Daily Paragraph Editing, Grade 8 Teacher Resource Book includes36 weeks of targeted lessons that will immediately become your favorite supplement to your language arts curriculum. The 176 page focused language arts activities provide the practice students need to produce error-free writing assignments and include easy-to-use teacher support to deliver the lessons.How it works:Students apply grade-level language skills to correct a paragraph on Monday through Thursday; when read together, the four paragraphs form a cohesive composition. A writing prompt on Friday relates to the week’s four-paragraph composition and gives students the chance to apply the targeted language conventions.The weekly compositions cover a broad range of expository and narrative writing forms, including:nonfiction texts on grade-level social studies and science topicsbiographies, book reviews, instructions, interviews, journal entries, and lettersfables, fantasy and science fiction, historical fiction, personal narratives,and realistic fictionDaily Paragraph Editing Grade 8 covers grade-level skills such as:Capitalizationquotations, salutations, and closingsincorrect use of capitalsnames of people, places, and organizationstitles of books, magazines, movies, and songsLanguage Usagesingular and plural formsverb tensescorrect use of pronouns and adjectival and adverbial formsPunctuationapostrophescommasperiodsquotation markscolons, semicolons, and more!Spellingidentifying errors in spelling and in multiple-meaning wordsAdditional resources include: scope and sequence chartannotated answer keyassessment rubricreproducible language handbookpage of reproducible proofreading marksediting checklist for students About Evan-Moor Educational PublishersIgniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK – 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor’s award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children’s hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.