Grade 8 Curriculum Map Unit 4 Pacing and Planning Guide Dates SpringBoard Activities and Differentiation for Student District Expectations and Assessment Opportunities Needs Opportunities for Additional Instruction Adjust this Adjust the Unit Activities and Embedded Add modification 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 dates 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. 4 periods 4.1: Previewing the Unit - Unpack Embedded Assessment 1 4.2: Understanding the Complexity of Humor - Graphic Organizer, Writing Prompt 4.3: Classifying Comedy - Graphic Organizer, Expository Writing Prompt, RAFT 7 periods 4.4: Humorous Anecdotes Graphic – Organizers, TWIST, Expository Writing Prompt 4.5: Finding Truth in Comedy Graphic – Organizer, Expository Writing Prompt 4.6: Satirical Humor - Graphic Organizer, Expository Writing Prompt
Grade 8 Curriculum Map Unit 4 Pacing and Planning Guide Dates SpringBoard Activities and Assessment Opportunities Differentiation for Student Needs District Expectations and Opportunities for Additional Instruction Adjust this column to add dates 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 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. 4 periods 4.1: Previewing the Unit - Unpack Embedded Assessment 1 4.2: Understanding the Complexity of Humor - Graphic Organizer, Writing Prompt 4.3: Classifying Comedy - Graphic Organizer, Expository Writing Prompt, RAFT 7 periods 4.4: Humorous Anecdotes – Graphic Organizers, TWIST, Expository Writing Prompt 4.5: Finding Truth in Comedy – Graphic Organizer, Expository Writing Prompt 4.6: Satirical Humor - Graphic Organizer, Expository Writing Prompt
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