Johnny Tremain Novel Unit – 8th Grade Language Arts



From Generation to Generation

The Miracle Worker

8th Grade Language Arts

Learning Goals

KNOW:

• The meaning of the following vocabulary words: impromptu, tentatively, intently, brittle, ominous, stately, stooped, fatigue, reluctantly, confines, chronic, sterile, lucid, conspiratorial, regally

• Literary elements – methods of characterization, rhythm, symbol, dynamic character, static character, imagery, drawing inferences,

UNDERSTAND:

• Why characerization is an important element of literature

• How rhyme, symbol and imagery enrich a piece of literature

• How reading strategies can aid the student in comprehension

• Vocabulary terms through context clues

• How to draw inferences

BE ABLE:

• Apply reading strategies to short stories

• Create a reading response journal

• Recognize literary elements through the various texts

• Respond to various texts through assessments (comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, literary elements & writing)

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