Instructional Guide Map English/Language Arts Grade 8

212-213 Instructional Guide Map English/Language Arts Grade 8 Note: Instructional Guide Maps are an overview of the Alliance Instructional Guides. They assist teachers with planning instructional units and effective strategies to teach California high priority standards throughout the year. Every standard will be assessed with 3-5 questions on the benchmark. Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Instructional Days August 6 September 28 October 17 December 9 Benchmark Assessments October 1-5 December 1-14 Pupil Free / Teacher PD October 8 January 7 Re-teach Targeted Standards October 9-12 January 8-11 Standards Assessed on Benchmark Reading 2.3 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Find similarities and differences between texts in the treatment, scope, or organization of ideas. Reading 3.2 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Evaluate the structural elements of the plot (e.g., subplots, parallel episodes, climax), the plot s development, and the way in which conflicts are (or are not) addressed and resolved. Reading 3.4 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Analyze the relevance of the setting (e.g., place, time, customs) to the mood, tone, and meaning of the text. Reading 3.5 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Identify and analyze recurring themes (e.g., good versus evil) across traditional and contemporary works. Reading 3.7 Literary Criticism: Analyze a work of literature, showing how it reflects the heritage, traditions, attitudes, and beliefs of its author. (Biographical approach) Language Conventions 1.1 Sentence Structure: Use correct and varied sentence types and sentence openings to present a lively and effective personal style. Writing 1.3 Organization and Focus: Support theses or conclusions with analogies, paraphrases, quotations, opinions from authorities, comparisons, and similar devices. Writing 1.6 Evaluation and Revision: Revise writing for word choice; appropriate organization; consistent point of view; and transitions between paragraphs, passages, and ideas. Reading 1.2 Vocabulary and Concept Development: Understand the most important points in the history of English language and use common word origins to determine the historical influences on English word meanings. Reading 1.3 Vocabulary and Concept Development: Use word meanings within the appropriate context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast. Reading 2.1 Structural Features of Informational Materials: Compare and contrast the features and elements of consumer materials to gain meaning from documents (e.g., warranties, contracts, product information, instruction manuals). Reading 2.2 Structural Features of Informational Materials: Analyze text that uses proposition and support patterns. Reading 2.5 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Understand and explain the use of a complex mechanical device by following technical directions. Reading 2.6 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Use information from a variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents to explain a situation or decision and to solve a problem. Language Conventions 1.3 Sentence Structure: Use subordination, coordination, apposition, and other devices to indicate clearly the relationship between ideas. Language Conventions 1.6 Spelling: Use correct spelling conventions. Writing 1.2 Organization and Focus: Establish coherence within and among paragraphs through effective transitions, parallel structures, and similar writing techniques. * Only Quarters 1-3 have associated benchmark exams. Instruction continues with addressed standards until the end of the year. Map rev. 7/212 i

212-213 Instructional Guide Map English/Language Arts Grade 8 Note: Instructional Guide Maps are an overview of the Alliance Instructional Guides. They assist teachers with planning instructional units and effective strategies to teach California high priority standards throughout the year. Every standard will be assessed with 3-5 questions on the benchmark. Quarter Quarter 3 Quarter 4* Instructional Days January 14 - March 15 April 6 June 7 Benchmark Assessments March 18 22 Pupil Free / Teacher PD April 1 Re-teach Targeted Standards April 2-5 CST Testing Window: April 22 May 2 Standards Assessed on Benchmark Reading 1.1 Vocabulary and Concept Development: Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer the literal and figurative meanings of phrases. Reading 2.4 Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level- Appropriate Text: Compare the original text to a summary to determine whether the summary accurately captures the main ideas, includes critical details, and conveys the underlying meaning. Reading 2.7 Expository Critique: Evaluate the unity, coherence, logic, internal consistency, and structural patterns of text. Reading 3.1 Structural Features of Literature: Determine and articulate the relationship between the purposes and characteristics of different forms of poetry (e.g., ballad, lyric, couplet, epic, elegy, ode, sonnet). Reading 3.3 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Compare and contrast motivations and reactions of literary characters from different historical eras confronting similar situations or conflicts. Reading 3.6 Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Identify significant literary devices (e.g., metaphor, symbolism, dialect, irony) that define a writer s style and use those elements to interpret the work. Language Conventions 1.2 Sentence Structure: Identify and use parallelism, including similar grammatical forms, in all written discourse to present items in a series and items juxtaposed for emphasis. Language Conventions 1.4 Grammar: Edit written manuscripts to ensure that correct grammar is used. Language Conventions 1.5 Punctuation and Capitalization: Use correct punctuation and capitalization. Writing 1.1 Organization and Focus: Create compositions that establish a controlling impression, have a coherent thesis, and end with a clear and well-supported conclusion. Reading 1.2 Vocabulary and Concept Development: Understand the most important points in the history of English language and use common word origins to determine the historical influences on English word meanings. Reading 3.7 Literary Criticism: Analyze a work of literature, showing how it reflects the heritage, traditions, attitudes, and beliefs of its author. Language Conventions 1.5 Punctuation and Capitalization: Use correct punctuation and capitalization. Language Conventions 1.6 Spelling: Use correct spelling conventions. * Only Quarters 1-3 have associated benchmark exams. Instruction continues with addressed standards until the end of the year. Map rev. 7/212 ii

Topics'to'be'Addressed:'''''''''''''''''''''''' 4.!Determine!or!clarify!the!meaning!of! unknown!and multiple6meaning!words!or!phrases!based!on! grade!8!reading!and!content,!choosing! flexibly!from!a!range!of!strategies. a.!use!context!(e.g.,!the!overall!meaning!of!a! function!in!a!sentence)!as!a!clue!to!the meaning!of!a!word!or!phrase. b.!use!common,!grade6appropriate!greek!or! Latin!affixes!and!roots!as!clues!to!the meaning!of!a!word!(e.g.,!precede,!recede, secede). c.!consult!general!and!specialized!reference materials!(e.g.,!dictionaries,!glossaries, thesauruses),!both!print!and!digital,!to! findthe!pronunciation!of!a!word!or! determine!or!clarify!its!precise!meaning!or!its! part!of!speech. d.!verify!the!preliminary!determination!of! the!meaning!of!a!word!or!phrase!(e.g.,!by checking!the!inferred!meaning!in!context!or! in!a!dictionary). Reading Word%Analysis,%Fluency,%and% Systematic%Vocabulary% Development 1.3%Vocabulary!and!Concept! Development:!Use!word!meanings! within!the!appropriate!context!and! show!ability!to!verify!those! meanings!by!definition,! restatement,!example,!comparison,! or!contrast. 5 Listening%and%Speaking Listening%and%Speaking%Strategies 1.8!Evaluate!the!credibility!of! speaker!(e.g.,!hidden!agendas,! slanted!or!biased!material). s%and%instructional%guide 212S213 Instructional!Guides!are!provided!as!resource!for!Alliance!classroom!teachers.!They!identify!high!priority!grade6level!standards!to!be!taught!during!each!quarter!of!instruction!in!the!context!of!proposed!units!with!a! suggested!amount!of!time. Unit%1:%Narrative%Nonfiction: Students!will!read!a!variety!of!biographies,!autobiographies,!and!other!narrative!nonfiction!selections!to!examine!organization!and!support! conflicts!are!addressed!and!resolved.!students!will!compare!different!works!to!identify!similarities!and!differences!in!organization!and! communicate!information!about!the!topic!or!author!and!will!evaluate!the!impressions!and!opinions!formed!by!those!images.!students!will! write!personal!autobiographies!in!which!they!maintain!coherence!through!effective!transitions,!and!use!correct!grammar. Prentice%Hall%Timeless%Voices,%Timeless% pp.!xix,!in4 Strategies%for%reading%nonfiction,% pp.!616611 Autobiographical%writing,!pp.!88,!623 Biographical%narrative,% pp.!635,!643 Response%to%art,!p.!645 Plot,!p.!521 Subplot,!pp.!748,!749 Resolution%of%conflict,!p.!267 Critical%viewing,!pp.!531,!645 Transitions,!p.!375 Parallel%structure,!pp.!61,!221 Organization%of%ideas,!p.!897

3.!Analyze!how!a!text!makes!connections! among!and!distinctions!between!individuals,! ideas,!or!events!(e.g.,!through!comparisons,! analogies,!or!categories). 6. purpose!in!a!text!and!analyze!how!the!author! acknowledges!and!responds!to!conflicting! evidence!or!viewpoints. 9.!Analyze!a!case!in!which!two!or!more!texts! provide!conflicting!information!on!the!same! topic!and!identify!where!the!texts!disagree! on!matters!of!fact!or!interpretation. Reading%Comprehension%(Focus%on% Informational%Materials) 2.3%Comprehension!and!Analysis!of! Grade6Level6Appropriate!Text:!Find! similarities!and!differences!between! texts!in!the!treatment,!scope,!or! organization!of!ideas. 2 365 1.9!Interpret!and!evaluate!the! various!ways!in!which!visual!image! makers!(e.g.,!graphic!artists,! illustrators,!news!photographers)! communicate!information!and!affect! impressions!and!opinions. 3.!Analyze!how!particular!lines!of!dialogue!or! incidents!in!a!story!or!drama!propel!the! action,!reveal!aspects!of!a!character,!or! provoke!adecision. Literary%Response%and%Analysis 3.2%Narrative!Analysis!of!Grade6 Level6Appropriate!Text:!Evaluate!the! structural!elements!of!the!plot!(e.g.,! subplots,!parallel!episodes,!climax),! in!which!conflicts!are!(or!are!not)! addressed!and!resolved.! 3 365 5.%With!some!guidance!and!support!from! peers!and!adults,!develop!and!strengthen! writing!as!needed!by!planning,!revising,! editing,!rewriting,!or!trying!a!new!approach,! focusing!on!how!well!purpose!and!audience! have!been!addressed. Writing Written%and%Oral%English%Language% Conventions 1.4%Grammar:!Edit!written! manuscripts!to!ensure!that!correct! grammar!is!used. 3

2.!Write!informative/explanatory!texts!to! examine!a!topic!and!convey!ideas,!concepts,! and!information through!the!selection,!organization,!and! analysis!of!relevant!content. a.!introduce!a!topic!clearly,!previewing!what! is!to!follow;!organize!ideas,!concepts,!and! information!into!broader!categories;!include! formatting!(e.g., headings),!graphics!(e.g.,!charts,!tables),!and! multimedia!when!useful!to!aiding! comprehension. b.!develop!the!topic!with!relevant,!well6 chosen!facts,!definitions,!concrete!details,! quotations,!or!other!information!and! examples. c.!use!appropriate!and!varied!transitions!to! create!cohesion!and!clarify!the!relationships! among!ideas!and!concepts. d.!use!precise!language!and!domain6specific! vocabulary!to!inform!about!or!explain!the! topic. e.!establish!and!maintain!a!formal!style. f.!provide!a!concluding!statement!or!section! that!follows!from!and!supports!the! information!or!explanation!presented. Writing%Strategies 1.2%Organization%and%Focus:% Establish!coherence!within!and! among!paragraphs!through!effective! transitions,!parallel!structures,!and! similar!writing!techniques. 4 5.!With!some!guidance!and!support!from! peers!and!adults,!develop!and!strengthen! writing!as!needed!by!planning,!revising,! editing,!rewriting,!or!trying!a!new approach,!focusing!on!how!well!purpose!and! audience!have!been!addressed. 1.6%Evaluation%and%Revision:%Revise! writing!for!word!choice;!appropriate! organization;!consistent!point!of! view;!and!transitions!between! paragraphs,!passages,!and!ideas.! 3 365

Topics'to'be'Addressed:'''''''''''''''''''''''' apposition Grade,6 3 as,well,as,how,the,characters,respond,or, change,as,the,plot,moves,toward,a, resolution. Grade,7 3.,Analyze,how,particular,elements,of,a, story,or,drama,interact,(e.g.,,how,setting, shapes,the,characters,or,plot). Reading Literary%Response%and%Analysis 3.4%Narrative%Analysis%of%GradeM LevelMAppropriate%Text:%Analyze, the,relevance,of,the,setting,(e.g.,, place,,time,,customs),to,the,mood,, tone,,and,meaning,of,the,text. 2 3B5 Reading Literary%Response%and%Analysis 3.6%Narrative,Analysis,of,GradeB LevelBAppropriate,Text:,Identify, significant,literary,devices,(e.g.,, metaphor,,symbolism,,dialect,, and,use,those,elements,to,interpret, the,work. 3 2.,Determine,a,theme,or,central,idea,of,a, text,and,analyze,its,development,over,the, course,of,the,text,,including,its,relationship, to,the,characters,,setting,,and,plot;,provide, an,objective,summary,of,the,text. 3.5%Narrative%Analysis%of%GradeM LevelMAppropriate%Text:%Identify, and,analyze,recurring,themes,(e.g.,, good,versus,evil),across,traditional, and,contemporary,works. 1 3B5 Writing Writing%Applications 2.1%Write%biographies,% autobiographies,%short%stories,%or% narratives: a.,relate,a,clear,,coherent,incident,, event,,or,situation,by,using,wellb chosen,details. b.,reveal,the,significance,of,,or,the, c.,employ,narrative,and,descriptive, strategies,(e.g.,,relevant,dialogue,, specific,action,,physical,description,, background,description,,comparison, or,contrast,of,characters). s%and%instructional%guide 212M213 Instructional,Guides,are,provided,as,resource,for,Alliance,classroom,teachers.,They,identify,high,priority,gradeBlevel,standards,to,be,taught,during,each,quarter,of,instruction,in,the,context,of,proposed,units,with,a, suggested,amount,of,time. Unit%2:%Narrative%Fiction: Students,will,read,a,selection,of,short,stories,and,other,fiction,to,identify,recurring,themes,and,significant,literary,devices,that,a,writer, employs.,students,will,analyze,works,of,literature,to,determine,attitudes,and,beliefs,of,the,author,,traditions,and,heritage,that,influence,the, story,,and,the,relevance,of,setting,to,the,meaning,and,mood,of,the,text.,illustrations,in,the,text,will,be,evaluated,to,identify,ways,in,which, illustrators,and,photographers,communicate,information,and,influence,readers.,students,will,write,original,narratives,in,which,they,reveal, their,own,attitudes,and,beliefs,through,setting,,dialogue,,background,description,,and,specific,action.,students,will,revise,their,writing,for, consistent,point,of,view,,appropriate,organization,,and,careful,word,choice.,students,will,edit,for,effective,sentence,styles,,parallelism,,and, devices,to,clearly,indicate,relationship,between,ideas.,students,will,present,their,papers,before,an,audience,and,use,audience,feedback,to, modify,their,organization,or,rearrange,the,content,to,clarify,meaning., Prentice%Hall%Timeless%Voices,%Timeless% Short%stories, List%of%passages,,p.,xviii Strategies%for%reading%nonfiction,%pp.,519,, IN2B3,,pp.,341,,533,,613 Theme,,pp.,171,,339,,575 Setting,,pp.,5,,13,,555,,p.,437 Metaphor,,p.,349 Symbolism.,p.,521 Dialect,,p.,913 Dialogue,,p.,21 Sentence%structure,,p.,513 Appositives,,p.,54 Audience,,pp.,179,,593

CCS,do,not,specifically standard,number,6,mentions: 6.,Identify,aspects,of,a,text,that,reveal,an, loaded,language,,inclusion,or,avoidance,of, particular,facts). 3.7%Literary%Criticism:%Analyze,a, work,of,literature,,showing,how,it, reflects,the,heritage,,traditions,, attitudes,,and,beliefs,of,its,author., (Biographical,approach) 2 3B5 Listening%and%Speaking Listening%and%Speaking%Strategies 1.7%Use%audience%feedback%(e.g.,% verbal%and%nonverbal%cues): a.,reconsider,and,modify,the, organizational,structure,or,plan. b.,rearrange,words,and,sentences, to,clarify,the,meaning. Language,Progressive,Skills,,by,Grade,p.,56, L.%6.3a.,Vary,sentence,patterns,for,meaning,, reader/listener,interest, and,style. Writing Written%and%Oral%English%Language% Conventions 1.1%Sentence%Structure:%Use,correct, and,varied,sentence,types,and, sentence,openings,to,present,a, lively,and,effective,personal,style. 2 3B5 1.9,Interpret,and,evaluate,the, various,ways,in,which,visual,image, makers,(e.g.,graphic,artists,, illustrators,,news,photographers), communicate,information,and, affect,impressions,and,opinions. Language,Progressive,Skills,,by,Grade,p.,56,L,.9B1.,1a. Use,parallel,structure. 3.,Use,knowledge,of,language,and,its, conventions,when,writing,,speaking,, reading,,or,listening. a.,use,verbs,in,the,active,and,passive,voice, and,in,the,conditional,and,subjunctive, mood,to,achieve,particular,effects,(e.g.,, emphasizing,the,actor,or,the,action;, expressing,uncertainty,or,describing,a,state, contrary,to,fact). 1.2%Sentence%Structure:%Identify, and,use,parallelism,,including, similar,grammatical,forms,,in,all, written,discourse,to,present,items, in,a,series,and,items,juxtaposed,for, emphasis. 2 Speaking%Applications 2.1%Deliver%narrative%presentations% (e.g.,%biographical,% autobiographical):% a.,relate,a,clear,,coherent,incident,, event,,or,situation,by,using,wellb chosen,details. b.,reveal,the,significance,of,,and, incident,,event,,or,situation. c.,employ,narrative,and,descriptive, strategies,(e.g.,,relevant,dialogue,, specific,action,,physical,description,, background,description,,comparison, or,contrast,of,characters). Language,Progressive,Skills,,by,Grade,p.,56 L,.6.2a. Use,punctuation,(commas,,parentheses,, dashes),to,set,off nonrestrictive/parenthetical,elements. L.4.3b. Choose,punctuation,for,effect. CC,7th,grade,1.b. Choose,among,simple,,complex,,compoundB complex, sentences,to,signal,differing,relationships, among,ideas. 1.3%Sentence%Structure:%Use, subordination,,coordination,, apposition,,and,other,devices,to, indicate,clearly,the,relationship, between,ideas. 3

5.,With,some,guidance,and,support,from, peers,and adults,,develop,and,strengthen,writing,as, needed,by planning,,revising,,editing,,rewriting,,or, trying,a,new approach,,focusing,on,how,well,purpose, and audience,have,been,addressed. Writing%Strategies 1.6%Evaluation%and%Revision:%Revise, writing,for,word,choice;, appropriate,organization;, consistent,point,of,view;,and, transitions,between,paragraphs,, passages,,and,ideas. 6 3B5

Topics'to'be'Addressed:'''''''''''''''''''''''' 6.!Identify!aspects!of!a!text!that!reveal!an! loaded!language,!inclusion!or!avoidance!of! particular!facts). Reading Literary%Response%and%Analysis 3.7%Literary%Criticism:%Analyze!a! work!of!literature,!showing!how!it! reflects!the!heritage,!traditions,! attitudes,!and!beliefs!of!its!author.! (Biographical!approach) 2 3B5 Reading Literary%Response%and%Analysis 3.2%Narrative%Analysis%of%GradeP LevelPAppropriate%Text:!Evaluate!the! structural!elements!of!the!plot!(e.g.,! subplots,!parallel!episodes,!climax),! in!which!conflicts!are!(or!are!not)! addressed!and!resolved. 3 5.!With!some!guidance!and!support!from! peers!and!adults,!develop!and!strengthen! writing!as!needed!by!planning,!revising,! editing,!rewriting,!or!trying!a!new!approach, focusing!on!how!well!purpose!and!audience! have!been!addressed.!(editing!for! conventions!should!demonstrate!command! of!language!standards!1b3!up!to!and! including!grade!8!on!page!52.) Writing Written%and%Oral%English%Language% Conventions%1.4%Grammar:!Edit! written!manuscripts!to!ensure!that! correct!grammar!is!used. 3 Writing Writing%Applications 2.4%Write%persuasive%compositions: a.!include!a!wellbdefined!thesis!(i.e.,! one!that!makes!a!clear!and! knowledgeable!judgment). b.!present!detailed!evidence,! examples,!and!reasoning!to!support! arguments,!differentiating!between! facts!and!opinion. c.!provide!details,!reasons,!and! examples,!arranging!them!effectively! by!anticipating!and!answering!reader! concerns!and!counterarguments. s%and%instructional%guide 212P213 Instructional!Guides!are!provided!as!resource!for!Alliance!classroom!teachers.!They!identify!high!priority!gradeBlevel!standards!to!be!taught!during!each!quarter!of!instruction!in!the!context!of!proposed!units!with!a! suggested!amount!of!time. Unit%3:%Persuasive%and%Reflective%Writing: Students!will!read!stories,!articles,!and!essays!in!which!the!author!persuades!the!reader!in!some!way.!Students!will!evaluate!their! background!or!heritage!influence!his!or!her!beliefs.!students!will!write!and!present!essays!or!speeches!in!which!they!take!a!stand!on!an!issue! opinions!from!authorities,!or!through!the!use!of!other!persuasive!devices.!students!will!differentiate!between!fact!and!opinion!and!provide! detailed!evidence!to!support!their!arguments.!speeches!will!include!counterarguments!and!anticipate!reader!concerns,!and!speakers!will! maintain!a!reasonable!tone. Prentice%Hall%Timeless%Voices,%Timeless% Persuasive%and%reflective%writing%passages,% pp.!282,!364b371,!44b48,!432,!594b6,! 614,!668B677 Writing%a%persuasive%composition,% p.!412 Delivering%a%persuasive%speech,!p.!417 Persuasive!techniques,!pp.!667,!675 Analyzing%support%in%persuasive%speeches,% pp.!44,!47

8.!Gather!relevant!information!from!multiple! print!and!digital!sources,!using!search!terms! effectively;!assess!the!credibility!and! accuracy!of!each!source;!and!quote!or! paraphrase!the!data!and!conclusions!of! others!while!avoiding!plagiarism!and! following!a!standard!format!for!citation. Writing%Strategies 1.3%Organization%and%Focus:% Support!theses!or!conclusions!with! analogies,!paraphrases,!quotations,! opinions!from!authorities,! comparisons,!and!similar!devices. 3 3B5 2.4%Deliver%persuasive% presentations: a.!include!a!wellbdefined!thesis!(i.e.,! one!that!makes!a!clear!and! knowledgeable!judgment). b.!differentiate!fact!from!opinion! and!support!arguments!with!detailed! evidence,!examples,!and!reasoning. c.!anticipate!and!answer!listener! concerns!and!counterarguments! effectively!through!the!inclusion!and! arrangement!of!details,!reasons,! examples,!and!other!elements.! d.!maintain!a!reasonable!tone.