Planned Instruction
Subject Area: English
Grade Level: 8
Course Title: 8th grade Language Arts
Unit Title: Practice Reading Strategies for Fiction
Common Core
Assessment Anchor
1.1.6
(Independently
reading)
1.3.8 (Reading,
Analyzing and
Interpreting
Literature)
1.5.8 (Quality
of Writing)
1.1.8.B: Use context
clues, knowledge of
root words as well as
a dictionary or
glossary to decode
and understand
specialized vocabulary
in the content areas
during reading.
1.1.8.C: Use meaning
and knowledge of
words (e.g., literal and
figurative meanings,
idioms, common
foreign words) across
content areas to
expand a reading
vocabulary.
1.1.8.E: Demonstrate
an appropriate rate of
silent reading based
upon grade level texts
1.1.8.D: Demonstrate
Unit Topics/ Performance Objectives
Related to Standards
Students Will:
1. Understand the following
literary terms and its use in
short stories:
 Fiction
 Short story
 Novel
 Plot
 Conflict
 Exposition
 Rising action
 Climax
 Falling action (resolution)
 Character
 Main/minor characters
 Dynamic/static characters
 Setting
 Theme
 Cause/Effect
2. Understand and appreciate
fiction in the form of short
stories.
3. Recognize and analyze story
Estimated Time: 30 days
Activities that Help students
Master the Performance
Objectives
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Complete 4Square
vocabulary for Words to
Know
Activate schema/Talk
with a partner (TPS)
Preview/Predict- Whole
class and individual
Teacher Scaffolding of
Skills (I do, We do, You
do)
Teacher model think
aloud using RA
Framework including
predicting, summarizing,
questioning, clarifying
and connecting.
Practice monitoring
your reading using
questioning, visualize,
connecting, predicting,
clarifying and
evaluating.
Assessment/ Scoring
Guides That Measure
Student Mastery
-Teacher Observation
-Class Discussion
-Selection Quizzes
-Selection Test
-Writing Grading Rubric
comprehension /
understanding before
reading, during
reading, and after
reading on grade level
texts through
strategies such as
comparing and
contrasting texts,
describing context,
analyzing positions
and arguments, and
citing evidence in text.
1.2.8.A: Evaluate text
organization and
content to determine
the author’s purpose,
point of view.
R8.A.1.4.1: Identify
and/or explain stated
or implied main ideas
and relevant
supporting details
from text.
R8.A.1.5.1:
Summarize the key
details and events of a
fictional text as a
whole.
R8.A.2.3.1: Make
inferences and/or
draw conclusions
based on information
from text.
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plot and its development,
setting, and problem
resolution.
Establish purposes for reading
fiction- such as to find out or
enjoy
Express response to fiction,
such as making connections
(personal, character and real
world) and asking questions
Monitor comprehension and
make modifications when
understanding breaks down,
such as by asking questions
Identify elements of fiction and
use them to visualize and
predict events of a story.
Understand character
motivation and reactions in a
short story
Use clues in the literature and
prior knowledge and
experience to make predictions
about character and plot.
Compare and contrast
motivations and reactions of
literary characters
Identify and examine recurring
themes
Recognize the distinguishing
features of fiction and short
stories
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Small and large group
discussions about
themes, characters, and
purposes using the
literature for examples
and proof of findings.
Review story and
literary terms using
writing and/or others
vocabulary study skills.
Summarizing with a
partner
Teacher model Double
Entry
Journal/Talking to the
test pair/shared/whole
group
QAR
Word Wall
R8.A.2.4.1: Identify
and/or explain stated
or implied main ideas
and relevant
supporting details
from text.
R8.A.1.1.2: Identify
and/or apply a
synonym or antonym
of a word used in text.
R8.A.1.3.1: Make
inferences and/or
draw conclusions
based on information
from text.
R8.A.1.3.2: Cite
evidence from text to
support
generalizations.
R8.A.1.4.1: Identify
and/or explain stated
or implied main ideas
and relevant
supporting details
from text.
R8.A.1.5.1:
Summarize the key
details and events of a
fictional text as a
whole.
1.2.8.E: Read,
understand, and
respond to essential
content of text and
Writing Objective:
Students Will:
1. Use written text as a model
2. Support responses by referring
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Prewriting Activities to
activate possible
responses with graphic
organizers
PSSA Writing Rubric
Teacher Conference
documents in all
academic areas.
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1.2.8.D: Draw
inferences and
conclusions based on
a variety of
information sources,
citing evidence from
multiple texts to
support answers
R8.A.2.3.2: Cite
evidence from text to
support
generalizations.
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to relevant aspects of text and
to student’s own experiences.
Revise a draft to write a strong
introduction; improve
organization
Correct Run-On sentences
To identify and use common,
proper, abstract and collective
nouns in writing.
To identify and correctly use
singular and plural nouns in
writing.
To identify and correctly use
possessive forms of nouns in
writing.
To identify and use compound
nouns in writing.
To identify and use nouns as
subjects and complements
To indentify and use nouns in
prepositional phrases and
appositive phrases
To identify and correctly use
personal pronouns in writing
To identify and correctly use
subjects form of pronoun in
writing.
To identify and correctly use
object pronouns in writing
To indentify and correctly use
possessive forms of pronouns
in writing
To recognize and avoid or
correct special problems in
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Draft responses using
outline
Revise and edit writing
individually or with
partners using writing
strategies
Peer Conference
Teacher Conference
Grammar exercises in
writing
PowerPoints/ flipcharts
1.1.8.C: Use meaning
and knowledge of
words (e.g., literal and
figurative meanings,
idioms, common
foreign words) across
content areas to
expand a reading
vocabulary.
1.1.8.E: Demonstrate
an appropriate rate of
silent reading based
upon grade level texts
1.1.8.D: Demonstrate
comprehension /
understanding before
reading, during
reading, and after
reading on grade level
texts through
strategies such as
comparing and
contrasting texts,
describing context,
analyzing positions
and arguments, and
citing evidence in text.
using pronouns.
ARC Objective:
1. Practice reading strategies at their
independent levels.
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Teacher conferences
Logbook worksheets
Completion of steps