8.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. All Stories Apply grade 8 Reading standards to Interpret literature (e.g., “Analyze how a modern work Analyze “The Dinner Party” of fiction draws on themes, patterns of State Opinions January/February events, or character types from myths, Locate Facts “The Tell-Tale Heart” “The Tell-Tale Heart” traditional stories, or religious works such as Share Feelings Acute “The Man Without a Country” the Bible, including describing how the Dissimulation Predict material is rendered new”). Profound Cause/effect “Flowers for Algernon” Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary Sagacity Compare/contrast Crevice nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the Sequence “Sancho” Gesticulations argument and specific claims in a text, Drawing conclusions Derision assessing whether the reasoning is sound Foreshadowing “The Witness for the Prosecution” and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; Questions while reading “The Diary of Anne Frank” recognize when irrelevant evidence is Inferences introduced”). “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” R08.S2C1 Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature Interpret Analyze Give Opinion Write a response to literature that: presents clear WS3C5PO1: Locate Facts and logical ideas, supports inferences and conclusions Share Feelings Common Month: Performance Objectives to be Taught Skills Vocabulary Resources Assessment “The Dinner Party” 8.RL.2 “The Tell-Tale Heart” Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, Conflict “Thank You, Ma’am” “The Man Without a Country” including its relationship to the characters, setting, Exposition/Introduction Presentable “Flowers for Algernon” Rising action Mistrusted and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. Climax Latching “Gentlemen of Rio en Medio” S2C1PO1: Analyze plot development Falling action Barren (e.g., conflict, subplots, parallel episodes) Resolution “The Diary of Anne Frank” January/February to determine how conflicts are resolved. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” “The Witness for the Prosecution”
January/February 8.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new”). Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced”). R08.S2C1 Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structures and elements of literature Interpret Analyze State Opinions Locate Facts Share Feelings Predict Cause/effect Compare/contrast Sequence Drawing conclusions Foreshadowing Questions while reading Inferences “The Tell-Tale Heart” Acute Dissimulation Profound Sagacity Crevice Gesticulations Derision All Stories “The Dinner Party” “The Tell-Tale Heart” “The Man Without a Country” “Flowers for Algernon” “Sancho” “The Witness for the Prosecution” “The Diary of Anne Frank” “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” WS3C5PO1: Write a response to literature that: presents clear and logical ideas, supports inferences and conclusions Interpret Analyze Give Opinion Locate Facts Share Feelings Month: Performance Objectives to be Taught Common Assessment Skills Vocabulary Resources January/February 8.RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. S2C1PO1: Analyze plot development (e.g., conflict, subplots, parallel episodes) to determine how conflicts are resolved. Conflict Exposition/Introduction Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution “Thank You, Ma’am” Presentable Mistrusted Latching Barren “The Dinner Party” “The Tell-Tale Heart” “The Man Without a Country” “Flowers for Algernon” “Gentlemen of Rio en Medio” “The Diary of Anne Frank” “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” “The Witness for the Prosecution”