Selah School District Content Ouline: Literacy 8th Grade
Timeline
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elements of Literature Selections
Flowers for Algernon
Strange and Unusual--The Landlady, The Monkey's
Paw, The Tell-Tale Heart
The Medicine Bag/The Moustache/The Wise Old
Woman/
"I Have a Dream"
The Power of Nonviolence
The Diary of Anne Frank
A Trajedy Revealed
Walking with Living Feet
Camp Harmony
Reading Comprehension Instructional Strategies (using the
Reading Apprenticeship Framework)
Personal Dimension
Social Dimension
Cognitive Dimension
Knowledge-Building Dimension
Annotation
Small Group Discussion
Chunking the Text
Graphic Organizers
Reflective Journaling
Annotation
Small Group Discussion
Chunking the Text
Graphic Organizers
Reflective Journaling
Reading Targets/Comprehension Skills
LC/IC01 Main Idea
LC/IC02 Summarize
LC/IC03 Infer or predict
LC/IC04 Vocab
LA/IA05 Lit/Text Elements
LA/IA06 Compare/Contrast
LA/IA07 Cause and Effect
LA/IA08 Usefulness of Resources
LT/IT09 Author's Purpose
LT/IT10 Evaluate ideas/themes
LT/IT11 Extend info
Other Selected Works (Novels)
LC/IC01 Main Idea (all)
LC/IC02 Summarize (Mango)
LC/IC Infer/predict (all)
LC/IC04 Vocab (all)
LA/IA05 Lit/Text Elements (all)
LT/IT09 Author's Purpose(Giver)
LA/IA06 Comp/Cont (Mango, S&U)
LA/IA07 Cause/Effect (FFA)
LA/IA08 Use-Res (S&U)
LT/IT09 Author's Purp (all)
LT/IT10 Eval ideas/themes (all)
LT/IT11 Extend (all)
House on Mango Street
Various articles relating to social/cultural issues and
community service
The Giver
Various related articles (current utopias, surveillance,
"The Unknown Citizen")
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON (FFA)
deterioration
invariably
introspective
obscure
tangible
regression
refute
verify
STRANGE and UNUSUAL (SU)
facade
congenial
tantalizing
emanate
acute
vexed
refrained
wary
suavity
audacity
vehemently
derision
GIVER
acquisition
obsolete
chastise
meticulously
transgression
aptitude
adherence
nurture
relinquish
FFA - Brain research articles
SU - taxidermy article
Mango - Gingko and Willow
Articles of the Week (Kelly Gallagher)
Various related articles
LA/IA01 Main Idea (all)
LA/IA06 Compare/Contrast (Anne, Outsiders)
LC/IC02 Summarizing (all)
LT/IT09 Author's Purpose (Anne, Living Feet)
LA/IA07 Cause/Effect (all)
LA/IA08 Analyse Usefullness of Resources
(Anne)
LT/IT10 Eval/ ideas/themes (all)
LA/IA05 Lit/Text Elements (all)
LA/IA5B Text Features (Anne)
Essential Vocabulary (Academic)
Supplemental Instructional Resources
The Outsiders
Related articles relating to WWII and gang
violence
ANNE
fortify
gingerly
inarticulate
indignantly
appalled
disgruntled
remorse
conspicuously
forlorn
ostentatiously
OUTSIDERS
gallant
editorial
sarcasm
contempt
elude
vital
conformity
hence
acquitted
vague
Various related articles
Articles of the Week
Assessment
Screening
Formative
Common Grade Level Assessments
Material/Plans for Strategic and Intensive Intervention
Writing
Screening and Benchmark: Easy CBM
Carl's Lawn Care
Elements of Literature
Literary Vocabulary (Mango cards)
Screening and Benchmark: Easy CBM
Nurses in the Wilderness
Stand-Alone Items (compilation)
Testing Literary Vocabulary
Audio stories from Elements of Lit. available on web
Pre-annotated texts
Teacher led annotations
Spanish copies avaiable (when possible)
The Giver - cassette tape (and in Spanish)
Pre-annotated texts,
Spanish copies avaiable (when possible)
Teacher led annotions
Reader's Theatre
FFA -expository essay re:self learning, Mango - vignette
Review topic sentence/supporting detail in paragraphs
Thesis statements in introduction
Elaboration strategies
Persuasive Writing Unit
Poetry Analysis
Literary Devices
Reflective Writing