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
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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
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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.)
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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
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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
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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) –
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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
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