INSTRUCTIONAL OVERVIEW Teacher____Ms. T/Ms. Burns____________________
Class__ELA 8th______________
Unit Topic: Unit 3 Shot Stories/Novels “The Giver’
Core Standards Taught: RL.8.4- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and
tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
RI.8.2- Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its
relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
Vocabulary: chastisement, bewildered, nondescript, regulated, serene, designated, soundly,
infringed, relinquished, meticulously, precision, piecemeal, successor, fleeting, integrity, exempted,
excruciating, diminished, reeled, conspicuous
WEEK OF:
MONDAY
Similarity/Differences
Summary/Note Taking
Effort/Recognition
Homework/Practice
Nonlinguistic
Cooperative Learning
Objects/ Feedback
Gen/Test Hypotheses
Q’s/Adv. Organizer
Bell Ringer: Identify the VERBS in the following sentence. “Everyone ran over the river.”
__ Program Review
Learning Target: I can compare and contrast my community to that of the one in the novel.
Teaching Strategy Used: See bolded. Worksheet, guided reading, audio for differentiation
ESL, Spec. Ed. Silent reading.
Essential Questions of the Day: How will Jonas’s life change following the ceremony of
Twelve?
Assessment: Formative. Completed worksheet as well as student reflection on the
chapter read.
TUESDAY
Similarity/Differences
Summary/Note
Taking
Effort/Recognition
Homework/Practice
Nonlinguistic
Cooperative Learning
Objects/ Feedback
Gen/Test Hypotheses
Q’s/Adv. Organizer
Bell Ringer: Identify the PREPOSITIONS in the following sentence. “The mouse when
around the chair, down the hall, and through the hole.”
__ Program Review
Learning Target: I can use context clues and background knowledge to answer questions
about Jonas’s community.
Teaching Strategy Used: See bolded. Worksheet, guided reading, audio for differentiation
ESL, Spec. Ed. Silent reading.
Essential Questions of the Day: Why should we celebrate differences and diversity?
Assessment: Worksheet to be handed in at the end of class. Discussion.
Observation. Formative.
WEDNESDAY
Similarity/Differences
Summary/Note
Taking
Effort/Recognition
Homework/Practice
Nonlinguistic
Cooperative Learning
Bell Ringer: Identify the ADJECTIVES in the following sentence. "The red truck flew
through crowded streets while the loud horn blared.
__ Program Review
Learning Target: I can use context clues and background knowledge to make inferences
about a texts implicit meaning.
Teaching Strategy Used: See bolded. Worksheet, guided reading, audio for differentiation
ESL, Spec. Ed. Silent reading.
Objects/ Feedback
Gen/Test Hypotheses
Q’s/Adv. Organizer
Essential Questions of the Day: Why do you think that society decided to change to
“Communities?”
Assessment: Formative. Worksheet. Student reflection exit slip.
THURSDAY
Bell Ringer: Identify the ADVERBS in the following sentence. “All of the frogs croaked
__ Program Review
Similarity/Differences loudly and then began to fall asleep effortlessly.”
Summary/Note Taking
Effort/Recognition
Homework/Practice
Learning Target: I can focus on reading and complete assignments independently.
Nonlinguistic
Cooperative Learning
Objects/ Feedback
Teaching Strategy Used: Worksheet. See bolded. Guided reading. Silent reading.
Gen/Test Hypotheses
Q’s/Adv. Organizer
Essential Questions of the Day: Why might the job of receiver be so important?
Assessment: Formative. Worksheets are to be completed at the end of class or
turned in for homework the next day.
FRIDAY
Similarity/Differences
Summary/Note
Taking
Effort/Recognition
Homework/Practice
Nonlinguistic
Cooperative
Learning
Objects/ Feedback
Gen/Test Hypotheses
Q’s/Adv. Organizer
Program Review:
Bell Ringer: Identify the INTERJECTION in the following sentence. “Oh no! I know how sad
that must make you feel.”
__ Program Review
Learning Target: I can use new words correctly in a sentence and define their meaning.
Teaching Strategy Used: Group work activity with vocabulary game (see vocabulary
above). Students will be given a list of vocabulary words and will have to race either other to
both define the word and use it correctly in a sentence.
Essential Questions of the Day: When and how will these words be used in real life?
Assessment: Classroom set of dry erase boards will be used for the formative
assessment. 5 questions quiz over the novel thus far.