Common core Georgia Performance Standards~ English Language Arts
1st 9 Weeks
Theme: Oppression
Reading~ Informational
Only the Names RemainELACC8RI1-10
Secondary Focus~
~“The Medicine Bag”
~“The First Americans”
~“Indians”
~“Exhile”
~“Camp Harmony”
~“ In Response to Executive Order”
Supplemental Materials~
-Cherokee Constitution
-Preamble of the US Constitution
-Creek Constitution
Writing
Informational/
Explanatory Focus
4-6 informative/explanatory
analysis essays
ELACC8W2, 4, 5, 6, 10
Research connection
Brief or sustained inquiries related
to the texts or themes
ELACC8W7, 8, 10
2-3 narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
1-2 narratives to develop real or
imagined experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
Grade Eight Curriculum Map
2nd 9 Weeks
3rd 9 Weeks
Theme: Importance of Literacy and
Theme: Hope
Education
Reading~ Literacy
Reading~ Informational
Baseball FeverOutliers: The Story of Success
ELACC8RI1-10
ELACC8RI1-10
Secondary Focus~
Secondary Focus~
~“ Casey At Bat”
~“ The Diary of Anne Frank” Act One
~“A Smart Cookie”
~“The Diary of Anne Frank” Act Two
~“All Joseph Wanted”
~Discovery.com Hanukah
~“Night John”
~Anne Frank.org (virtual tour of the
~“145th Street”
attic)
~“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” ~ Number the Stars
~ “The Dying Cowboy”
~Sudako and the 1000 CranesSupplemental Materials~
Supplemental Materials~
-Poetry by Maya Angelou
-Video: Play The Diary of Anne Frank
-“Coming to America”
-Across Five Aprils
-“The Monkey’s Paw”
-“The Tell -Tale Heart”
-“The Landlady”
Writing
Argumentative Focus
4-6 argumentative analysis
essays
ELACC8W1, 4, 5, 6, 10
Research connection
Brief or sustained inquiries related
to the texts or themes
ELACC8W7, 8, 10
2-3 narratives to develop
real or imagined
experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
1-2 narratives to develop
real or imagined
experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
Writing
Argumentative Focus
4-6 argumentative analysis
essays
ELACC8W1, 4, 5, 6, 10
Research connection
Brief or sustained inquiries related to
the texts or themes
ELACC8W7, 8, 10
2-3 narratives to develop
real or imagined
experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
1-2 narratives to develop
real or imagined
experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
4th 9 Weeks
Theme: Resilience
Reading~ Literacy
The Diary of Anne FranksELACC8RI1-10
Secondary Focus~
~ “Sojourner Truth: And Ain’t I a Woman”
~ “The Story of My Life”
~ “Letters of Annie Sullivan”
~ “Homeless”
~ “O Captain, My Captain”
~ “Raymond’s Run”
Supplemental Materials~
~ The Miracle Worker
~Movie: The Miracle Worker
~ “Flowers for Algernon” Part One
~ “Flowers for Algernon” Part Two
Writing
Informational/
Explanatory Focus
4-6 informative/explanatory analysis essays
ELACC8W2, 4, 5, 6, 10
Research connection
Brief or sustained inquiries related to the texts or
themes
ELACC8W7, 8, 10
2-3 narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
1-2 narratives to develop real or
imagined experiences
ELACC8W3, 4, 5, 6, 10
Language
Language
Language
Language
DGP: Sentence Structure, Subjects/Predicates, Parts
of Speech, Sentence Types, Sentence Purpose,
Phrases, Clauses, Complements, Diagramming;
Recognition of Grammatical Errors; Facts
DGP: Sentence Structure,
Subjects/Predicates, Parts of Speech,
Sentence Types, Sentence Purpose,
Phrases, Clauses, Complements,
Diagramming; Recognition of
Grammatical Errors; Interpret Figures of
Speech ELACC8l5; Opinion; Punctuating
Dialogue
DGP: Sentence Structure,
Subjects/Predicates, Parts of Speech,
Sentence Types, Sentence Purpose, Phrases,
Clauses, Complements, Diagramming;
Recognition of Grammatical errors;
Punctuation errors; Connotation;
Denotation;
Analogies
DGP: Sentence Structure, Subjects/Predicates, Parts of
Speech, Sentence Types, Sentence Purpose, Phrases, Clauses,
Complements, Diagramming; Recognition of Grammatical
errors;
Review Of Concepts/Terms from 3 previous 9 weeks:
Facts; Interpret Figures of Speech ELACC8l5; Opinion;
Punctuating Dialogue; Interpret Figures of Speech ELACC8l5;
Opinion; Punctuating Dialogue