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Grade 8 Math Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions

August 2011

The Number System A: Know that there are numbers that are rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.

A: Identify irrational numbers A: Understand that every number has a

decimal expansion A: Demonstrate that the decimal

expansion repeats eventually A: Convert a decimal expansion which

repeats into a rational number A: Use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of

irrational numbers. A: Locate irrational numbers

approximately on a number line A: Estimate the value of expressions involving irrational numbers

September 2011

Expressions and Equations A: Work with radicals and integer exponents

A: Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent

numerical expressions . A: Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations whose

solution is positive . A: Evaluate square roots of small perfect squares and cube roots of small perfect

cubes . A: Write very large and very small

quantities using scientific notation . A: Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and

scientific notation are used . A: Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of

very large or very small quantities . A: Interpret scientific notation solutions

generated using technology .

Grade 8 Math Mt. Olive Elementary School


Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions B: Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations

B: Graph proportional relationships . B: Interpret the unit rates of proportional

relationships as the slope of the graph . B: Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways

. October 2011

Expressions and Equations cont A: Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations B: Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

A: Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the

coordinate plane . A: Derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis

at b . B: Solve linear equations in one variable

. B: Give examples of linear equations in one variable with one solution, infinitely many solutions, or no solutions. Show which of these possibilities is the case by successively transforming the given equation into simpler forms, until an equivalent equation of the form x = a, a = a, or a = b results (where a and b are

different numbers) . B: Solve linear equations with rational number coefficients, including equations whose solutions require expanding expressions using the distributive property

and collecting like terms .

November 2011

Expressions and Equations continued A: Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

A: Analyze and solve pairs of

simultaneous linear equations . A:Understand that solutions to a system of two linear equations in two variables correspond to points of intersection of



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions their graphs, because points of intersection

satisfy both equations simultaneously . A: Solve systems of two linear equations in two variables algebraically, and estimate solutions by graphing the

equations .

A: Solve simple cases by inspection . A: Solve real-world and mathematical problems leading to two linear equations

in two variables .

December 2011

Functions A: Define, evaluate, and compare functions

A: Understand that a function is a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output. The graph of a function is the set of ordered pairs consisting of an input and

the corresponding output . A: Compare properties of two functions each represented in a different way (algebraically, graphically, numerically in

tables, or by verbal descriptions) . A: Interpret the equation y = mx + b as defining a linear function, whose graph is a straight line; give examples of functions

that are not linear .

January 2012

Functions continued A: Use functions to model relationships between quantities

A: Construct a function to model a linear

relationship between two quantities . A: Determine the rate of change and initial value of the function from a description of a relationship or from two (x,y) values, including reading these from

a table or from a graph . A: Interpret the rate of change and initial value of a linear function in terms of the situation it models, and in terms of its

graph or a table of values . A: Describe qualitatively the functional relationship between two quantities by



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions analyzing a graph (e.g. where the function is increasing or decreasing, linear or

nonlinear) . A: Sketch a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of a function that has

been described verbally .

February 2012

Geometry A: Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.

A: Verify experimentally the properties of rotations, reflections, and translations. -Lines are taken to lines, and line segments to line segments of the same length. -Angles are taken to angles of the same

measure . -Parallel lines are taken to parallel lines. A: Understand that a two-dimensional figure is congruent to another if the second can be obtained from the first by sequence of rotations, reflections, and translations; given two congruent figures, describe a sequence that exhibits the congruence

between them . A: Describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations, and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinates

. A: Understand that a two-dimensional figure is similar to another if the second can be obtained from the first by a sequence of rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations; given two similar two-dimensional figures, describe a sequence that exhibits the similarity

between them . A: Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles, about the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and the angle-angle criterion

for similarity of triangles .



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions

March 2012

Geometry continued A: Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem

A: Explain a proof of the Pythagorean

Theorem and its converse . A: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical

problems in two and three dimensions . A: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a

coordinate system .

April 2012 Geometry continued A: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres Statistics and Probability B: Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data

A: Know the formulas for the volume of

cones, cylinders, and spheres . A: Apply the formulas for the volume of cones, cylinders, and spheres to solve real-

world and mathematical problems . B: Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association

between two quantities . B: Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and nonlinear

association .

May 2012 Statistics and Probability continued A: Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data

A: Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line

. A: Use the equation of a linear model to solve problems in the context of bivariate measurement data, interpreting the slope

and intercept .



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions A: Understand that patterns of association can also be seen in bivariate categorical data by displaying frequencies and relative

frequencies in a two-way table . A: Construct and interpret a two-way table summarizing data on two categorical variables collected from the same subjects

. A: Use relative frequencies calculated for rows or columns to describe possible

association between the two variables .



Grade 8 Physical Education Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions

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Grade 8 Reading Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions

August 2011

A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B. Vocabulary -Prior Knowledge -Context Clues C.Reading Skills -Elements of Literature Main Characters -Characterization -Making Connections -Making Predictions D. ReAl (Read Alouds)

A. Apply knowledge of Reading Levels to appropriate book choices A. Practice fluency and comprehension A. Demonstrate understanding/comprehension A. Increase fluency/Rate/Reading level

A. Share story summaries/discussion

B. Apply prior knowledge to decode unknown words. B. Locate context clues B. Apply context clues to decoding of unknown words. C. Predict using information in text C. Identify main characters in story C. Describe characters using support from details. C. Connect text to other text, to world, to self or to media. D. Identify and Choose appropriate articles to present to class- relevant/reliable/audience D. Present ReAls to class D. Summarize ReAls

A. AR Tests results A. Star Test- taken at multiple times per year A. Book Chats-checklist B. Quiz C. Quiz D. Summary Sheets

"How well" "Charlie" "Blank Discs" Various Articles/Multiple Sources

September 2011

A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level

A. Apply knowledge of Reading Levels to appropriate book choices A. Practice fluency and comprehension A. Demonstrate understanding/comprehension A. Increase fluency/Rate/Reading level

A. Share story summaries/discussion

A. AR Tests results A. Star Test- taken at multiple times per year A. Book Chats-checklist

"Raymonds Run" "Stop the Sun" "Raymond's Run" "Riding the Bus with My Sister"- media connections wks "My Dog Skip" - media "Checkouts"- story skits "Do Try this at home"

Grade 8 Reading Mt. Olive Elementary School


Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions B. Vocabulary -Latin Roots -Context Clues -Greek Prefixes- syn- psych- auto- C. Reading Skills -Making connections -Predicting -Characters' motivations -Story Background as motivation -Story Structure/Plot Development (conflict) -Outlining Nonfiction -Theme: Acceptance

B. Apply meanings of Latin Roots to decode unknown words B. Analyze context clues to create meaning. B. Draw connection between meanings of words using the same prefixes. C. Connect text to other text, to world, to self or to media. C. Make appropriate predictions throughout guided reading C. Identify characters motivation and resulting actions. C. Explain elements of background that are essential to story. C. Identify developing plot in cause-effect sequence. C. Construct outline of Nonfiction text.

C. Restate them of short story in your own words.

B. Quiz C.Plot game- observation C. Oultine- checklist C. Reading Response- rubric C. Theme board- checklist

wks outlining independent article: "Quiet Eye"

October 2011

A. Independent Reading Requirement -ongoing B.Vocabulary -Vivid word choices -Prefixes com- con- im- in- -Suffix -ly -ed -ity -ation/ion C. Reading Skills -Making connections -Predicting -Irony (situational and verbal) -Visualization -Mood

A. -ongoing B. Analyze how author's word choices effect text. B. Apply decoding skills to words with prefixes B. Identify meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes C. Connect text to other text, to world, to self or to media. C. Predict events dependent on actions and dialogue of characters. C. Distinguish between Situational and Verbal Irony.

A. -ongoing B. Quiz - multiple choice assignments C. Reading response- rubric C. Unit Test (all skills) C. Cartoon Strip -rubric

C. "The Raven" Edgar Allen Poe C. "Tell-Tale Heart" Edgar Allen Poe C. "Bells" Edgar Allen Poe



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions -Plot Structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)

C. Analyze Irony through development of plot structure. C. Identify vivid word choice used by the author. C. Analyze mood created through author's use of sentence structure/plot development/details/symbols/word choice etc. C. Follow directions to assess levels of visual comprehension in text. C. Identify plot structure in text.

November 2011

A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B.Vocabulary -Suffixes -ate/-ion -Radio Play ~stage directions -Story Specific Vocabulary C. Reading Skills - Making connections -Compare and contrast -Theme -Text Organization (Nonfiction) -Foreshadowing -Reading for an Audience -Plot Structure

- ongoing B. Demonstrate change in word usage as words change into nouns with added suffixes B. Utilize vocabulary specific to genre~ Radio Scripts B. Apply dictionary and reading skills to decode unknown vocabulary C. Connect text to other text, to world, to self or to media. C. Compare and contrast themes across genres. C. Recognize text clues that indicate organization in nonfiction. C. Read for an audience with diction and inflection.

- ongoing B. Vocabulary Bingo B. Quiz C.Venn chart-rubric C.Reading Response- rubric C.Graphic organizer with Text clues- checklist C.presentation- rubric C. Plot Chart- checklist C. Pre-seminar worksheet

B. "Man-made Monsters" B. "The Hitchhiker" B. "The Monkey's Paw" C."Frankenstein"- excerpt from Mary Shelly C. "Frankenstein" -media C. "Golem"- Jewish folktale C. "Edward Scissorhands"- movie excerpt C. "Ransom of Red Chief"- O.Henry C. "The Hat"-Jan Brett C. Various Radio Scripts



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions (Suspense) -Predicting

C. Recognize elements of suspense used to build plot structure. C. Predict outcomes in Narrative

C."Monkey's Paw"/"Third Wish" C."Man-Made Monsters" C. "Dinner Party"

December 2011

A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B.Vocabulary -suffixes ty ity -story specific C. Reading Skills - Making connections -suspense -drawing conclusions D. Genre- -Science Fiction

-ongoing B. Demonstrate change in word usage as words change into nouns with added suffixes. B. Utilize vocabulary specific to genre~ science fiction B. Apply dictionary and reading skills to decode unknown vocabulary C. Connect text to other text, to world, to self or to media. c. Draw conclusions and present findings to class D. Identify works of literature as science fiction.

-ongoing B. Vocabulary Bingo B. Quiz

B. C."Future Tense" C. "Lady or Tiger" C. "Rain Rain"




January 2012

A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B.Vocabulary -story specific -Word families C. Reading Skills -Summarizing -predicting -Dialog =setting -characterization -Author's tone D. Genre- -Non-ficiton -Historical Fiction E. Specific Author -Louis Lamour -Mark Twain

-ongoing B. Utilize vocabulary specific to genre~ B. Apply dictionary and reading skills to decode unknown vocabulary B. Identify key features in word families.

B. Apply knowledge of word families to meanings of unknown words. C. Use ABOUT-POINT to help create a summary of text details. C. Predict events dependent on actions and dialogue of characters. C. Describe the connection between dialog, setting and characterization. C. Identify the setting in selected nonficiton works. C. Use details from a story to support the characterization of specific characters. C. Describe how the author's tone influences a non-fiction work. D. Identify charactericists of Historical Fiction D. Identify a work of literature as non-fiction. E. Recognize works of literature by Louis Lamour. E. Identify key characteristics of Mark Twain's work and life. E. Model author's voice.

-ongoing C. "War Party" C. "Donners"- article C. "Roughin' It"- Mark Twain C. "Comedy Knight" - Mark Twain C. "Adv. Huckleberry Finn"- Media C. "McWilliams Burglar Alarm"

February 2012

A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency

-ongoing

-ongoing



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B. ISATS -writing for reading practice -sample tests

B. Demonstrate skills on standardized testing.

March 2012

A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B.Vocabulary -Story Specific Vocabulary C. Reading Skills - Making connections -Theme -Reading for an Audience -Plot Structure (Story within a story) D. Genre: Mythology -Characteristics of an Epic -Characterization- Specific characters typical of Greek Mythology

-ongoing B. Utilize vocabulary specific to genre~ Myth B. Apply dictionary and reading skills to decode unknown vocabulary C. Connect text to other text, to world, to self or to media. C. Compare and contrast themes across genres. C. Read for an audience with diction and inflection. C. Recognize elements of story in story-within-a-story structure. D. Identify characteristics of an Epic. D. Recognize mythological characters by not only appearance but also by dialogue and environment.

-ongoing -Speed Chats C. Multiple leveld activities

C. "Odyssey"- abridged script C. "Eurphides and Demetre"- C. "Odyssey"- media C. various mythological texts

April 2012 A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B.Vocabulary

-ongoing B. Apply word decoding skills to

-ongoing



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions -Novel study vocabulary C. Reading Skills -theme -plot structure -Characterization D. Genre- -Short story -Science Fiction

unknown words. C. Independently and in groups, Identify the theme of selected works. C. Analyze the plot structure of novel and short story to draw conclusions on text. C. Characterize main and minor characters within text. D. Identify works of literature as short story or science fiction. D. Describe details from stories that are markers for these genres.

C. "Flowers for Algernon" C. "Wrinkle in Time" C. "Growing Wings"

May 2012 A. Independent Reading Requirement -Fluency -Rate -Reading level -Book Chats B.Vocabulary -Novel study vocabulary (continued) -Story specific vocabulary C. Reading Skills -theme -plot structure -Characterization (contintued) -Character development -Flashback D. Genre- -Short story -Science Fiction -Play -Autobiography

-ongoing B. (continued) B. Identify words that may need clarification due to time/setting or language specific C. continued C. Describe how characters change throughout a story. C. Recognize and analyze the flashback and its importance to a story. D. continued D. Identify key parts of a play. D. Identify key parts of an autobiography.

-ongoing C. Various Current novels (sets) D. "Anne Frank"



Grade 8 Science Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions

August 2011

A. Lab Equipment and Safety B. Nature of Science -Methods of Science

A. Identify areas of the lab: equipment storage and safety equipment A. Compare and Contrast Science and Technology A. Understand and implement process of Scientific Method

September 2011

A. Nature of Science -Standards of Measurement -Communicating with Graphs B. Electricity -Electric Charge -Electric Current -Electrical Energy

A. Name prefixes used in International System of Units A. Identify International System of Units and symbols for length, volume, mass, density, time and temperature A. Convert units using International System of Units A. Identify 3 types of graphs (bar, line, circle) A. Distinguish between independent and dependent variables A. Analyze data using the 3 types of graphs B. Describe how electric charges exert forces on each other B. Compare the strengths of electric and gravitational forces B. Distinguish between conductors and insulators B. Explain how objects become electrically charged B. Describe how voltage difference causes current to flow B. Explain how batteries produce a voltage difference in a circuit B. List the factors that affect an object's electrical resistance B. Define Ohm's Law B. Describe the difference between series

Grade 8 Science Mt. Olive Elementary School


Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions and parallel circuits B. Recognize the function of circuit breakers and fuses B. Calculate electrical power B. Calculate electrical energy used by a device

October 2011

A. Magnetism -Magnetism -Electricity and Magnetism -Producing Electric Current

A. Explain how a magnet exerts a force on an object A. Describe properties of temporary and permanent magnets A. Explain why some materials are magnetic and others are not A. Describe magnetic field produces by an electric current A. Explain how an electromagnet produces a magnetic field A. Describe how electromagnets are used A. Explain how an electric motor operates A. Define electromagnetic induction A. Describe how a generator produces electric current A. Distinguish between alternating and direct current A. Explain how a transformer can change the voltage of an alternating current

November 2011

A. Sound -The Nature of Sound -Properties of Sound -Music -Using Sound

A. Explain how sound travels through different mediums A. Identify what influences the speed of sound A. Describe how the ear enables you to hear A. Recognize how amplitude, intensity, and loudness are related A. Describe how sound intensity is measured and what levels can damage hearing A. Explain relationship between frequency and pitch A. Discuss Doppler effect A. Distringuish between noise and music A. Describe why different instruments have different sound qualities A. Explain how string, wind and



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions B. Light -The behavior of light -Light and Color -Producing Light

percussion instruments produce music A. Describe formation of beats A. Recognize some factors that determine design of concert hall or theater A. Describe how some animals use sound waves A. Discuss the uses of sonar A. Explain uses of ultrasound in medicince A. Describe how light waves interact with matter A. Explain difference between regular and diffuse reflection A. Define index of refraction of a material A. Explain why a prism separates white light into different colors B. Explain how you see color B. -Describe difference between light color and pigment color B. Predict what happens when different colors are mixed B. Explain how incandescent and flourescent lightbulbs work

December 2011

A. Light (cont'd) -Producing Light (cont'd) -Using Light B. Science Fair

A. Analyze advantages and disadvantages of different light devices A. Explain how a laser produces coherent light A. Describe various uses of lasers A. Distinguish polarized light from unpolarized light A. Explain how a hologram is made A. Determine when total internal reflection occurs A. Describe uses of optical fibers B. Research project ideas B. Create proposal B. Prepare plan of action for project

January A. Science Fair A. Prepare plan of action for project



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions 2012 A. Follow through with plan of action for

project A. Construct Display for project A. Research Scientific Paper A. Write Scientific Paper A. Demonstrate knowledge of science used in project A. Create Review of Literature

February 2012

A. Science Fair B. Exploring Life -Living Things -Where does Life come from? -What is Science?

A. Construct Display for project A. Write Scientific Paper A. Demonstrate knowledge of science used in project B. Identify features of living thinfs in an organism B. Recognize needs of living things and explain how these needs are met B. Summarize results of Redi's and Spallzani's experiments B. Explain how Pasteur's experiments disproved the theory of spontaneous generation B. State theory of biogenesis B. Describe methods scientists use to solve problems (scientific method) B. Identify and use the International System of Units of length, volume, mass and temperature

March 2012

A. Structure of Viruses and Cells -Viruses -HIV/AIDS -Microscopes

A. Describe structure of a virus and explain how viruses reproduce and cause disease A. Explain benefits of vaccines A. Describe some helpful uses of viruses A. Explain what HIV and AIDS are A. Determine how HIV affects the immune system A. Recognize how a potential AIDS vaccine can prevent the disease A. Explain difference between the compound light microscope and the electron microscope




April 2012 A. Structure of Viruses and Cells B. Cell Processes -Chemistry of Living Things -Cell Transport

A. Discuss history leading to cell theory A. Know Cell Theory and explain the importance A. Diagram a plant cell and an animal cell A. Identify the parts and the function of each part A. Describe the importance of the nucleus in the cell A. Explain differences among tissues, organs, and organ systems A. Create a model of an animal/plant cell B. Describe differences among atoms, elements, molecules and compounds B. Recognize relationship between chemistry and life science B. Compare inorganic and organic compounds B. Explain function of a selectively permeable membrane

May 2012 A. Cell Processes (cont'd) -Cell Transport (cont'd) -Energy in Cells -Energy from Biomass B. Cell Reproduction

A. Describe processes of diffusion and osmosis A. Compare and Contrast passive transport and active transport and provide examples of each A. Explain difference between producers and consumers A.Compare and Contrast processes of photosynthesis and respiration A. Describe how cells get energy from glucose through the process of fermentation A. Describe how photosynthesis and fermentation are related to biomass A. Identify useful biomass materials A. Compare advantages and disadvantages of using biomass as an energy source B. Describe mitosis and explain its



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions -Cell Growth and Division (Mitosis) -Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis -DNA

importance B. Explain differences between mitosis in plant and animal cells B. List and explain the forms of asexual reproduction B. Describe the stages of meiosis and its end products B. Name cells involved in fertilization B. Explain how fertilization occurs in sexual reproduction B. Identify the parts of the structure of DNA B. Desribe how DNA copies itself



Grade 8 Writing Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions

August 2011

A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year B. Personal Spelling Lists C. First Writing sample- Narrative 1 D. Writing Workshop -personal narrative -chronological order -background knowledge -personal sketches -idea banks -Author's purpose -informative news articles E. Parts of Sentence -Nouns -Verbs -Simple Subjects -Simple Predicates

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Identify essential everyday spelling words. B. Spell essential everyday spelling words correctly. C. Apply previous writing skills and knowledge to narrative writing. D. Apply background knowledge and writing skills to create a personal narrative. D. Use graphic organizers to help establish chronological order for personal narratives.. D. Create a biographical sketch. D. Create an Idea Bank for reference D. Identify author's purpose for writing by analyzing news articles. E. Identify nouns in sentences. E. Identify verbs in sentences. E. Diagram sentences with simple sub/simple pred.

A. ongoing throughout year quiz at end of quarter

September 2011

A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year B. Writing Workshop

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms

Final Drafts of Personal Narratives - graded for Conventions/Focus and Organization only!



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions -Personal Narratives -Brainstorming strategies -Organizing narratives -Effective openings and closings -Editing Skills -Writing ProcessWriting Workshop -Writing effective summaries C. Grammar -Types of Sentences -Compound Sentences -Subjects in Unusual Order -Verb Phrases -Subject complements -Fragments and run-ons

B. Identify key features of a personal narrative. B. Activate prior knowledge B. Use a graphic organizer to plan an essay B. Apply organizational skills to narrative writing. B. Write an effective opening for a personal narrative. B. Develop an effective closing. B. Use editing skills to evaluate writing B. Select stages of writing appropriate to personal needs. B. Use a graphic organizer to plan an essay B. Create a short news story that summarizes an event. C. Identify four basic types of sentences. C. Distinguish between compound sentence, run-on, or fragment. C. Identify the subject in sentences of unusual order. C. Recognize verb phrases. C. Identify the subject complements in sentences. C. Correct run-on or fragmented sentences.

First Papers turned in...group finishing paper

October 2011

A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year B. Writing Workshop -Biographical Sketches

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms

Final Drafts of Biographical Sketches - graded for Conventions/Focus and Support only!

Sentence Patterns 1-4



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions -Questioning Strategies -Interviewing skills -Graphic Organizers -VFW (expository writing) -Brainstorming strategies C. Grammar -Crafting Sentences -Noun-Verb sentences -Noun-Verb-Noun sentences -Opening with Adverbs -Crafting questions -Shades of meaning (nouns) -Nouns (Common/Proper) -Specific Nouns

B. Identify key features of a biographic sketches. B. List potential questions used in interviews B. Conduct an interview B. Produce a descriptive/details character sketch based on interviews. B. Apply previous writing skills and knowledge to expository writing. B. Use a graphic organizer to plan an essay C.

papers summitted to VFW wks linear array Vocab. File Specific Nouns wks for patterns Essay

November 2011

A. Dailies (Ongoing) B. Writing Workshop -Biographical Sketches (continued) -Editing Skills -Revisions/Final Drafts C. Writing Workshop- Gift Writing -Sestinas -Odes E. Grammar -Vivid Verbs

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Apply editing skills to peer-edit student papers. B. Use editing to make revisions as necessary. B. Complete a final draft. C. Create a sestina using proper form. C. Compose an ode. E. Use vivid verbs in sentence construction. E. Distinguish between vivid verbs and "flat" verbs.

Final Drafts of Biographical Sketches - graded for Conventions/Focus and Support only! papers summitted for publishing rubric for gifts Chart wks Vocab. File Verbs wks for patterns Pattern quiz 1-5 KABOOM review game (December) Pattern quiz 6-10 Essay Sentence Patterns



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions -Prepositional Phrases -Appositives -Adverb Clauses -Parrallel Structure in Sentences F. Writing Sample

E. Recognize prepositions. E. Use prepositions to create sentences with prepositional phrases. E. Add appositives in a sentence to describe nouns. E. Combine sentences using adverb clauses. E. Combine sentences using parallel structure. F. Demonstrate skill in writing to a prompt.

December 2011

A. Dailies (Ongoing) B. Writing Workshop-Santa Letters -Collaborative work with first grade -Santa replies C. Writing Workshop- Research Papers -Citing resources (APA) -Relevant sources -Fact vs Opinion -Plaguerism

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Identify characteristics of student by interviewing. B. Create a reply to a student letter based on character study and written requests. C. Identify web resources by citing resources using APA C. Choose sources relevant to topic C. Distinguish between statements of fact vs opinoin in sources. C. Summarize information without plaguerizing.

January 2012

A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year

A. Use references to locate information



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions B. Writing Workshop-research papers (organizing sources) - using internet resources -slugs -quotes -creating an outline C. Grammar -crafting sentences -sentence patterns 11-12

A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Use internet resources to gather information focused on a topic. B. Identify the "slugs" of information pertenint to a topic. B. Use quotations properly in an essay B. Create an outline based on research. C. Combine types of sentences. C. Use a variety of sentence structures to compose an essay. C. Correctly use adjectives and adverbs.

February 2012

A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year B. Writing Workshop-Persausive Essays -Pros/Cons of a topic. -Valid reasons -Organization -Strength of reasons -Fishbowl -Conclusions C. Grammar -Sentence patterns 13-15 D. Writing sample-Directions

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Create a list of pros/cons on a topic of selection. B. Identify valid reasons. B. Question the validity of reasons. B. Use proper varieties of organization for a persausive essay. B. Test strength of reasons with class analysis. B. Use fishbowl techniques to edit work. B. Demonstrate use of effective conclusions for persausive essays. C. Compose sentences using patterns 13-15 D. Compose a writing sample



Month Content Skills Assessment Materials/Resources Essential Questions when directed from a prompt.

March 2012

A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year B. Writing Workshop-Persausive Essays (continued( -"Can you Convince me" Prompt C. Grammar -Sentence patterns 14-15 -Dangling modifiers -Past/presentp perfect tenses of verbs. D. ISAT -writing practice -analysis of work

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Continued B. Apply knowledge and skill of writing persausive essays to the prompt "Can You Convince Me?" C. Compose sentences using sentence patterns 14-15 C. Identify nouns that modifiers should be describing. C. Describe why a modifier is "dangling" C. Correctly use the past/present/ and perfect tenses of verbs. D. Apply prior knowledge and skill to standardized testing.

April 2012 A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year B. Writing Workshop -Poetry using the five senses -Imagery -Sensory Words -Visualization -Onomotapeia C. Writing Workshop -Future Plans Essays D.Grammar -Adjective Clauses -Conjunctions -Using semicolons in Compound sentences -Conjunctive Adverbs

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Brainstorm power adjectives B. Create a poem using vivd imagery B. Use onomotapeia to create a sensory poem C. Create an essay focused on the future plans for High School. C. Use correct grammar, spelling, mechanics in essay. D. Compose sentences using

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D. Identify different ways conjunctions can be used. D. Combine sentences using conjunctions, semicolons, and conjunctive adverbs.

May 2012 A. Dailies- ongoing throughout year B.Writing Workshop-Short STory -Creating a Short Story -Developing Plot -Interesting Characters C. Grammar -Composing complex sentences D. Final Writing Sample-personal Narrative

A. Use references to locate information A. Apply meaning to reading and language arts terms B. Create a short story using plot structure and story development. B. Create interesting characters within a short story. C. Use prior knowledge demonstrate skill in sentence variation. D. Compose a writing sample when directed from a prompt.

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