English foundation - Grade 8

The program is divided into 3  focus areas.

1. English grammar
2. Reading
3. Essay writing / Creative writing

English grammar 

• Sentence structure
  1. Parts Of Speech [Phrase / Clause / Simple / Complex / Compound Sentences]
• Punctuation
  1. Grammar Punctuation [ Stop Punctuation (, ; .) Go Punctuation (: -) Special Punctuations(! double dash double comma )]
• Common Errors
  1. Common Errors [IMPACTS: Illogical Meaning, Modifiers, Pronouns, Agreement, Connectors, Tenses, Sentence Structure]
• Types of sentences
  1. Types Of Sentences [Simple / Complex / Compound]
• Vocabulary
  1. (Root Words /Prefix / Suffix 1000 common words and exercises)
• Exercises
  1. Exercises on diction / flow / cohesion / grammar / punctuation

Reading

• Understanding STOP[Scope / Tone / Organization / Purpose]
• Understanding Skimming Scanning Searching
• Understanding Discourse Markers [Green Signals / U Turns / Point / Example / Explanations]
• Identifying nature of passage (Narrative /Science / Humanities)
• Science passages [Problem, Experiment, Solution, Inference / Actions ]
• Humanities Passage [ Social Problem / Background Information / Solutions And Suggestions]
• How to break long sentences
• Speed Reading Techniques (First Para, Last Para. First Line of Every Para)
• Writing Annotations (Paragraph Heading – Understanding The Flow)
• Understanding tone [political / scientific / ]
• Diction[1000+ common words / words in context / how to deal with difficult vocabulary]
• Answering the questions
  1. Answer Easy Questions First
  2. Understanding Nature Of Questions [Word Based / Line Based / Paragraph Based / Passage Based]
  3. Window of information [contract / expand]
  4. Process of elimination
• Exercises
  1. Reading Comprehension Exercises (Easy To Difficult)

Essay Writing / Creative Writing

• Steps
  1. Prompt / Plan / Produce / Proofread
• Types of essays
  1. Narrative / Persuasive / Informational
• Elements of writing
  1. Elements of style [Diction / Paragraphing / Figures of Speech]
• Elements of writing
  1. Elements of persuasion [Ethos / Pathos / Logos]
• Elements of writing
  1. Sample Essays – Learning through shadowing
• Essay Writing
  1. Essay writing exercises

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