Class: Language Arts – 8th Grade
Unit 2 – Fiction/Response to Literature
Objectives (Core Standards):
W8.9: Draw evidence from literary text to support analysis
R8.3: Analyze how an incident in a story propel action/provoke decision
R8.6: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters create
suspense. L8.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language. S/L8.4:
Present findings; appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, pronunciation
Learning Targets:
W8.9: Use evidence from the story to support your analysis
R8.3: Describe how a part of the story leads to action
R8.6:Describe how the point of view of the character affects the story
L8.5: Identify and explain figurative language in a story
S/L8.4: Present your analysis of one of the stories
Key Terms/Vocabulary:
Phrases and Clauses – Grammar
Figurative Language( Various)
Point of View
Suspense
Literary evidence
Summative Assessments:
Vocabulary Charts
Response to Lit Essay
Oral Response to Lit
Figurative Language Assessment
Grammar Assessment
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9/15
“Rip Van Winkle”
Grammar
9/16
“Rip Van Winkle”
Vocabulary
9/17
“Rip Van Winkle”
Grammar
9/18
“Rip Van Winkle”
Analysis
9/19
“Rip Van Winkle”
Analysis
Last day to reassess Unit 1
9/22
No School
9/23
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Vocabulary
Grammar
9/24
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Vocabulary
Mark the text
9/25
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Mark the text
Analysis
Grammar
9/26
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Analysis
Finish the story
9/29
Response to Lit - Irving
9/30
Response to Lit - Irving
10/1
Edgar Allan Poe Bio
Background
Grammar
10/2
The Plague
“Mask of the Red Death”
Vocabulary
10/3
“Mask of the Red Death”
Vocabulary
Grammar
10/6
“Mask of the Red Death”
Analysis
10/7
“Mask of the Red Death”
Analysis
Grammar Assessment
10/8
10/9
10/10
Class: Language Arts – 8th Grade
Unit 2 – Fiction/Response to Literature