IXL Summer Boost skill plan - Language arts 8th grade

Help rising eighth graders solidify their understanding of key concepts this summer with IXL's day-by-day skill plan!

Week

1	Days 1-5
Day 1		Identify sensory details
Day 1
Identify sensory details

Day 2		Select the misplaced or dangling modifier
Day 2
Select the misplaced or dangling modifier

Day 3		Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Day 3
Order topics from broadest to narrowest

Day 4		Determine the themes of short stories
Day 4
Determine the themes of short stories

Day 5		Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Day 5
Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

2	Days 6-10
Day 6		Which sentence is more formal?
Day 6
Which sentence is more formal?

Day 7		Positive and negative connotation
Day 7
Positive and negative connotation

Day 8		Organize information by main idea
Day 8
Organize information by main idea

Day 9		Draw inferences from literary texts
Day 9
Draw inferences from literary texts

Day 10		Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Day 10
Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

3	Days 11-15
Day 11		Identify supporting details in literary texts
Day 11
Identify supporting details in literary texts

Day 12		Find words using context
Day 12
Find words using context

Day 13		Read about science and nature
Day 13
Read about science and nature

Day 14		Analogies: challenge
Day 14
Analogies: challenge

Day 15		Classify figures of speech
Day 15
Classify figures of speech

4	Days 16-20
Day 16		Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Day 16
Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?

Day 17		Use the correct frequently confused word
Day 17
Use the correct frequently confused word

Day 18		Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Day 18
Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Day 19		Commas: review
Day 19
Commas: review

Day 20		Correct errors with signs
Day 20
Correct errors with signs