Essential Questions: 8th Grade Reading
1st Quarter
1.
How can we determine the proper order of steps when dealing with a set
of instructions? (0801.6.5) (CCSS RI 4 & 5)
2.
How do captions, footnotes, endnotes, and sidebars help to engage the
reading in text? (0801.6.3) (CCSS RI 2,3,&5)
What information can be found in the following series of informational
features: maps, charts, graphs, timelines, glossaries, tables of contents,
and appendixes? (0801.6.4) (CCSS RI 7)
3.
How can we tell if what we read or hear is fact or opinion? (0801.5.2)
(CCSS RI 3)
4.
What are the primary persuasive devices, and how can you identify
them? (0801.5.4) (CCSS RI 3&4)
5.
What is inductive and deductive reasoning? (0801.5.6) (CCSS RL 8 RI 4)
6.
How can we determine if a given context is based on a false premise?
(0801.5.7) (CCSS RL 8 & RI 4)
7.
What are some of the methods an author can use to introduce and
develop character? (0801.8.6) (CCSS RL3)
8.
9.
What are the main types of conflict found in literature, and how do you
identify each of them? (0801.8.10) (CCSS RL3)
10.
What would a character be facing if it was facing a moral dilemma, and
how might that effect the rest of the story? (0801.8.11) (CCSS RL6)
11.
12.
What are the basic elements of a story? (0801.8.1)
How does the reader determine cause and effect when reading a
passage? (0801.5.3) (CCSS RL 5)
How is the selection we are reading organized: chronological order,
cause-effect, compare-contrast, sequential order, or problem-solution?
Why is it important to know the organization? (0801.6.6) (RL 5)
13.
Essential Questions: Reading
2nd Quarter
What are the three main points-of-view an author can use in a story, an
why would he or she choose to use each one? (0801.8.2) (CCSS RL6)
1.
How could a story change if the point-of-view changed? (0801.8.3)
(CCSS RL6)
2.
What are main idea and supporting details, and how do we locate them in
a passage? (0801.6.2) (CCSS RI 8.5 & RI 2)
3.
4.
How do literary elements shape meaning within context? (i.e. flashback,
foreshadowing, irony, mood, tone, symbolism) (0801.8.7) (CCSS RL4)
5.
What is a theme? How could themes in separate passages relate to one
another? (0801.8.5) (CCSS RL2)
How does a reader make a prediction based on events in a story, and
why does the reader do this? (0801.5.1) (CCSS RL 1)
6.
7.
What is bias and stereotyping and how is it used in literature and media?
(0801.5.8) (CCSS RI3)
8.
How do we make inferences based on clues found in context? (0801.5.9)
(CCSS RL1)
What information can you infer from what you observe? (0801.7.4)
(CCSS RL1)
9.
10.
11.
How do you complete an analogy correctly? (0801.5.5) (CCSS RL8 & RI
4)
What are the main genres of literature and how do we determine each
type? (0801.8.4) (CCSS RL10)
12.
How can a reader ensure he or she comprehends what they are
reading? (0801.6.1)(CCSS RL 10)
Essential Questions: Reading
3rd Quarter
1.
What is figurative language, and how does it make writing more
interesting? (0801.8.8) (CCSS RL4)
2.
Why and how would an author use sound devices in literature?
(0801.8.9) (CCSS RL 2)
3.
How can culture, history, and setting influence themes in literature?
(0801.8.12) (CCSS RL2)
4.
How can groups be arranged to insure learning and productivity?
(0801.2.7) (CCSS SL 1)
5.
What responsibilities within a group are necessary? (0801.2.8) (CCSS
SL1)
6.
How do you determine the intended audience for a speech? (0801.2.2)
(CCSS SL2)
7.
How do you determine how a speech is organized? (0801.2.6) (CCSS
SL4)
8.
How do we determine the most effective way to present information to a
certain audience? (0801.7.1) (CCSS SL4)
9.
How do you find the thesis and main points in a speech, and what
purpose do they serve? (0801.2.3) (CCSS SL2)
10.
What tools can and should be used when delivering a speech?
(0801.2.5)(CCSS SL4)
11.
How can you engage your audience, and why do you need to?
(0801.2.4) (CCSS SL4)
12.
How could you best summarize the main idea of the presentation?
(0801.7.5) (CCSS SL2 RI7)
13.
14.
What is the difference between a summary and a critique?
(0801.2.9)(CCSS SL3)
How do visual media forms (movies, art, t.v.) relate to verbal or written
elements in media? How do the forms relate? How do they differ?
(0801.7.2) (CCSS SL2 RI7)
15.
16.
How can paying attention to audience reaction improve verbal
communication? (0801.7.6) (CCSS SL1)
What is the purpose of a presentation?(inform, persuade, entertain,
describe)( 0801.7.3) (CCSS RI7)