Description:

Language Arts 8 offers students a variety of reading genres as students work toward mastery of middle grade reading and writing skills. This course is designed to solidify reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar practices so that students are well-prepared to move into high school level courses. Students will engage with both fiction and nonfiction texts while participating in frequent and systematic writing activities to develop proficiency within the narrative, informational, and argumentative genres.

Special Instructions:

*As part of the EVP program, this course will have a live class requirement once a week at a set time; please see the website for time choices. This live class will include teaching, discussion with classmates from around the world, demonstrations, questions and answers, and other aspects of a live classroom. Students will have weekly due dates and stay on a traditional coursework schedule.

Semester 1: August 29 – January 22

Fall Break: November 21 – 25

Christmas Break: December 15 – December 30

Semester 2: January 23 – June 4

Spring Break: April 3 – April 7

Times: Wednesdays 8:00 AM US Central Time

If there are books and materials for this course, they can be purchased from our Online Bookstore.