Holt McDougal Literature, Grade 8
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 28–35
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Plot and Conflict, pp. 28–35
Analyze the Text, pp. 31–35
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Plot Elements
Conflict
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
Raymond’s Run (Short Story), pp.
36–49
• Text Analysis: Plot pp. 37,
38, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47
• Writing Prompt: Article for a
Paper, p. 49
• Grammar in Context: Avoid
Sentence Fragments, p. 49
• Vocabulary Strategy: Foreign
Words in English, p. 48
• Language Coach: Similes, p.
45
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Plot (story) line, pp. 139, 351
• Conflict, pp. 346, 351
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
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Plot Elements
Text Analysis
Writing an Article
Foreign Words
Similes
Sentence Fragments
Student Edition
• Plot (story) line, pp. 139, 351
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Article: Writing a News Report,
pp. 206–207
• Foreign Words: Punctuation, p.
602
• Similes, pp. 37, 360, 559
• Sentence Fragment, pp. 248,
502
SkillsBook
• Sentence Fragments, pp. 80–82
Virtual File Cabinet
• Common Errors Sentence
Fragments and Run on
Sentences A, B, pp. 359–360
Warriner’s
• Sentence Fragment, pp. 4, 438–
439
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Ransom of Red Chief (Short
Story), pp. 50–65
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Text Analysis: Conflict and
Resolution, pp. 51, 54, 55, 57,
59, 61, 63
Writing Prompt: Response
Paragraphs, p. 65
Grammar in Context: Avoid
Run-On Sentences, p. 65
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes
com- and multi-, p. 64
Language Coach: Synonyms,
p. 55
Language Coach: MultipleMeaning Words, p. 59
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Response to Text
Conflict
Run-On Sentence
Prefixes
Synonyms
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Clean Sweep (Short Story), pp. 66–
79
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Text Analysis: Conflicts and
Subplots, pp. 67, 68, 70, 72,
73, 74, 75, 77
Writing Prompt: Dialogue, p.
79
Grammar in Context: Use
Progressive Form Correctly,
p. 79
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes
That Form Nouns, p. 78
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Text Analysis
Conflict
Dialogue
Progressive Tense
Suffixes
The Tell-Tale Heart (Short Story),
pp. 80–89
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Text Analysis: Suspense, pp.
81, 84, 85, 87, 88
Vocabulary Strategy: Use
Reference Aids, p. 89
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Suspense – Writing
Stories
Analyze a Text
Reference Aids
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Conflict, pp. 346, 351
• Story Patterns, p. 350
• Run-On Sentences, 504
• Synonym, pp. 561, 563
• Checking a Dictionary (Word
Meaning), pp. 372–373
SkillsBook
• Run-Ons, p. 84
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Prefixes, p. 332
• Common Errors Sentence
Fragments and Run on
Sentences A, B, pp. 359–360
Warriner’s
• Prefixes, pp. 372, 526
• Run-On Sentences, pp. 438,
441–442, 528
Student Edition
• Conflict, pp. 346, 351
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Dialogue in a Narrative, p. 116
• Suffixes, 562, 566
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Suffixes A, B, C, D,
pp. 333–336
Warriner’s
• Suffixes, pp. 373–374
• Progressive Forms of Verbs, p.
198
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Story Patterns, p. 350
• Writing Stories, pp. 343–349
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Hitchhiker (Radio Play) pp.
90–103
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Text Analysis:
Foreshadowing, pp. 91, 92,
94, 95, 96, 98, 100, 101, 102
Writing Prompt: Evaluation,
p. 103
Grammar in Context:
Maintain Pronoun Antecedent
Agreement, p. 103
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Foreshadowing
Evaluation
Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement
Great Reads: from Hoot (Novel),
pp. 104–109
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Try a Mystery Novel, p. 104
Media Study: from The Sisterhood
of the Traveling Pants (Film Clip),
pp. 110–113
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Plot in Movies, pp. 111, 112
Create a Storyboard, p. 113
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Text Analysis: Memoir, pp.
115, 118, 119, 120
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin
Root dict, p. 121
Student Edition
• Foreshadowing, p. 558
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Evaluating Sources, pp. 374,
451, 457
• Antecedent-Pronoun
Agreement, pp. 252, 476–479,
706–707
GrammarSnap
• Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
SkillsBook
• Pronouns and Antecedents, pp.
143–144
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Pronoun Antecedent
Agreement C, D, pp. 166–167
Warriner’s
• Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement, pp. 173–179
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Novel
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Plot
Storyboard
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Analyzing a Theme, pp. 287–
322
• Story Patterns, p. 350
Student Edition
• Plot (storyline), pp. 139, 351
• Interactive Report Storyboard,
pp. 414–415
Text Analysis
Memoir
Roots
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Writing a Narrative Paragraph
(memoir), pp. 135–142
• Roots, pp. 567–569
My First Free Summer (Memoir),
pp. 114–121
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Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
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Warriner’s
• Root Words, pp. 373, 528
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Great Rat Hunt (Memoir), pp.
122–135
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Text Analysis: Conflict in
Nonfiction, pp. 123, 124, 126,
127, 128, 130, 132, 133
Writing Prompt: Comparison,
p. 135
Grammar in Context: Use
Past Perfect Tense Correctly,
p. 135
Vocabulary Strategy: Context
Clues, p. 134
Language Coach:
Homophones, p. 131
Student Edition
• Conflict, pp. 346, 351
• Writing a Comparison-Contrast
Essay, pp. 199–204
• Context Clues, pp. 562, 563
• Homophones (Using the Right
Word), pp. 652–686
• Past Perfect Tense, pp. 483,
724–725
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Conflict
Comparison Writing
Past Perfect Tense
Context Clues
Homophones
Paul Revere’s Ride (Narrative
Poem), pp. 136–143
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Text Analysis: Narrative
Poetry pp. 137, 138, 139, 141,
142, 143
Language Coach:
Personification, p. 141
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Narrative Poetry
Personification
The Other Riders History (Article),
pp. 144–147
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Characteristics of a History
Article, pp. 145, 146, 147
Take Notes, pp. 144, 145,
146, 147
Writing Prompt: Compare
and Contrast, p. 147
Language Coach: Word
Definitions, p. 145
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
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Social Studies Article
Writing: Compare and
Contrast
Definition
SkillsBook
• Perfect Tense Verbs, p. 97
• Using the Right Word, pp. 61–
68
GrammarSnap
• Past Tense and Past Perfect
Tense Verbs
Virtual File Cabinet
• Vocabulary: Kinds of Context
Clues, pp. xv–xvi
• Vocabulary: Introduction:
Reading New Words in Context
Warriner’s
• Past Perfect Tense, pp. 196,
532
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Writing Poems, pp. 353–357
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
Student Edition
• Social Studies: Writing an
Eyewitness Account, pp. 84–85
• Social Studies: Recalling a
Historical Moment, pp. 144–
145
• Social Studies: Responding to a
Historical Photo, pp. 330–331
• Writing a Comparison-Contrast
Essay, pp. 199–204
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Writing Workshop: Personal
Narrative, pp. 148–157
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Write a Personal Narrative,
pp. 148–157
Grammar in Context: Correct
Run-On Sentences, p. 155
Rubric, p. 156
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
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Personal Narrative
Verbs in a Series
Run-On Sentence
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
pp. 158–159
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Presenting an Oral Narrative,
pp. 158–159
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Present a Narrative
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Writing a Narrative Paragraph,
pp. 93–96
• Writing a Phase
Autobiography, pp. 97–100
• Prewriting, pp. 101–106
• Writing, pp. 107–112
• Revising, pp. 113–124
• Editing, pp. 126–128
• Publishing, pp. 129
• Rubric, p. 130
• Run-On Sentences, p. 504
Net-text
• Persuasive Writing Essay 1–2
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
SkillsBook
• Run-Ons, p. 84
Virtual File Cabinet
• Common Errors Sentence
Fragments and Run on
Sentences A, B, pp. 359–360
Warriner’s
• Run-On Sentences, pp. 438,
441–442, 528
Student Edition
• Personal Narrative: Share With
a Group, p. 129
• Personal Narrative: Make a
Recording, p. 129
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop:
Character and Point of View, pp.
170–175
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Character and Point of View
pp. 170–175
Analyze the Text pp. 171,
173–175
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Character
Point of View
Narrative Writing
The Treasure of Lemon Brown
(Short Story), pp. 176–189
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Text Analysis: Third-Person
Point of View, pp. 177, 178,
181, 184, 186, 187
Writing Prompt: Description,
p. 189
Grammar in Context: Use
Correct Verb Tense, p. 189
Vocabulary Strategy: Similes,
p. 188
Student Edition
• Point of View, pp. 245, 352,
561
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Describing a Person, pp. 75–82
• Similes, pp. 37, 360, 559
• Verb Tense, pp. 482–483, 720–
726
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Point o View
Description
Verb Tense
Similes
Blues: A National Treasure
Timeline, (Articles), pp. 190–195
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Characteristics of a Timeline,
pp. 191, 195
Writing Prompt: Evaluate
Sources for Usefulness, p.
195
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Character, pp. 346, 347, 351
• Point of View, pp. 245, 352,
561
• Character Sketch, p. 554
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
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Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
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Graphics
Evaluate Sources
SkillsBook
• Simple Verb Tenses, pp. 153–
154
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Tense, p. 187
• Usage Consistency of Tense, p.
188
• Usage Review B: Verb Tense
and Voice, p. 195
GrammarSnap
• Specific Nouns, Verbs, and
Adjectives
• Past Tense and Past Perfect
Tense
Warriner’s
• Verb Tenses, pp. 196–201,
531–532
Student Edition
• Add Graphics to Your Writing,
pp. 574–575
• Evaluating Sources, p. 374
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Flowers for Algernon/from Charly
(Short Story/Screenplay), pp. 196–
229
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Text Analysis: Character
Traits, pp. 197, 198, 200, 201,
202, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210,
212, 215, 223, 224, 226, 227
Writing Prompt: Reflection,
p. 229
Grammar in Context:
Comparative and Superlative
Forms, p. 229
Language Coach: Informal
Language, p. 200
Language Coach: Similes, p.
220
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Character, pp. 346, 347, 351
• Informal English, pp. 182, 306
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
• Creating a Personal
Commentary, pp. 261–266
• Similes, pp. 37, 360, 559
• Comparative Adjectives, pp.
487, 734
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Character
Reflection
Comparative and
Superlative Forms
Informal Language
Similes
Rules of the Game (Short Story),
pp. 230–245
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Text Analysis: First-Person
Point of View, pp. 231, 232,
234, 238, 239, 241, 243
Writing Prompt: Point of
View, p. 245
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes
fore- and mal-, p. 244
Language Coach: Informal
Language, p. 240
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
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Point of View
Prefixes
Informal Language
SkillsBook
• Use Adjectives to Compare, p.
171
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Use of Comparative and
Superlative Forms A, B, pp.
229–230
• Common Errors Comparative
and Superlative Forms A, B, pp.
369–370
GrammarSnap
• Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives
• Adverbs
Warriner’s
• Comparative Degree, 242–243,
245–248, 514
• Superlative Degree, pp. 242–
243, 245–248, 514
Student Edition
• Point of View, pp. 245, 352,
561
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Writing a Narrative Paragraph,
pp. 93–96
• Prefixes, pp. 564–565
• Informal English, pp. 182, 306
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Prefixes, p. 332
Warriner’s
• Prefixes, pp. 372, 526
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Medicine Bag/Who Are
YouToday, Maria? (Short Story/
Vignette), pp. 246–261
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Text Analysis: Central
Character, pp. 247, 248, 250,
251, 252, 253, 254,
255, 256, 258, 259
Writing for Assessment:
Compare and Contrast
Characters, p. 261
Vocabulary Strategy:
Analogies, p. 260
Language Coach: Etymology,
p. 254
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Text Analysis
Compare and Contrast
Writing
Analogies
Etymology
from Harriet Tubman: Conductor
on the Underground Railroad
(Biography), pp. 266–281
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Text Analysis:
Characterization, pp. 267,
268, 271, 273, 274, 275, 276,
277, 279
Writing Prompt: Character
Sketch, p. 281
Grammar in Context: Avoid
Clauses as Fragments, p. 281
Vocabulary Strategy:
Synonyms as Context Clues,
p. 280
Language Coach: Word
Definitions, p. 276
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Character
Clauses as Fragments
Synonyms
Definitions
The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln
(Biography), pp. 282–289
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Text Analysis: Biography pp.
283, 284, 287, 288
Multiple-Meaning Words p.
289
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Biographical Writing
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Character, pp. 346, 347, 351
• Character Sketch, p. 554
• Writing a Comparison-Contrast
Essay, pp. 199–204
• Checking a Dictionary:
Etymology, pp. 372–373
• Analogy, p. 558
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Character, pp. 346, 347, 351
• Character Sketch, p. 554
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
• Synonym, pp. 561, 563
• Subordinate Clause, p. 503
Virtual File Cabinet
• Chapter Test 6 The Clause;
Independent and Subordinate
Clauses, pp. 11–12
Warriner’s
• Subordinate Clause, pp. 121–
131, 451–452
Student Edition
• Writing a Biographical
Narrative, pp. 135–136
• Biographical Writing, p. 554
• Checking a Dictionary (Word
Meaning), pp. 372–373
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Barbara Frietchie/ John Henry
Narrative Poems pp. 290–299
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Text Analysis:
Characterization in Poetry,
pp. 291, 294, 295, 296, 297,
299
Recognize Sound Devices,
pp. 291, 292, 294, 295, 296,
297, 299
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Understanding Poetry
Writing Workshop: Critical
Review, pp. 300–309
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Write a Critical Review, pp.
300–309
Grammar in Context: Use
Correct Pronouns p. 303
Rubric, p. 308
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response to Literature
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Critical Review
Pronouns
Rubric
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Writing Poems, pp. 353–357
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
Student Edition
• Analyzing a Theme: Student
Model, pp. 289–290
• Prewriting, pp. 291–294
• Writing, pp. 295–300
• Revising, pp. 301–312
• Editing, pp. 314–316
• Publishing, p. 317
• Rubric, pp. 318–319
• Relative Pronouns, pp. 706–707
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Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
Response to Literature
Net-text
• Respond to Literature 2
GrammarSnap
• Relative Pronouns
SkillsBook
• Pronouns
Warriner’s
• Relative Pronouns, pp. 35,
124–125
Technology Workshop, pp. 310–311
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Produce a Critics’ Debate pp.
310–311
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Debate
Student Edition
• Stage a Debate, p. 255
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 3 Instruction
Text Analysis Workshop: Setting
and Mood, pp. 322–327
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
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Setting
Mood
Setting and Mood, pp. 322–
327
• Analyze the Text, pp. 323,
325–327
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh (Short
Story), pp. 328–337
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Mood, pp. 307, 351
• Setting, p. 352
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Text Analysis: Setting, pp.
329, 332, 333, 334, 336
• Language Coach: Metaphors,
p. 334
Civil War Journal (Journal), pp.
338–343
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Text Analysis: Characteristics
of a Journal pp. 339, 341, 343
Read a Primary Source, pp.
338, 339, 340, 342, 343
Writing Prompt: Draw a
Conclusion About the Civil
War, p. 343
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Setting
Metaphor
Journal Writing
Primary Sources
Writing About History
Student Edition
• Social Studies: Recalling a
Historical Moment, pp. 144–
145
• Social Studies: Writing an
Editorial, pp. 268–269
• Journal Writing, pp. 431–434,
544, 560
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources,
p. 364
• Using the Internet, p. 365
• Using the Library, p. 366–369
• Using Reference Materials, pp.
370–373
Writing a Letter
Visuals
Misplaced Modifiers
Student Edition
• Setting, p. 352
• Response to Literature: Writing
a Letter to an Author, pp. 323–
328
• Visual aids, p. 425
• Move Misplaced Modifiers, p.
507
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Review C: Misplaced
Modifiers, p. 238
• Common Errors Misplaced and
Dangling Modifiers A, B, pp.
372–373
Warriner’s
• Misplaced Modifiers, pp. 251,
523
Hallucination/from Ellis Island and
I/ Science Wonder Stories (Short
Story/Personal Essay/Magazine
Cover), pp. 344–371
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Text Analysis: Setting, pp.
345, 346, 352, 353, 356, 357,
360, 362, 363, 365, 367
Writing Prompt: Letter, p.
369
Analyze Visuals, p. 370
Grammar in Context: Avoid
Misplaced Modifiers, p. 369
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Student Edition
• Setting, p. 352
• Metaphor, pp. 37, 79, 558
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Monkey’s Paw (Short Story),
pp. 372–387
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Text Analysis: Mood, pp.
373, 374, 377, 378, 381, 382,
384, 385
Writing Prompt: Analysis
(paragraph), p. 387
Grammar in Context:
Maintain Subject-Verb
Agreement, p. 387
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin
Root cred, p. 386
Language Coach: Prefixes, p.
380
Great Reads: Roll of Thunder,
Hear My Cry (Historical Novel),
pp. 388–393
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Mood
Response to Literature
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Roots
Prefixes
Historical Novel
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Mood, pp. 307, 351
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Subject-Verb Agreement, pp.
126, 127, 508–509, 728–729
• Prefixes, pp. 564–565
• Roots, pp. 567–569
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Subject Verb Agreement
A, pp. 153–163
• Common Errors Subject Verb
Agreement A, B, pp. 361–362
• Usage Subject Verb Agreement
B, p. 154
• Mechanics Prefixes, p. 332
GrammarSnap
• Subject-Verb Agreement
Warriner’s
• Subject-Verb Agreement, pp.
156–175, 506, 507
• Prefixes, pp. 372, 526
Student Edition
• Social Studies: Recalling a
Historical Moment, pp. 144–
145
Try a Historical Novel p. 388
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Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Going Where I’m Coming From
(Memoir), pp. 394–409
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Test Analysis: Setting in
Nonfiction, pp. 395, 396, 399,
401, 403, 404, 407
Language Coach: Figures of
Speech, p. 401
Writing Prompt: Letter, p.
409
Grammar in Context: Use
Ellipses and Dashes, p. 409
Vocabulary Strategy: Base
Words and Affixes, p. 408
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Setting
Figures of speech
Writing a Letter
Dashes
Ellipses
Affixes
Story of an Eyewitness/Letter from
New Orleans: Leaving Desire
(Magazine Articles), pp. 410–429
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Test Analysis: Author’s
Purpose, pp. 411, 413, 414,
415, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421,
422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427
Writing for Assessment:
Writing an Assessment
(eyewitness accounts), p. 429
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix
inter-, p. 428
Language Coach: Denotation,
p. 413
Language Coach: MultipleMeaning Words, p. 420
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Author’s Purpose
Response to Literature
Writing for
Assessment
Prefix
Denotation
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Figures of speech, pp. 37, 360,
560
• Response to Literature: Writing
a Letter to an Author, pp. 323–
328
• Setting, p. 352
• Suffixes, 562, 566
• Prefixes, pp. 564–565
• Dashes, p. 612
• Ellipses, p. 614
SkillsBook
• Dashes, p. 36
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Parentheses,
Brackets, and Dashes, p. 319
• Mechanics Review C: Hyphens,
Parentheses, Brackets, and
Dashes, p. 322
• Mechanics Prefixes, p. 332
• Mechanics Suffixes A, B, C, D,
pp. 333–336
Warriner’s
• Dashes, pp. 362, 517
• Prefixes, pp. 372, 526
• Suffixes, pp. 373–374
• Ellipses, p. 518
Student Edition
• Writing an Eyewitness Report, pp.
84–85
• Response to Literature: Writing a
Letter to an Author, pp. 323–328
• Write a Book Review, pp. 287–317
• Checking a Dictionary (Word
Meaning), pp. 372–373
• Denotation, 560
• Prefixes, pp. 564–565
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Prefixes, p. 332
Warriner’s
• Prefixes, pp. 372, 526
12
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Mi Madre/Canyon de Chelly
(Poems), pp. 430–437
•
Test Analysis: Imagery pp.
431, 432, 436, 437
•
Analysis of Poetry Imagery
Writing Workshop, pp. 438–447
•
•
•
•
Write a Comparison-Contrast
Essay, pp. 438–447
Grammar in Context: Parallel
Structure, p. 441
Grammar in Context:
Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement, p. 445
Rubric, p. 446
•
•
•
•
Comparison-Contrast
Essay
Parallel Structure
Rubrics
Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement
Technology Workshop, pp. 448–449
•
Create a Story Discussion
Blog pp. 448–449
•
Writing with
Technology
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Sensory Chart (words to create
images), p. 355
• Figures of Speech (similes and
metaphors), p. 360
Student Edition
• Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56
• Writing a Comparison-Contrast
Essay, pp. 199–204
• Antecedent-Pronoun
Agreement, pp. 252, 476–479,
706–707
• Parallelism, pp. 512, 522, 559
Virtual File Cabinet
• Revising for Parallelism––AK,
p. 34b
• Usage Pronoun Antecedent
Agreement C, D, pp. 166–167
GrammarSnap
• Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
SkillsBook
• Pronouns and Antecedents, pp.
143–144
Warriner’s
• Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement, pp. 173–179
• Parallelism, pp. 447, 459–460,
524
Student Edition
• Online publishing, p. 64
13
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop: Theme
and Symbol, pp. 462–467
•
•
Theme and Symbol, pp. 462–
467
Analyze the Text, pp. 463,
465–467
•
Narrative Writing
Gil’s Furniture Bought & Sold
(Anecdote), pp. 468–473
•
•
Text Analysis: Symbol, pp.
469, 470, 472
Writing Prompt: Dialogue, p.
473
Grammar in Context:
Maintain Subject-Verb
Agreement, p. 473
Pandora’s Box/Loo-Wit, the FireKeeper (Greek Myth/Native
American Myth), pp. 474–485
• Text Analysis: Theme, pp.
475, 478, 479, 482, 484
• Vocabulary Strategy: Use
Reference Aids, p. 485
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Analyze a Theme, pp. 287–322
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
Net-text
• Narrative Writing Essay 2
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
•
Write Source
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•
•
•
Text Analysis
Dialogue
Subject-Verb
Agreement
•
•
•
Text Analysis
Theme
Reference Aids
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Symbol, p. 559
• Dialogue in a Narrative, p. 116
• Subject-Verb Agreement, pp.
126, 127, 508–509, 728–729
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Subject Verb Agreement,
p. 153–158
Grammar Snap
• Subject-Verb Agreement
SkillsBook
• Subject-Verb Agreement, pp.
97–102
Warriner’s
• Subject-Verb Agreement, pp.
156–172, 506–507
Student Edition
• Analyze a Theme, pp. 287–322
• Theme, pp. 352, 561
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
14
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Old Grandfather and His Little
Grandson/ The Wise Old Woman
(Russian Folk Tale/Japanese Folk
Tale), pp. 486–499
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Universal
Theme, pp. 487, 488, 490,
492, 495, 496
Writing for Assessment:
Assessment, p. 499
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffix –
ly, p. 498
Language Coach: Antonyms,
p. 494
•
•
•
•
Theme
Writing for
Assessment
Suffix
Antonyms
My Mother Pieced Quilts/quilting
(Poems), pp. 500–507
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Symbol in
Poetry, pp. 501, 502, 504,
505, 506
Writing Prompt: Speech, p.
507
Grammar in Context: Use
Participles and Participial
Phrases, p. 507
•
•
•
Analyze Poetry
Speech
Participles and
Participial Phrases
Write Source
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Instruction
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Student Edition
• Analyze a Theme, pp. 287–322
• Theme, pp. 352, 561
• Suffixes, 562, 566
• Antonym, pp. 560, 563
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Suffixes A, B, C, D,
pp. 333–336
Warriner’s
• Suffixes, pp. 373–374
Student Edition
• Write a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
• Speech Skills, pp. 423–430
• Participles, pp. 485, 730–731
• Participial Phrase, pp. 43, 123,
514, 520
Virtual File Cabinet
• Grammar Participles and
Participial Phrases A, B, pp.
96–97
Grammar Snap
• Participial Phrases
Warriner’s
• Participles, pp. 101–102, 106,
525
• Participial Phrases, pp. 102–
103, 254, 524–525
15
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Diary of Anne Frank (Drama),
pp. 508–567
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Theme, pp.
509, 512, 515, 519, 520, 523,
528, 530, 532, 533, 536, 537,
540, 541, 542, 543, 545, 549,
550, 551, 554, 555, 556, 558,
559, 561, 562, 563, 564, 566
Writing Prompt: Explanation,
p. 567
Grammar in Context:
Capitalize Correctly, p. 567
Student Edition
• Analyze a Theme, pp. 287–322
• Theme, pp. 352, 561
• Writing: Explaining a
Mathematical Operation, pp.
208–209
• Capitalization, pp. 618–625
•
•
•
Theme
Explanation
Capitalization
Beyond The Diary of Anne Frank
(Newspaper Article, Interview), pp.
568–577
•
•
•
Characteristics of an
Interview, pp. 571, 577
Writing Prompt: Make a
Generalization, p. 577
Language Coach: Word
Definitions, p. 573
•
•
•
Interviews
Generalize Summarize
Definition
Media Study: from Anne Frank
(Remembered Film Clips), pp. 578–
581
•
•
•
Features of a Documentary,
pp. 579, 580
Compare Texts, p. 581
Create a Visual Timeline, p.
581
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
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•
•
Documentary
Graphics in Your
Writing
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Language in
Context: Choices: Investigating
Capital Letters, p. 257
• Mechanics Review A, B, C:
Capitalization, pp. 272–274
• Common Errors Capitalization
A, B, pp. 376–377
SkillsBook
• Capitalization, pp. 41–44
Warriner’s
• Capital Letters, pp. 284–309
Student Edition
• Interviews, p. 364
• Writing a Summary Paragraph,
pp. 375–378
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
Student Edition
• Developing a Multimedia
Presentation, pp. 411–414
• Add Graphics to Your Writing,
pp. 574–575
16
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Writing Workshop, pp. 582–591
•
•
•
•
Write a Short Story, pp. 582–
591
Grammar in Context: Use the
Active Voice, p. 585
Grammar in Context:
Punctuate Dialogue, p. 589
Rubric, p. 590
•
•
•
•
Write a Short Story
Active Voice
Punctuate Dialogue
Rubric
•
Video – Multimedia
Presentation
Technology Workshop, pp. 592–593
•
Produce a Video, pp. 592–593
Write Source
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Instruction
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Student Edition
• Writing Stories, pp. 343–345
• Prewriting, pp. 346–347
• Writing, p. 348
• Revising, p. 349
• Editing, p. 349
• Publishing, p. 349
• Active Voice, pp. 41, 118, 726
• Punctuate Dialogue, pp. 556,
588, 598, 600
• Rubric, pp. 45–56
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Active and Passive
Voice, p. 189
• Grammar Language in
Context: Literary Model:
Dialogue, pp. 22–23
SkillsBook
• Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 23–
24
Warriner’s
• Dialogue, 190, 286, 343, 348
• Active Voice, pp. 200–201, 251,
504
Student Edition
• Developing a Multimedia
Presentation, pp. 411–414
17
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop:
Appreciating Poetry, pp. 604–609
•
•
Appreciate Poetry, pp. 604–
609
Analyze the Text pp. 605,
607, 609
•
•
Text Analysis: Poetry
Respond to Literature
Student Edition
• Poems (models), p. 354, 358,
359
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
• Write a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Creative Writing
Net-text
• Creative Writing Poem 1–4
Text Analysis: Poetry
Metaphor
Simile
Student Edition
• Writing Poems, pp. 353–359
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques: Metaphor, Simile,
pp. 360
• Metaphor, pp. 37, 79, 558
• Simile, pp. 37, 559
• Similes, pp. 37, 360, 559
Net-text
• Creative Writing Poem 1–4
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Creative Writing
Simile: Willow and Ginkgo
/Introduction to Poetry (Poems), pp.
610–615
•
•
Text Analysis: Stanza pp.
611, 612, 615
Text Analysis: Metaphor and
Simile pp. 611, 612, 614, 615
•
•
•
the lesson of the moth/ Identity
(Poems), pp. 616–623
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Free Verse,
pp. 617, 620, 622
Text Analysis: Speaker, pp.
617, 618, 620, 621, 622
Writing Prompt: Response
Paragraph, p. 623
Grammar in Context: Use
Commas Correctly, p. 623
•
•
•
Write Source
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Free Verse
Respond to Literature
Commas
Student Edition
• Free Verse Poem (model), p.
354
• Write a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Commas, In a series, 512, 582
SkillsBook
• Commas Between Items in a
Series, pp. 5–6
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Commas with Items
in a Series, p. 283
18
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
It’s all I have to bring today—/We
Alone (Poems), pp. 624–631
•
•
Text Analysis: Recurring
Theme pp. 625, 626, 628, 630
Writing for Assessment:
Comparing Two Poems, p.
631
Speech to the Young: Speech to the
Progress- Toward/Mother to Son
(Lyric Poems), pp. 632–637
• Text Analysis: Lyric Poetry,
pp. 633, 636, 637
• Text Analysis: Sound
Devices, pp. 633, 634, 636,
637
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Poetry
Respond to Literature
Lyric Poetry
Sound Devices
On the Grasshopper and
Cricket/Ode on Solitude
(Sonnet/Ode), pp. 638–643
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Traditional
Forms, pp. 639, 642, 643
Text Analysis: Rhyme
Scheme, pp. 639, 640, 643
Paraphrase, pp. 639, 640, 642,
643
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Poetry
Rhyme
Paraphrasing
One More Round/Not My Bones
(Poems), pp. 644–651
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Word Choice
pp. 645, 646, 648, 649, 650
Sound Devices, p. 649
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin
Root carn, p. 651
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Poetry
Sound Devices
Roots
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Write a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Writing Poems, pp. 353–357
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
• Comparison–contrast: Prompts,
p. 546
Student Edition
• Poems (models), p. 354, 358,
359
• Onomatopoeia, p. 356
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques: Sounds of Poetry,
pp. 360–361
Student Edition
• Writing Poems, pp. 353–357
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques: Sounds of Poetry,
pp. 360–361
• Paraphrasing, pp. 390, 391
Student Edition
• Word choice in free verse poems, p.
354
• Sensory Chart, p. 355
• Revising: word choice, p. 357
• Using Special Poetry Techniques:
Sounds of Poetry, pp. 360–361
• Roots, 567–569
Warriner’s
• Root Words, pp. 373, 528
19
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
from Fortune’s Bones (Book
Excerpt), pp. 652–655
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Identify
Treatment, pp. 652, 653, 654,
655
Compare Treatments, p. 655
Writing Prompt: Compare
Treatments, p. 655
•
•
Response to Literature
Writing to Compare
Boots of Spanish Leather/from The
Song of Hiawatha (Ballad/Epic), pp.
656–667
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Narrative
Poetry, pp. 657, 658, 659,
660, 663, 665, 666
Text Analysis: Rhythm and
Meter, pp. 657, 659, 662, 665,
666
Summarize, pp. 657, 658,
662, 663, 666
Writing Prompt: Short Story,
p. 667
Grammar in Context: Add
Suffixes Correctly, p. 667
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Poetry
Respond to Literature
Rhythm and Meter
Summarized
Suffixes
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Comparison–contrast, prompts,
546
• Write a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
Student Edition
• Write a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Unstressed-stressed pattern, pp.
357
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques: Sounds of Poetry,
pp. 360–361
• Summary Paragraph, 375–378
• Writing Stories, pp. 343–352
• Suffixes, pp. 562, 566
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Suffixes A, B, C, D,
pp. 333–336
Warriner’s
• Suffixes, pp. 373–374
20
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Writing Workshop, pp. 668–675
•
•
•
Write an Online Feature
Article, pp. 668–675
Grammar in Context:
Punctuate Quotations, p. 671
Grammar in Context: Verb
Voice, p. 674
•
•
•
Writing Online
Feature Article
Punctuate Quotations
Verb Voice
Technology Workshop, pp. 676–677
•
•
Update an Online Feature
Article pp. 676–677
Writing Online
Feature Article
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Student Edition
• Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56
• Publishing Online, p. 64
• Active and passive voice, 118,
726.1
• Social Studies: Writing a News
Report, pp. 206–207
• Punctuation of Quotations, pp.
315, 598
• Capitalization of Quotations, p.
624
SkillsBook
• Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 23–
24
GrammarSnap
• Punctuating Direct Quotations,
pp. 315, 598
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Quotation Marks A,
B, C, D, E, pp. 307–311
• Common Errors Quotation
Marks and Other Punctuation
A, B, pp. 381–382
Warriner’s
• Direct Quotations, pp. 344–
346, 527
• Active and Passive Voice, pp.
200–201, 251, 504
Student Edition
• Publishing Online, p. 64
• Social Studies: Writing a News
Report, pp. 206–207
21
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop: Style,
Voice, and Tone, pp. 688–693
•
•
Style, Voice, and Tone pp.
688–693
Analyze the Text pp. 689,
691–693
•
Analyze the Text
New York Day Women (Short
Story), pp. 694–703
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Style pp. 695,
696, 698, 699, 700, 701
Writing Prompt: Character
Sketch, p. 703
Grammar in Context: Use
Appositive Phrases, p. 703
Vocabulary Strategy:
Multiple-Meaning Words, p.
702
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Story Patterns, p. 350
• Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response to Literature
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response to Literature
•
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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•
•
•
•
Text Analysis
Character Sketch
Appositives
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Character Sketch, p. 554
• Character, pp. 346, 347, 351
• Appositive Phrase, pp. 122,
472, 513
• Checking a Dictionary (Word
Meaning), pp. 372–373
SkillsBook
• Commas with Appositives, p. 18
Virtual File Cabinet
• Chapter Test 5 The Phrase:
Prepositional, Verbal, and
Appositive Phrases, pp. 9–10
• Grammar Appositives, p. 108
• Grammar Appositive Phrases,
p. 109
Warriner’s
• Appositives, pp. 112–113, 227,
507–508
22
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
The Lady, or the Tiger? (Short
Story), pp. 704–715
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Tone, pp. 705,
706, 710, 711, 714
Paraphrase, pp. 705, 708, 709,
710, 713, 714
Vocabulary Strategy:
Connotation and Denotation,
p. 715
Language Coach:
Connotations, p. 709
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis
Paraphrase
Connotation
Denotation
The Monty Hall Debate/Cartoon
(Newspaper Article/Cartoon), pp.
716–721
•
•
•
Use a Graphic Aid, pp. 716,
717, 718, 719
Writing Prompt: Synthesize,
p. 719
Analyze Visuals, p. 720
•
•
Use Graphic Aids
Synthesizing
Great Reads: from Kira-Kira
(Coming-of-Age Novel), pp. 722–
727
•
Try a Coming-of-Age Novel,
p. 722
•
Reading a Novel
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Tone of Writing, pp. 41, 106,
119, 121, 352, 428, 561
• Paraphrasing, pp. 390, 391
• Denotation, p. 560
• Connotations, pp. 106, 121,
488, 560
Student Edition
• Add Graphics to Your Writing,
pp. 574–575
• Writing a News Report, pp.
206–207
• Summarizing, 332–333, 375–
378
• Synthesizing Information, pp.
451, 456
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Analyzing a Theme, pp. 287–
322
• Story Patterns, p. 350
23
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 6 Instruction
from Roughing It/The Simple
Commandments of Journalistic
Ethics (Memoir/Newspaper
Article), pp. 728–739
• Text Analysis: Voice and
Style, pp. 729, 732, 733, 735,
736
• Language Coach: Figures of
Speech, p. 732
• Writing Prompt: Evaluation,
p. 738
• Grammar in Context: Form
Compound Sentences p. 738
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin
Root leg p. 737
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis
Figures of Speech
Evaluating
Compound Sentences
Roots
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Voice, p. 561
• Writing a Narrative Paragraph
(memoir), pp. 135–142
• Figures of Speech, pp. 37, 360,
560
• Evaluating Sources, pp. 374,
451, 457
• Compound Sentences, pp. 516,
590, 744
• Roots, pp. 567–569
GrammarSnap
• Simple, Compound, and
Complex Sentences
SkillsBook
• Compound and Complex
Sentences, pp. 117–118
Virtual File Cabinet
• Grammar Compound Sentence
or Complex Sentence, p. 143
Warriner’s
• Root Words, pp. 373, 528
• Compound Sentences, pp. 142–
143, 319–320, 448, 450, 464,
486, 512–515
24
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Us and Them Personal Essay, pp.
740–751
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Irony, pp. 741,
742, 744, 747, 748, 749
Writing Prompt: Journal
Entry, p. 751
Grammar in Context: Form
Complex Sentences, p. 751
Vocabulary Strategy: Foreign
Words in English, p. 750
Language Coach: Word
Definitions, p. 745
•
•
•
•
•
Irony
Journal Writing
Complex Sentences
Foreign Words
Definition
•
Analyzing Poetry
O Captain! My Captain!/ I Saw Old
General at Bay (Poems), pp. 752–
757
•
Text Analysis: Style in
Poetry, pp. 753, 754, 756, 757
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Irony, p. 558
• Journal Writing, pp. 431–434,
544, 560
• Complex Sentences, pp. 191,
503, 517
• Foreign Words: Punctuation, p.
602
Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
GrammarSnap
• Simple, Compound, and
Complex Sentences
SkillsBook
• Compound and Complex
Sentences, pp. 117–118
• Complex Sentences, pp. 119–
122
Virtual File Cabinet
• Grammar Complex Sentences,
p. 142
• Grammar Compound Sentence
or Complex Sentence, p. 143
Warriner’s
• Complex Sentences, pp. 145,
451, 464, 489, 514–515
•
Student Edition
• Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286
• Writing Poems, pp. 353–357
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
25
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Writing Workshop, pp. 758–767
•
•
•
•
Student Edition
• Analyzing a Theme: Student
Model, pp. 289–290
• Prewriting, pp. 291–294
• Writing, pp. 295–300
• Revising, 301–312
• Editing, pp. 314–316
• Publishing, p. 317
• Rubric, pp. 318–319
• Antecedent-Pronoun
Agreement, pp. 252, 476–479,
706–707
• Sentence Variety, pp. 191, 511–
522
Write a Literary Analysis, pp.
758–767
Grammar in Context:
Pronouns and Antecedents p.
761
Grammar in Context:
Sentence Variety p. 765
Rubric, pp. 766
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response to Literature
•
•
•
•
Literary Analysis
Pronouns and
Antecedents
Sentence Variety
Rubric
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
pp. 768–769
•
Present a Response to
Literature pp. 768–769
Write Source
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•
Response to Literature
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response to Literature
Net-text
• Respond to Literature 2
GrammarSnap
• Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
SkillsBook
• Sentence Variety, pp. 103–130
• Pronouns and Antecedents, pp.
143–144
Virtual File Cabinet
• Usage Pronoun Antecedent
Agreement C, D, pp. 166–167
Warriner’s
• Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement, pp. 173–179
• Varying Sentence Beginnings,
pp. 452, 461–462
• Sentence Variety, pp. 147, 463–
464
Student Edition
• Response to Literature: Share It
With Your Classmates, p. 317
26
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop: History,
Culture, and the Author, pp. 782–
787
•
•
History, Culture, and the
Author, pp. 782–787
Analyze the Text, pp. 783,
785, 786–787
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
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Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Analyze a Theme, pp. 287–322
•
Analyze the Text
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Response to Literature
The Snapping Turtle (Short Story),
pp. 788–803
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Cultural
Context, pp. 789, 790, 793,
794, 796, 800, 801
Language Coach: Similes, p.
792
Writing Prompt: Opinion, p.
803
Grammar in Context: Form
Compound- Complex
Sentences, p. 803
Vocabulary Strategy:
Analogies, p. 802
•
•
•
•
•
Analyze Text
Simile
Opinion
Compound-Complex
Sentence
Analogy
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Social Studies: Responding to a
Historical Photo, pp. 330–331
• Writing an Editorial, pp. 268–
269
• Similes, pp. 37, 360, 559
• Analogy, p. 558
Virtual File Cabinet
• Grammar Compound Complex
Sentences, p. 144
Warriner’s
• Compound-Complex Sentences,
pp. 147, 464, 515
27
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Out of Bounds (Short Story), pp.
804–821
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Cultural
Conflict, pp. 805, 806, 809,
810, 813, 816, 817, 819
Use Colons Correctly, p. 821
Vocabulary Strategy:
Grammar in Context: Use
Reference Aids, p. 820
Writing Prompt: A Plan, p.
821
Language Coach: Suffixes,
pp. 811, 816, 817
•
•
•
•
Responding to Text
Colons
Reference Aids
Suffixes
Pecos Bill (Tall Tale), pp. 822–831
•
•
Text Analysis: Tall Tale pp.
823, 824, 826, 827, 828, 829,
830, 831
Language Coach: Figures of
Speech, p. 827
•
•
•
Try a Novella, p. 832
•
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Social Studies: Responding to a
Historical Photo, pp. 330–331
• Writing an Editorial, pp. 268–
269
• Suffixes, pp. 562, 566
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
• Colons, p. 596
SkillsBook
• Colons, pp. 21–22
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Suffixes A, B, C, D,
pp. 333–336
• Mechanics Review C:
Semicolons and Colons, p. 297
• Common Errors Semicolons
and Colons, p. 380
Warriner’s
• Suffixes, pp. 373–374
• Dictionary, pp. 27, 369
• Colons, pp. 511–512
Respond to Text
Story Patterns
Figures of Speech
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Story Patterns, p. 350
• Figures of Speech, pp. 37, 360,
560
Novella
Student Edition
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
• Analyzing a Theme, pp. 287–
322
• Story Patterns, p. 350
Great Reads from The Pearl
Novella, pp. 832–837
•
Write Source
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28
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
One Last Time (Memoir), pp. 838–
851
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Author’s
Purpose, pp. 839, 840, 843,
845, 846, 847, 849
Writing Prompt: Letter to the
Editor, p. 851
Grammar in Context: Use
Semicolons Correctly, p. 851
Vocabulary Strategy: Similes,
p. 850
Language Coach: MultipleMeaning Words, p. 847
Student Edition
• Response to Literature: Writing
a Letter to an Author, pp. 323–
328
• Checking a Dictionary (Word
Meaning), pp. 372–373
• Similes, pp. 37, 360, 559
• Semicolon, pp. 504, 516, 594
•
•
•
•
Author’s Purpose
Letter to the Editor
Semicolons
Multiple-Meaning
Words
Media Study: Political Cartoons
(Image Collection), pp. 852–855
•
•
Analyze Messages in Political
Cartoons, pp. 853, 854
Create a Political Cartoon, p.
855
•
Text Analysis: Historical
Context pp. 857, 859, 860
Analyze Repetition pp. 857,
858, 859, 860
SkillsBook
• Semicolon, pp. 19–20
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Review C:
Semicolons and Colons, p. 297
• Mechanics Review D: End
Marks, Abbreviations,
Commas, Semicolons, and
Colons, p. 298
• Common Errors Semicolons
and Colons, p. 380
GrammarSnap
• Commas and Semicolons in
Compound Sentences
Warriner’s
• Semicolon, pp. 331–333, 442,
528–529
Student Edition
• Social Studies: Responding to a
Historical Photo, pp. 330–331
•
Responding to Social
Studies Material
I Want to Write/Sit-Ins (Poems),
pp. 856–861
•
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•
•
Responding to Poetry
Poetry Techniques
Student Edition
• Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
• Social Studies: Recalling a
Historical Moment, pp. 144–
145
• Writing a Paragraph Response,
pp. 283–286
29
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Writing Workshop, pp. 862–871
•
•
•
•
Write a Cause-and-Effect
Essay, pp. 862–871
Grammar in Context:
Appositive Phrases, p. 865
Grammar in Context:
Complex Sentences, p. 869
Rubric, p. 870
Technology Workshop, pp. 872–873
•
Produce a Power Presentation
pp. 872–873
Write Source
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Student Edition
• Understanding Organization,
pp. 38
• One Writer’s Process, pp. 11–
27
• Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56
• Appositive Phrase, pp. 122,
472, 513
•
•
•
•
Writing Process
Appositive Phrase
Complex Sentence
Rubric
•
Writing with
Technology
SkillsBook
• Commas with Appositives, p. 18
• Expanding Sentences with
Phrases, pp. 125–126
Virtual File Cabinet
• Chapter Test 5 The Phrase:
Prepositional, Verbal, and
Appositive Phrases, pp. 9–10
• Grammar Appositives, p. 108
• Grammar Appositive Phrases,
p. 109
Warriner’s
• Appositives, pp. 112–113, 227,
507–508
Student Edition
• Developing a Multimedia
Presentation, pp. 411–415
30
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop: Reading
Informational Text, pp. 884–889
•
•
Reading Informational, Text
pp. 884–889
Analyze the Text, pp. 885,
887, 889
•
•
Informational
Materials
Analyze the Text
The Spider Man Behind SpiderMan (Feature Article), pp. 890–899
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Text Features,
pp. 891, 892, 895, 897
Summarize, pp. 891, 892,
895, 896, 897
Grammar in Context: Use
Gerunds and Infinitives, pp.
896, 899
Vocabulary Strategy: Context
Clues, p. 898
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Student Edition
• Response to Literature:
Summarizing a Science Article,
pp. 332–333
• Response to Literature:
Responding to a Historical
Photo, pp. 330–331
Student Edition
• Add Graphics to Your Writing,
pp. 574–575
• Summarizing, pp. 332–333,
375–378
• Context Clues, pp. 562, 563
• Gerunds, pp. 730–731
•
•
•
•
Text Features
Summarize
Context Clues
Gerunds
Virtual File Cabinet
• Vocabulary: Kinds of Context
Clues, pp. xv–xvi
• Vocabulary: Introduction:
Reading New Words in Context
SkillsBook
• Identifying Verbals, pp. 163–
164
Virtual File Cabinet
• Grammar Verbals and Verbal
Phrases, p. 107
• Grammar Review A: Verbal
Phrases, p. 112
Warriner’s
• Verbals, pp. 1010–110, 533
Over the Top: The True
Adventures of a Volcano Chaser
(Magazine Article), pp. 900–909
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Graphic Aids,
pp. 901, 903, 904, 906, 908
Vocabulary Strategy: Word
Origins, p. 909
Language Coach:
Personification, p. 905
•
•
•
•
Magazines
Graphic Aids
Word Origins
Personification
Student Edition
• Finding Magazine Articles, p.
371
• Add Graphics to Your Writing,
pp. 574–575
• Checking a Dictionary
(Etymology), pp. 372–373
• Personification, pp. 360, 559
• Evaluate Sources, p. 374
31
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Media Study: News Reports, TV
Newscast (Clip, Magazine Article),
pp. 910–913
•
•
•
News Reports, pp. 910–913
Analyze and Evaluate News
Sources, pp. 911–913
Create an Interview Plan, p.
913
•
•
•
News Report
Analyze Sources
Interview
Interview with a Songcatcher
(Interview), pp. 914–923
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Interview, pp.
915, 916, 918, 920, 922
Distinguish Fact and Opinion,
pp. 915, 917, 918, 919, 920,
921, 922
Vocabulary Strategy:
Denotation and Connotation,
p. 923
Language Coach: Informal
Language, p. 920
•
•
•
•
•
Interview
Fact and Opinion
Denotation
Connotation
Informal Language
Kabul’s Singing Sensation
(Magazine Article), pp. 924–933
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Author’s
Purpose, pp. 925, 927, 929,
930, 931
Writing Prompt: Letter, p.
933
Grammar in Context: Use
Commas Correctly, p. 933
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes
That Form Adjectives, p. 932
Write Source
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Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Writing a News Report, pp.
206–207
• Interviews, p. 364
• Evaluating Sources and
Information, pp. 374, 451, 457
Student Edition
• Interviews, p. 364
• Giving Reasons to Support
Your Position, p. 229
• Writing a Position Statement, p.
231
• Informal English, pp. 182, 306
• Denotation, p. 560
• Connotations, pp. 106, 121,
488, 560
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
Student Edition
• Writing a Letter to an Author,
pp. 323–328
• Suffixes, pp. 562, 566
•
•
•
Author’s
Purpose/Letter to an
Author
Commas and Adverb
Clauses
Suffixes
SkillsBook
• Phrases and Clauses, pp. 69–76
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Suffixes A, B, C, D,
pp. 333–336
• Grammar The Adverb Clause
A, B, pp. 126–127
Warriner’s
• Suffixes, pp. 373–374
• Commas and Adverb Clauses,
pp. 327
32
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Robo-Legs/Eureka: Scientific
Twists of Fate (Magazine
Article/Online Article), pp. 934–943
•
•
Text Analysis: Organization
of Ideas, pp. 935, 937, 939,
940, 942
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin
Root pend, p. 943
•
•
•
Magazine Article
Online Article
Roots
•
•
Text Analysis: Characteristics
of an Instruction Manual, pp.
945, 946, 947, 949, 953
Analyze Technical
Directions, pp. 944, 951, 952,
953
Writing Prompt: Evaluate
Graphics, p. 953
Great Reads: from An American
Plague: The True and Terrifying
Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic
of 1793 (History Book), pp. 954–959
•
Try a History Book, p. 954
Student Edition
• Finding Magazine Articles, p.
371
• Summarizing a Science Article,
pp. 332–333
• Evaluating a Web Site, pp.
334–335
• Roots, pp. 567–569
Warriner’s
• Root Words, pp. 373, 528
Student Edition
• Math: Explaining a Mathematical
Operation, pp. 206–207
Guide to Computers (Technical
Directions), pp. 944–953
•
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•
•
Directions
History Book
Student Edition
• Social Studies: Writing an
Eyewitness Account, pp. 84–85
• Social Studies: Recalling a
Historical Moment, pp. 144–
145
• Social Studies: Responding to a
Historical Photo, pp. 330–331
33
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Writing Workshop, pp. 960–969
•
•
•
•
Write a Procedural Text, pp.
960–969
Grammar in Context: Use
Adjectival Clauses, p. 963
Grammar in Context: Use
Colons, p. 967
Rubric, p. 968
Student Edition
• Math: Explaining a Mathematical
Operation, pp. 206–207
• One Writer’s Process, pp. 11–27
• Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56
• Colons, p. 596
•
•
•
•
Procedural Text
Adjectival Clause
Colons
Rubric
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
pp. 970–971
•
Present and Respond to an
Instructional Speech, pp.
970–971
Write Source
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Instruction
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•
Respond to an
Instructional Speech
SkillsBook
• Colons, pp. 21–22
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Review C: Semicolons
and Colons, p. 297
• Common Errors Semicolons and
Colons, p. 380
• Grammar The Adjective Clause A,
B, pp. 123–124
Warriner’s
• Colons, pp. 511–512
• Adjectival Clauses, pp. 124–125,
486, 255–256, 503, 505, 506
Student Edition
• Listening in Class, p. 418–419
• Participating in a Group, pp.
420–421
• Taking Classroom Notes, pp.
445–448
34
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Text Analysis Workshop: Elements
of Persuasive Text, pp. 982–987
•
•
Elements of Persuasive Text,
pp. 982–987
Analyze the Text, pp. 983,
985–987
Student Edition
• Writing a Persuasive Paragraph,
pp. 219–222
• Analyze Student Text, pp. 225
•
Persuasive Texts
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing
Zoos: Myth and Reality/Zoos
Connect Us to the Natural World
(Online Article/Opinion Piece), pp.
988–999
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Argument, pp.
989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994,
996, 997
Writing for Assessment:
Comparing Two Works, p.
999
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek
Root exo, p. 998
Language Coach: Figures of
Speech, p. 992
•
•
•
•
Argument
Respond to Literature
Roots
Figures of Speech
•
Analyze and Evaluate
Persuasion in Ads, pp. 1001,
1002, 1003
Create Your Own Ad
Campaign, p. 1003
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing
Net-Text
• Persuasive Writing Essay 1
Student Edition
• Selecting a Controversy, p. 228
• Gathering Reasons to Support
Your Position, p. 229
• Gathering Objections, p. 230
• Roots, 567–569
• Figures of Speech, pp. 37, 360,
560
• Writing a Comparison-Contrast
Essay, pp. 199–204
Warriner’s
• Root Words, pp. 373, 528
Media Study: Movie Ad Campaign,
pp. 1000–1003
•
Write Source
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•
Analyze Persuasive
Techniques
Student Edition
• Examine a Position Essay, pp.
225–226
• Analyze “Join a Winning
Team” p. 220
• Understanding Your Goal, p.
224
35
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Position on Dodgeball in Physical
Education/The Weak Shall Inherit
the Gym (Position Statement/
Opinion Piece), pp. 1004–1013
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Persuasion,
pp. 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008,
1010, 1011
Writing Prompt: Letter, p.
1013
Grammar in Context: Use
Punctuation Correctly
(Parentheses and Brackets), p.
1013
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin
Word gressus, p. 1012
•
•
•
•
Persuasion
Letter
Parentheses and
Brackets
Etymology
The Sanctuary of School (Essay),
pp. 1014–1021
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Author’s
Purpose, pp. 1015, 1016,
1018, 1019, 1020
Language Coach: Metaphors,
p. 1018
Language Coach: Similes, p.
1016
•
•
•
Author’s Purpose
Metaphors
Similes
Educating Sons/The First
Americans (Speech/Letter), pp.
1022–1029
•
Vocabulary Strategy:
Antonyms and Context Clues,
p. 1029
Write Source
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Instruction
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Student Edition
• Examine a Position Essay, pp.
225–226
• Analyze “Join a Winning
Team” p. 220
• Drafting a Business Letter, pp.
274–277
• Checking a Dictionary:
Etymology, pp. 372–373
• Parentheses, pp. 612–613
SkillsBook
• Other Forms of Punctuation,
pp. 37–38
Virtual File Cabinet
• Mechanics Parentheses,
Brackets, and Dashes, p. 319
• Mechanics Review C: Hyphens,
Parentheses, Brackets, and
Dashes, p. 322
Warriner’s
• Brackets, pp. 361, 508
• Parentheses, pp. 360–361, 524
Student Edition
• Similes, pp. 37, 360, 559
• Metaphors, pp. 37, 79, 360, 558
• Response to Literature: Writing
a Letter to an Author, pp. 323–
328
Student Edition
• Antonym, pp. 560, 563
• Context Clues, 562, 563
•
•
Antonyms
Context Clues
Virtual File Cabinet
• Vocabulary: Kinds of Context
Clues, pp. xv–xvi
• Vocabulary: Introduction:
Reading New Words in Context
36
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of
July? (Speech), pp. 1030–1037
•
•
•
•
•
Text Analysis: Speech, pp.
1031, 1033, 1035
Evaluate Evidence, pp. 1031,
1032, 1034, 1035
Writing Prompt: Persuasive
Speech, p. 1037
Grammar in Context: Use
Parallel Structure, p. 1037
Vocabulary Strategy: Use the
Dictionary, p. 1036
•
•
•
•
•
Speech
Evaluate Sources
Persuasive speech
Parallelism
Dictionary
Writing Workshop, pp. 1038–1047
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Persuasive Essay
Run-On Sentences
Place Modifiers
Correctly
Rubric
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
pp. 1048–1049
•
•
Present a Persuasive Speech,
pp. 1048–1049
Student Edition
• Listening and Speaking, pp.
418–422
• Evaluate Sources, p. 374
• Create a Speech, p. 255
• Checking a Dictionary, pp.
372–373
• Parallelism, pp. 512, 522, 559
Warriner’s
• Dictionary, pp. 27, 369
• Parallelism, pp. 447, 459–460,
524
Student Edition
• Persuasive Writing: Defending
a Position, pp. 223–255
• Rubric for Persuasive Writing,
pp. 256–257
• Run-On Sentence, p. 504
• Move Misplaced Modifiers, pp.
507
Write a Persuasive Essay, pp.
1038–1047
Grammar in Context: Correct
Run-On Sentences p. 1041
Grammar in Context: Place
Modifiers Correctly p. 1045
Rubric, p. 1046
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing
Write Source
Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Persuasive Speech
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing
Net-text
• Persuasive Writing Essay 2
SkillsBook
• Run-Ons, p. 84
• Misplaced Modifiers, pp. 91–92
Virtual File Cabinet
• Common Errors Sentence
Fragments and Run on
Sentences A, B, pp. 359–360
• Common Errors Misplaced and
Dangling Modifiers A, B, pp.
372–373
Warriner’s
• Run-On Sentences, pp. 438,
441–442, 528
• Dangling Modifiers, pp. 251,
516–517
Student Edition
• Stage a Debate, p. 255
• Create a Speech, p. 255
37
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 10 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Research Strategies Workshop, pp.
1060–1077
•
•
•
Web Sites, p. 1065
Primary and Secondary
Sources, p. 1068
Reference Works and
Databases, p. 1068
•
•
•
•
Web Sites
Primary Sources
Reference Works
Databases
•
•
Nonfiction Books, p. 1069
Newspapers and Periodicals,
p. 1070
Find and Narrow a Topic, pp.
1061–1062
Search the Internet, pp. 1063–
1065, 1076
•
•
•
Nonfiction Sources
Narrow a Topic
Internet
•
•
•
Use Library Resources, pp.
1066–1067, 1077
Choose Nonfiction Sources,
pp. 1068–1070
Evaluate Sources, pp. 1071–
1074
Conduct Research, p. 1075
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
Student Edition
• Using the Internet, p. 365
• Using the Library, p. 366–369
• Using Reference Materials, pp.
370–373
• Selecting a Topic, p. 387
• Sizing Up Your Topic, p. 388
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
Net-text
• Research Report
Research Strategies Workshop, pp.
1060–1077
•
Student Edition
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources,
p. 364
• Using the Internet, p. 365
• Using the Library, p. 366–369
• Using Reference Materials, pp.
370–373
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
Net-text
• Research Report
Research Strategies Workshop, pp.
1060–1077
•
•
Write Source
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Instruction
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•
•
•
•
Use the Library
Nonfiction Sources
Evaluate Sources
Conduct Research
Student Edition
• Using the Library, p. 366–369
• Using Reference Materials, pp.
370–373
• Evaluating Sources, p. 374
• Prewriting, pp. 386–394
•
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
Net-text
• Research Report
38
Holt McDougal Literature
Grade 8, Unit 10 Instruction
Writing Form and
Language Skills Common
Focus
Writing Workshop: Research
Paper, pp. 1078–1093
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Write a Research Paper, pp.
1078–1093
Plan/Prewrite, pp. 1079–1080
Research, pp. 1081–1085
Draft, pp. 1086–1087
Revise, pp. 1088–1091
Edit and Publish, p. 1092
Scoring Rubric, p. 1093
Grammar in Context: Use
Transitional Words and
Phrases, p. 1087
Grammar in Context:
Capitalize and Punctuate
Citations, p. 1092
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Research Report
Prewriting
Draft
Revising
Editing
Publish
Rubric
Transitions
Quotations
•
Speech/Oral
Presentation
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
Speaking and Listening Workshop,
pp. 1094–1095
•
Write Source
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Instruction
(Print and Online)
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Student Edition
• Research Report – Example,
pp. 380–385
• Prewriting, pp. 386–394
• Writing, pp. 395–404
• Revising, pp. 405–406
• Editing, pp. 407–408
• Publishing, pp. 409
• Research Paper Checklist, p.
410
• Transitions, pp. 572–573
• Punctuation of Quotations, pp.
315, 598
• Capitalization of Quotations, p.
624
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
Net-text
• Research Report
Warriner’s
• Direct Quotations, 344–346,
527
Student Edition
• Making Oral Presentations,
423–430
Give and Listen to an
Informative Speech, pp.
1094–1095
39