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8 Grade ELA Pacing Guide 2013-2014 school year Semester 1 &2 Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing

August 14-15 School & Class Procedures (schedule changes)

August 18-22 Testing

1.Safe Online Talk RI8.1, RI8.4  Sentence & Its Reading Vocabulary -Take Three Student Handout Parts (LNCh1) 1. opportunity, pitfall, inappro- -Define Key Vocabulary W8.4, W8.6, W8.7, W8.10  V1-2 priate, risky, harass - Internet Traffic Light Student Handout  V&S 1-2 2. scam, identity theft, vulnera- - Extension Activity SL8.1a, SL8.1b, SL8.1c, ble, phishing SL8.1d, SL8.2, SL8.4, SL8.6 3. harassing, deceiving, flam- Digital Citizenship 2. Scams and Schemes ing, hate speech August 25-29 (Common Sense -Define Key Vocabulary L8.6 Media) -Spotting Scams Student Handout -Extension Activity

3. Cyberbullying: Crossing the Line -Define Key Vocabulary -Crossing the Line: Student Discussion Guide -Extension Activity 1. Trillion Dollar Footprint RI8.2, RI8.3, RI8.4, RI8.8  Sentence & Its Reading Vocabulary -Define Key Vocabulary Parts (LNCh1) 1. digital footprint, persistent, -Choose a Host Student Handout W8.2, W8.4, W8.10  V3-4 imagery, invisible audience -My Digital Footprint Student Handout  V&S 3-4 2. identity, exaggerate, de- -Extension Activity SL8.1a, SL8.1b, SL8.1c, ceive, motivate, conse- SL8.1d quences, anonymous Digital Citizenship 2. Which Me Should I Be SL8.2, SL8.5, SL8.6 3. bystander, upstander, em- September 1-5 (Common Sense -Define Key Vocabulary pathize Media) -Take a Stand Student Handout L8.6 -Extension Activity

3. Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding -Why Care Student Handout -Extension Activity Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing Born Worker (LoL pgs. 84-93) RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3,  Nouns Reading Vocabulary- -Vocabulary RL.8.4, RL8.6, (LNCh2) Genuflected, trappings, array, -Philosophical Chairs (talking)  V5-6 hydrangeas, compensate, -Compose Dialogue p.T85 W.8.2,W8.3, W.8.4, W.8.9,  V&S 5-6 pumice, algae, loquat, stagnant, -Switch to Arnie’s viewpoint p.T85 W8.10 September 8-12 Who Am I? -Answer EQ: How does Jose perceive him- self? SL.8.1, SL8.3 Academic Vocabulary- point of L.8.1, L.8.2 view, dialogue, textual evidence, symbols,

The Treasure of Lemon Brown (LoL pgs.  Nouns Reading Vocabulary- Impromp- RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, 334-347) (LNCh2) tu, ajar, vault, tentatively, RL.8.4 -Homelessness Research & Tech p.346  V7-8 tremor, commence, gnarled, -Vocabulary  V&S 7-8 ominous -What do you treasure? Why? W.8.2,W.8.4, W.8.6, W8.7, September 15- W8.10 Who Am I? -Compare/Contrast Treasures of Lemon Academic Vocabulary- dynamic 19 Brown, Greg, and You & static characters, reactions SL.8.6

L.8.1, L.8.2 1. Cesar Chavez: Civil-Rights Champion RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3  Pronouns Academic Vocabulary- exposi- (Bridges pgs. 60-67) (LNCh3) tion, climax, falling action, reso- -Biography timeline (Bridges pg. T90) W.8.2,W.8.4  V9-10 lution, story map, biography, -Fact and Opinion (Bridges pg.T89)  V&S 9-10 fact, opinion SL.8.1 September 22- 2. Roberto Clemente: Hero and Friend Who Am I? 26 (Bridges pgs. 68-77) L.8.1 -Chronological Order (Bridges pgs. T102) -Gary Soto biographical paragraph & story map -Story Map on Cesar Chavez or Roberto Clemente 1. Poster board of Biographical Information RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3  Pronouns on Cesar Chavez or Roberto Clemente (LNCh3) W.8.2,W.8.4, W8.10  V11-12 September 29- Who Am I?  V&S 11-12 October 3 SL.8.1

L.8.1 Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing The Tell Tale Heart (LoL pgs. 624-632) RL.8.1, RL8.2, RL8.3,  Verbs (LNCh4) Reading Vocabulary- acute, con- (Activities from LTF Printout) RL8.4, RL.8.5, RL8.6,  V13-14 ceived, vex, stifled, crevice, -Writing Prompt: Can an insane person also RL8.10  V&S 13-14 stealthily, audacity, vehemently, be brilliant? derision, hypocritical, menace October 6-10 -Vocabulary W8.1, W8.2, W8.3, W8.4, October 13-17 Unintended Conse- -Police Printout W8.5,W8.6, W8.9 Academic Vocabulary- setting, quences -Close Reading mood & tone, visualizing, per- -Point of View & Persona Chart SL8.1, SL8.4 sona, speaker, narrator, character -Menace Graphic Organizer motivation -Pronoun L8.1, L8.2 -Life Event feeling emotion without use of emotion. (Classmates will guess emotion) 1. The Third Wish (LoL pgs. 672-679)  Adjectives & 1. Reading Vocabulary-extricate, RL.8.1, RL8.2, RL8.3, -Vocabulary Adverbs verge, presumptuous, outskirts, RL8.4, RL8.9, RL.8.10 -Notes pg.679 (Points of Comparison + Wish- (LNCh5) malicious, tremendous, astonish- es & Consequences)  V15-16 ment W.8.1,W8.2,W8.3, -Would You Have Used Your Third Wish?  V&S 15-16 W.8.4,W8.5,W8.6, W8.7 2. Reading Vocabulary- peril, 2. The Monkey’s Paw (LoL pgs. 680-691) W.8.10 grimace, fate, , talisman, virtues, -Vocabulary apathy, Unintended Conse- SL.8.1 October 20-24 -Notes pg.679 (Points of Comparison + Wish- quences October 27-30 es & Consequences) Academic Vocabulary- suspense, -Who Was Most Responsible (Mr. White, L.8.1, L.8.2, L8.4 foreshadowing, predicting, irony Mrs. White, Herbert, Sergeant) -Student and Partner Wish & Consequence (Students create wish, partner answers with consequence for total of 3) -Look Up A Charm and Write why it is con- sidered lucky. Include culture. Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing 1. Keeping the Past Alive (LoL pgs. 904-905  Adjectives & Academic Vocabulary- myths, RL8.1, RL8.2, RL8.3, RL8.4, -Folklore Graphic Organizer pg. 904 Adverbs folk tales, fables, legends, folk- RL8.9 (LNCh5) lore 2. La Llorona  V17-18 W8.3, W8.4, W8.10 -KWL Chart  V&S 17-18 -Comic Strip of La Llorona -Comic Strip of Character to “Keep Kids in SL8.1 November 3-7 Folklore Line” L8.1, L8.2 November 10- 14 3. The Woman in the Snow (Lol pgs. 944- 950) -Compare/ Contrast La Llorona & the Wom- an in the Snow -Classify La Llorona and The Woman in the Snow in Folklore Graphic Organizer

November 17- Testing 21

November 24- 28 Thanksgiving Holiday The Souls in Purgatory (LoL pgs. 938-941) RL8.1, RL8.2, RL8.3, RL8.4,  Prepositions, Academic Vocabulary- readers -Readers Theater of Students Rewriting Story RL8.5, RL8.10 Conjunctions, theater, dialogue (split class into groups) Interjections -Perform Readers Theater W8.3, W8.4, W8.5, W8.10 (LNCh6) December 1-5 Folklore -Classify The Souls in Purgatory in Folklore  V19-20 Graphic Organizer SL8.1, SL8.6  V&S 19-20

L8.1, L8.2 Aesop’s Fables  Verbals and Reading Vocabulary- moral RL8.1, RL8.2, RL8.3, RL8.4, -Research and create summary, cartoon, moral Verb Phrases RL8.5, RL8.10 evidence (LNCh7)  V20-21 W8.3, W8.4, W8.5, W8.10 December 8-12 Folklore  V&S 20-21 SL8.1

L8.1, L8.2

December 15- 19 Testing

December 22- January 9 Winter Vacation Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing 1. Define Figurative Language RL8.4 Academic Language- simile,  Sentence Struc- -Physical Graphic Organizer (Quilt) metaphor, onomatopoeia, ture (LNCh8) W8.4 personification, hyperbole,  V22-23 2. Simile & Metaphor idiom, alliteration, oxymoron -Simile and Metaphor Worksheet SL8.1, SL8.6  V&S 22-23 - Physical Graphic Organizer (Quilt) Figurative Lan- -Change a Simile to Metaphor. (Students cre- L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.5 January 12 – 16 guage ate similes, exchange with partner to change to metaphor)

3. Idiom & Hyperbole -Hyperbole and Idiom Worksheet - Physical Graphic Organizer (Quilt) -Write a hyperbole and idiom and illustrate 1. Onomatopoeia & Personification RL8.4  Subject-Verb Academic Language- simile, -Onomatopoeia and personification work- Agreement metaphor, onomatopoeia, per- sheet W8.4 (LNCh9) sonification, hyperbole, idiom, - Physical Graphic Organizer (Quilt)  V24-25 alliteration, oxymoron -Write a Comic Strip with an animal or object SL8.1, SL8.6  V&S 24-25 using onomatopoeia. L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.5 2. Alliteration & Rhyme January 19 – Figurative Lan- -Demonstrate alliteration January 23 guage - Physical Graphic Organizer (Quilt) -Write a song or poem about a favorite object using alliteration and rhyme

3. Oxymoron - Define oxymoron -Create poster with oxymoron, reasoning for being, and picture 1.Daybreak in Alabama (Bridges pgs.168) RL8.4, RL8.5  Capitalization Academic Language- symbol- -Define Imagery (LNCh10) ism, visualizing, imagery, stanza, -Imagery Worksheet (Bridges pg. T217) W8.4  V26-27 repetition, lines, ballad  V&S 26-27 2.Fear & Identity (LoL pgs. 367-371) SL8.1, SL8.6 -Define Symbolism Figurative Lan- January 26-30 -Chart Story, Image, Sense, Metal Picture L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.5 guage -Create stanza of object using imagery

3. The Ballad of John Henry -Define Ballad -Chart Lines Repeated and explain reasoning for repetition Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing 1. Haiku (Bridges pgs.164-165) RL8.4, RL8.5  Punctuation Academic Language- stanza, - Haiku Worksheet (pg. T209) (LNCh11) lines, haiku, acrostic, free verse -Create Haiku about leaves W8.4  V28-29  V&S 28-29 2. Acrostic Alliteration SL8.1, SL8.6 -Define Acrostic Figurative Lan- February 2 – 6 -Create Acrostic Alliteration poem on self L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.5 guage 3. Free Verse -Define Free Verse -Mother to Son (LoL pg. 193) -Advice Poem from one person to another (LoL pg. 196) 1. Sonnet & Couplet RL8.4, RL8.5  Punctuation Academic Language- sonnet, - Define Sonnet (LNCh11) couplet -Teacher share sonnet examples W8.4  V30-31 Figurative Lan- February 9-13 -Write Sonnet with Figurative Language guage  V&S 30-31 -Digital Sonnet Poem SL8.1, SL8.5, SL8.6

L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.5 Advertisements  V32-34 Persuasion February 16-20 -Display  V&S 32 -Create Animal Research (English 3D pgs. 34-39) RI8.1, RI8.2, RI8.4, RI8.5,  V35-36 Reading Vocabulary- experiment -Vocabulary RI8.6, RI8.7, RI8.8, RI8.9,  AV 1-4 Overuse, contribute, progress, -Section Summary & Overall Summary RI8.10 similar, controversy, toxic, re- -Three Claims & Three Facts placement -Powerpoint with overall summary, claim/ W8.1, W8.2, W8.4, W8.6, fact, and verification W8.7, W8.8, W8.9, W8.9 February 23-27 Persuasion SL8.1, SL8.2, SL8.3, SL8.4, SL8.5, SL8.6

L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.6 March 2-6 Testing Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing Graffiti Research (English 3D pgs.22-27) RI8.1, RI8.2, RI8.4, RI8.5, Reading Vocabulary- Artistic, -Vocabulary RI8.6, RI8.7, RI8.8, RI8.9, vandalism, expression, remov- -Section Summery & Overall Summary RI8.10 ing, criticism, deface, rebel, cri- -Three Claims & Three Facts tique, -Powerpoint with overall summary, claim/fact, W8.1, W8.2, W8.4, W8.6, March 9-13 Persuasion and verification W8.7, W8.8, W8.9, W8.9

SL8.1, SL8.2, SL8.3, SL8.4, SL8.5, SL8.6

L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.6 Persuasive Essay R8.1, R8.6 - Sell Me Your Idea -Write Persuasive Essay on Graffiti (Teacher W. 8.1, W8.2, W8.4, W8.5, & Class) W8.6, W8.7, W8.8, W8.9, March 16-20 Persuasion -Write Persuasive Essay on Topic of Choice W8.10 March 23-27 SL8.1, SL8.3

L8.1, L8.2, L8.4, L8.6 March 30- April 3 Spring Break Research Paper R8.1, R8.3, R8.6, R8.7, R8.8, -Frontload information R8.10 - gain facts -Guided Questions for Essay W8.1, W8.2, W8.4, W8.5, -Outline/Web W8.6, W8.7, W8.8, W8.9, April 6-10 Persecution -Rough Draft W8.10 April 13-17 -Final Draft SL8.1, SL8.2, SL8.3, SL8.4, SL8.5, SL8.6

L8.1, L8.2, L8.3, L8.6 Movie to gain Empathy to Real-Life Situation -What if it was you? Action/Reaction W8.1, W8.2, W8.4, W8.6, April 20-24 Persecution -How did you feel? (Black paper and Pastels) W8.8, W8.9

SL8.1, SL8.2 Grammar/Spell- Standards Date Theme Assignments ing Vocabulary CCSS & Writing From All But My Life (LoL pgs.522-527) R8.1, R8.2, R8.3, R8.4, R8.6, -Summary Action/Reaction R8.7 -Research & Technology (LoL pg.532) W8.1, W8.4, W8.6, W8.9, April 27-May 1 Persecution W8.10

L8.1, L8.6 Do Try This At Home (LoL pg. 44-47) RI8.8 - Summary on Believable or not. Technical Docu- May 4-8 Recognizing Errors in Reasoning (pgs. 547- ments 549) -Summary Recognizing Errors in Reasoning

May 11-15 Testing Technical Direction (LoL pg. R16) Visual, kinesthetic, tactile, neu- -Practice and Apply RI8.8 ral -Watch YouTube on setting Microwave Time -Summarize Preference Technical Docu- May 18-22 ments “I’ve Been Rooked!” (LoL pg. 363-366) -Reading for Information -Youtube of Chess Directions -Summarize Preference

Direct Instructions RI8.7 Pronged Technical Docu- May 25-29 -Recipe ments -Location

June 1-5 Promotion Week