美国八年级英语水平相当于国内几年级?语法来说，也许我们的语法更清楚，因为我们系统的学过，从此会上来讲，我们的词汇肯定不如美国人多，毕竟他们从小就说英语，我们只是在课堂上说，可以说中国学生的英语水平相比，除了语法略强，其他没有可比性。

美国八年级英语课程为学生提供了对所选文献、语法和词汇学习以及正式写作的概述。学生通过深入分析小说和非小说小说、地图和图表等功能性文档以及电影和艺术来发展阅读理解、写作和口语技能。

Ch.1 – Reading Informational Text

Expository Text – Fact and Opinion

Locate Information Using Organizational Features

Using Information From Text Features – Functional Text

Use Knowledge of Structure, Content and Vocabulary in Informational Text

Differentiate Between Primary and Secondary Sources

Author’s Purpose – Expository Text

Use Reading Strategies to Interpret Text

Summarize the Main Idea – Expository Text

Interpreting Details from Functional Text

Restate the Main Idea – Expository Text

Author’s Purpose for Writing Text

Interpret Graphic Features – Expository Text

Author’s Use of Elements

evaluating Validity and Accuracy

Interpret Data, Facts & Ideas

Knowledge of Structure, Content, and Vocabulary

Condense, Combine or Categorize New Information

Distinguishing Relevant vs. Irrelevant Information

Identify Missing or Unclear Information

Unit Assessment: Reading Informational Text

Ch.2 – Reading Literature

Relevance of Setting on Mood and Tone

Structural Elements of Poetic Forms

Identify Common Structures

Analyzing Plot Development

Identify Author’s Point of View

Literary Terms Convey Author’s Message

Author’s Use of Language Creates Feelings

Describing a Character

Identify Poetic Elements

Context Clues

Reference Aids

Meaning of Vocabulary Using Root Words and Affixes

Using Context for Unfamiliar Words

Active and Passive Voice

Verbals

The Mood of Sentences

Pauses and Breaks in Sentences

Denotation and Connotation

Figures of Speech

Denotation and Connotation

Pauses and Breaks in Sentences

The Mood of Sentences

Verbals

Active and Passive Voice

Unit Assessment: Reading Literature

Ch.3 – Language

Context Clues

Meaning of Vocabulary Using Root Words and Affixes

Using Context for Unfamiliar Words

Active and Passive Voice

Verbals

The Mood of Sentences

Pauses and Breaks in Sentences

Denotation and Connotation

Figures of Speech

要想真正学好英语，除了学校老师的教学，很多方面还是要靠自己不断练习，就算没人跟你说，也要自己多说，多背，多听，多读，多写。

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