Grade 8 Curriculum Map Unit 1 Pacing and Planning Guide Dates SpringBoard Activities and Differentiation for Student District Expectations and Assessment Opportunities Opportunities for Additional Instruction Adjust this Adjust the Unit Activities and Embedded Add modification plans to extend learning Add specific district expectations here (e.g., column to Assessments to correspond with the or strengthen support based on identified benchmark assessments, required reading/writing add designated dates of instruction. student needs. tasks, cross-curricular projects or strategies, etc.) and/or instructional You might consider including SpringBoard weeks based Writing Workshops, Close Reading Workshops, or on the Literature Circles. Allow 1-2 weeks for each one district added. calendar. Note that adding additional instruction is likely to require strategic decisions about specific activities or units to compress or omit. 2 periods 1.1: Previewing the Unit - Unpack Embedded Assessment 1 1.2: Understanding Challenges - Graphic Organizer, Visual Display 4 periods 1.3: Opening with Imagery - Writing Prompt Sample Differentiated Instruction 1.4: Visual Techniques - Graphic Organizers, Use Writing Workshop #4: Suggestion: Imagery Frame Personal Narrative Sample Differentiated Instruction Suggestion: Students can another paragraph of the text emulating the author’s style 12 periods 1.5: Understanding the Hero’s Journey Archetype Graphic Organizers – 1.6: The Departure Graphic Organizers, – Writing Prompt 1.7: The Initiation Graphic Organizers, – Writing Prompt 1.8: Language and Writer’s Craft: Revising and Editing - Reflection
Grade 8 Curriculum Map Unit 1 Pacing and Planning Guide Dates SpringBoard Activities and Assessment Opportunities Differentiation for Student District Expectations and Opportunities for Additional Instruction Adjust this column to add and/or instructional weeks based on the district calendar. Adjust the Unit Activities and Embedded Assessments to correspond with the designated dates of instruction. Add modification plans to extend learning or strengthen support based on identified student needs. Add specific district expectations here (e.g., benchmark assessments, required reading/writing tasks, cross-curricular projects or strategies, etc.) You might consider including SpringBoard Writing Workshops, Close Reading Workshops, or Literature Circles. Allow 1-2 weeks for each one added. Note that adding additional instruction is likely to require strategic decisions about specific activities or units to compress or omit. 2 periods 1.1: Previewing the Unit - Unpack Embedded Assessment 1 1.2: Understanding Challenges - Graphic Organizer, Visual Display 4 periods 1.3: Opening with Imagery - Writing Prompt 1.4: Visual Techniques - Graphic Organizers, Imagery Frame Sample Differentiated Instruction Suggestion: Use Writing Workshop #4: Personal Narrative Sample Differentiated Instruction Suggestion: Students can another paragraph of the text emulating the author’s style 12 periods 1.5: Understanding the Hero’s Journey Archetype – Graphic Organizers 1.6: The Departure – Graphic Organizers, Writing Prompt 1.7: The Initiation – Graphic Organizers, Writing Prompt 1.8: Language and Writer’s Craft: Revising and Editing - Reflection
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