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CollectionEssential QuestionAcademic ConceptsAnchor Texts(non-negotiable texts)Culminating Performance Task with standards addressedPartner CoursesCollection 1 Culture and Belonging (Aug-Sept)How do people develop their own identity within a new culture?Plot diagram:ExpositionRising actionClimaxFalling actionResolutionCharacterizationDialogueContext cluesParrot in the Oven (the amount of the novel taught is left up to individual teacher discretion)"My Favorite Chaperone" pg. 3-30Task A: Write an Expository Essay (pg. 79)LAFS.8.W.1.2a-e: Write informative/explanatory textsLAFS.8.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writingLAFS.8.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writingLAFS.8.W.3.8: Gather relevant and credible information from multiple print/digital sources while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic informationHE.8.B.4.1HE.8.B.4.3Additional activities to challenge advanced ELA students: pg. 26 discussionCommon Core Assessment Workbook Unit 1(Sept-Oct)Should individuals be prosecuted for statements made on social media?ArgumentClaimSupport & EvidenceCounter Claims“The Dangers of Cyberbullying” & “Sacrificing the First Amendment to catch “Cyberbullies”pg. 24-30Write an Argumentative Essay (pg. 31)LAFS.8.W.1.1a-e: Write argumentsLAFS.8.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writingLAFS.8.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writingLAFS.8.W.3.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print/digital sourcesLAFS.8.W.3.9b: Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfictionLAFS.8.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames.HE.8.C.1.2Collection 2The Thrill of Horror(Oct-Nov)What qualifies a text as “horror”?SuspensePoint of view (1st per/3rd per)Unreliable narratorUniversal themeInferenceImageryForeshadowing"What is the Horror Genre?" pg. 125-132"The Tell-Tale Heart" pg. 89-98"The Monkey's Paw"pg. 105-120Task B: Write a Literary Analysis (pg. 137)LAFS.8.RI.1.1: Cite textual evidenceLAFS.8.W.1.2a-f: Write an informative/expositoryLAFS.8.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writingLAFS.8.W.3.9a: Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literatureLAFS.8.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames.Second Task: Write a Narrative Ending (see last page of map)LAFS.8.W.1.3a-e: Write narrativesLAFS.8.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writingLAFS.8.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writingLAFS.8.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames*Possible health connection: author's life and health topics (substance abuse, depression, etc)Additional activities to challenge advanced ELA students: pg. 94 discussion & 116 discussionCollectionEssential QuestionAcademic ConceptsAnchor Texts(non-negotiable texts)Culminating Performance Task with standards addressedPartner CoursesCollection 5Anne Frank’s Legacy(Nov-Dec)What was it like to live during the Holocaust?ForeshadowingFlashbackChronological OrderIronySituationalDramaticDrama Elements:ScriptPlaywrightCastSpeech TagStage DirectionsActs/ScenesMonologueThe Diary of Anne Frank pg. 279-354“After Auschwitz” pg. 379-384“There but for the Grace” pg. 385-388*There is a background video about the Holocaust to go along with “After Auschwitz” which may be great to show for this unit.Write an Expository Essay (pg. 389)LAFS.8.W.1.2a-e: Write informative/explanatory textsLAFS.8.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writingLAFS.8.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writingLAFS.8.W.3.7: Conduct short research projects.LAFS.8.W.3.9b: Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction.LAFS.8.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time framesHE.8.C.2.5Additional activities to challenge advanced ELA students: pg. 303 discussion & 382 discussionCollection 4Approaching Adulthood(Jan-Feb)When do kids become adults?ThemeCharacter motivationPSAArgumentClaimCounter ClaimEvidence & SupportAudience“Marigolds” pg. 213-228“When Do Kids Become Adults?” pg. 235-246Task B: Produce a Multimedia Campaign (pg. 273)LAFS.8.RI.1.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis and inferencesLAFS.8.W.1.1a-e: Write argumentsLAFS.8.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writingLAFS.8.W.2.6: Use technology to produce and publish writingLAFS.8.W.3.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print/digital sourcesLAFS.8.W.3.9b: Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfictionLAFS.8.SL.2.4: Present claims, findings, and evidenceLAFS.8.SL.2.5: Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentationsHE.8.C.1.2Additional activities to challenge advanced ELA students: pg. 224 role play & 244 debate performance taskCollectionEssential QuestionAcademic ConceptsAnchor Texts(non-negotiable texts)Culminating Performance Task with standards addressedPartner CoursesCollection 6The Value of Work(Feb-Mar)Should teenagers work during their school years?NarratorPoint of ViewOmniscientDialectToneIrony (dramatic)ArgumentClaimHitch (the amount of the novel taught is left up to individual teacher discretion)from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer pg. 395-404“Teens Need Jobs, Not Just Cash” and “Teens at Work” pg. 419-426Task B: Write an Argument (pg. 441)LAFS.8.RI.1.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis and inferencesLAFS.8.W.1.1a-e: Write argumentsLAFS.8.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writingLAFS.8.W.3.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print/digital sourcesLAFS.8.W.3.9b: Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfictionLAFS.8.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time framesAdditional activities to challenge advanced ELA students: pg. 400 role play & 425 oral report performance taskCollection 3The Move Toward Freedom(Apr-May)Why is freedom worth fighting for?BiographyAutobiographyCharacterizationPrimary Sources*Allusion (advanced)from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave pg. 143-150from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad pg. 151-166Task A: Create a Visual Presentation (pg. 203)LAFS.8.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writingLAFS.8.W.2.6: Use technology to produce and publish writingLAFS.8.W.3.7: Conduct short research projects.LAFS.8.SL.2.5: Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentationsSS.8.C1.5SS.8.C1.6Additional activities to challenge advanced ELA students: pg. 149 literary analysis performance task & 162 discussion ................
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