{"id":1125,"date":"2020-07-10T19:52:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T19:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/?page_id=1125"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:20:23","slug":"grade-8-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-8\/grade-8-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 8 &#8211; Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Grade 8 Overall Expectations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:816402\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March: Book one<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:795750\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian <\/a>(Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:791459\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hate U Give<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:684917\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Am Malala<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:837612\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technically, You Started It<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:837605\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stepsister<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/series\/2174557065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unbeatable Squirrel Girl<\/a> (Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com\/library\/WindsorPublicLibrary-document_id-dzdvfr9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jasper Jones<\/a> (Cloud Library ebook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.frontiersin.org\/article\/10.3389\/frym.2020.00069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dark Ocean <\/a>(Website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:832092\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brawler<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:834720\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Are Displaced<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:829312\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Filters In<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:702881\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis Riel<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/11143872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Misfits<\/a> (Hoopla eAudioBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bOnjd120MjY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is Irony?<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bh6P0iw2k30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is a Rhetorical Device<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Merriam-Webster Dictionary<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biographi.ca\/en\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dictionary of Canadian Biography<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:791488\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everything, Everything <\/a>(Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:801611\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monster <\/a>(Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:634590\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Maze Runner<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:700530\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grimm&#8217;s Fairy Tales<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/12217436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">After the fire <\/a>(Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/series\/4466651544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parables from Nature<\/a> (Hoopla eAudioBook)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:662147\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skill Set<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:863926\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Complete EnglishSmart<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oSOsezIR4kk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summarize while reading<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kCKZ75VDaSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mind Maps<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grade 8 Overall Expectations: Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning; March: Book one (Book) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian (Book) The Hate U Give (Book) I Am Malala (Book) Technically, You Started It (Book) Stepsister (Book) &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-8\/grade-8-reading\/\">Continue reading <span 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