MISD Intervention Year at a Glance—8th Grade Intervention
Unit 1—Across the Genres Literary,
Timeframe—6 wks.
Informational, Persuasive
Reporting Category 1: Understanding and Analysis Across Genres—The student will understand and
analyze a variety of written texts across reading genres.
Essential Question—What are the similarities and differences of various genres?
TEKS 2ABE—Vocabulary-R
3A,B—Comprehension of Literary Text Theme and Genre--S
9A—Comprehension of Informational Text/culture and History--S
11A—Comprehension of Informational Text/Persuasive
Fig. 19 F(R)—Intertextual links among and across texts
Grammar: (In context)
19Av - subordinating conjunctions
19 C - use a variety of complete sentences
20A - Capitalization
20Bi - commas in complex sentences
21 - spelling
Writing: 14A - plan a 1st draft by selecting appropriate genre
14B - develop drafts by choosing appropriate organizational strategy
17C - write response to literary and expository text and provide evidence from the text
1—Fluency (Embedded)
Unit 2—Analysis of Literary Text—Genres-Fiction, Timeframe: 5 wks.
Poetry, Drama,Literary Nonfiction,
Reporting Category 2—Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts—The student will demonstrate
an ability to understand and analyze literary texts.
Essential Question: How does culture and history affect literary text?
Spiraled
TEKS
New
1—Fluency (Embedded)
3C—Comprehension of Theme and Genre—(S)
17C - write response to literary
4A—Poetry-(S)
and expository text and provide
5A-Drama-(S)
evidence from the text
6A(R),B(R),C(S)—Fiction
7A—Literary Nonfiction—(S)
8A—Literary, Sensory Lang.(S)
13A,C—Media Literacy (S)
Fig. 19 D(S)&E(R)—Inferences, summarize,paraphrase,
synthesize
Unit 3—Understanding and Analysis of
Timeframe: 5 wks
Informational Texts—Genres-Informational,
Persuasive, Procedural
Reporting Category 3—Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts—The student will
demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze informational texts.
Essential Question: How does informational text shape the way we think?
TEKS
New
10A(R),B(S),C(R),D(R)—Informational Text
11B—Rhetorial/Logical Fallacies(S)
12B—Evaluate Graphics(S)
8A—Sensory Language—(A)
Fig. 19 D (R), E(S)
Writing
17A—Expository Text
Unit 4-- Understanding and Analysis Across
Genres/Literary Text—The student will understand
and analyze a variety of written texts across reading
genres and analyze literary text.
Essential Question: Why is it important to
understand the text features of each genre?
TEKS
Spiraled
2ABE—Vocabulary-R
1—Fluency (Embedded)
13A(S),C (S)—Media Lit.
Timeframe: 7 wks.
Spiraled
2ABE—Vocabulary-R
3A,B—Comprehension of Literary Text Theme
and Genre--S
Fig. 19 F(R)—Intertextual links among and
across texts
Fig. 19 D(S)&E(R)—Inferences,
summarize,paraphrase, synthesize
3C—Comprehension of Theme and Genre—(S)
4A—Poetry-(S)
5A-Drama-(S)
6A(R),B(R),C(S)—Fiction
8A—Literary, Sensory Lang.(S)
13A,C—Media Literacy (S)
1—Fluency (Embedded)
Unit 5 Inferences, Summarizing, and Synthesizing
Literary Nonfiction into Expository
Essential Question: How is synthesis important in
everyday life?
TEKS
Timeframe: 7 wks. --(4 weeks before March 31st
testing)—
Spiraled
7A—Literary Nonfiction—(S)
9A(S)—Comprehension of Informational
Text/culture and History--S
11A—Comprehension of Informational
Text/Persuasive--S
10A(R),B(S),C(R),D(R)—Informational Text
11B—Rhetorial/Logical Fallacies(S)
12B—Evaluate Graphics(S)
8A—Sensory Language—(A)
Fig. 19 D (R), E(S)-- Inferences,
summarize,paraphrase, synthesize
Fig. 19 F(R)—Intertextual links among and across
texts
1—Fluency (Embedded)
Unit 6—(4 weeks before May 13 retest and 2 weeks of instruction after)
Essential Question: How is reading and writing connected?
TEKS
Spiraled
(TEKS choices depend mostly on previous test
scores)
Fig. 19 D (R), E(S)-- Inferences,
summarize,paraphrase, synthesize
Fig. 19 F(R)—Intertextual links among and across
texts
(After retest)
Grammar:
Grammar:
19Av - subordinating conjunctions
19 C - use a variety of complete sentences
20A - Capitalization
20Bi - commas in complex sentences
21 - spelling
Writing: 14A - plan a 1st draft by selecting
appropriate genre
14B - develop drafts by choosing appropriate
organizational strategy
17--Expository