Discover! ELA 8A: Student Worktext

Uncover how literature and writing shape personal identity in this engaging, full-year English Language Arts course. Discover! English Language Arts Grade 8 guides students through literary analysis, multicultural literature, informational and persuasive writing, argument and debate, poetry, theater, historical and science fiction, contemporary literature, research skills, documentary film, and digital literacy tools.

Worktext A begins with advanced literary analysis and critical writing and continues with multicultural literature, expository and informational writing, debate and argumentative writing, and poetry and figurative language. Each unit features a related career, such as a book critic, comparative literature professor, technical writer, advertising executive, and spoken word artist.

This course is designed for 8th grade students.