English Language Arts
English Language Arts
Quarter 1
Narrative/Freedom and Responsibility
Quarter 1
Narrative/Freedom and Responsibility
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Narrative/Freedom and Responsibility
Quarter 1 - Overview
Quarter 1 - Overview
The English Department has organized Quarter 1 to focus on the comprehension of informational text.
Weeks 1 - Intro week, syllabus, and reading assessment
Weeks 2 & 3 - Students will be reading informational articles to determine the central idea and details, draw inferences, Use technical vocabulary, and provide a summary.
Weeks 4 & 5 - Students will be reading articles focusing on a person (profile) to determine the main idea (implied), cite textual evidence to support inferences, use prepositional phrases and determine the meaning of words using context clues.
Weeks 6 & 7 - Students will be reading news articles to analyze the text by answering questions, citing evidence to support the analysis, determining how compound sentences are related, and determining the meaning of words using roots and affixes.
Weeks 8 & 9 - Students will learn how to write an informational text, complete a performance task & finish with the quarter 1 assessment.
Quater 1 - At a Glance
Quater 1 - At a Glance
The English Language Arts curriculum carefully selected text from different units from the Savvas My Perspective to focus on the collection of Informational texts. Quarter 1 collection contains articles, blogs, and profiles. Students engage with the text and ideas repeatedly throughout the unit to build knowledge and grasp big ideas.
Quarter 1 - Focus Objectives and Priority Standards
Quarter 1 - Focus Objectives and Priority Standards
Reading Informational (RI) (click on arrows to expand section)
Reading Informational (RI) (click on arrows to expand section)
RI. 1 Cite Textual Evidence - Inferences
RI. 1 Cite Textual Evidence - Inferences
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences are drawn from the text.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences are drawn from the text.
Focus Objective 1: Cite textual evidence that supports analysis of the text.
Focus Objective 2: Cite textual evidence that supports inferences drawn from the text.
RI. 2 Summarize Text
RI. 2 Summarize Text
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Focus Objective 1: Determine a central idea and analyze its development. Focus Objective 2: Provide an objective summary of the text.
RI. 3 Analyze Text Structure
RI. 3 Analyze Text Structure
Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
Focus Objective 1: Analyze how authors unfold a series of ideas to create text structure. Focus Objective 2: Analyze how authors unfold a series of events to create text structure.
RI. 4 - Determine the Meaning of Words and Phrases
RI. 4 - Determine the Meaning of Words and Phrases
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
Focus Objective 1: Determine the figurative meanings of words and phrases. Focus Objective 2: Determine the connotative meanings of words and phrases. Focus Objective 3: Determine the technical meanings of words and phrases. Focus Objective 4: Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
Writing (W) (click on arrows to expand section)
Writing (W) (click on arrows to expand section)
W.2 Write an Informational Text
W.2 Write an Informational Text
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Focus Objective 1: Write informative text.
Language (L) (click on arrows to expand section)
Language (L) (click on arrows to expand section)
L. 1 Demonstrate Command of the Conventions
L. 1 Demonstrate Command of the Conventions
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Focus Objective 1: Use parallel structure.
Focus Objective 2: Use various types of phrases.
Focus Objective 3: Use various types of clauses.
L. 4 Use Context Clues to Determine meaning of Words
L. 4 Use Context Clues to Determine meaning of Words
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Focus Objective 1: Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues.
L 4B Use Affixes to Determine meaning of Words
L 4B Use Affixes to Determine meaning of Words
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech
Focus Objective 1: Use Prefixes to determine the meaning of words
Focus Objective 2: Use Suffixes to determine the meaning of words
Focus Objective 3: Use Latin Roots to determine the meaning of words
Focus Objective 4: Use Greek Roots to determine the meaning of words
Quarter 1 - Canvas Pacing Guide
Quarter 1 - Canvas Pacing Guide
The ELA curriculum is structured so that all students participate in WHOLE-CLASS instruction and break off into SMALL-GROUP.
Cycle Framework
Cycle Framework
Monday - Vocabulary Lesson
Tuesday - First Read & Concept Vocabulary
Wednesday - Reading Comprehension Lesson
Thursday - Reading Comprehension Lesson
Friday - Close Read & Comprehension Check
Monday - Analyze Craft & Structure
Tuesday - Language Lesson
Wednesday - Author's Style & Conventions
Thursday - Analyze the Text
Friday - Assessment
Daily Framework
Daily Framework
The structure of daily lessons depends on
which of these five goals are needed:
Teaching and reinforcing a new topic: Whole Class Instruction followed by Small-Group instruction.
Reinforcing what has been taught: Small-Group Instruction
Reteaching what has been taught: Small-Group Instruction
Periodically reviewing what has been taught: Small-Group Instruction, or Independent Work
Quarter 1 - Chapters at a Glance
Quarter 1 - Chapters at a Glance
Chapter 1
Mission Twinpossible
1.1 Lesson Vocabulary - Use Technical Vocabulary
1.2 Application: First Read & Comprehension Vocabulary
1.3 Lesson: Reading Comprehension - Determine the Central Idea
1.4 Lesson: Reading Comprehension - Draw Inferences
1.5 Application: Close Read & Comprehension Check
1.6 Application: Analyze Craft & Structure
1.7 Lesson: Reading Comprehension - Summarize
1.8 Application: Comprehension Check
1.9 Application: Analyze the Text
1.10 Application: Assessment
Chapter 2
A Young Tinker Builds a Windmill, Electrifying a Nation
2.1 Lesson: Vocabulary - Context Clues
22 Application: First Read & Concept Vocabulary
2.3 Lesson: Reading Comprehension - Main Idea (Implied)
2.4 Lesson: Reading Comprehension - Cite Textual Evidence to Support Inferences
2.5 Application: Close Read & Comprehension Check
2.6 Application: Analyze Craft & Structure
2.7 Lesson: Language - Prepositional Phrases
2.8 Application: Author's Style & Conventions
2.9 Application: Analyze the Text
2.10 Application: Assessment
Chapter 3
The Writing on the Wall
3.1 Lesson: Vocabulary - Roots and Affixes
32 Application: First Read & Concept Vocabulary
3.3 Lesson: Reading Comprehension - Answer Questions about Text
3.4 Lesson: Reading Comprehension - Cite Textual Evidence to Support Analysis
3.5 Application: Close Read & Comprehension Check
3.6 Application: Analyze Craft & Structure
3.7 Lesson: Language - Use Conjuctions
3.8 Application: Author's Style & Conventions
3.9 Application: Analyze the Text
3.10 Application: Assessment
Chapter 4
The Grand Mosque in Paris
4.1 Lesson: (Part 1: Research) Write Informational Text
4.2 Lesson: (Part 2: Plan) Write Informational Text
4.3 Lesson: (Part 3: Write) Write Informational Text
4.4 Lesson: (Part 4: Revise) Write Informational Text
4.5 Lesson: (Part 5: Independent Practice) Write Informational Text
4.6 Application: Analyze Text
4.7 Application: Quick Write
4.8 Application: Summarize
4.9 Application: Performance Task
4.10 Application: Assessment
Quarter 1 - Bi-Weekly At-A-Glance
Quarter 1 - Bi-Weekly At-A-Glance
Cycle 1
Cycle 2
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
Quarter 1 - Assessment At-A-Glance
Quarter 1 - Assessment At-A-Glance
Click here to Learn about WHOLE CLASS and SMALL GROUP instructional Practices
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