Course: Language Arts 8 - AB Ed copy 1

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  Theme 1 Introduction Page
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  Lesson 1 — Introduction: Using Communication Skills Page
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  Lesson 1 — Activity 1: All About You Page
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  Lesson 1 — Activity 3: Your Language Arts Experiences Page
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  Lesson 2 — Introduction: The Language We Use Page
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  Lesson 3 — Introduction: Using Words To Communicate Page
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  Lesson 6 — Introduction: Writing Good Sentences Page
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  Lesson 6 — Activity 1: Expressing Complete Thoughts Page
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  Lesson 7 — Introduction: The Importance of Punctuation Page
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Unit 1 ~ Visual Communication
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  1.1 Lesson Visual Communication Page
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  Page 2 Communication - More Than Meets the Eye
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  Page 3 Visual Elements
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  Page 4 Camera Shots
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  Page 5 Colour and Lighting
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  Page 6 Lines, Framing and Rule of Thirds
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  Page 7 Goal Setting
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  1.2 Lesson Photographs - Previewing Page
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  Page 2 Previewing and Analyzing Images
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  1.2 Self-Assessment: The Music Lesson by Vermeer Page
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  Page 3 Our Material World
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  Page 4 Quality of Life
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  Page 2 Literary Devices in Advertising
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  1.4 Self-Assessment Advertising Figures of Speech Quiz
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  Page 3 Elements of Advertising
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  Page 4 Persuasive Techniques in Advertising
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  Page 5 Appeals
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  Page 6 Claims
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  1.4 Lesson Graphic Stories Page
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  Page 2 Elements of Graphic Stories
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  Page 3 Sequencing
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  1.7 Self-Asessment Analysis of Graphic Stories Page
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  1.5 Lesson Video Games Page
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  Page 2 Video Codebook
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  Page 3 Previewing Video Games
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  Page 4 Elements of Critical Thinking
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  1.6 Lesson Film Page
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  Page 2 The Language of Film - Moving Pictures
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  Page 3 The Language of Film - Film Transitions
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  Page 4 Film Practice
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  Lesson 8 — Introduction: Focusing on Communication Page
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  Lesson 12 — Introduction: Writing Letters Page
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Unit 2 ~ Non-Fiction
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  2.1 Lesson Non-Fiction, Narrative Texts Page
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  Page 2 Chronological Order
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  Page 3 Canadian Space Achievements
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  Page 4 Biographies
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  Page 5 Writing About Life
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  Page 6 Paragraph Writing
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  Page 7 Note Taking Skills
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  Page 2 Creativity
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  Page 3 Cause and Effect
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  Page 4 Barriers to Communication
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  Page 5 Cultural Barriers
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  Page 6 Sentence Structure
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  Page 7 Business Letter
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  Page 2 Infographics
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  Page 5 Vocabulary and Spelling
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  Page 2 Essay Introductions
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  Page 4 Body Paragrahs
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  Page 5 The Thesaurus
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  Page 6 Word Choice
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  Page 8 Formal Language
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  Page 9 Speech
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  2.6 Lesson Biography Writing and The Research Process Page
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  Page 2 Research Writing
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  Page 3 Collect Information & Use Quotations
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  Page 4 Evaluating Sources
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  Page 5 Evaluating Websites
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  Page 6 Referencing Sources
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  Page 7 Writing a Biography
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  Lesson 14 — Introduction: Understanding Genres Page
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