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8th Grade Core Curriculum - 3rd Quarter
- 1st - - 2nd - - 4th -
| Month(s) | Essential & Essay Questions | Content & Topics | Standards & Benchmarks | Resources | Assessments | Related Literature | ESOL Matrix Correlation |
| February |
Have you ever been torn between what you wanted to do and waht others wanted you to do? Describe a situation when telling the truth may have jeopardized a friendship. |
O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman Lincoln-A Photobiography by Russell Friedman Vocabulary Mother to Son by Langston Hughes FCAT Practice Vocabulary Various poetry by Nikki Giovanni. "Grandmothers" by Nikki Giovanni Literary Analysis Extended Metaphor, Author's Purpose, Making Inferences, Speaker, Lyric Poetry The Writing Process Expository Writing Persuasive Writing Narrative Writing Creative Writing FCAT & Six Traits Reteach All Traits Review Grammar Skills from Literature Conjunctions and Interjections |
LAA 2.2.7-Finds similarities between texts in the treatment, scope, & organization of ideas LAA 2.3.2-Understands the author's purpose in writing a poem LAB 1.3.1-1.3.3-Uses writing process effectively for various responses LAC 3.3.3-Recites Poetry LAE 1.3.3-Identifies literary devices that define a writer's style LAE 1.3.4-Understands and appreciates poetry, & the author's use of extended metaphor and lyric poetry LAE 2.2.1- Recognizes cause & effect LAE 2.3.1-Understands how character & plot develop LAE 2.3.5-Locates, organizes, & interprets written information |
McDougal Littell Textbook Units 2,3,&5 Audio/Video Library Language Transparencies Literary Analysis Transparencies Character Development Transparency Reading and Critical Thinking Transparencies Prentice Hall Writing & Grammar Text Chs 18 Writing Transparencies FCAT Writes Supplemental Materials 6 Trait Posters |
Formal Assessment Vocabulary Quiz Grammar Quiz Short & Extended Response Oral Presentation |
Suggested Novel: I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier | A1-A7 B2,B4,B5,B8,B9,B10,B13,B17,B19 C1,C2,C7, D2,D4,D5 E1,E2,E3,E7,E8,E9,E17,E23,E26, F3 G1,G2,G4,G6,G7,G8,G10,G11 |
| Month(s) | Essential & Essay Questions | Content & Topics | Standards & Benchmarks | Resources | Assessments | Related Literature | ESOL Matrix Correlation |
| March |
Is practicing self-control more effective than displaying physical strength? What are the steps in writing an effective research paper? |
Content & Topics have not been transcribed. Find out about Mark Twain through the literature books web links. Check out Mark Twain at the Encarta Encyclopedia website. Introduce yourself and the class to Unit 6:The Oral Tradition. Take a thorough look back at the previous units and how the Oral Tradition has played a part in their development: Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 |
LAA 1.3.2-Uses connecting to enhance understanding of fiction & poetry LAA 2.2.7-Compares & Contrasts character motivation & reation LAA 2.3.8-Checks the validity & accuracy of information LAA 2.3.2-Identifies author's purpose LAB 1.3.1-1.3.3-Uses the writing process effectively for expository response LAC 3.3.1-Organizes and effectively delivers a speech LAD 1.3.3-Demonstrates an awareness of the difference between the use of English in formal & informal settings LAE 2.3.1-Understands & appreciates plot development, point of view, & tone as used in various selections to support a central conflict in fiction LAE 1.3.4-Understands and appreciates a poem, author's use of symbols, form & repetition LAE 1.3.2-Understands author's use of dynamic & static characters & analyzes the relevance of setting to the mood, tone, & meaning of a text |
McDougal Littell Literature textbook & website | Performance Tasks | Embedded | A1-A7 B2,B4,B5,B8,B9,B10,B13,B17,B19 C1,C2,C7, D2,D4,D5 E1,E2,E3,E7,E8,E9,E17,E23,E26, F3 G1,G2,G4,G6,G7,G8,G10,G11 |