TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K 8th GRADE READING SYLLABUS – 1st Nine Weeks 2013 ***Students, if you are absent, you are responsible for reading the assigned pages on this syllabus and completing the study questions and related activities. Week # 1 (Aug. 26 - 30, 2013) – Monday – 1. Discuss class rules. 2. Issue and discuss parent letter; signature required. 3. Discuss and collect supplies. 4. Latin and Greek Roots Tuesday – 1. Collect parent letter slips and supplies. 2. S.A.T. Vocabulary 3. Word Explorer: Lesson 1 Voc. Skills – Using a Dictionary & Thesaurus (W., pp.2-7) Wednesday 1. Collect parent letter slips and supplies. 2. Introduce The Pearl by John Steinbeck – ppt 3. Map of setting 4. Vocabulary list - handout 5. Explain reading schedule, quizzes, and expectations. 6. Animal Imagery (ML) 7. Latin and Greek Roots - due Thursday – 1. S.A.T. Vocabulary (W) – corrections 2. 3. 4. 5. Read/discuss Ch. 1 (The Pearl) (LearningLinks), p. 5 - discussion Setting (ML) Word Explorer Lesson 1 - due Friday – 1. S.A.T. Vocabulary Review 2. Book Talk/Nobel Prize 3. QUIZ - Practice 1 – chapter 1 The Pearl 4. Story Element: Mood (LL) 5. Parent Letter and supplies – due 6. Word Explorer: Lesson 1 - assess 1 TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Week # 2 (September 2 – September 6, 2013) – Monday – HOLIDAY Tuesday 1. 2. 3. 4. Read/discuss Ch. 2 The Pearl p. 9 (LL) - discussion Word Explorer: Lesson 2 Voc. Skills Latin and Greek Roots Wednesday – 1. QUIZ – Practice – The Pearl chapter 2 2. Literary Element: Characterization (LL) 3. Analyzing Non-fiction dvd – 23 minutes Thursday – 1. Read / discuss The Pearl – chapter 3 2. p 12 (LL) - discussion 3. Word Explorer: Lesson 2 Voc. Skills - due Friday – 1. QUIZ – Practice 3 – The Pearl chapter 3 2. Word Explorer: Lesson 2 – assess 3. Gawain, the Brave and True – Practice Reading Passage 2 TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Week # 3 (Sept. 9 - 13, 2013) – Monday – 1. Read/discuss Ch. 4 The Pearl 2. p. 13 (LL) - discussion 3. Latin and Greek Roots 4. Chocolate Mousse - Reading Passage Tuesday— 1. QUIZ – Practice 4– The Pearl chapter 4 2. Word Explorer: Lesson 3 Vocabulary Skills 3. Dictionary Skills Wednesday – 1. 2. 3. 4. Read/discuss ch. 5 The Pearl p.15 (LL) - discussion Latin and Greek Roots – assess September 11 – Reading Passage Thursday – 1. 2. 3. 4. QUIZ – Practice 5 – The Pearl chapter 5. The Pearl Vocabulary Puzzle – review chapters 1-6 Word Explorer: Lesson 3 Vocabulary Skills –due A Career Ending Performance – Reading Passage Friday – 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Read/discuss ch. 6 (The Pearl) and answer study questions. p. 35 (LL) - discussion (ML) Irony – scanned; Lesson 8: Irony (ML) Symbolism - scanned Word Explorer: Lesson 3 Vocabulary Skills - assess 3 TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Week # 4 (Sept. 16 - 20, 2013) – Monday – 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. QUIZ – STAAR Practice 6 – The Pearl chapter 6 Review themes – The Pearl - Power Point Review THEME activity – Portals Latin and Greek Roots Lesson 6: Foreshadowing Tuesday – 1. The Pearl NOVEL Review 2. Word Explorer: Lesson 4 Vocabulary Skills 3. Gordon Parks, Picturing America – Reading Passage Wednesday – 1. Six Elements of Plot Structure ~ Skills Warm-Up PH p. 223 (ML) 2. Latin and Greek Roots- assess 3. Dictionary Skills Lesson 4. You’re Not from Here, Are You? – Reading Passage 5. Lesson 1: Elements of Fiction Thursday – 1. Story Map (The Pearl) using Six Elements of Plot Structure 2. Word Explorer: Lesson 4 Vocabulary Skills – due 3. Lesson 4: Dialogue 4. A One-Act Dramatization Friday – 1. Word Explorer: Lesson 4 Vocabulary Skills - assess 2. The Iditarod – reading passage 3. A One-Act Dramatization (cont.) 4 TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Week # 5 (Sept. 23 - 27, 2013) – Monday – 1. The Pearl TEST 2. Latin and Greek Roots 3. Stormy Weather / Relatively Speaking – Reading Passage Tuesday – 1. Word Explorer Lesson 5 2. Example of Conflict Chart (W., p. 21) scanned 3. The Seasons – Poetry Practice Wednesday – 1. Latin and Greek Roots - assess 2. Kino Meets the Media 3. Lesson 11: Making Inferences Thursday – 1. The Yellow Rose of Texas – Poetry Practice 2. Compare and contrast purpose and characteristics of poetic forms (toolbox) 3. Word Explorer Lesson #5 - due Friday – 1. The Elements of Poetry – dvd – 30 minutes 2. Reminiscing and Piano – Poetry comparisons 5 TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Week # 6 (Sept. 30 – October 4, 2013) – Monday 1. The Blind Man and the Elephant / My Fingers – poetry mini – lesson 2. Latin and Greek Roots Tuesday 1. Lesson 18: Personification 2. Lesson 5: Figurative Language 3. Word Explorer Lesson #6 Wednesday 1. Lesson 6: Allusion 2. Lesson 11: Archetype 3. Latin and Greek Roots – assess Thursday 1. Lesson 10: Symbolism 2. Word Explorer Lesson 6 – due Friday 1. Lesson 15: Imagery and Motif 2. Word Explorer #6 - grade 6 TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Week # 7 (Oct. 7 - 11, 2013) – Monday 1. Lesson 17: Sound Devices 2. Latin and Greek Roots Tuesday 1. Exercise 3 and 4 TEST 2. Latin and Greek Roots Wednesday 1. Exercise 3 and 4 TEST (cont) 2. Latin and Greek Roots – assess Thursday 1. 9 Week Review Friday 1. 9 Week Review Week # 8 (Oct. 14 - 18, 2013) – 7 TEKS: 1A, 2A,B,C, 19A,B,C,D,E,F, 3A,B,C, 4A, 5A,6A,B, C 7A,8A,13A,B,C 10A,B,C CCRS: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10,11B,D ELPS: 1A,C,F, 2B,C,D,E,F,G,I, 3A,B,E, 4A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Monday 1. 9 Week Review Tuesday 1. 9 Week Review Wednesday 1. READING 9 WEEKS TEST Thursday 1. The Pearl dvd Friday 1. The Pearl dvd 8