Grade 8 Unit 2 ELA Pacing Guide

Week/Text Type

Week of October 30th Introduce Unit Theme Chains

ROOT: derm, claim

PREFIX: homo SUFFIX: ance Week of November 6th

ELECTION DAY NJEA CONVENTION NJEA CONVENTION Week of November 13th

ROOT: mega, mort Letter on Thomas Introduce Jefferson/The Dark Side Argumentative Writing PREFIX: a, an of Thomas Jefferson (Persuasive) Holt online SUFFIX: ive Week of November 20th 1:00 pm dismissal Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

Week of November 27th 1:00 pm dismissal 1:00 pm dismissal

ROOTS: migr, noc, nox Objective Summary- Townsend Acts https://www.youtube.c PREFIX: mal om/watch?v=bQT- SUFFIX: ic g0yj92U and/or http://www.readwritet hink.org/files/resources /lesson_images/lesson2

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Week of December 4th

ROOTS: circ, circum

PREFIX: Week of December 11th

ROOT: famil Paul Revere’s Ride

PREFIX: un

SUFFIX: age Week of December 1:00 pm dismissal 18th: DOQ 8.3 Lexington and Concord ROOT: ambul, opt

PREFIX: dia

SUFFIX: phobe, phobia

Week of January 1st School Closed

ROOTS: luc, lum, man

PREFIX: du, eu

SUFFIX: al

ELA Curriculum Week of January 8th: James Roberts DOQ 8.4 A-net2 - window opens - ROOTS: labor, lab closes 1/22/18

PREFIX: in, im

SUFFIX: ial Week of January 15th School Closed Informative Essay Informative Essay (Writing) (Writing) ROOTS: init, cert

PREFIX: mis

SUFFIX: ate

Week of January 22nd No Classes - PD Day

SEE UNIT 3

*Use DOQ 8.5 to reinforce RI 8.2

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