Eighth Grade English Language Arts Year at a Glance 2014-15 7 Trial * 6 weeks 5 * 6 Weeks * 6 * 6 weeks Unit Theme Unit 1: Influence Unit 2: Motivation Unit 3: Adversity Unit 4: Change Unit 5: Innovation Unit 6: Progress Essential How does text How might experience How does analyzing How does argumentative How can evaluating How can past influence writing? different resources learning show experiences lead writing change society? Question influence the help develop a progress? toward progress a claim? positive contributions? * Portfolio compilation Writing Informative/ Informative/ Argument Argument Informative/ Narrative Focus Explanatory Explanatory and and Narrative Explanatory and Narrative Argument Words for Review: Words for Review: Words for Review: Words for Review: Words for Review: for Review: Key Terms Textual Evidence, Explicit, Implicit, Reasons, Evidence, Claim (thesis), Facts, Explicit, Implicit, Characterization, Credibility, Central Idea, Examples, Fact vs. Evidence, Examples, Credibility, Screenplay, Plagiarism Compare, Contrast, Opinion, Support Relevant, Plagiarism Production, Evidence, Counterclaim Script, Summary, Fact, Humor, Director, Opinion, Quote Actor, Context, Mood, Figures of Speech Tier 2: Perspective, Tier 2: Delineate, Tier 2: (thesis), Tier 2: Analyze, Tier 2: Delineate, Tier 2: Purpose, Evaluate, Citation, Relevant, Counter Evaluate, Interpret, Evaluate, Citation, Paragraph Source, Reliability, Argument, Hook, Valid Reasoning Source, Reliability, Structures, Research, Publish, Transition Words Research, Publish, Credibility, Accuracy, Mediums and Phrases, Accuracy, Mediums Reliability, (media) Delineate Plagiarism, Paraphrase, Citation, Inference Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Analogies Allusions, Drama Irony, Verbal
Eighth Grade English Language Arts Year at a Glance 2014-15 7 * 6 weeks 5 * 6 Weeks * 6 * 6 weeks Unit Theme Unit 1: Influence Unit 2: Motivation Unit 3: Adversity Unit 4: Change Unit 5: Innovation Unit 6: Progress Essential Question How does text influence the How might experience influence writing? How does analyzing different resources help develop a claim? How does argumentative writing change society? How can evaluating learning show progress? How can past experiences lead toward progress positive contributions? * Portfolio compilation Writing Focus Informative/ Explanatory Informative/ Explanatory and Narrative Argument and Narrative Argument Informative/ Explanatory and Argument Narrative Key Terms Words for Review: Textual Evidence, Central Idea, Compare, Contrast, Evidence, Summary, Fact, Opinion, Quote Words for Review: Explicit, Implicit, Credibility, Plagiarism Words for Review: Reasons, Evidence, Examples, Fact vs. Opinion, Support Words for Review: Claim (thesis), Facts, Evidence, Examples, Relevant, Counterclaim Words for Review: Explicit, Implicit, Credibility, Plagiarism for Review: Characterization, Screenplay, Production, Script, Humor, Director, Actor, Context, Mood, Figures of Speech Tier 2: Perspective, Purpose, Paragraph Structures, Credibility, Reliability, Plagiarism, Paraphrase, Citation, Inference Tier 2: Delineate, Evaluate, Citation, Source, Reliability, Research, Publish, Accuracy, Mediums (media) Tier 2: (thesis), Relevant, Counter Argument, Hook, Transition Words and Phrases, Delineate Tier 2: Analyze, Evaluate, Interpret, Valid Reasoning Tier 2: Delineate, Evaluate, Citation, Source, Reliability, Research, Publish, Accuracy, Mediums Tier 2: Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Tier 3: Allusions, Irony, Verbal Trial a Analogies Drama
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