Eighth Grade Language Arts

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First Quarter English

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

DOL
  • Correct sentences so that they contain the proper punctuation, sentence form, capitalization, and spelling

 

worksheet with overhead

3A, 3B, 3C

Spelling Tests
  • Understand different spelling patterns, prefixes, suffixes, and word origins

 

weekly spelling tests

3A

Journals
  • Write about a variety of topics

journal writing in notebooks

3A, 3B, 3C

Parts of Speech
  • Understand how nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are used in sentences
  • Learn how one word can be changed in to a different part of speech
  • Learn the importance of and how to use different words in sentences

daily book assignments, worksheets, class discussions, class activities, quizzes, and tests

3A, 3B, 3C

 

First Quarter Literature

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Vocabulary

(every quarter)
  • Cartoon overheads used to demonstrate what vocabulary words mean
  • Write 1 or 2 vocab. words in notebooks

Complete vocab. words in notebook daily, quizzes

1A, 1B, 1C

The Lottery Rose

 

No Promises in the Wind
  • Read and discuss the novel
  • Look at different literary techniques used by the author
  • Complete comprehension questions for the reading selections
  • Research the Great Depression and the effects on society

Comprehension questions, quizzes, test, research project

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

4A

5A, 5B, 5C

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Second Quarter English

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

DOL
  • Correct sentences so that they contain the proper punctuation, sentence form, capitalization, and spelling

 

worksheet with overhead

3A, 3B, 3C

Spelling Tests
  • Understand different spelling patterns, prefixes, suffixes, and word origins

 

weekly spelling tests

3A

Journals
  • Write about a variety of topics

journal writing in notebooks

3A, 3B, 3C

Parts of Speech
  • Understand how nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are used in sentences
  • Learn how one word can be changed in to a different part of speech
  • Learn the importance of and how to use different words in sentences

daily book assignments, worksheets, class discussions, class activities, quizzes, and tests

3A, 3B, 3C

Second Quarter Literature

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

No Promises in the Wind (cont.)

 

The Diary of Anne Frank
  • Research the Holocaust and complete a project
  • Discuss discrimination and how it relates to today’s society
  • Read survivor stories of the Holocaust
  • Go on a field trip to the St. Louis Holocaust Museum
  • Read and discuss the book
  • Complete comprehension questions for the reading selections

Comprehensions questions, quizzes, research project, test

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

4A

5A, 5B, 5C

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Third Quarter English

DOL, Spelling tests, journals

Writing

Folk Literature(tall tales)
  • Writing complete sentences including proper punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure
  • Write different types of essays
  • Discuss what tall tales are and how they are written(3 characteristics)
  • Read famous American legends
  • Write a tall tale of their own

 

format charts, book work, worksheets, class discussion, writing tall tales

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

5C

Third Quarter Literature

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Career Unit

 

The Pearl
  • Research specific career and create a poster or pop-up book explaining
  • Look at the cost of living
  • Practice creating resumes
  • Give a speech on chosen career
  • Read and discuss novel
  • Look at different literary techniques used by the author
  • Complete comprehension questions for the reading selections

Career poster/pop-up books, worksheets, resumes, speeches, comprehension questions, quizzes, tests

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

4A, 4B

5A, 5B, 5C

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Fourth Quarter English

DOL, Spelling tests, journals

Finish Folk Literature

Nonfiction

 
  • Identify nonfiction sources
  • Read examples of nonfiction
  • Learn how nonfiction is written
  • Learn which sources would be good to use for research
  • Learn how to cite sources used for a research project

worksheets, class discussion, research projects

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

5A, 5B, 5C

 

Fourth Quarter Literature

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

The Pearl (cont.)

 

The Giver
  • Discuss utopia and freedom vs. security
  • Read and discuss novel
  • Look at different literary techniques used by the author
  • Complete comprehension questions for the reading selections

Comprehension questions, quizzes, tests

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

4A

 

 

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