Macmillan English 8 - Print & eBook

Part of the series Macmillan English 8.

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Print & eBook

This captivating book for Year 8 covers all content descriptions, in all three strands of the Australian Curriculum. Each of the twelve chapters is cleverly structured to simultaneously identify and integrate Language, Literature and Literacy.

Key Features

• an innovative and accessible approach to the curriculum
• explicit and in-depth teaching of every content description
• practical exercises and activities
• rich and appealing literary, non-literary and multimodal texts, including Indigenous and Asian texts
• explicit teaching of grammar in meaningful contexts
• emphasis on using English powerfully and effectively for varied purposes and audiences
• a comprehensive glossary

Practical Classroom Strategies

Using a simple yet effective approach, each chapter contains 2-3 self-contained double-page spreads focusing on specific teaching points related to language, literature or literacy.

Assessment Integrated

Assessment tasks at the end of each chapter cover the modes of reading, writing, listening, viewing and creating.

Interactive eBook

The textbook comes with an access code, valid for 15 months, to an interactive eBook version and digital support at Macmillan's digital home: onestopdigital.com.au

Contents

1. Ready set...
2. Funny bones
3. Sail the seas
4. Food for thought
5. Fitting in
6. Kinections
7. Perspectives
8. Holidays
9. Other worlds
10. Stories and issues
11. Way back when
12. Modern times