unit: 4

HMSV Unit: 1Lesson: Consonant Changes PE/TE pgs: 12-17HME CD-ROM Unit:1

HMSV Unit: Handbook Lesson: Spelling DictionaryPE/TE pgs: 280-281 HME CD-ROM Unit:

HMSV Unit: No SpellingTaughtLesson:PE/TE pgs:HME CD-ROM Unit:


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Title: “The Ninny”;“The Governess”PE pgs: 174-181 TE pgs: 172-183

Title: “Thank You, M’am”PE pgs: 186-189 TE pgs: 184-191

Title: “Flowers for Algernon”PE pgs: 204-225 TE pgs: 202-225

Type of Writing: Comparisonof Stories TE pgs: 183

Type of Writing: Letter ofGu i d a n c eTE pgs: 191

Type of Writing: Problem andSolution Essay TE pgs: 228-230



Unit 12: Writing to So l ve aPro b l e mPE/TE pgs: 569-610


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Skill: Principal Parts ofRegular Verbs (adding -dor -ed) TE pgs: 182

Skill: Principal Parts ofIrregular Verbs (eat, ate, eaten) TE pgs: 190

Skill: Principal Parts and VerbTenses TE pgs: 232

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 5 and 6: Irregular Verbs PE/TE pgs: 125-131

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 3: Tenses PE/TE pgs: 118-121

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 3: Tenses PE/TE pgs: 118-121


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Skill: Changing -y to -i TE pgs: 182

HMSV Unit: 26 - DictionaryLesson: Word Forms PE/TE pgs: 164 and 314 HME CD-ROM Unit: 26

Skill: Prefix mis- TE pgs: 190


HMSV Unit: 3,7,9,33Lesson: Prefixes PE/TE pgs: 24-29,48-53,60-65, 204-209HME CD-ROM Unit:3,7,9,33



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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 3: Quest for Justice

Title: “Brown vs Board ofEducation”PE pgs: 241-246 TE pgs: 238-248

Title: “A Retrieved Reformation”PE pgs: 252-257 TE pgs: 250-259

Title: “Emancipation”PE pgs: 262-265 TE pgs: 260-269

Title: “Gentleman of Río enMedio”; “Saving the Wetlands”PE pgs: 272-281 TE pgs: 270-283

Title: “Raymond’s Run”PE pgs: 292-300 TE pgs: 290-301

Type of Writing: PersonalEssay TE pgs: 248

Type of Writing: Response tothe StoryTE pgs: 259

Type of Writing: Letter TE pgs: 269

Type of Writing: SpeechSupporting the Environment;Letter to the EditorTE pgs: 283,284-286

Type of Writing: Script for aSportscaster TE pgs: 301


Unit 9: Writing to Express AnOpinion PE/TE pgs: 442-485





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Skill: Adjectives TE pgs: 247

Skill: Placement of Adjectives TE pgs: 258

Skill: Adverbs TE pgs: 268

Skill: Adjectives and Adverbs TE pgs: 288

Skill: Prepositions TE pgs: 300

Unit 4: Modifiers Lesson 1: Writing withAdjectives PE/TE pgs: 194-195

Unit 4: Modifiers Lesson 1: Adjectives PE/TE pgs: 190-195

Unit 4: Modifiers Lesson 3: Adverbs PE/TE pgs: 200-205

Unit 4: Modifiers Lesson 6: Adjective or Adverb PE/TE pgs: 213-216

Unit 7: Phrases Lesson 1: Prepositional Phrases PE/TE pgs: 346-349


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Skill: Adding -ed TE pgs: 247

HMSV Unit: 26 Lesson: Word Forms PE/TE pgs: 164 HME CD-ROM Unit: 26

Skill: Adding -ion TE pgs: 258

Skill: “ex”TE pgs: 268

Skill: gn- Silent Letters TE pgs: 282

Skill: Words that end in -gy TE pgs: 300

HMSV Unit: 1,25Lesson: Consonant Changes PE/TE pgs: 12-17,156AHME CD-ROM Unit:1,25

HMSV Unit: 3,7,9,33Lesson: Prefixes PE/TE pgs: 24-29,48-53,60-65, 204-209HME CD-ROMUnit:3,7,9,33

HMSV Unit: 17,23 Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled I and IIPE/TE pgs: 108-113,144-149 HME CD-ROM Unit:17,23

HMSV Unit: 8Lesson: Greek Word Parts II PE/TE pgs: 54-59 HME CD-ROM Unit: 8


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Title: “Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin”PE pgs: 326-331 TE pgs: 324-333

Type of Writing: TouristBrochure for a Memorial;Persuasive EssayTE pgs: 333,334-336



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Skill: Prepositional Phrases TE pgs: 332,338

Unit 7: Phrases Lesson 1: Prepositional Phrases PE/TE pgs: 346-349


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Skill: -ant and -ent TE pgs: 332

HMSV Unit: 23 Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled PE/TE pgs: 144 HME CD-ROM Unit: 23


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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 4: From Sea to Shining Sea

Title: from “The People, Yes”PE pgs: 347-348 TE pgs: 2344-350

Title: from “Travels with Charley”PE pgs: 354-360 TE pgs: 352-363

Title: “Achieving the AmericanDream”; “Choice: A Tribute to Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.”PE pgs: 368-373 TE pgs: 364-375

Title: “The Man Without aCountry”PE pgs: 377-390 TE pgs: 376-391

Title: “Sancho”PE pgs: 400-404 TE pgs: 398-407

Type of Writing: Profile of aLegendary FigureTE pgs: 350

Type of Writing: Travel JournalEntryTE pgs: 363

Type of Writing: Tribute TE pgs: 375

Type of Writing: SummaryTE pgs: 392-394

Type of Writing: ReportTE pgs: 407







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Skill: SubordinatingConjunctions TE pgs: 349

Skill: CoordinatingConjunctions TE pgs: 362

Skill: CorrelativeConjunctions TE pgs: 374

Skill: Conjunctions TE pgs: 396

Skill: Subjects and Predicates TE pgs: 406

Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 7: Conjunctions PE/TE pgs: 54-56




Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 2-5: Subjects andPredicates PE/TE pgs: 37-50


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Skill: Adding -s and -es TE pgs: 349

HMSV Unit: Handbook Lesson: Spelling DictionaryPE/TE pgs: 282 HME CD-ROM Unit:

Skill: “qu”TE pgs: 362

Skill: Looking for WordsWithin Words to Help Learnthe WordTE pgs: 374


Skill: Words Beginning Withacc- TE pgs: 406

HMSV Unit: 17,19,23Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled I and IIPE/TE pgs: 108,120,144HME CD-ROMUnit:17,19,23

HMSV Unit: 29 Lesson: Single and DoubleConsonants PE/TE pgs: 243 HME CD-ROM Unit:29


HMSV Unit: 7Lesson: Absorbed Prefixes PE/TE pgs: 48-53HME CD-ROM Unit: 7


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Title: “A Ribbon for Baldy”; “The White Umbrella”PE pgs: 410-419 TE pgs: 408-421

Type of Writing:Recommendation; ConsumerRe p o rt TE pgs: 421,430-432



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Skill: Compound Subjectsand Verbs TE pgs: 420Skill: Subjects and Predicates TE pgs: 434

Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 2-4: Subjects andPredicates Lesson 5: Compound Subjects PE/TE pgs: 37-50


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Skill: “xi” as in -xious, -xion TE pgs: 420

HMSV Unit: 1,25 Lesson: Consonant and VowelChangesPE/TE pgs: 12-17,156AHME CD-ROM Unit: 1,25


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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 5: Extraordinary Occurences

Title: “Lights in the Night”PE pgs: 442-446 TE pgs: 440-448

Title: “What Stumped the BlueJays”; “Why Leaves Turn Color inthe Fall”PE pgs: 452-461 TE pgs: 450-463

Title: “The Adventure of theSpeckled Band”PE pgs: 474-491 TE pgs: 472-493

Title: “Crime-Solving Proceduresfor the Modern Detective”PE pgs: 494-495 TE pgs: 494-495

Title: “A Flow in the Dark fromWoodsong”PE pgs: 504-507 TE pgs: 502-513

Type of Writing: ChildhoodRemembrance TE pgs: 448

Type of Writing:Observational Essay TE pgs: 463

Type of Writing: Letter ofRecommendation TE pgs: 493

Type of Writing: BusinessLetter TE pgs: 496-498

Type of Writing: I-SearchPaper TE pgs: 513







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Skill: Direct Object TE pgs: 447

Skill: Indirect Objects TE pgs: 462

Skill: Predicate Noun TE pgs: 492

Skill: Complements TE pgs: 500

Skill: Appositive Phrases TE pgs: 512

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 9: Direct and IndirectObjects PE/TE pgs: 140-143

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 9: Di rect and In d i re c tOb j e c t sPE/TE pgs: 140-143

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 10: Predicate Nounsand AdjectivesPE/TE pgs: 144-146

Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 9: Direct and IndirectObjects Lesson 10: Predicate Nounsand Adjectives PE/TE pgs: 140-146

Unit 2: Nouns Lesson 2: Writing with Nouns PE/TE pgs: 88-89


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Skill: -ie and -ei TE pgs: 447

HMSV Unit: 31Lesson: Vowel Changes IVPE/TE pgs: 192-197HME CD-ROM Unit: 31

Skill: “er”, “ar” and “or”TE pgs: 462

Skill: “er” and “ur”TE pgs: 492


Skill: Sound “ak” Spelled “acg”TE pgs: 512

HMSV Unit: 32Lesson: Latin Roots IV PE/TE pgs: 75,198 HME CD-ROM Unit: 32

HMSV Unit: 32Lesson: Latin Roots IV PE/TE pgs: 75,198 HME CD-ROM Unit: 32


HMSV Unit: 17,23Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled I and IIPE/TE pgs:108-113,144-149HME CD-ROM Unit: 17,23


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Title: “A Horseman in the Sky”PE pgs: 515-520 TE pgs: 514-521

Type of Writing: “How-to”Essay TE pgs: 522-524

Unit 11: Writing Instructions PE/TE pgs: 560-565


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Skill: Participial and AppositivePhrases TE pgs: 526

Unit 2: Nouns Lesson 2: Writing with Nouns PE/TE pgs: 88-89 Unit 7: Phrases Lesson 5: Participial Phrases PE/TE pgs: 361-363


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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 6: Short Stories

Title: “The Dinner Party”PE pgs: 534-536 TE pgs: 532-537

Title: “The Tell-Tale Heart”PE pgs: 542-547 TE pgs: 540-549

Title: “The Day I Got Lost”;“Hamadi”PE pgs: 558-569 TE pgs: 556-571

Title: “The Finish of Patsy Ba r n e s” ;“Tears of Autumn”PE pgs: 580-591 TE pgs: 578-593

Title: “The Story-Teller”;“The Medicine Bag”PE pgs: 596 TE pgs: 594

Type of Writing: In t e r i o rMo n o l o g u eTE pgs: 538

Type of Writing: SuspensefulAnecdote TE pgs: 549

Type of Writing: Dialogue;Fictional NarrativeTE pgs: 571-574

Type of Writing: Comparisonand Contrast Essay TE pgs: 593

Type of Writing: Book Jacket;Literary Analysis TE pgs: 611-614





Unit 14: Writing a StoryPE/TE pgs: 646-682


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Skill: Clauses TE pgs: 537

Skill: Adverb Clauses TE pgs: 548

Skill: Adjective Clauses TE pgs: 570

Skill: Simple and CompoundSentences TE pgs: 592

Skill: Sentence Structures TE pgs: 610,616

Unit 8: Clauses Lesson 5: Adverb Clauses PE/TE pgs: 408-411

Unit 8: Clauses Lesson 1: Independent andSubordinate ClausesPE/TE pgs: 396-398

Unit 8: Clauses Lesson 2: Adjectives Clauses PE/TE pgs: 399-401

Unit 1: The Sentences Lesson 6: CompoundSentences PE/TE pgs: 51-53

Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 6 and 8: Compoundand Complex Sentences PE/TE pgs: 51-53,57-62


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Skill: Long Vowel Sound in TwoSyllable Words TE pgs: 537

HMSV Unit: 29Lesson: Single or DoubleConsonants PE/TE pgs: 180-185HME CD-ROM Unit: 29

Skill: -sion TE pgs: 548

Skill: -le and -el TE pgs: 570

Skill: Long -e as -ea TE pgs: 592

Skill: -ur and -or TE pgs: 610

HMSV Unit: 1,25 Lesson: Consonant and VowelChanges PE/TE pgs: 12-17,156AHME CD-ROM Unit:1,25

HMSV Unit: 27 Lesson: Adjective Suffixes PE/TE pgs: 168-173 HME CD-ROM Unit:27

HMSV Unit: 17,23Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled I and IIPE/TE pgs: 108-113,144-149HME CD-ROM Unit: 17,23

HMSV Unit: 32 Lesson: Latin Roots IV PE/TE pgs: 75,198 HME CD-ROM Unit: 32


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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 7: Nonfiction

Title: “Animal Craftsman”PE pgs: 624-628 TE pgs: 622-629

Title: from “One Writer’sBeginnings”;“Baseball”PE pgs: 634-639 TE pgs: 632-640

Title: from “The United States vs.Susan B. Anthony”;“Hokusai: the Old Man MadAbout Drawing”;“Not to Go with the Others”PE pgs: 643-659 TE pgs: 642-661

Title: “Debbie”; “Forest Fire”;“How to be Polite Online”PE pgs: 669-681 TE pgs: 668-683

Title: “The Trouble WithTelevision”PE pgs: 686-691 TE pgs: 684-693

Type of Writing: Article forSchool Newspaper TE pgs: 630

Type of Writing: Rule Book TE pgs: 641

Type of Writing: Testimonial;Public-Service Announcement TE pgs: 661, 662-663

Type of Writing: InterviewTE pgs: 638

Type of Writing: PersuasiveSpeech TE pgs: 693


Unit 11: Writing Instructions PE/TE pgs: 560-565





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Skill: Subjective CasePronouns TE pgs: 629

Skill: Objective CasePronouns TE pgs: 640

Skill: Using Who and Whom TE pgs: 660Skill: Correct Pronoun Use TE pgs: 666

Skill: Pronoun and AntecedentAgreement TE pgs: 682

Skill: Pronoun Agreementwith Indefinite Subjects TE pgs: 692

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 3: Pronoun Case PE/TE pgs: 308-311

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 3: Pronoun Case PE/TE pgs: 308-311

Unit 8: Clauses Lesson 3: Adjective Clauseswith Who, Whom and WhosePE/TE pgs: 402-404Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 3: Pronoun Case PE/TE pgs: 308-311

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 2: PronounAntecedents PE/TE pgs: 302-307

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 6: Indefinite Pronouns PE/TE pgs: 318-322


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Skill: Silent “b”TE pgs: 629

HMSV Unit: 17,23Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled I and IIPE/TE pgs: 108-113,144-149HME CD-ROM Unit: 17,23

Skill: -ie and -ei TE pgs: 640

Skill: Silent -g in -gn TE pgs: 660

Skill: -j Sound Spelled with -g TE pgs: 682

Skill: -oy or -oi TE pgs: 692

HMSV Unit: 31 Lesson: Vowel Changes IV PE/TE pgs: 192-197 HME CD-ROM Unit: 31

HMSV Unit: 17,23Lesson: Words OftenMisspelled I and II PE/TE pgs: 108-113,144-149 HME CD-ROM Unit: 17,23

HMSV Unit: 15 Lesson: Noun Suffixes I PE/TE pgs: 96-101 HME CD-ROM Unit: 15

HMSV Unit: Handbook Lesson: Spelling DictionaryPE/TE pgs: 280 HME CD-ROM Unit:


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Title: from “Sharing the AmericanDream”PE pgs: 694-695 TE pgs: 694-695

Type of Writing: ResearchPaper TE pgs: 696-698



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Skill: Pronoun and AntecedentAgreement TE pgs: 700

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 2: Pronouns PE/TE pgs: 302-307Antecedents


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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 8: Drama

Title: “The Diary of Anne Frank”PE pgs: 711-769 TE pgs: 708-771

Title: from “Walk in the Woods”PE pgs: 773-774 TE pgs: 772-775

Title: from “A Midsummer Night’sDream”; “Much ado AboutNothing”; “The Life and Death ofKing Richard III”PE pgs: 784-793 TE pgs: 782-795

Type of Writing: Scene withDialogue TE pgs: 771

Type of Writing: Video Script TE pgs: 776-778

Type of Writing: BiographicalReport; Critical ReviewTE pgs: 795





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Skill: Verb Agreement withIndefinite Pronouns TE pgs: 770

Skill: Subject-Verb Agreement TE pgs: 780

Skill: Subject-Verb Agreement TE pgs: 800

Unit 6: Verbs Lesson 12 and 13: Subject-Verb Agreement PE/TE pgs: 152-158

Unit 6: Pronouns Lesson 6: Indefinite Pronouns PE/TE pgs: 318-322

Unit 6: Verbs Lesson 12 and 13: Subject-Verb Agreement PE/TE pgs: 152-158


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Skill: “choo” Spelled “tu”TE pgs: 770

HMSV Unit: 32 Lesson: Word Assembly Line PE/TE pgs: 200 HME CD-ROM Unit: 32






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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 9: Poetry

Title: Part 1; “Types of Poetry”PE pgs: 813-847 TE pgs: 813-847

Title: Part 2: “Elements of Poetry”PE pgs: 853-881 TE pgs: 853-881

Type of Writing: Comparison andContrast Essay TE pgs: 848-850

Type of Writing: Poem TE pgs: 882

Unit 11: Writing ToCompare and Contrast PE/TE pgs: 524-568

Unit 9: Writing a PoetryPE/TE pgs: 474-479


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Skill: “Correct Use ofModifiers”TE pgs: 852

Skill: “Usage Problems”TE pgs: 886

Unit 4: Modifiers Lesson 1 and 3: Writing WithAdjectives and Adverbs PE/TE pgs: 194-195,204-205

Unit 4: Modifiers Lesson 1 and 3: Writing WithAdjectives and Adverbs PE/TE pgs: 194-195,204-205




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Grade 8 Theme/Unit 10: The American Folk Tradition

Title: “Coyote Steals the Sun andMoon”; “The Spirit Chief Namesthe Animal People”PE pgs: 901-907 TE pgs: 900-909

Title: “Chicoria”; “Brer, Possum’sDilemma”; “Why the Waves haveWhitecaps”PE pgs: 912-919 TE pgs: 910-921

Title: from “The Right Stuff ”PE pgs: 923-924 TE pgs: 921-924

Title: “Hammerman”; “Paul Bunyan of the NorthWoods”; “Pecos Bill: TheCyclone”; “Davy Crockett’sDream”PE pgs: 934-953 TE pgs: 932-955

Type of Writing: Report on anAnimal TE pgs: 909

Type of Writing: PersuasiveAdvertisement TE pgs: 921

Type of Writing: MultimediaPresentation TE pgs: 926-928

Type of Writing: Nomination forHero of the Year; Independent WebPage TE pgs: 955-958






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Skill: Commas in CompoundSentences TE pgs: 908

Skill: Commas in a Series TE pgs: 920

Skill: Commas TE pgs: 930

Skill: Variety in Se n t e n c eBe g i n n i n g sTE pgs: 960

Unit 5: Capitalization and Punctuation Lesson 4 and 5: Commas PE/TE pgs: 245-252



Unit 1: The Sentence Lesson 4: Finding the Subject PE/TE pgs: 43-45


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Skill: Adding -ify TE pgs: 908

HMSV Unit: 32Lesson: ExpandingVocabluraryPE/TE pgs: 202HME CD-ROM Unit: 32

Skill: -aw Sound TE pgs: 920


Skill: Double Consonants TE pgs: 954

HMSV Unit: 8Lesson: Greek Word Parts II PE/TE pgs: 232HME CD-ROM Unit: 8


HMSV Unit: 29Lesson: Single or DoubleConsonants PE/TE pgs: 180-185HME CD-ROM Unit: 29

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