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Grade 8 English: modules and lessons

Explore Grade 8 English: 17 modules and 148 lesson entries. Use the dorKk lesson guide to plan revision and catch-up study.

dorKk provides pre-recorded CAPS-aligned video lessons for self-paced study alongside schoolwork. Choose a module below, find the lesson that matches your classwork, and use the sequence to identify gaps. This guide lists lesson titles; access to the videos depends on your subscription. dorKk is not an online school.

Source: dorKk English lesson list dated 21 January 2026. Catalogue entries may differ from current app availability.

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  1. Choose the module you are currently studying at school.
  2. Try a textbook question first and note where you get stuck.
  3. Watch the matching lesson, try again and keep a list of questions for your teacher.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

  1. 1.1.LISTENING AND SPEAKING STRATEGIES
  2. 1.2.HOW TO APPROACH A LISTENING COMPREHENSION
  3. 1.3.LISTENING COMPREHENSION
  4. 1.4.UNPREPARED SPEAKING
  5. 1.5.EXTRACT OF DRAMA
  6. 1.6.UNPREPARED READING
  7. 1.7.STORY TELLING
  8. 1.8.THE REVIEW
  9. 1.9.INTRODUCING A SPEAKER
  10. 1.10.VOTE OF THANKS
  11. 1.11.THE SPOKEN REPORT
  12. 1.12.LISTENING TO DIRECTIONS
  13. 1.13.FORUM OR PANEL DISCUSSION
  14. 1.14.LITERATURE DISCUSSION ANIMAL FARM
  15. 1.15.INTERVIEWING
  16. 1.16.DIALOGUE
  17. 1.17.HOLDING A MEETING
  18. 1.18.HOW TO CONDUCT A DEBATE
  19. 1.19.UNPREPARED SPEAKING AND READING
  20. 1.20.LISTENING TO AN ADVERTISEMENT
  21. 1.21.LISTENING TO A CURRENT NEWS ARTICLE
  22. 1.22.ROLE PLAYING

COMPREHENSION AND THE WRITTEN TEXT

  1. 2.1.READING PROCESSES AND STRATEGIES
  2. 2.2.READING A QUESTIONNAIRE
  3. 2.3.READING MINUTES OF A MEETING
  4. 2.4.READ AND VIEW FOR INFORMATION; ATRICLES, SPEECHES
  5. 2.5.READING EMAILS EFFECTIVELY
  6. 2.6.APPRECIATE A SHORT STORY
  7. 2.7.READ INFO TEXTS WITH VISUALS
  8. 2.8.READING LITERARY TEXT; THE DISCUSSION FORUM
  9. 2.9.READING FOR COMPREHENSION (VISUAL TEXT)
  10. 2.10.READING A CONTRACT
  11. 2.11.READING A WILL AND TESTAMENT
  12. 2.12.READING INSCTUCTIONS (RECIPE)
  13. 2.13.STRATEGIES FOR COMPREHENSION
  14. 2.14.COMPREHENSION TEST EXAMPLE

SUMMARISING IN OWN WORDS

  1. 3.1.SUMMARY WRITING

VISUAL LITERACY

  1. 4.1.ADVERTISING
  2. 4.2.ANALYSING ADVERTISMENTS
  3. 4.3.ADVERTISING LESSON 3
  4. 4.4.CARTOONS AND COMIC STRIPS
  5. 4.5.CARTOONS AND COMIC STRIPS (LESSON 2)
  6. 4.6.CARTOONS AND COMIC STRIPS (LESSON 3)
  7. 4.7.ANALYSING IMAGES (LESSON 1)
  8. 4.8.ANALYSING IMAGES (LESSON 2)
  9. 4.9.ANALYSING INFORMATION TEXTS

TEXTUAL EDITING

  1. 5.1.MALAPROPISM, SPOONERISM, TAUTOLOGY AND REDUNDANCY
  2. 5.2.AMBIGUITY, MIXED METAPHORS, MISRELATED PARTICIPLE, SPLIT INFINITIVE, COMMA SPLICE

FIGURES OF SPEECH

  1. 6.1.SIMILES, METAPHORS AND PERSONIFICATION
  2. 6.2.SYMBOLISM, JUXTAPOSITION, PARADOX, OXYMORON, ANTITHESIS
  3. 6.3.PUN, WIT, SYNECDOCHE AND METONYMY
  4. 6.4.ANTI CLIMAX, IRONY AND SARCASM
  5. 6.5.RHYTHM, RHYME, REPITITION AND REFRAIN
  6. 6.6.ALLITERATION, ASSONANCE, CONSONANCE AND ONOMATOPOEIA
  7. 6.7.SATIRE, PARODY, AND THE RHETORICAL QUESTION

STUDYING POETRY

  1. 7.1.POEMS; KEY FEATURES
  2. 7.2.POETRY EXAMPLE 1; WE REAL COOL
  3. 7.3.POETRY EXAMPLE 2; AN AFRICAN THUNDERSTORM
  4. 7.4.POETRY EXAMPLE 3; GRANDPA
  5. 7.5.POETRY EXAMPLE 4; WALLS
  6. 7.6.POETRY EXAMPLE 5; WARRIORS
  7. 7.7.POETRY EXAMPLE 6; THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
  8. 7.8.POETRY EXAMPLE 7; OZYMANDIAS

SHORT STORIES

  1. 8.1.KEY FEATURES
  2. 8.2.EXAMPLE 1
  3. 8.3.STUDYING A SHORT STORY
  4. 8.4.SHORT STORY; THE TREASURE OF LEMON BROWN
  5. 8.5.SHORT STORY; GILRAY'S FLOWER POT

STUDYING FOLKLORE

  1. 9.1.OVERVIEW; WHAT IS FOLKLORE
  2. 9.2.WHY THE EAGLE FLIES HIGHER

STUDYING A YOUTH NOVEL

  1. 10.1.THE COUSINS LESSON 1
  2. 10.2.THE COUSINS LESSON 2

STUDYING A DRAMA

  1. 11.1.OVERVIEW

PROCESS WRITING

  1. 12.1.UNDERSTANDING THE WRITING PROCESS
  2. 12.2.WRITING A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
  3. 12.3.WRITING A NARRATIVE ESSAY
  4. 12.4.WRITING A REFLECTIVE ESSAY
  5. 12.5.ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
  6. 12.6.WRITING A SHORT STORY

PROCESS WRITING AND TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS

  1. 13.1.WRITING PROCESS STRATEGIES
  2. 13.2.WRITING A FORMAL OR FRIENDLY LETTER
  3. 13.3.FORMAL LETTER OF REQUEST
  4. 13.4.FORMAL LETTER OF SYMPATHY
  5. 13.5.WRITING A FORMAL LETTER OF COMPLAINT
  6. 13.6.WRITING A FORMAL LETTER OF ORDERING ITEMS
  7. 13.7.WRITING A FORMAL OR FRIENDLY THANK YOU LETTER
  8. 13.8.WRITING A LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS
  9. 13.9.LETTER TO THE PRESS
  10. 13.10.FORMAL OR INFORMAL REPORT
  11. 13.11.FORMAL OR INFORMAL SPEECH
  12. 13.13.WRITING A MAGAZINE ARTICLE
  13. 13.14.WRITING AN OBITUARY OR EULOGY
  14. 13.17. WRITING INSTRUCTIONS
  15. 13.18.WRITING MEETING PROCEDURES
  16. 13.21.REPORT DISPUTE
  17. 13.24.DESIGN AN INVITATION CARD

PROCESS WRITING TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS

  1. 13.12.BOOK REVIEW
  2. 13.15.WRITING A DIALOGUE
  3. 13.16.WRITING AN INTERVIEW
  4. 13.19.WRITING A DIARY ENTRY
  5. 13.20.DESIGNING AN ADVERTISMENT
  6. 13.23.COVERING LETTER AND CV

PARTS OF SPEECH

  1. 14.1.NOUNS; CONCRETE, ABSTRACT, NOUN PHRASES AND GERUNDS
  2. 14.2.NOUNS; PLURALS, COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE
  3. 14.3.NOUNS; DIMINUTIVE, AUGMENTATIVE, GENDER, COLLECTIVE AND POSSESSIVE
  4. 14.4.PRONOUNS; PERSONAL, POSSESSIVE AND REFLEXIVE
  5. 14.5.PRONOUNS; DEMONSTRATIVE AND RELATIVE
  6. 14.6.PRONOUNS; INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE
  7. 14.7.PRONOUNS; ERRORS TO AVOID
  8. 14.8.ADJECTIVES; DESCRIPTIVE, PROPER AND ORDINAL
  9. 14.9.ADJECTIVES; POSITIVE, COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE AND IRREGULAR FORMS
  10. 14.11.VERBS; FINITE AND NON FINITE
  11. 14.12.VERBS; USING THE PARTICIPLE
  12. 14.13.VERBS; MAIN AND AUXILIARY
  13. 14.14.TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS
  14. 14.25.ADVERBS
  15. 14.26.USING ADVERBS CORRECTLY
  16. 14.28.PREPOSITIONS; SIMPLE AND COMPLEX

WORD GRAMMAR

  1. 15.1.ROOT WORDS, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
  2. 15.2.WORD FAMILIES
  3. 15.3.BORROWED AND NEW WORDS
  4. 15.4.POLYSEMES AND PARONYMS
  5. 15.5.NEOLOGISMS, HOMONYMS, HOMOPHONES AND HOMOGRAPHS
  6. 15.6.SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
  7. 15.7.ABBREVIATIONS
  8. 15.8.SPELLING RULES PART 1
  9. 15.9.SPELLING RULES PART 2
  10. 15.12.COMMONLY MISSPELT WORDS
  11. 15.13.COMMONLY MISSPELT WORDS 2

SENTENCE GRAMMAR

  1. 16.1.PUNCTUATION
  2. 16.2.SENTENCE STRUCTURE
  3. 16.4.VERB PHRASE AND VERB CLAUSE
  4. 16.5.SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES
  5. 16.6.SENTENCE TYPES; FACT OR OPINION; AMBIGUITY AND GENERALISATIONS
  6. 16.8.TENSES
  7. 16.9.DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
  8. 16.10.ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE PART A
  9. 16.11.ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE 2
  10. 16.14.PROVERBS
  11. 16.15.LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE
  12. 16.16.LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE, ALLITERATION, ASSONANCE, PERSONIFICATION, ONOMATOPOEIA, PUNS
  13. 16.17.TYPES OF SENTENCES
  14. 16.18.MOODS
  15. 16.19.CONJUNCTIONS AND TRANSITION WORDS
  16. 16.20.PROVERBS
  17. 16.21.DICTIONARY USE
  18. 16.22.COMPOUND SENTENCES
  19. 16.23.PUNCTUATION

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