Rockingham County Public Schools
Visitors | Employees | Parents | K-5 Students | 6-12 Students | Schools | Search Tools | Site Index | Home
RCPS English Curriculum
Curriculum Documents for K | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | English Home
8th Grade English Curriculum Introduction [PDF] General Guidelines for the K-12 Curriculum [PDF] Documents from the Virginia Department of Education • English SOLs (adopted November 20, 2002) [PDF] • English Language Proficiency SOLs for 6-8 [PDF] • Curriculum Framework - Grade 8 [PDF] • 6-8 Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS for English [PDF] • Grade 8 Reading Test Blueprints [PDF] • Grade 8 Writing Test Blueprints [PDF] • Online NCS Mentor (Note: First time users should create a personal profile to establish a user ID and password. Enter "Virginia" as the keyword in the requested field to establish your profile. In subsequent sessions of NCS Mentor, use your personal ID and password.) RCPS Benchmarks [see all] RCPS Pacing Guides • Pacing Guide Cover Page [Word] • Reading, Writing, Word Study and Oral Language Six-Week Guides (Word) - [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ] • Research [PDF] RCPS Essential Diet [PDF] • Shared Reading [PDF] • Directed Listening/Thinking Activity [PDF] • Directed Reading/Thinking Activity [PDF] • Guidelines for Read-Aloud [PDF] • What to Look For in a Grand Conversation [PDF] • Literature Studies: Reflective Journals [PDF] • Choosing FCAs [PDF] • Suggested FCAs [PDF] • Five Types of Writing Assignments [PDF] • Esential Diet/Best Practices for Writing [PDF] • Essential Diet/Best Practices for Poetry [PDF] • The High Use 500 [PDF] • Reading Strategies Chart [PDF] Handwriting Guidelines [PDF] Rockingham County Adopted Materials List • 6-8 Adoption Regular Classroom [PDF] • Materials List English/Language Arts 6-8 [PDF] • Remedial Programs Adoption 6-8 [PDF] • ESL Middle School Adoption [PDF] • SPED Middle School Adoption [PDF] Assessment Information • Completing the Language Arts/English Card 4-12 [PDF] • RCPS Language Arts/English Record Card [PDF] • English Curriculum Assessments - Grade 8 [PDF] • RCPS Testing Calendar • Rockingham County Available Reading Assessments [PDF] • English Assessments: Questions and Answers [PDF] Test Strategies • How Do Great English Teachers Get Great SOL Scores? [PDF] • General Testing Strategies (includes "Elementary Schools Scott Foresman References" and "Suggested Supplemental Materials" [PDF] • Tips for Students: Reading [PDF] • Passing the SOL Writing Test "The Pleasant Valley Way" [PDF] • Elkton Elementary's "Helping Students Prepare for the SOL Writing Test" [PDF] • Most Common SOL Writing Problems [PDF] • Special Tips for Grade 8 Writing Tests [PDF] • Typical Characteristics of Writers At-Risk of Failing SOL Tests [PDF] • Virginia SOL Writing Test: Surface Features Assessed [PDF] Glossary [PDF] It is the policy of the Rockingham County School Board to comply with all applicable state and federal laws regarding non-discrimination in employment and educational programs and services. The Rockingham County Public Schools will not discriminate illegally on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, or age as to employment or educational programs and activities.
When it comes to learning, we click!