AJohn Drugan Elementary 1st - 9 Weeks
Grade: 8th ELAR (Weeks at a Glance) 2015-2016
Instructional Days: Unit 1-20 Days Unit 2 – 14 Days
Ms. V.Lara, Ms. Marusich, Mrs. Gonzales, Ms. Ham, Ms.Solorzano
Week 1
Jul. 28-Jul.31,2015
Week of:
Vocabulary
ELAR
8.2B - Use context
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS _67_%
ELPS- Use prior
knowledge to learn
new language
Week 2
Aug. 3-7,2015
8.2B - Use context
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS _67_%
Vocabulary -
Reading
(Genre & Comprehension Skill)
STAAR
8.3A - Analyze literary works that share similar themes across
cultures RS 76%
8.6A - Analyze linear plot developments (e.g., conflict, rising action,
falling action, resolution, subplots) to determine whether and how
conflicts are resolved. RS 62%
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19D complex inferences
Fig. 19E summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19Fmaking intertextual links with text evidence
8.6A - Analyze linear plot developments (e.g., conflict, rising action,
falling action, resolution, subplots) to determine whether and how
conflicts are resolved RS 62%
8.6C - Analyze different forms of point of view, including limited
versus omniscient, subjective versus objective RS 65%
8.8A - Explain the effect of similes and extended metaphors in literary
text.
Elements – Plot, Setting,
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Characters, Theme, Tone, Voice,
Spiral RS Below 70%
Style, Dialogue
Techniques – Suspense, Sensory
Detail, Imagery, Simile,
Metaphor, Hyperbole,
Personification, Pun, Irony,
Oxymoron
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19D complex inferences
Fig. 19E summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19Fmaking intertextual links with text evidence
Social Studies
Theme/Topic/ERA/
Resources
8th grade Literature
book. Excerpt from
Johnny Tremaine.
Pre A.P. summer read
Extremely Close and
Incredibly Loud
Library resources and
times of introduction
and completion of
project.
8th grade Literature
book. Excerpt from
Johnny Tremaine.
Readings in Social
Studies, America in
Progress
Pre A.P. summer read
Extremely Close and
Incredibly Loud
Week 3
Aug. 10-14, 2015
8.2B - Use context
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS _67_%
Vocabulary Elements – Plot, Setting,
8.6A - Analyze linear plot developments (e.g., conflict, rising action,
falling action, resolution, subplots) to determine whether and how
conflicts are resolved. 8.6B - Analyze how the central characters'
qualities influence the theme of a fictional work and resolution of the
central conflict. RS 84%
8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon
own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension
8th grade Literature
book Readings in
Social Studies, America
in Progress.
Excerpt on Witch Trials
of 1672
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Pre A.P. summer read
Extremely Close and
Incredibly Loud
Characters, Theme, Tone, Voice,
Style, Dialogue
Techniques – Suspense, Sensory
Detail, Imagery, Simile,
Metaphor, Hyperbole,
Personification, Pun, Irony,
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19(D) complex inferences
Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence
8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and
characteristics of different poetic forms
Oxymoron
RS _67_%
8.2B - Use context
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS 76%
8.3A - Analyze literary works that share similar themes across
cultures
8.3B - Compare and contrast the similarities and differences in
mythologies from various cultures (e.g., ideas of afterlife, roles and
characteristics of deities, purposes of myths).
8.3C - Explain how the values and beliefs of particular characters are
affected by the historical and cultural setting of the literary work
Week 4
Aug. 17-21,2015
Vocabulary Elements – Plot, Setting,
Characters, Theme, Tone, Voice,
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Style, Dialogue
Techniques – Suspense, Sensory
Detail, Imagery, Simile,
Metaphor, Hyperbole,
Personification, Pun, Irony,
Oxymoron
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19(D) complex inferences
Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence
8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and
characteristics of different poetic forms
Assessment Unit 01 Analyzing Fiction and Drama
8th grade Literature
book Readings in
Social Studies, America
in Progress.
Barron’s AP Literature
and Composition
Pre A.P. summer read
Extremely Close and
Incredibly Loud
Week 5
Aug. 24-28, 2015
Early Release- Aug. 26
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS 75%
Vocabulary
Techniques – Diction,
Repetition, Imagery, Sensory
Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non
Literal Meaning, Hyperbole,
Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms,
Epigraphs,
Techniques – Rhyme,
Alliteration, Onomatopoeia,
Refrain, Idiom, Poetic
Techniques
Structures – Graphical
Elements, Forms – Epic,
Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse,
Perspectives
8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose
and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric
poetry). RS 58%
8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their
protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of
their plays. RS 74%
8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon
own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension
8.6(A), Analyze linear plot developments.RS 62% (B), Analyze how
the central characters’ qualities influence the theme of a fictional work
and resolution of the central conflict RS 69%
Pre A.P. summer read
Extremely Close and
Incredibly Loud
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19(D) complex inferences
Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence
8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and
characteristics of different poetic forms
8.6(A), Analyze linear plot developments.RS 62% (B), Analyze how
the central characters’ qualities influence the theme of a fictional work
and resolution of the central conflict RS 69%
8.7 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied
structural patters and features of literary nonfiction and provide text evidence to
support understanding. RS 55%
8th grade Literature
book Readings in
Social Studies, America
in Progress.
Barron’s AP Literature
and Composition
Techniques – Rhyme,
Alliteration, Onomatopoeia,
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Pre A.P. summer read
Extremely Close and
Incredibly Loud
Refrain, Idiom, Poetic
Techniques
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19(D) complex inferences
Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence
8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and
characteristics of different poetic forms
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS 75%
Vocabulary
Week 6
Aug 31-Sept 1, 2015
8th grade Literature
book Readings in
Social Studies, America
in Progress.
Barron’s AP Literature
and Composition
Structures – Graphical
Elements, Forms – Epic,
Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse,
Perspectives
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS 75%
Week 7
Sept. 8-12, 2015
Labor Day Monday Holiday
Vocabulary
Techniques – Diction,
Repetition, Imagery, Sensory
Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non
Literal Meaning, Hyperbole,
Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms,
Epigraphs,
Techniques – Rhyme,
Alliteration, Onomatopoeia,
Refrain, Idiom, Poetic
Techniques
Structures – Graphical
Elements, Forms – Epic,
Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse,
Perspectives
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
Celebrate Freedom Week Sept. 14-18
Constitution Day, Sept. 17
Week 8
Sept. 14-18, 2015
Vocabulary
Techniques – Diction,
Repetition, Imagery, Sensory
Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non
Literal Meaning, Hyperbole,
Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms,
Epigraphs,
Techniques – Rhyme,
Alliteration, Onomatopoeia,
Refrain, Idiom, Poetic
Techniques
Structures – Graphical
Elements, Forms – Epic,
Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse,
Perspectives
8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose
and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric
poetry). RS 58%
8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their
protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of
their plays. . RS 74%
8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon
own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension
8.7 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied
structural patters and features of literary nonfiction and provide text evidence to
support understanding. RS 55%
.8th grade Literature
book Readings in
Social Studies, America
in Progress.
Barron’s AP Literature
and Composition
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19(D) complex inferences
Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence
8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and
characteristics of different poetic forms
Unit 02A Assessment – Analyzing Literary Nonfiction and Poetry
8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose
and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric
poetry). RS 58%
8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their
protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of
their plays. . RS 74%
8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon
own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension
8.7 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied
structural patters and features of literary nonfiction and provide text evidence to
support understanding. RS 55%
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19(D) complex inferences
Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence
8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and
characteristics of different poetic forms
8th grade Literature
book Readings in
Social Studies, America
in Progress.
Barron’s AP Literature
and Composition
Measuring Up to the
English 1 EOC
8.2E - Use a
dictionary, a
glossary, or a
thesaurus.
RS 67%
Week 9
Sept. 21-25,,k 2015
Early Release- Sept. 23
Vocabulary
Techniques – Diction,
Repetition, Imagery, Sensory
Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non
Literal Meaning, Hyperbole,
Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms,
Epigraphs,
Techniques – Rhyme,
Alliteration, Onomatopoeia,
Refrain, Idiom, Poetic
Techniques
Structures – Graphical
Elements, Forms – Epic,
Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse,
8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose
and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric
poetry).
8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their
protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of
their plays.
8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon
own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension
8.Fig19E - Summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that
maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts
8.Fig19F - Make intertextual links among and across texts, including
other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual evidence.
Review
8th grade Literature
book Readings in
Social Studies, America
in Progress.
Barron’s AP Literature
and Composition
ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language
4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills
Spiral RS Below 70%
8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes
Fig.19(D) complex inferences
Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize
Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence
8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and
characteristics of different poetic forms
Perspectives
Assessment Unit 02A
Technology Projects: Students will interview a partner with guiding questions and will use Microsoft Word to create a profile sheet about that person, to include picture insert, font, color, word art, etc.
Take Home Project: See attached
Essential Question: “
Why do great authors use
literary elements, sensory
language, and figurative
language in order to
connect themes?”
.