7-8 English Language Arts
November 16 - 20
Objectives: The students will
 Demonstrate current oral reading fluency rate
 Read aloud fluently, with accuracy and appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression
 Recognize word families
 Identify synonyms of common words.
 Identify and use correct subject-verb agreement
 Use new academic vocabulary in complete sentences and practice previously taught words.
 Use possessive nouns correctly
 Practice test-taking strategies: using text evidence
 Demonstrate understanding of Workshop 6 skills (Setting, Character, Symbol, Mood, Synthesize,
Synonyms, Word Families, Literary Analysis, Subject-Verb Agreement, & Using Possessive Nouns
Standards
Class Work
Rotations/HW
Cite the textual evidence Monday
SDOCHS Field Trip
November 16
that most strongly supports
Revised Schedule
Whole Group:
an analysis of what the
 Complete vocabulary “Word Challenge, pages
text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from
160 -161
*Whole Group
the text. (8.RL.1)
o
Word
Families
Determine a theme or
o Synonyms
central idea of a text and
#1
analyze its development
o Collaborate and Discuss
A= Inst. SW; B= Ind. Read
over the course of the text,
Small
Group:
#2
including its relationship to
 Additional vocabulary, verb tense, synonyms, A= Ind. Read; B=Inst. SW
the characters, setting,
and plot; provide an
and word families practice
objective summary of the
*Wrap-Up
text. (8.RL.2)
Tuesday
November 17
Analyze how particular
*Whole Group
lines of dialogue or
Whole Group/Small Group: Grammar—Subjectincidents in a story or
#1
drama propel the action, Verb Agreement, p. 168
 Teach/Model
reveal aspects of a
A= Inst. SW; B= Ind. Read
character, or provoke a
 Practice/Apply
#2
decision. (8.RL.3)
A= Ind. Read; B=Inst. SW
L.8.6 Acquire and use
accurately gradeappropriate general
*Wrap-Up
academic and domainWhole Group
Wednesday
November 18
specific words and
Whole Group/Small Group: Mechanics—Using
phrases; gather
vocabulary knowledge
Possessive Nouns, p. 169
#1
when considering a word

Teach/Model
A= Inst. SW; B= Ind. Read
or phrase important to
#2

Practice/Apply
comprehension or
expression
A= Ind. Read; B=Inst. SW
W.8.10 Write routinely
over extended time frames
*Wrap-Up
(time for research,
Thursday
November 19
reflection, and revision)
Whole
Group/Small
Group: Wrap-Up Test, p. 174and shorter
175
time frames (a single
sitting or a day or two) for
 Review Skills (Story Elements, Synthesize,
a range of disciplinesynonyms, Word Families
specific tasks, purposes,
 Test-Taking Strategies: Using Text Evidence
and audiences
SL.8.1 Engage effectively
o Teach/Model
in a range of collaborative
o Practice Apply
discussions (one-on-one,
 Assess Workshop skills
in groups, and teacher-led)
with diverse partners on
o Comprehension & Vocabulary
grade 8 topics, texts, and
o Short Answer
issues, building on others’
ideas and expressing
their own clearly.
RS1C5:
PO 1. Read from a variety
November 20
of genres with accuracy, Friday
automaticity (immediate
Whole Group/Small Group:
recognition), and prosody
 rSkills Test 6
(expression).
*Whole Group/Small Group
#1
A= Inst. SW; B= Ind. Read
#2
A= Ind. Read; B=Inst. SW
*Wrap-Up
#1
A= Inst. SW; Ind. Read
#2
A= Ind. Read; B=Inst. SW
*P.A.T if earned