A Mississippi school district is facing backlash after eighth grade students were assigned a “Slave Letter Writing Activity.” Eighth grade students in the state’s Lamar County School ...

Suggest some writing projects for ... To find out what your eighth-grader will be learning in English Language Arts class, check out our eighth grade English Language Arts skills page.

In writing and class discussions ... and revision over time. Read and understand eighth-grade vocabulary, and determine how an author’s word choices, including the use of analogies and allusion ...