Language Arts-
8th Grade Lesson Plan

Synonyms-The student will demonstrate knowledge by determining the meaning of synonyms from grade level appropriate vocabulary, by correctly choosing a given word or phrase that means the same thing, in reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

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Antonyms-The student will demonstrate knowledge by determining the meaning of antonyms from grade level appropriate vocabulary, by correctly choosing a given word or phrase that means the opposite, in reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

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Prefixes-The student will be able to analyze and determine the correct meaning of a word, based on the prefix of the root word or how the prefix is used in the context of a passage.

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Suffixes-The student will be able to analyze and determine the correct meaning of a word, based on the suffix of the root word or how the suffix is used in the context of a passage.

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Homophones-The student will be able to identify and select the appropriate homophone or word that sounds the same, based on the context of a passage which fits the best meaning of the given word or phrase.

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Idioms-The student will be able to identify and analyze the author's use of idioms, based on the context of a passage and how these expressions are used in literal and interpretative information.

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Latin and Greek Roots-The student will be able to identify and determine the meaning of unknown words, based on the understanding of Latin and Greek roots.

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Think Aloud Level 1-Use the reading comprehension process skills of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying with extensive scaffolding and support, through think aloud prompts.

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Think Aloud Level 2-Use the reading comprehension process skills of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying with scaffolding and support, through think aloud prompts.

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Think Aloud Level 3-Use the reading comprehension process skills of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying to independently read and comprehend texts with minimal think aloud support.

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Summarizing-Make a summary, paraphrase, or synthesize information from two or more literary or expository texts.

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Plot-Analyze and explain the impact of characters and settings within the plot of literary text(s), and how these relationships affect the central conflict leading to the climax and resolution.

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Plot, Character and Setting-Identify the ways major and minor conflicts affect character's actions by comparing and contrasting actions, setting(s), symbolism, and plot from various literary texts.

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Main Idea & Supporting Details - Non-Fiction-Identify, summarize, or explain the main idea(s) using the supporting details in an expository text.

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Main Idea and Theme - Fiction-Identify, summarize, or explain the main idea(s) or theme(s) using the supporting details and symbolism in a literary text.

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Charts and Graphs-Read, interpret and make predictions using charts, graphs, diagrams, maps or other graphic representations.

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Cause and Effect-Identify cause and effect relationships that involve characters and events, and distinguishing cause from effect in literary and expository texts.

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Author's Purpose-Identify and use knowledge of the author's purpose by analyzing how the literary techniques of mood and tone affects author's perspective and contributes to the comprehension of a literary or expository text.

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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions-Use knowledge, information, and ideas from literary texts, expository texts, or from multiple sources to make inferences about the text(s) (e.g., make inferences, draw conclusions, make generalizations, infer sequence of events, and infer a character's feelings.)

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Compare and Contrast-Compare and contrast information and ideas within a text or between two or more texts (literary or expository), including metaphors and point of view.

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State Simulation Test-Students will demonstrate knowledge of comprehension skills on grade level appropriate literary and expository passages, with questions that simulate a high-stakes assessment.

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Before Reading-Through an exploratory activity, the student will acquire background information that will set the stage for the anchor piece, an excerpt from the realistic fiction novel Surviving the Applewhites. The student will develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary and an interactive assessment activity that focuses on correctly identifying a vocabulary word with its definition. The student will also respond to a prewriting prompt.

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During Reading-The student will achieve comprehension by reading an excerpt from the realistic fiction novel Surviving the Applewhites with emphasis on vocabulary and fluency. The student will be assessed on their comprehension of the literature selection by answering questions about making inferences, drawing conclusions, sequence, characterization, recalling details, cause and effect, point of view, compare/contrast, summarizing, and the impact of setting on character.

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After Reading-The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections and be assessed on vocabulary contained in the literature selection. The student will analyze and evaluate the literature piece by responding to literary response and analysis prompts. Through a comprehension activity that incorporates direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on how dialogue is used to develop characters and mood in the selection. A reteach component provides a different instructional modality for students who need additional direct instruction on the characterization and mood objective.

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Writing Application-Through a series of writing activities that incorporate direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on writing a persuasive composition that states a clear position in support of a proposal as it relates to a college application essay. The student will respond to prompts to write a college application essay of his or her own.

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Before Reading-Through an exploratory activity, the student will acquire background information that will set the stage for the anchor piece, the short story Ruthie’s Journal. The student will develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary and an interactive assessment activity that focuses on correctly identifying a vocabulary word with its definition. The student will also respond to a prewriting prompt.

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During Reading-The student will achieve comprehension by reading the short story Ruthie's Journal with emphasis on vocabulary and fluency. The student will be assessed on their comprehension of the literature selection by answering questions about author’s purpose, mood, summarizing, recognizing main idea, recalling details, supporting details, theme, characterization, point of view, and cause and effect.

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After Reading-The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections and be assessed on vocabulary contained in the literature selection. The student will analyze and evaluate the literature piece by responding to literary response and analysis prompts. Through a comprehension activity that incorporates direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on identifying text that uses sequencing or other types of logical order in the selection. A reteach component provides a different instructional modality for students who need additional direct instruction on the sequence of events objective.

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Writing Application-Through a series of writing activities that incorporate direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on writing an informational report that develops a topic with simple facts, details, examples and explanations as it relates to a travel article. The student will respond to a prompt to write a travel article of his or her own.

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Before Reading-Through an exploratory activity, the student will acquire background information that will set the stage for the anchor piece, an excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. The student will develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary and an interactive assessment activity that focuses on correctly identifying a vocabulary word with its definition. The student will also respond to a prewriting prompt.

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During Reading-The student will achieve comprehension by reading an excerpt from the true story Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance with emphasis on vocabulary and fluency. The student will be assessed on their comprehension of the literature selection by answering questions about making inferences, personification, sequence, impact of plot on characters, cause and effect, theme, mood, supporting details, drawing conclusions, and utilizing analogy.

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After Reading-The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections and be assessed on vocabulary contained in the literature selection. The student will analyze and evaluate the literature piece by responding to literary response and analysis prompts. Through a comprehension activity that incorporates direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on identifying and summarizing main and supporting ideas in the selection. A reteach component provides a different instructional modality for students who need additional direct instruction on the summarization objective.

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Writing Application-Through a series of writing activities that incorporate direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on writing a cover letter and will respond to a prompt where they will write his or her own.

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Before Reading-Through an exploratory activity, the student will acquire background information that will set the stage for the anchor piece, a series of poems from the book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East. The student will develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary and an interactive assessment activity that focuses on correctly identifying a vocabulary word with its definition. The student will also respond to a prewriting prompt.

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During Reading-The student will achieve comprehension by reading poems from 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East with emphasis on vocabulary and fluency. The student will be assessed on their comprehension of the literature selection by answering questions about main idea, cause and effect, symbolism, making inferences, mood, tone, point of view, and literary technique.

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After Reading-The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections and be assessed on vocabulary contained in the literature selection. The student will analyze and evaluate the literature piece by responding to literary response and analysis prompts. Through a comprehension activity that incorporates direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on identifying and analyzing themes in the selection. A reteach component provides a different instructional modality for students who need additional direct instruction on theme.

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Writing Application-Through a series of writing activities that incorporate direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on free verse poetry. The student will respond to prompts to write a free verse poem of his or her own.

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Before Reading-Through an exploratory activity, the student will acquire background information that will set the stage for the anchor piece, an excerpt from the historical fiction novel True North. The student will develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary and an interactive assessment activity that focuses on correctly identifying a vocabulary word with its definition. The student will also respond to a prewriting prompt.

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During Reading-The student will achieve comprehension by reading an excerpt from the historical fiction novel True North: A Novel of the Underground Railroad with emphasis on vocabulary and fluency. The student will be assessed on their comprehension of the literature selection by answering questions about the impact of setting, drawing conclusions, characterization, making inferences, cause and effect, supporting details, author’s purpose, recognizing main idea, point of view, and impact of setting on character.

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After Reading-The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections and be assessed on vocabulary contained in the literature selection. The student will analyze and evaluate the literature piece by responding to literary response and analysis prompts. Through a comprehension activity that incorporates direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on identifying and analyzing text that uses compare and contrast in the selection. A reteach component provides a different instructional modality for students who need additional direct instruction on the compare and contrast objective.

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Writing Application-Through a series of writing activities that incorporate direct instruction, a practice, and an assessment component, the student will focus on writing a biographical or autobiographical narrative or short story that relates a clear, coherent incident, event or situation by using well-chosen details. The student will respond to a prompt to write a biography of his or her own.

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How Style, Tone, Mood Affects Text-Students will understand the fundamentals of cartooning, examine various types of cartoon illustrations, learn drawing techniques for created animated figures, and finally, create a cartoon drawing of their own.

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Use Prewriting Strategies-Students will learn about artificial offshore island and floating island, build a model of an artificial offshore island, and write a plan for an artificial offshore island design.

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Make Word Choices Using Context-Student will learn about masks throughout history, study the uses of masks, and review mask materials and designs to construct and decorate a mask.

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Main Idea and Supporting Details-Students will learn about the different components of the eye and how it works, and explore the importance of our physical senses.

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Use Prewriting Strategies-Students will read about 19th century games, parties, celebrations, and holidays. They will also describe their own family celebrations and traditions or write about traveling in a 19th century wagon train.

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Make Word Choices Using Context-Students will learn how we taste and smell flavors, study the elements of flavor, and describe an appealing food or conduct a food survey.

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Use Info. to Form/Explain Question-Students will identify the author's purpose or viewpoint expressed in a passage, make predictions and judgments about the effects of Hurricane Andrew, and use imagination and writing skills to develop a story line.

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Main Idea and Supporting Details-Students will study political pioneers, learn about the political struggles of women and minorities, and learn about the importance of wise voting in a democracy. They will then write about the qualities of a good national leader.

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Identify Characteristics of Genres-Students will learn about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and it's architect, Maya Lin. They will then design a monument for their school or write about the Lincoln Memorial.

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Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions-Students will recall and interpret details of the story to make predictions and inferences, identify similes, and make judgments and assessments based on the information in the story. They will then write a persuasive paragraph about the pros and cons of

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Explain Effect of Literary Devices-Students will identify setting and mood of a ghost story, make judgments and assessments based on the story content, and develop a ghost story using specific characters and details.

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Study Character Traits and Motives-Students will read the 19th century Louisa May Alcott story, Dr. Dorn's Revenge, and study character traits and motives and the inability to buy happiness. Students will then write the story's conclusion or about decision making and character building.

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Analyze Character Traits and Writing Techniques-Students will read and analyze the short story, Seventh Grade, by Gary Soto, while focusing on character traits and motives. They will then write about an embarrassing experience or a country they would like to travel to.

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Cause-and-Effect Relationships-Students will determine purpose and main idea of 1915 poem, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost; study lyrical elements of a poem; and study the purpose and main ideas of poems. They will then evaluate their decisions and explain their choices.

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Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions-Students will analyze a Langston Hughes poem, Mother to Son. They will make judgments and draw conclusions based on interpretation of detail. Students will then write a poem using elements of free verse.

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Use Word Origins and Derivations-Students will read and analyze the 1819 Percy Bysshe Shelley poem, Ode to the West Wind. They will then study the literary devices: simile, metaphor, and personification. Finally, students will study colorful color words and write a nature "ode" .

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Elements of Character Develop.-Students will analyze the poem, The Old Man's Lazy, by Mohawk Indian writer Peter Blue Cloud. The students will learn about implication and inference, and study literary devices.

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Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions-Students will analyze President John F. Kennedy's January 1961 inaugural address, make inferences, draw conclusions, and predict outcomes based on the wording. They students will then compose a letter to the President of the United States voicing persona

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Define Main Points of Reading-Students will learn about the health risks associated with steroid use in our society, make inferences and conclusions about the main points in the article, and write a speech about the dangers of taking steroids or create a bumper sticker that warns about the dangers

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Identify Supporting Evidence-Students will read an article on the tobacco industry's manipulation and marketing ploys, identify the use of supportive evidence in persuasive writing and then write a persuasive product advertisement or a campaign against tobacco.

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