Lesson Plans – Mrs. Vent – 8th Grade Literature
Week of: September 29, 2014
Purpose: This week students will continue the science fiction unit of study. We will read and discuss “Dark They Were and Golden
Eyed,” a short story by Ray Bradbury. Students will begin applying text dependent analysis techniques to their responses.
Common Core Standards: RI.8.5; RI.8.6; W.8.2; W.8.2a-f; W.8.8; W.8.10
Schedule: (subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances or student mastery of skills)
Mon.
9/29
DAY 5
Tues.
9/30
DAY 6
Wed.
10/1
DAY 1
Thurs.
10/2
DAY 2
Fri.
10/3
DAY 3
Objectives for
the week
The students
will:
 Read their
AR novel
 Analyze
texts using
text
dependent
analysis
techniques
Activities
Materials

Create four questions for the short
story “Dark They Were and Golden
Eyed” (graded – 5 pts per question)
 Students will take turn answering the
questions submitted by the students
 Discuss story’s plot, characters, setting,
and theme
 Identify unfamiliar words and look at
context clues in text to figure out the
meaning
 Group work – discussion topics (quotes
and passages) from text
Handouts
AR Novels
Assessment
Formative
- participation in class discussion
Summative
- Responses to TDA questions
Formative
- participation in class discussion
Summative
- Responses to TDA questions
Formative
- participation in class discussion
Summative
- Responses to TDA questions
 Finish discussion of story
 Begin reading “The Veldt” by Bradbury
 Discussion of “The Veldt” by Bradbury
Formative
- participation in class discussion
Summative
- Responses to TDA questions
Formative
- participation in class discussion
Summative
- Responses to TDA questions
Homework/
Reminders
 Read 3
AR
Novels
and take
3 AR
quizzes
before
October
27th