8th grade English
1st Nine Weeks
Week
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SPI
Common Core Standard
SPI 0801.2.7 Select the
most appropriate
strategies for participating
productively in a team
(e.g., gain the floor in
orderly ways, meet or set
deadlines for completing
each task, come to
agreement by seeking
consensus or following the
majority).
SPI 0801.2.8 Identify the
functions and
responsibilities of
individuals within an
organized
group (i.e., reporter,
recorder, information
gatherer, leader,
timekeeper).
SL.8.1 - Engage effectively in a
range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in
groups, and teacher-led) with
diverse partners on grade 8
topics, texts, and issues, building
on others' ideas and expressing
their own clearly.
SL.8.1a - Come to discussions
prepared, having read or
researched material under study;
explicitly draw on that
preparation by referring to
evidence on the topic, text, or
issue to probe and reflect on
ideas under discussion.
SL.8.1b - Follow rules for collegial
discussions and decision-making,
track progress toward specific
goals and deadlines, and define
individual roles as needed.
SL.8.1c - Pose questions that
connect the ideas of several
speakers and respond to others'
questions and comments with
relevant evidence, observations,
and ideas.
SL.8.1d - Acknowledge new
information expressed by others,
and, when warranted, qualify or
justify their own views in light of
Learning Targets
Students will be able to effectively
work in group.
Student Friendly
Statements
I can work in group
and participate in
class in the
appropriate manner.
Essential Question
How do work
effectively with
others and be
productive in the
classroom?
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Assessments
8th grade English
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the evidence presented.
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SPI 0801.1.1 Identify the
correct use of nouns (i.e.,
common/proper,
singular/plural,
possessives, direct/indirect
objects, predicate nouns)
and pronouns (i.e.,
reflexive,
interrogative,
demonstrative) within
context.
SPI 0801.1.4 Identify the
correct use of conjunctions
(i.e., coordinating,
correlative,
subordinating) and
interjections within
context.
SPI 0801.1.5 Identify the
correct use of
prepositional phrases
(place correctly according
to
the words they modify
within the sentence)
within context.
SPI 0801.1.6 Identify the
correct use of commas
(i.e., compound sentences,
coordinating
conjunctions, introductory
words, appositives,
interrupters) within
context.
SPI 0801.1.13 Form
singular and plural
possessives using
apostrophes correctly.
SPI 0801.1.6 Identify the
L.8.1 - Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking.
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of parts of speech.
L.8.2 - Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when
writing
Students will identify correct usage
of punctuation in writing including
commas and semicolons.
L.8.2a - Use punctuation
Students will explain descriptive
writing as well as write a proficient
paragraph.
Students will recognize the use of
conjunctions and commas in
sentences.
Students will correctly use
I can demonstrate an
understanding the
parts of speech.
I can write a
paragraph and
understand
descriptive writing.
I can properly use
commas and
semicolons within a
sentence.
I can use conjunctions
and commas correctly
while combining
sentences.
I can use commas, to
How does an
understanding of
descriptive writing
and the parts of
speech impact my
learning?
Why is an
understanding of
conjunctions and
punctuation
important to my
writing?
How does the correct
Clincher sentence
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correct use of commas
(i.e., compound sentences,
coordinating
conjunctions, introductory
words, appositives,
interrupters) within
context.
SPI 0801.1.6 Identify the
correct use of commas
(i.e., compound sentences,
coordinating
conjunctions, introductory
words, appositives,
interrupters) within
context.
(comma, ellipsis, dash) to
indicate a pause or break.
SPI 0801.1.7 Identify
within context a variety of
appropriate sentencecombining techniques
(i.e., comma with
coordinating conjunction,
use of semicolon,
introductory phrases or
clauses).
L.8.3a - Use verbs in the active
and passive voice and in the
conditional and subjunctive
mood to achieve particular
effects (e.g., emphasizing the
actor or the action; expressing
uncertainty or describing a state
contrary to fact).
SPI 0801.1.1 Identify the
correct use of nouns (i.e.,
correctly put items in
a series and
introductory phrases.
use of punctuation
help to improve my
writing?
I can use quotations
correctly.
L.8.2a - Use punctuation
(comma, ellipsis, dash) to
indicate a pause or break.
Students will identify the correct
function of semicolons, colons,
ellipsis, and dash.
I can use semicolons,
ellipsis and dashes
correctly.
How does the correct
use of punctuation
help to improve my
writing?
Students must know point of view is
the perspective from which the
story is told (e.g., first person, third
person).
I can recognize the
point of view of a
piece and write a
descriptive piece in a
specific point of view.
Effective
communicators
understand the
functions of language
in different contexts,
use it to fully
comprehend when
reading or listening,
and clearly address
ideas when speaking
or writing.
L.8.2b - Use an ellipsis to indicate
an omission.
W.8.3a - Engage and orient the
reader by establishing a context
and point of view and
introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event
sequence that unfolds naturally
and logically.
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punctuation in sentences with items
in a series, quotations, and
introductory phrases.
L.8.1b - Form and use verbs in
Students can combine sentences
using punctuation rules.
I can properly
combine sentences.
Students can write a descriptive
paragraph in a different point of
view.
Students must know the subject of
a sentence in active voice performs
I know that the
subject of a sentence
How do verb forms
impact a piece of
8th grade English
1st Nine Weeks
common/proper,
singular/plural,
possessives, direct/indirect
objects, predicate nouns)
and pronouns (i.e.,
reflexive,
interrogative,
demonstrative) within
context.
SPI 0801.1.2 Identify the
correct use of verbs (i.e.,
action/linking,
regular/irregular,
agreement, perfect tenses,
verb phrases) within
context.
the active and passive voice.
L.8.3a - Use verbs in the active
and passive voice and in the
conditional and subjunctive
mood to achieve particular
effects (e.g., emphasizing the
actor or the action; expressing
uncertainty or describing a state
contrary to fact).
the action of the verb (e.g., I throw
the ball.)
Students must know passive voice is
a verb form in which the subject
receives the action of the verb (e.g.,
The ball is thrown by him.)
Students must use verbs in the
appropriate form (active and
passive).
Students must use nouns correctly.
in active voice
performs the action of
the verb (e.g., I throw
the ball.)
writing or a speech?
What conditions
dictate the verb form
used in writing or
speaking?
I know that passive
voice is a verb form in
which the subject
receives the action of
the verb (e.g., The ball
is thrown by him.)
I can use verbs in the
appropriate form
(active and passive).
I can form verbs in the
appropriate tense and
form.
I know how use nouns
correctly.
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SPI 0801.1.1 Identify the
correct use of nouns (i.e.,
common/proper,
singular/plural,
possessives, direct/indirect
objects, predicate nouns)
and pronouns (i.e.,
reflexive,
interrogative,
demonstrative) within
context.
SPI 0801.1.14 Recognize
usage errors occurring
within context (i.e.,
Students will identify correct
subject-verb agreement.
I can write sentences
with correct subjectverb agreement.
How can I make sure
that my sentences
have proper subjectverb agreement?
8th grade English
1st Nine Weeks
subject-verb agreement,
pronoun case, double
negatives,
comparative/superlative
forms, pronoun case,
double negatives,
comparative/superlative
forms.