Common Core Standards- Language Arts 8th grade:
What we plan to teach to cover objective:
Reading
Inferencing/citing evidence
Central themes/ideas
Character development
Meaning/tone
Text structure
Point of view/Purpose
Diverse media and formats
Argument
Compare/contrast texts
Independent reading
Various passages/selections throughout the year, short stories
Various passages/selections throughout the year
Wonder (summer), The Outsiders (1st nine weeks)
Poetry (sprinkled throughout & 4th nine weeks)
Essays, Poetry, short stories
Various passages/selections throughout the year
Fiction, non-fiction, online, articles, text, print
Non-fiction speeches, essays (2nd nine-weeks)
Various passages/selections throughout the year
Reading logs, independent reading conferences
Writing
Argument
Informative/Explanatory
Narratives
Development/organization, style, task, purpose, audience
Planning, revising, editing, rewriting
Use technology- publish and interact
Research projects with a focused question
Gather information from relevant sources
Evidence to support
Write routinely
Argument Essays (3rd nine weeks)
Research paper (2nd nine weeks)
Story (beginning of school year- 1st nine weeks)
Six- traits of writing (throughout)
Five-paragraph essays (each nine weeks), research papers
Teaching the class (3rd nine weeks)
Research papers (2nd nine weeks)
Research papers, bibliographies (2nd nine weeks)
Works cited, annotated bibliographies (2nd nine weeks)
Journals (entire school year)
Speaking and Listening
Collaborate
Evaluate information
Evaluate speakers’ POV, reasoning, evidence, and rhetoric
Present information
Visual/Digital display
Adapt speech to certain tasks
Group presentations/teach the class (3rd nine weeks)
Analyze other groups (3rd and 4th nine weeks)
Speeches (2nd nine weeks), Evaluate argument essays/speeches (3rd)
Teach the class (3rd nine weeks), Research findings (2nd nine weeks)
Powerpoints (4th nine weeks)
Throughout the year
Language
Conventional grammar
Capitalization/punctuation/grammar
Language contexts
Context clues, word parts, reference materials
Figurative language
Academic specific words
Daily Language Review (bellringers, everyday)
DLRs, journals, essays
Essays
Reading and essay writing
Poetry (4th nine weeks) and in texts throughout year
Vocabulary Workshop and throughout year
Tentative Schedule
1st nine weeks
2nd nine weeks
3rd nine weeks
4th nine weeks
DLRs
Vocabulary Workshop
Summer Reading- Socratic
seminars
Narrative Essays
The Outsiders (black folder)
Independent book choice
Short stories
Journals
Reading logs
DLRs
Vocabulary Workshop
Freedom Unit (green folder)
DLRs
Vocabulary Workshop
Identity Unit (blue folder)
Research papers
Speeches/ Non-fiction/Autobios
Independent book choice
Historical non-fiction
Journals
Reading logs
Argument Essays
TFIOS/Lit Circles
Independent book choice
Variety of texts
Journals
Reading logs
DLRs
PARCC Practice/online
Poetry/Mythology Unit (purple
folder)
Poetry/Exit essays
Poetry/Mythology/Choice
Independent book choice
PARCC reading comp and writing
Journals
Reading logs