Grade 8 Extend the Learning/Strengthen the Support

Unit 1: The Challenge of Heroism (Suggested Time: 8 ee!s"

1: Writing a Heros Journey
Narrative
2: Writing a Definition Essay
Goals: To analyze and synthesize a variety
of texts to develop an original definition of
hero. To analyze and evaluate expository
texts for ideas, structure and language.
The following SPIs were not addressed in the SB
curriculum, but many could be incorporated into the
lessons. Please make notes on the curriculum map
when you incorporated each one and identify any
additional resources you needed to use.
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narrative based on the Heros Journey
Archetype
To develop expository texts using
strategies of definition
#o$us %reas: Narrative, Explanatory
#o$us %reas: Revising an Eiting,
!er"s an #oo, $ransitions an
%uotations
%$ademi$: &ontext, te&hni'ue, synony(s,
antony(s, for(al, &on&ise, fun&tion,
negation
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of vie), &onfli&t, protagonist, (oo, plot,
pa&ing, epi&, tone, i&tion, enotation
&onnotation, nuan&e, efinition essay,
allegory, &oheren&e, thesis
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ar&hetype appear in stories
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Grade 8 Extend the Learning/Strengthen the Support
Unit 1
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the Support
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3ero4s 5ourney digital format/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6files6resources6interacti7es6heros8ourney6
periods 1.(.1./'riting Prompt!
9raphic :rgani;ers,
Imagery <rame
A Wrinkle in Time resource book =with enrichment readings>/
http/66www.scholastic.com6teachers6contributor6collateral?resources6pdf6,#6&#*)""1"*(,#.pdf
Tone and mood word list for use in writing/
http/66ourenglishclass.net6class.notes6writing6the.writing.process6craft6tone.and.mood6
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'riting prompts,
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1pic Poem sample lesson plan with interacti7e Benn Ciagram/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6wea7ing.into.pairing.odyssey.1)1.html
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Synonym Presentation
Bocabulary website with di7erse word le7els/
http/66www.7ocabsushi.com6
S2T 7ocab lists for use in writing/
http/66www.ma8ortests.com6sat67ocabulary.php
, periods 1.1%.1.1/ TP$2STT,
'riting Prompt! 1+pository
'riting Prompts
Lesson plan =synonyms6writing> with image sites/
http/66www.webenglishteacher.com6msb67i7id6inde+.html
3istorical heroes =2melia 1arhart> sources and lesson/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6calendar.acti7ities6amelia.earhart.completed.solo.
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Ci7erse writing prompts to inspire narrati7es/
http/66writingprompts.tumblr.com6post6(%(((##*&6the.1*).prompts.i.actually.use
periods 1.1,.1.1#/ 1+pository
'riting Prompts, Thesis
Statements
'riting guides for additional information about modes/
http/66writing.colostate.edu6guides6page.cfmEpageidF,1
Paraphrasing topic sentence online acti7ity/
http://www.laflemm.com/RfT/Practice/RfTPracticeParaphrasing.html
Grade 8 Extend the Learning/Strengthen the Support
Unit 5: The Challenge of Utopia (Suggested Time: 867 ee!s"
a
1: Writing an Expository Essay
2: Writing an 3rgu(entative Essay
Goals: To analyze a novel for archetype
and theme
To analyze and evaluate a variety of
expository and argumentative texts for
ideas, structure, and language
Genres: an essay, a short story, a novel,
an infor(ational text, arti&les
.e& Texts: The iver or !ahrenheit
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:ontrasts,; <Harrison =ergeron,;
<=anne =oo>s Wee>: :ele"rating the
?reeo( to Rea,; <@arents 7hare
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against $exting A Driving,; <$he 7&ien&e
=ehin Distra&te Driving, <Ho) the
=rain Rea&ts,; :ellphones an riving:
3s angerous as )e thin>2;
Goals: To develop
informative%explanatory texts using the
comparison% contrast organizational
structure
To develop effective arguments using
logical reasoning, relevant evidence,
and persuasive appeals for effect
#o$us %reas: Expository,
Goals: To understand the use of active
and passive voice &emphasize other
aspects of verbs and verbals'
#o$us %reas: e("eing ire&t
'uotations, a&tive an passive voi&e,
(aintaining voi&e an (oo
%$ademi$: &o(pareB&ontrast, utopia,
ystopia, argu(ent, e"ate, &ontroversy,
resear&h, sear&h ter(s, universal,
se(inar, 7o&rati&+ Literar&: antagonist
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$o )hat extent &an a perfe&t or ieal
so&iety exist2
What (a>es an argu(ent effe&tive2
%rgumentati(e )riting *rompts: 3&tivities 2.1*, 2.11, 2.1,
Expositor& )riting *rompts: 3&tivities 2.2, 2.*, 2.1.2.-, 2..
Citing Textual E(iden$e: 3&tivities 2.2, 2.*, 2.1, 2.,, 2.-, 2./, 2.11, 2.1*, 2.11, 2.1,
Creating +isuals: 3&tivities 2.0, 2.1
So$rati$ Seminar/0is$ussion/0e-ate: 3&tivity 2.,, 2./, 2.12, 2.1-
%nnotated 4i-liograph&: 3&tivity 2.1,
,eader/)riter 'ote-oo! and .e& /deas and 0etails 1uestions: ongoing
Unit %ssessment: online
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Essential 1uestions
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Targeted Common Core State Standards
Language and )riter3s Craft
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Grade 8 Extend the Learning/Strengthen the Support
Unit 5
0ates Spring4oard %$ti(ities Extend the Learning Strengthen the Support
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1+pository 'riting Prompt
$ompare and contrast map/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6student.
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% periods %.(/ 1+pository 'riting Prompt G3arrison BergeronH lesson plan with discussion sheet/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.
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:nline samples of speeches for e7aluation/
http/66www.ted.com6
Social issues lesson plan/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.
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Prompt matching game for writing modes/
http/66www.Iuia.com6fc6)&1&.html
$ensorship lesson plan/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.
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http/66kellygallagher.org6resources6articles.html
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-ock trial literature lesson plan/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.
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$ompare6contrast in history lesson plan/
http/66library.mtsu.edu6tps6lessonplansJideas6Lesson?Plan..
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http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.
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Grade 8 Extend the Learning/Strengthen the Support
Unit 8: The Challenge to 9a!e a 0ifferen$e (8 ee!s"
1: @resenting !oi&es of the
Holo&aust
2: @resenting a #ulti(eia
:a(paign
Goals: To analyze the development of a
theme or central idea of a text
Genres: (e(oirs, poetry, a &hilrens
"oo>, fil( &lips, a ra(a ex&erpt, novels,
a iary ex&erpt, a spee&h ex&erpt,
infor(ational texts, an arti&le
.e& Texts tea&herCsele&te Holo&aust
narratives, ex&erpt fro( (ight, <?irst
$hey :a(e for the :o((unists,;
Terrible Things: An Allegory of the
Holocaust, fil( &lips fro( )ife is
*eautiful, ex&erpts fro( The +iary of
Anne !ran,, ex&erpt fro( The *oy in the
-triped .a/amas, ex&erpt fro( The
+iary of a 0oung irl, ex&erpt fro( Elie
Wiesels No"el @ea&e @riDe 3&&eptan&e
7pee&h, fro( +o -omething1 A
Handboo, for 0oung Activists, <?a(ine
as a WeaponE6ts $i(e to 7top
7tarvation in 7uan;
Goals: To research an issue of national
or global significance
To create an informative and persuasive
multimedia presentation
#o$us %reas: Narrative, Expository
Goals: To strengthen 2riting through the
effective use of voice and mood
#o$us %reas: !oi&e an #oo for Effe&t,
@arti&ipial @hrases, :lauses
%$ademi$: &o((uni&ation, resu(e,
euphe(is(, slogan, &a(paign, (eia,
(eia &hannels, target auien&e,
evaluate
Literar&: enun&iation, &all to a&tion,
foun poe(
1..+ /.,+ /.-+ /./+ /.10+ -.1+ *.1+ *.,+
*.11+ *./+ *..+ 0.2+ 1.1+ 1..+ 2.*+ 2.-+ 2./+
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1.1.+ 1.11+ 0.1+ 0.*+ 0.1+ ,.1+ ,.2+ -.1+ -.0
Why is it i(portant to learn a"out
the Holo&aust2
Ho) &an one person (a>e a
ifferen&e2
'arrati(e )riting *rompt: 3&tivities *./
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%rgumentati(e )riting *rompts: 3&tivity *.11
Citing Textual E(iden$e: 3&tivities *.*, *.0, *.1, *.,, *.15, *.11, *.12, *.11, *.1-, *.1/, *.1.
*resentation: 3&tivity *.-, *./, *.11
,esear$h//n(estigation: 3&tivities *.10, *.1,
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Standards
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Grade 8 Extend the Learning/Strengthen the Support
Unit 8
0ates Spring4oard
%$ti(ities
Extend the Learning Strengthen the
Support
1 period (.1/ 0npack 1mbedded
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2dditional resources on the 3olocaust/
http/66remember.org6
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2nalytical Statement of Theme
Lesson plan and links on 1lie 'iesel/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6calendar.acti7ities6elie.wiesel.born.
september.%)#),.html
( periods (..(."/ Literature $ircle @oles
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1+pository 'riting Prompt
Mapping our Tears lesson plan/
http/66www.holocaustandhumanity.org6education6for.educators6lesson.plans6
$ollaborati7e inIuiry on the 3olocaust/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6in7estigating.holocaust.
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http/66www.tengrrl.com6tens6)),.shtml
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2nne <rank enrichment ideas/
https/66www.teacher7ision.com6holocaust6acti7ity6&(*1.html
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$ritical e7aluation of research/
http/66www.lib.berkeley.edu6instruct6guides6e7aluation.html
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2rgumentati7e 'riting Prompt
Night lesson plan with literary graffiti link/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6using.technology.analy;e.
illustrate.&)(.html
9rammar enrichment pages/
http/66www.glencoe.com6sites6common?assets6workbooks6language?arts6ge6&ge.pdf
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$ommercial ad7ertising lesson plan/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6critical.media.literacy.
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http/66www.cnn.com6studentnews6

Grade 8 Extend the Learning/Strengthen the Support
Unit :: The Challenge of Comed& (Suggested Time: 867 ee!s"
a
1: Writing an 3nalysis of a
Hu(orous $ext
2: @erfor(ing 7ha>espearean
:o(ey
Goals: To analyze ho2 a variety of
authors create humor in print and
nonprint texts
To analyze ho2 humor is used to reveal
a universal truth or theme
To analyze a scene from a
-ha,espearean comedy
Genres: essays, &o(i& strips, politi&al
&artoons, an arti&le, fil( &lips, a short
story, a novel ex&erpt, poetry, ra(a, an
infor(ational text
.e& Texts: <#ae Fou 4augh,; fro(
*rothers, <6ve got a fe) pet peeves
a"out sea &reatures,; <$he Gpen
Wino),; fro( The Adventures of Tom
-a2yer, <$hey Have Farns,; <#ooses,;
<6s $raffi& Ja( Dele&ta"le2; <$he @o)er
of @ets,; print an fil( ex&erpts fro( A
3idsummer (ights +ream, fro( <?ear
=ustersH15 $ips to Gver&o(e 7tage
?right;
Goals: To 2rite a 2ell4developed
analysis of a humorous text
#o$us %reas: Narrative, Expository,
Goals: To understand verbals and ho2
they are used in 2riting
#o$us %reas: ver"als
%$ademi$: Iuxtaposition, &ari&ature,
erie, enoun&e Literar&: satire,
persona, irony, iale&t, yarn, alliteration,
&o(ey
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*.11+ *./+ *..+ 2.-+ 2./+ 2.0+ -.2+ 1.1+
1.2+ 1.1, + 1.1.+ 1..+ 1.15
Ho) o )riters an spea>ers use
hu(or to &onvey truth2
What (a>es an effe&tive
perfor(an&e of a 7ha>espearean
&o(ey2
'arrati(e )riting *rompt: 3&tivities 0.0, 0.1*
Expositor& )riting *rompts: 3&tivities 0.*, 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.,, 0./, 0.., 0.15
Citing Textual E(iden$e: 3&tivities 0.2, 0.0, 0.1, 0.,, 0.-, 0./, 0.15, 0.11, 0.11
,ehearsal/*erforman$e: 3&tivities 0.10, 0.1,, 0.1-, 0.1/, 0.25
+isual ,epresentation: 3&tivity 0.1*
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R4./.-, R4./.., R4./.15+
R6./.1, R6./.2, R6./.*, R6./.0, R6./.1, R6./.,,
R6./.15+
W./.2, W./.*, W./.0, W./.1, W./.-, W./..,
W./.15+
74./.1, 74./.2, 74./.0, 74./.1, 74./.,+
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Standards
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Unit :
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'riting Prompt! 1+pository 'riting
Prompt
A Midsummer Nights Dream additional sources/
http/66www.bcps.org6offices6lis6models6mndbackgr6inde+.html
0se of language to create fear lesson plan/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6ghosts.
fear.language.arts.%(#.html
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1+pository 'riting Prompts
Sample higher le7el satire piece/
http/66www.cnn.com6%)),60S6)&6%#6onion.iran6
Simpsons satire lesson plan/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6e+ploring.
satire.with.simpsons.*11.htmlEtabF%
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1+pository 'riting Prompts
-ark Twain teaching guide/
http/66www.scholastic.com6teachers6lesson.plan6ad7entures.tom.sawyer.
storia.teaching.guide
Irony lesson plan6ideas/
http/66www.learnnc.org6lp6pages6%&1,
( periods .11/ 9raphic :rgani;ers, @e7ision
of Student 1ssay, $heck Kour
0nderstanding
2uthor inter7iew on use of humor/
http/66www.scholastic.com6teachers6asset6sid.fleischman.inter7iew.
fleischman.humor
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Shakespeare language passage6acti7ity/
http/66www.tc.pbs.org6shakespeare6educators6handouts6lng.
cs?rarewords.pdf
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'riting Prompt! 9raphic :rgani;ers,
@eflection
A Midsummer Nights Dream teacher4s guide/
http/66www.penguin.com6static6pdf6teachersguides6midsummer.pdf
2d7ice poem lesson plan for Shakespeare/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6analy;ing.
ad7ice.introduction.shakespeare.(#%.html
( periods .1"..1,/ Summary, $heck Kour
0nderstanding! -arked Script,
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Shakespeare4s secret =authorship> lesson plan/
http/66www.readwritethink.org6classroom.resources6lesson.plans6becoming.
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