Mercer County Schools PRIORITIZED CURRICULUM

Reading/Language Arts Content Maps Grade 8

Mercer County Schools PRIORITIZED CURRICULUM

The Mercer County Schools Prioritized Curriculum is composed of West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives that have been identified as "Essential, Important, and Nice to Know." The Essential and Important objectives, which are aligned to the WESTEST, must be learned by the student in order to ensure his/her success. Therefore, the majority of instructional time (90% - 95%) must be devoted to the mastery of these objectives. To assist you with your instructional planning, the Prioritized Curriculum is divided into learning units (Content Maps) creating an instructional sequence and estimated time for delivering the intended/learned curriculum.

CONCEPT MAP English 8 Suggested Sequence: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Comprehension Strategies/Skills Language Mechanics Literary Analysis Literary Techniques Sentence Structure and Development Writing Skills The Writing Process Vocabulary Enrichment

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Key Concepts:

Estimated days to complete - 25

Key Vocabulary: Point of View

Fact / Opinion

Compare / Contrast

Topic: Comprehension Strategies/Skills

Theme

CSO's: 8.1.1; 8.1.2; 8.3.3; 8.1.3; 8.1.6; 8.1.7; 8.1.8; 8.1.10; 8.1.11; 8.1.12

Similarities/Differences

Enduring Understanding: Effective readers use specific strategies to help them better understand what they read.

Personal Insight Inform Persuade

Main Idea Essential Question(s):

Entertain

What strategies/skills can I use to make sense of what I read? Chronological Order

Supporting Details

Inverted Pyramid

Examples:

Paraphrase Captions and Re-Reading

Double Entry Journals

Graphic Organizers

Exit Slip / Ticket Out the Door

Conclusion

Author’s Purpose

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Key Concepts:

25 Days Key Vocabulary: Connections

Sequencing

Topic: Comprehension Strategies/Skills Page Two

Foreshadowing Predicting

Summarizing

Enduring Understanding:

Decoding Encoding Skimming

Cause / Effect Essential Question(s):

Scanning SQ3R

Inferences Examples:

Hypothesize Critique

Context Clues

Analyze

Make Judgments

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete - 20

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Proper Nouns

Capitalization

Topic: Language Mechanics & Punctuation,

Proper Adjectives

CSO's: 8.2.3; 8.2.5; 8.2.6; 8.2.7; 8.2.9 Quotes

Punctuation

Geographical References

Enduring Understanding: Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals – they help the writer avoid confusion.

Colon / Semicolon Comma

Spelling Essential Question(s):

End Marks

How can using punctuation and grammar rules make me a better writer/communicator?

Parts of Speech

Question Mark Exclamation Point

Examples:

Period Word Wall

Editing and Revising Dash / Hyphen

Games (Bingo, etc.)

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Journals

Apostrophe

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Quotation Marks

Topic: Language Mechanics & Punctuation

Parentheses

Page Two Italics

Enduring Understanding:

Prefix Suffix Root Word

Essential Question(s):

Noun/Pronoun Verb/Adverb

Examples:

Adjective Conjunction Preposition

Interjection

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9/5/2005

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete - 20

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Point of View

Topic: Literary Analysis

Characterization

Setting

CSO's: 8.1.1; 8.1.2; 8.1.3; 8.1.4; 8.3.3; 8.1.5; 8.1.6; 8.1.8; 8.1.10; 8.1.11; 8.1.12 Literary Elements

Plot/Rising & Falling Actions Conflict / Internal/External

Enduring Understanding: Understanding a text’s structure helps one understand its meaning.

Climax / Resolution Exposition

Theme Essential Question(s):

Mood

What tools do I need to understand different types of texts? Author’s Voice

Genre

Foreshadowing

Examples:

Shock of Recognition Character Maps

Graphics/Illustrations Moral / Mores (Global)

Figurative Language Cubing

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Journals

Fiction

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete - 20

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Non-Fiction

Topic: Literary Analysis Page Two

Author’s Purpose

Poetry / Prose Myths / Fables

Enduring Understanding:

Onomatopoeia Alliteration Simile / Metaphor

Essential Question(s):

Personification Pun

Examples:

Analyze Rhyme Rhythm

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete-15

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Fact / Opinion

Topic: Literary Techniques

Cause / Effect

CSO's: 8.1.1; 8.1.2; 8.1.3; 8.1.4; 8.3.3; 8.3.5; 8.1.6; 8.1.7; 8.1.8; 8.1.10; 8.1.11; 8.1.12

Compare / Contrast

Persuasive Language

Irony

Interpretation

Enduring Understanding:

Satire

Writers sometimes convey ideas indirectly.

Author’s Voice

Analogies Essential Question(s):

Understatement

How can I “read between the lines”? Repetition Verbal Irony

Examples:

Situational Irony Graphic Organizers

Role-Playing Dramatization Mercer County Schools

Cooperative Learning Groups

Dramatic Irony

Write Composition Related to Personal Experience 9/5/2005

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Key Concepts:

Estimated days to complete - 5

Key Vocabulary: Tone / Volume

Speaking Skills

Topic: Oral Communication Skills (Listening, Speaking, And Viewing) CSO's: 8.3.1; 8.3.2; 8.3.4; 8.3.5; 8.1.10; 8.1.11; 8.1.12

Listening Skills

Rate Speaking Etiquette Audience Etiquette

Enduring Understanding: Preparation and presentation affect the understanding and appreciation of an oral address to a class audience.

Table / Graph Diagram

Graphic Aids Essential Question(s):

Chart

Why/How is preparation important for holding the audience’s attention during a presentation?

Body Language

Posture Eye Contact

Examples:

Animation Impromptu Speech

Prepared Speech

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Compare/Contrast in Small Groups

Voice Projection

Video Selections

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete - 20

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Simple / Compound

Types of Sentences

Complete/Incomplete Sentences

Topic: Sentence Structure & Development

Complex

CSO's: 8.1.10; 8.1.11; 8.3.5; 8.2.3; 8.2.6; 8.2.7; 8.2.9; 8.2.11

Fragment Run-On

Enduring Understanding: Phrase Understanding sentence structure enables a writer to convey meaning more clearly. Clause

Parallel Structure Essential Question(s):

Faulty

How can I write sentences that make a clear picture for the reader? Balanced

Effective Sentences

Redundant

Examples:

Misplaced Modifiers

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Student Writing Examples

Bell Ringer Activities

Cooperative Learning Activities

Revising/Re-Writing

Dangling Modifiers

Appositive

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete - 20

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Topic Sentence

Topic: Writing Skills

Indent

CSO's: 8.1.10; 8.1.11; 8.2.1; 8.2.2; 8.2.3; 8.2.7; 8.2.8; 8.2.9; 8.2.13; 8.2.15; 8.3.5

Supporting Details

Paragraph Organization

Effective Expression (Content)

Conclusion

Enduring Understanding: Effective writers use specific techniques and skills.

Transitional Devices Relevant Details

Usage Essential Question(s):

Precise Word Choice

What devices do I use for different forms of writing? How do I apply the characteristics of good writing?

Types of Writing

Vivid Diction Subject-Verb Agreement

Examples:

Pronoun Usage Modeling Devices

Reference Sources

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Peer Tutoring Creative

Practice – Write! Write! Write!

Outlining/Webbing

Informative/Expository

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Persuasive

Topic: Writing Skills Page Two

Chronological Compare / Contrast

Enduring Understanding:

Cause / Effect Article / Essay Journal / Letter

Essential Question(s):

Report Poetry

Examples:

Parallelism Sentence Variety Voice

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9/5/2005

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete - 10

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Brainstorm

Topic: The Writing Process

Clustering / Outlining

CSO's: 8.1.10; 8.1.11; 8.3.5; 8.2.1; 8.2.2; 8.2.3; 8.2.4; 8.2.5; 8.2.6; 8.2.7; 8.2.8; 8.2.9; 8.2.15

Mapping / Webbing

Pre-Writing

Draft

Introduction/Body/ Conclusion

Enduring Understanding: A good writer uses the writing process to develop a focused composition.

Organize/ Sequential Order Transitional Words

Revision Essential Question(s): Supporting Details What steps do I take to express my thoughts and ideas effectively? Vivid/Precise Language

Final Draft Examples: Guided Practice with Visual Aids

Coherence Graphic Organizers Outlines

Publication

Thesis Statement Modeling

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Illustrations

Peer Review and Editing

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP EIGHTH GRADE Estimated days to complete - 5

Key Concepts:

Key Vocabulary: Root Word

Topic: Vocabulary Enrichment

Word Meaning

Affix

CSO's: 8.1.10; 8.1.11 Prefix

Generating New Words

Suffix Enduring Understanding: Glossary English is a melting pot of languages – a complex, borrowed composite.

Thesaurus

Multiple Meanings Essential Question(s):

Dictionary

How are new words added to a language?

Reference

Word Origins

Etymology Examples:

Compound Words

Greek & Latin Prefixes/Internet Activity

Word Wall Mercer County Schools

Derivative Word Games

Multicultural Food and Dress Fair 9/5/2005