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Daily Activity Instructions:
Every day, students will be starting the lesson with a set of 2-5 new vocabulary words OR with a review activity. For the order of words, please consult the "Civil Rights Movement" skeleton notes. A Quizlet is available under "External Reference Sites" on the home page. Alternatively, students may also use https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Additionally, these vocabulary terms will be useful in answering assignments related to the concepts list below.
Reading
Reading
Unit Three: Survival Literature
Unit Three: Survival Literature
November 23-December 22
November 23-December 22
(4 weeks)
(4 weeks)
Essential Questions:
What components make up the plot of a story?
What is theme and how does one determine the theme of a story?
How do the plot and the theme support each other?
What are character traits and how to they contribute to the plot and theme of a story?
How does point of view affect a story?
How are topics presented?
Why do authors use figurative language?
Student "I Can" Statements and Standards:
RL.8.1: I can refer to the text and find specific examples that strongly support my thoughts and inferences about a story.
RL.8.2: I can explain how characters, setting and plot interact to support and develop the theme.
RL.8.3: I can explain how a character's actions can develop the plot and reveal more about the character.
RL.8.4: I can analyze word choices and determine the meanings of figurative language and connotations of words.
RL.8.5: I can compare and contrast structures and content of multiple texts.
RL.8.6: I can analyze how differences in the character's and the reader's points of view create suspense or humor.
RL.8.9: I can analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on myths, traditional stories, or religious works of the past.
R.L10: I can read and comprehend literature, including stories, drama, and poems, at a sixth through eighth grade level proficiently and independently.
R.I.8.1: I can cite text that supports my analysis of what a nonfiction text says.
R.I.8.3: I can analyze connections in a text.
R.I.8.6: I can determine the author's point of view of a nonfiction text.
RI.8.10: I can read and comprehend literary nonfiction at a sixth through eighth grade level proficiently and independently.
L.8.5A: I can identify figures of speech, such as puns and verbal irony, and explain their meaning in the context of a sentence.
L.8.5: I can identify and understand figurative language (ex: similes, metaphors, etc.).
L.8.5: I can recognize and understand small differences in word meaning based on how the word is used in context.
L.8.4: I can determine the meanings of words by using the strategies I have learned and by thinking about what I have read.
Literature:
Story of an Eyewitness: The San Francisco Earthquake
Guts
My Life in Dog Years
Tlingit Myths & Texts
Native Culture myths
Touching Spirit Bear
The Cremation of Sam McGee
Lumber Janes
Language Arts Skills
Language Arts Skills
Unit Three: Creating a Myth
Unit Three: Creating a Myth
November 23-December 4
November 23-December 4
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Essential Questions:
Student "I Can" Statements and Standards:
I can use literary elements to create a myth
Unit Three: Character Analysis- Cole Matthews
Unit Three: Character Analysis- Cole Matthews
December 7-December 22
December 7-December 22
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Essential Questions:
What qualities does good writing have?
How does the writing process help me?
Why is grammar important and relevant?
How are topics presented?
What are the main characteristics of an argumentative essay?
How do I convince my readers that my point of view is valid?
Why is it important for students to learn how to do research?
What are the main characteristics of research writing?
Student "I Can" Statements and Standards:
RI.8.7: I can identify several ways to present on a topic (ex: print or digital text, video or multimedia).
W.8.1: I can write arguments and use clear reasons and relevant evidence to support my claims.
L.8.1: I can show that I understand standard English in my speech and in my writing.
L.8.2: I can show that I know how to write sentences accurately.
L.8.3: I can use what I know about the English language to write, speak, read and listen.
L.8.5: I can recognize and understand small differences in word meaning based on how the word is used in context.
L.8.6: I can show new knowledge of vocabulary when I think about how words or phrases are important to the meaning or expression.
W.8.7: I can research a topic and develop more related questions about that topic for further exploration.
W.8.7: I can use various sources to complete short research projects in order to answer an assigned question or a question I have created myself.
W.8.8: I can correctly cite sources within or at the end of my writing.
W.8.4: I can produce clear writing with appropriate development, organization and style to suit my task, purpose and audience.
W.8.5: I can plan, revise, edit, rewrite or try a new approach in my writing with some help from peers and adults.
NoRedInk-Grammar Topics: [32 topics]
Verbals
Building compound and complex sentences
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