ELA Grade 8 – Required Core Connections Text and Lessons in green and Core Connections performance text and tasks in purple Quarter Extended Text Literary Text Informational Writing Tasks Research Projects Other Text 1 Thrill of Horror Short Story: Short Story: Daily routine 1 research project Sources from – “The “Scary Monkey’s Paw” Heart” Tales” (Jackie writing tasks to to integrate Collection 2 Writing to Inform and (W. W. Jacobs) (Edgar Allan Poe) Torrence) develop and knowledge from Explain convey sources/culminating Blog: “Famous Play: Short Story: Literary Criticism: understanding of writing analysis Horror First “The “The Literary Reading Monkey’s Paw” Outsider” (H. P. Is the texts essay (using Lines” (C.T. “What (W. W. Jacobs Lovecraft) (Close Horror Genre?” multiple texts from Westing) RL.3 W.2 dramatized by Reader) (Sharon A. 4-6 short unit) RL.6 W.7 Mara Rockliff) Russell) response RL.7 (Holt, Second Short Story: analyses that RL.9 Course, pp. Info Text: inform and “Afflicted” “Salem (Matthew Witch Trials” explain Johnson) (Gale) (Smithsonian.org) Film Clip: “The Monkey’s Paw” Short Story: “The (Ricky Lewis Jr.) Black Cat” (Edgar Allan Poe) (Gale) *Short Story: (Roald “Poison” Dahl) 2 The Move Toward Excerpt: Poem: Speech Excerpts: Daily routine 1 research project Sources from – “Bloody “O Freedom Times: The Captain! My writing tasks to to integrate Collection 3 “Abraham Funeral of Captain!” (Walt Lincoln” (Eulogy) develop and knowledge from Abraham Lincoln Whitman) convey sources/culminating
ELA – Grade 8 Required Core Connections Text and Lessons in green and Core Connections performance text and tasks in purple Quarter Extended Text Literary Text Informational Text Writing Tasks Research Projects Other 1 – Thrill of Horror Writing to Inform and Explain Literary Reading RL.3 W.2 RL.6 W.7 RL.7 RL.9 Short Story: “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs) Play: “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs dramatized by Mara Rockliff) (Holt, Second Course, pp. Film Clip: “The Monkey’s Paw” (Ricky Lewis Jr.) Short Story: Heart” (Edgar Allan Poe) Short Story: “The Outsider” (H. P. Lovecraft) (Close Reader) Short Story: “Afflicted” (Matthew Johnson) (Gale) Short Story: “The Black Cat” (Edgar Allan Poe) (Gale) *Short Story: “Poison” (Roald Dahl) “Scary Tales” (Jackie Torrence) Literary Criticism: “What Is the Horror Genre?” (Sharon A. Russell) Info Text: “Salem Witch Trials” (Smithsonian.org) Daily routine writing tasks to develop and convey understanding of texts 4-6 short response analyses that inform and explain 1 research project to integrate knowledge from sources/culminating writing analysis essay (using multiple texts from unit) Sources from Collection 2 Blog: “Famous Horror First Lines” (C.T. Westing) 2 – The Move Toward Freedom Excerpt: “Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln Poem: “O Captain! My Captain!” (Walt Whitman) Speech Excerpts: “Abraham Lincoln” (Eulogy) Daily routine writing tasks to develop and convey 1 research project to integrate knowledge from sources/culminating Sources from Collection 3
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