Pearson Canada offers access to grade 8 Language Arts etext “Literacy In Action” which is on the approved Trillium List for use in schools in Ontario. The etext has online access for a minimal price of $8.00 for the whole year. The online version can be for any computer or tablet and offers features such as highlighting text and bookmarking etc. All lessons below are designed to use this etext.
LIA ~ Cyber Sense
Lesson 1
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and read pages 1-11. Complete the questions on page 11 in your workbook.
Lesson 2
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and read pages 12-17. Complete any questions and write out definitions of terms in your workbook.
Lesson 3
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and read pages 18-24. Complete any questions and write out definitions of terms in your workbook.
Lesson 4
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action, turn to page 25 and complete the “Create A Blog” activity. Brainstorm and choose a template in wordpress for your blog.
Lesson 5
~ Watch this video explanation of what a blog is.
~ Watch this video tutorial on how to create your own blog.
~ Create your free blog account at wordpress.com and choose a free template. Brainstorm about your blog. Think of your topic and title, and begin working on your blog.
Lesson 6
~ Work on your blog. Go to wordpress.com and login.
Lesson 7
~ Work on your blog and finish up. Take more time if needed, but do not continue onto anymore lessons until it is finished. Go to wordpress.com and login.
Lesson 8
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and read pages 26-29. Complete any questions and write out definitions of terms in your workbook. Make your online announcement or invitation here.
Lesson 9
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and read pages 30-33. Complete any questions and write out definitions of terms in your workbook. Create the pro and con chart in your workbook.
Lesson 10
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and read pages 34-39. Complete any questions and write out definitions of terms in your workbook.
Lesson 11
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and read pages 40-41. Complete any exercises and write a web posting.
Lesson 12
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and complete pages 42-43. Write out all answers in your workbook.
Lesson 13
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and complete pages 44-48. Complete any exercises and design your ad for a game tournament. (Use the same website as used for your announcement in lesson 8 to create your ad.)
Lesson 14
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and complete pages 49 – 50.
Lesson 15
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and complete pages 51-59. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 16
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Cyber Sense” for Literacy in Action and complete page 60.
LIA ~ Heros and Idols
Lesson 17
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 1-11. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 18
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 12-13. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 19
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 14-17. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 20
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 18-23. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 21
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 24-27. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook. Write the brief letter to a newspaper editor about the article.
Lesson 22
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 28-33. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 23
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 34-37 Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 24
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 38-39. Complete the activity on Writing an Opinion Piece.
Lesson 25
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 40-45. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 26
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 46-54. Complete the activities or write the answers to the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 27
~ Watch this quick video explanation of what a story board is.
~ Watch this example of a storyboard for one scene in the cartoon show “Help? ~ a TMNT Storyboard” .
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and complete the questions and exercises on page 55. Begin to Create a simple storyboard using this online storyboard creator. Don’t forget to save your work!!!
Lesson 28
~ Finish your simple storyboard and save.
Lesson 29
~ Watch this video on an example of introducing a speaker.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 56-57, answer the questions and complete the exercises in your workbook. Practice in front of a mirror or in front of friends and/or family.
Lesson 30
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 58-61, answer the questions and complete the exercises in your workbook.
Lesson 31
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Heros and Idols” for Literacy in Action and read pages 62-63, complete the exercise on creating an idea for a reality TV show.
LIA ~ On The Edge
Lesson 32
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 0-7.
Lesson 33
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 8-11, complete the sound off questions in your workbook.
Lesson 34
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 12-13, complete the questions in your workbook.
~ Watch this video explanation of a satire, parody, or spoof.
Lesson 35
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 14-15, complete the “apply strategies” questions in your workbook.
Lesson 36
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 16-17, complete the “apply strategies” questions in your workbook.
Lesson 37
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 18-19, complete the “apply strategies” questions in your workbook.
Lesson 38
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 20-21, complete the “apply strategies” questions in your workbook.
Lesson 39
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 22-23, complete the “apply strategies” questions in your workbook.
Lesson 40
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 24-27, complete ALL questions on page 27 in your workbook.
Lesson 41
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 28-33, complete ALL questions on page 33 in your workbook.
Lesson 42
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 34-37, complete ALL questions on page 37 in your workbook.
Lesson 43
~ Watch this Video Explanation on How To Write A Satire.
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 38-39, complete the write a satire in your workbook.
Lesson 44
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 40-45, complete ALL questions on page 45 in your workbook.
Lesson 45
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 46-47, complete ALL questions on page 47 in your workbook.
Lesson 46
~ Watch this “How to Prepare a Monologue” video
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 48-49, complete the “Present a Monologue” 49 in your workbook.
Lesson 47
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 50-53, complete ALL the questions on page 53 in your workbook.
~ Watch a stand up comedy skit by Shaun Majumder
Lesson 48
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 54-55, complete ALL the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 49
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 56-61, complete ALL the questions in your workbook.
Lesson 50
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Edge” for Literacy in Action and read pages 62-63, complete the activities on page 63. You have 3 lesson periods to complete your work.
Lesson 51
~ Work on your activities from lesson 50.
Lesson 52
~ Work on your activities from lesson 50 and finish up.
LIA ~ On The Move
Lesson 53
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 1-10, complete the activities on page 10 in your workbook.
Lesson 54
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 11-15, summarize the text using a Graphic organizer in your workbook.
Lesson 55
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 16-17, summarize the text using a Graphic organizer in your workbook.
Lesson 56
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 18-19, summarize the text using a Graphic organizer in your workbook.
Lesson 57
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 20-21, summarize the text using a Graphic organizer in your workbook.
Lesson 58
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 22-23, summarize the text using a Graphic organizer in your workbook.
Lesson 59
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 24-25, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 60
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 26-27, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 61
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 28-29, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 62
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 30-35, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 63
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 36-37, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 64
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 38-39, complete the write a report activity in your workbook or on the computer. You will have 3 lesson periods to complete your work.
Lesson 65
~ Work on your Immigration Report.
Lesson 66
~ Work on your Immigration Report.
Lesson 67
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 40-41, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 68
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 42-43, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 69
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 44-45, complete the interview exercise in your workbook.
Lesson 70
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 46-47, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 71
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 48-49, complete any questions in your workbook.
Lesson 72
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 50-51, complete Analyze a Website activity in your workbook.
Lesson 73
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 52-59, complete any questions or activities in your workbook.
Lesson 74
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 60-61, complete ALL activities on page 61 in your workbook or on the computer. You have 3 lesson periods to complete this activity.
Lesson 75
~ Work on your activity from lesson 74.
Lesson 76
~ Finish the lesson 74 activity.
Lesson 77
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “On The Move” for Literacy in Action and read pages 62-63, complete the Create an Archive activity in your workbook or on the computer. Take 3 lesson periods to complete it.
Lesson 78
~ Work on your Archive Activity.
Lesson 79
~ Finish up your Archive Activity.
LIA ~ Time Will Tell
Lesson 80
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 1-11, Write the answers to the Sound Off questions in your workbook.
Lesson 81
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 12-13, and create a graphic organizer for use when reading the Science Fiction Stories in this Book.
Lesson 82
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 14-15, Fill in your graphic organizer for this story.
Lesson 83
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 16-18, Fill in your graphic organizer for this story.
Lesson 84
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 19-21, Fill in your graphic organizer for this story.
Lesson 85
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 22-23, Fill in your graphic organizer for this story.
Lesson 86
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 24-33, Fill in your graphic organizer for this story and answer the questions at the end in your workbook. Take 2 lesson periods to complete this work.
Lesson 87
~ Finish your work from the previous lesson.
Lesson 88
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 34-39, Fill in your graphic organizer for this story. Complete the react and respond questions.
Lesson 89
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 40-41, Complete the react and respond questions.
Lesson 90
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 42-43, write your own science fiction story. Take 3 class periods to write your story.
Lesson 91
~ Work on your science fiction story.
Lesson 92
~ Finish you science fiction story.
Lesson 93
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 44-45, Answer the questions to the react and respond, in your workbook.
Lesson 94
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 46-47, Take 2 lesson periods to complete this exercise.
Lesson 95
~ Finish your dramatization and answer the questions on page 47.
Lesson 96
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 48-53, Answer the questions to the react and respond, in your workbook.
Lesson 97
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 54-55, Answer the questions to the react and respond, in your workbook.
Lesson 98
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 56-59, Answer the questions to the react and respond, in your workbook.
Lesson 99
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Time Will Tell” for Literacy in Action and read pages 60-61, Create an imaginary world. Take 3 lesson periods to complete this exercise.
Lesson 100
~ Work on your Imaginary World exercise.
Lesson 101
~ Work on your Imaginary World exercise.
LIA ~ Water Wise
Lesson 102
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 1-11 , Complete the Sound Off exercises.
Lesson 103
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 11-15, Create a web Diagram to summarize the information you learned about Water Pressure.
Lesson 104
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 16-17, Create a web Diagram to summarize the information you learned about Down The Drain.
Lesson 105
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 18-19, Create a web Diagram to summarize the information you learned about Water Rising.
Lesson 106
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 20-21, Create a web Diagram to summarize the information you learned about Whose Water.
Lesson 107
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 22-23, Create a web Diagram to summarize the information you learned about Water Solutions.
Lesson 108
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 24-25, Create a web Diagram to summarize the information you learned about Your Water Footprint.
Lesson 109
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 26-27, Complete the React and Respond questions and Build Word Power, in your workbook.
Lesson 110
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 28-31, Complete the React and Respond questions and Build Word Power, in your workbook.
Lesson 111
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 32-37, Complete the React and Respond questions and Build Word Power, in your workbook.
Lesson 112
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 38-39, Complete the Write Explanations Exercise.
Lesson 113
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 40-41, Complete the React and Respond questions and Build Word Power, in your workbook.
Lesson 114
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 42-45, Create a web Diagram to summarize the information you learned about Harvesting Water. Then complete the React and Respond questions and Build Word Power, in your workbook.
Lesson 115
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 46-47, complete the exercise to Create a Formal Presentation. Take 3 lesson periods to complete this exercise. Tip: Make a slideshow presentation, or power point presentation.
Lesson 116
~ Work on your formal presentation.
Lesson 117
~ Finish up your formal presentation.
Lesson 118
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 48-49, Complete the React and Respond questions in your workbook, and make your poster! Take 2 lesson periods to complete this exercise.
Lesson 119
~ Finish up your poster.
Lesson 120
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 50-51, Review and evaluate 3 media texts and write your findings in your workbook or in a word document and print. Take 2 lesson periods to compete this exercise.
Lesson 121
~ Finish up your Media Texts evaluations.
Lesson 122
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 52-59, Complete the React and Respond questions in your workbook and the Compare Texts Exercise. Take 2 class periods to complete this.
Lesson 123
~ Finish up your work from the previous lesson.
Lesson 124
~ Login to the Pearson Canada Website. Open your etext “Water Wise” for Literacy in Action and read pages 60-61, Complete the Organize a Press Conference! Take 3 lesson periods to complete this exercise.
Lesson 125
~ Work on your Press Conference exercise.
Lesson 126
~ Finish working on your Press Conference exercise.
**Congratulations! You have finished all your Language Arts for this year!**