Complex Grade Short Texts Routine Writing 4-6 Analyses: 1-2 Essays 1 Short Research Level Text Project Literature: Explanatory Convey experiences, Develop & convey events and/or or understanding 1. Baseball pg.478 Comparing Literary Works Integrates knowledge from from Harriet Tubman: procedures 1. Text-Dependent Question Reading for sources when composing 1. Forest Fire, Why Leaves Conductor on the Information: Turn Color in the Fall, The Responses (i.e., the PHLit Underground Railroad Season’s Curmudgeon Sees Units of Study Critical Thinking) pg. 486 the Light pg. 534 Comparing Position Papers Literary Works: 2. from Always to 2. Reader’s/Writer’s Reading for Information Remember: The Vision Notebook Entries of Maya Ying Lin pg. 1. The War in Vietnam, Gulf 3. Annotations or 504 from I Know of Tonkin Resolution, On the 4. Responses to Literature Why the Caged Bird Situation in Vietnam pg. 528 Sings pg. 514 Independent reading is an encouraged component of the MS ELA Curriculum. For this unit, texts that align to the Big Question include the following: Fiction Nonfiction Poetry by Irene Hunt by Donald McKay by Carl Sandburg No Promises in the Wind The Building of Manhattan Chicago Poems by Peter Chrisp The Story of Columbus by Frieda Wishinky Albert Einstein: A Photogenic Story of a Life by Chris Woodford, Luke Collins, Clint Witchalls, Ben Morgan, and James Flint Cool Stuff and How it Works ELA Model Content Framework Chart - Grade 8 Module B: UNIT 2 much information is enough?” “How Pacing: 5 Weeks Reading Complex Writing to Texts ResearchProject Texts*† (RL/RI.8.10) (W.8.1-6, 9-10, RL/RI.8.1-10) (W.8.1, 2, 4-9,
Complex Grade Level Text Short Texts Routine Writing 4-6 Analyses: 1-2 Essays 1 Short Research Project Literature: 1. Baseball pg.478 or from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad pg. 486 2. from Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin pg. 504 or from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings pg. 514 Comparing Literary Works 1. Forest Fire, Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall, The Season’s Curmudgeon Sees the Light pg. 534 Reading for Information 1. The War in Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, On the Situation in Vietnam pg. 528 Develop & convey understanding 1. Text-Dependent Question Responses (i.e., the PHLit Critical Thinking) 2. Reader’s/Writer’s Notebook Entries 3. Annotations 4. Responses to Literature Explanatory Reading for Information: Comparing Literary Works: Convey experiences, events and/or procedures Units of Study Position Papers Integrates knowledge from sources when composing Independent reading is an encouraged component of the MS ELA Curriculum. For this unit, texts that align to the Big Question include the following: Fiction Nonfiction Poetry No Promises in the Wind by Irene Hunt The Building of Manhattan by Donald McKay Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg The Story of Columbus by Peter Chrisp Albert Einstein: A Photogenic Story of a Life by Frieda Wishinky Cool Stuff and How it Works by Chris Woodford, Luke Collins, Clint Witchalls, Ben Morgan, and James Flint ELA Model Content Framework Chart - Grade 8 Module B: UNIT 2 “How much information is enough?” Pacing: 5 Weeks Reading Complex Texts*† (RL/RI.8.10) Writing to Texts (W.8.1-6, 9-10, RL/RI.8.1-10) ResearchProject (W.8.1, 2, 4-9,
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