A JOHN DRUGAN ELEMENTARY 1ST 9 WEEKS GRADE

Week of:

Vocabulary

ELAR

Reading

(Genre & Comprehension Skill)

STAAR

Social Studies

Theme/Topic/ERA/

Resources

Week 1

Jul. 28-Jul.31,2015

8.2B - Use context 8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

RS _67_%

ELPS- Use prior knowledge to learn new language

8.3A - Analyze literary works that share similar themes across cultures RS 76%

8.6A - Analyze linear plot developments (e.g., conflict, rising action, falling action, resolution, subplots) to determine whether and how conflicts are resolved. RS 62%

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19D complex inferences

Fig. 19E summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19Fmaking intertextual links with text evidence

8^th grade Literature book. Excerpt from Johnny Tremaine.

Pre A.P. summer read

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud

Library resources and times of introduction and completion of project.

Week 2

Aug. 3-7,2015

8.2B - Use context 8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

RS _67_%

Vocabulary -Elements – Plot, Setting, Characters, Theme, Tone, Voice, Style, Dialogue

Techniques – Suspense, Sensory Detail, Imagery, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Pun, Irony, Oxymoron

8.6A - Analyze linear plot developments (e.g., conflict, rising action, falling action, resolution, subplots) to determine whether and how conflicts are resolved RS 62%

8.6C - Analyze different forms of point of view, including limited versus omniscient, subjective versus objective RS 65%

8.8A - Explain the effect of similes and extended metaphors in literary text.

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19D complex inferences

Fig. 19E summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19Fmaking intertextual links with text evidence

8^th grade Literature book. Excerpt from Johnny Tremaine. Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress

Pre A.P. summer read

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud

Week 3

Aug. 10-14, 2015

8.2B - Use context 8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

RS _67_%

Vocabulary -Elements – Plot, Setting, Characters, Theme, Tone, Voice, Style, Dialogue

Techniques – Suspense, Sensory Detail, Imagery, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Pun, Irony, Oxymoron

8.6A - Analyze linear plot developments (e.g., conflict, rising action, falling action, resolution, subplots) to determine whether and how conflicts are resolved. 8.6B - Analyze how the central characters' qualities influence the theme of a fictional work and resolution of the central conflict. RS 84%

8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19(D) complex inferences

Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence

8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms

8^th grade Literature book Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress.

Excerpt on Witch Trials of 1672

Pre A.P. summer read

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud

Week 4

Aug. 17-21,2015

RS _67_%

8.2B - Use context 8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

Vocabulary -Elements – Plot, Setting, Characters, Theme, Tone, Voice, Style, Dialogue

Techniques – Suspense, Sensory Detail, Imagery, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Pun, Irony, Oxymoron

RS 76%

8.3A - Analyze literary works that share similar themes across cultures

8.3B - Compare and contrast the similarities and differences in mythologies from various cultures (e.g., ideas of afterlife, roles and characteristics of deities, purposes of myths).

8.3C - Explain how the values and beliefs of particular characters are affected by the historical and cultural setting of the literary work

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19(D) complex inferences

Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence

8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms

Assessment Unit 01 Analyzing Fiction and Drama

8^th grade Literature book Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress.

Barron’s AP Literature and Composition

Pre A.P. summer read

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud

Week 5

Aug. 24-28, 2015

Early Release- Aug. 26

8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

RS 75%

Vocabulary

Techniques – Diction, Repetition, Imagery, Sensory Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non Literal Meaning, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms, Epigraphs,

Techniques – Rhyme, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Refrain, Idiom, Poetic Techniques

 Structures – Graphical Elements, Forms – Epic, Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse, Perspectives

8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric poetry). RS 58%

8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays. RS 74%

8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension

8.6(A), Analyze linear plot developments.RS 62% (B), Analyze how the central characters’ qualities influence the theme of a fictional work and resolution of the central conflict RS 69%

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19(D) complex inferences

Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence

8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms

8^th grade Literature book Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress.

Barron’s AP Literature and Composition

Pre A.P. summer read

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud

Week 6

Aug 31-Sept 1, 2015

8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

RS 75%

Vocabulary

Techniques – Rhyme, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Refrain, Idiom, Poetic Techniques

 Structures – Graphical Elements, Forms – Epic, Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse, Perspectives

8.6(A), Analyze linear plot developments.RS 62% (B), Analyze how the central characters’ qualities influence the theme of a fictional work and resolution of the central conflict RS 69%

8.7 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patters and features of literary nonfiction and provide text evidence to support understanding. RS 55%

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19(D) complex inferences

Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence

8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms

8^th grade Literature book Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress.

Barron’s AP Literature and Composition

Pre A.P. summer read

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud

Week 7

Sept. 8-12, 2015

Labor Day Monday Holiday

8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

RS 75%

Vocabulary

Techniques – Diction, Repetition, Imagery, Sensory Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non Literal Meaning, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms, Epigraphs,

Techniques – Rhyme, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Refrain, Idiom, Poetic Techniques

 Structures – Graphical Elements, Forms – Epic, Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse, Perspectives

8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric poetry). RS 58%

8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays. . RS 74%

8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension

8.7 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patters and features of literary nonfiction and provide text evidence to support understanding. RS 55%

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19(D) complex inferences

Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence

8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms

Unit 02A Assessment – Analyzing Literary Nonfiction and Poetry

.8^th grade Literature book Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress.

Barron’s AP Literature and Composition

Week 8

Sept. 14-18, 2015

Celebrate Freedom Week Sept. 14-18

Constitution Day, Sept. 17

8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

Vocabulary

Techniques – Diction, Repetition, Imagery, Sensory Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non Literal Meaning, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms, Epigraphs,

Techniques – Rhyme, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Refrain, Idiom, Poetic Techniques

 Structures – Graphical Elements, Forms – Epic, Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse, Perspectives

8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric poetry). RS 58%

8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays. . RS 74%

8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension

8.7 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patters and features of literary nonfiction and provide text evidence to support understanding. RS 55%

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19(D) complex inferences

Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence

8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms

8^th grade Literature book Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress.

Barron’s AP Literature and Composition

Measuring Up to the English 1 EOC

Week 9

Sept. 21-25,,k 2015

Early Release- Sept. 23

8.2E - Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus.

RS 67%

Vocabulary

Techniques – Diction, Repetition, Imagery, Sensory Detail, Simile, Metaphor, Non Literal Meaning, Hyperbole, Irony, Oxymoron, Aphorisms, Epigraphs,

Techniques – Rhyme, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Refrain, Idiom, Poetic Techniques

 Structures – Graphical Elements, Forms – Epic, Poetry, Narrative, Free Verse, Perspectives

8.4A - Compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms (e.g., epic poetry, lyric poetry).

8.5A - Analyze how different playwrights characterize their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays.

8.Fig19A - Establish purposes for reading selected texts based upon own or others’ desired outcome to enhance comprehension

8.Fig19E - Summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts

8.Fig19F - Make intertextual links among and across texts, including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual evidence.

ELPS- 1A-Use prior knowledge to learn new language

4I- Show comprehension through basic reading skills

Spiral RS Below 70%

8.2 (A),(B)Dictionary use with roots and affixes

Fig.19(D) complex inferences

Fig. 19(E) summarize and synthesize

Fig. 19(F)making intertextual links with text evidence

8.4 (B) Compare and contrast relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms

Assessment Unit 02A

Review

8^th grade Literature book Readings in Social Studies, America in Progress.

Barron’s AP Literature and Composition