LA 8 Fall Curriculum Survey

An overview of questions on which students rate themselves on their mastery of critical portions of the 8th grade content.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Language arts has always been one of my favorite subjects.*
    Yes
    No


  1. I like to write papers.*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list all eight parts of speech.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I can identify and explain the difference between helping/linking/action verbs.*
    Yes
    No


  1. I like to read for pleasure.*
    Yes
    No


  1. I enjoy reading a novel and thinking about the way that the author uses words to communicate.*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading:
    FLASHBACK*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this is my reading:
    ALLUSION*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading:
    FORESHADOWING*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading AND can use it correctly in my writing:
    HYPERBOLE*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading AND can use it correctly in my writing:
    SIMILE*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading AND can use it correctly in my writing:
    ALLITERATION*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading AND can use it correctly in my writing:
    METAPHOR*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading AND can use it correctly in my writing:
    ONOMATOPOEIA*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading AND can use it correctly in my writing:
    PERSONIFICATION*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify this in my reading AND can use it correctly in my writing:
    PUN*
    Yes
    No


  1. I can explain the difference between direct and indirect objects in a prepositional phrase.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I can identify a gerund in a sentence.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I use quotation marks correctly in my writing.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I use commas correctly in my writing.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I know when to use a colon correctly in my writing.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I know when to use a semi-colon correctly in my writing.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I know when/why to use a dash instead of a comma in my writing.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I feel confident writing an argumentative paper that meets 8th grade expectations and standards.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I am confident in the use of the MLA format for citation.*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. I like using Quia.*
    Yes
    No





Ms. Kuhn
ELA 8 Teacher
Northern Hills Middle School
Grand Rapids , MI