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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 Five: Poetry
Unit Five: Poetry
January 26-February 17 (4 weeks)
January 26-February 17 (4 weeks)
Essential Questions:
What can fiction do better than nonfiction? Why?
How do the characterization, conflict, and plot of a work of nonfiction differ from those of a work of fiction?
What makes fiction narrative different from other types of writing? What are the main characteristics of a short story?
Who are the likely readers and audience for this form of writing?
What are popular literary elements and can I identify them in poetry and other texts?
Literary Genre Review
Literary Genre Review
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.8.6 I can analyze how differences in the character's and the reader's points of view create suspense or humor.
RI.8.7 I can identify several ways to present on a topic (ex: print or digital text, video or multimedia).
RL.8.6 I can tell the points of view of each of the characters in a text
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.
RI.8.3 I can compare and contrast individuals, ideas and events in a text.
SL.8.1 I can effectively participate in different types of discussions and with different people about 8th grade topics, texts and issues.
Literature:
Love that Dog
New Directions
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Stopping by a Woods on a Snowy Evening
The Road Less Taken
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Language Arts Skills
Unit Five:
Unit Five:
Poetry Portfolio &
Poetry Portfolio &
Poetry Choice Board
Poetry Choice Board
January 26-February 17 (4 weeks)
January 26-February 17 (4 weeks)
Essential Questions:
How does following the writing process help a writer craft an effective piece of writing?
How does a good writer use the eight parts of speech to write more clearly, powerfully, and creatively?
Why is creative writing a powerful form of expression of ideas and emotions?
Student "I Can" Statements and Standards:
RI.8.4: I can identify and explain how word choice in analogies and allusions to other texts affects the meaning and tone of an informational text.
RI.8.5: I can explain how sentences support the main idea of a paragraph.
RI.8.7: I can identify several ways to present on a topic (ex: print or digital text, video or multimedia).
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.8.2: I can write organized and informative pieces, with relevant content, to explore a topic and express ideas, concepts and information.
W.8.6: I can use different forms of technology to create and publish my writing and to effectively present the relationship between my ideas and information.
W.8.7: I can research a topic and develop more related questions about that topic for further exploration.
W.8.8: I can determine if a source is credible and accurate when I gather new information from books or technology.
W.8.8: I can quote or paraphrase from print and digital sources without plagiarizing.
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: [21 topics]
Phrases and dependents clauses and supplemental
Restrictive and non restrictive clauses
Reading
Reading
Unit Six: Holocaust
Unit Six: Holocaust
February 22-March 26 (5 weeks)
February 22-March 26 (5 weeks)
Essential Questions:
What are thematic questions?
What are some examples of probing questions?
What is an essential question in history?
What are universal questions?
What are enduring questions?
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.8.6: I can analyze how differences in the character's and the reader's points of view create suspense or humor.
RI.8.8: I can locate and judge arguments or claims in a text and then determine whether or not there is enough relevant evidence to support the argument.
RI.8.9: I can analyze two or more texts on the same topic to identify examples of conflicting facts or interpretation.
RL.8.5: I can compare and contrast two or more texts.
RI.8.10: I can read and understand literary nonfiction at my grade level and above (with help where needed).
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.
RI.8.3: I can compare and contrast individuals, ideas and events in a text.
SL.8.1: I can effectively participate in different types of discussions and with different people about 8th grade topics, texts and issues.
SL.8.1: I can build on others’ ideas and express my own ideas clearly in discussions with others.
SL.8.6: I can change my way of speaking for a variety of situations and tasks and show that I can use formal English when necessary and appropriate.
Literature:
Anne Frank: A Play
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Guest Speaker:
Tim Scott (Holocaust Presentation)
Language Arts Skills
Language Arts Skills
Unit Six: Laws of Life Essay
Unit Six: Laws of Life Essay
February 22-March 26 (5 weeks)
February 22-March 26 (5 weeks)
Essential Questions:
How do writers vary their writing for different purposes and audiences?
What role do grammar and mechanics play in crafting a solid piece of writing?
How does the absence of proper grammar detract from the audience's enjoyment and understanding?
Student "I Can" Statements and Standards:
RI.8.5: I can explain how sentences support the main idea of a paragraph.
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.8.3: I can write narrative stories with good technique, appropriate detailed descriptions and logical sequences.
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: [34 topics]
Commas for clarity and extra materials
connecting clauses with colons and semicolons
Identifying sentences fragments
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