Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.1H Grade 8 CPI 1

 

Standard: 3.1 Reading

 

Strand: H - Inquiry & Research

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 - The student will produce written and oral work that demonstrates comprehension of informational materials.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       After reading examples of autobiographies, students plan to write their own autobiographies by first researching their family histories. In conducting this research, students collect and read family documents, interview older family members, and do an Internet search through genealogical archives. After gathering data from multiple sources, they write their autobiographies.

 

·       Middle school students research a topic relevant to their curriculum, such as marine mammals. They investigate a variety of sources to identify the habits, habitats, and travels of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. They then use their research as background for a fictional autobiography of a marine mammal, such as “My Life Story” by Willa the Whale. Student reports are bound together as a class project.