curriculum night 2014-2015 jessica meade eighth grade language arts
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Curriculum Night 2014-2015Jessica Meade
Eighth Grade Language Arts
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Welcome to 8th Grade LA!
• This year we will center our reading, writing, and thinking around a set of essential questions:
• What is empathy and how do we become people who work at understanding others?
• How does an individual’s response to prejudice and injustice reveal his/her true character?
• How are people transformed through their relationship with others?
• Can literature serve as a vehicle for social change?
• What is social justice? What responsibilities do individuals have in regard to issues of social justice?
• These are big questions, without easy answers- or perhaps no answers at all. But by thinking about them, we gain a better understanding of our relationship with the world.
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Common Core: English/LA
• Demonstrate independence• Build strong content knowledge• Respond to the varying demands
of audience, task, purpose, and subject area
• Comprehend as well as critique• Value evidence• Use technology and digital media
strategically and capably• Understand other perspectives
and cultures
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Term 1
• Short Stories• “The Open Window” (Saki)
• “The Taste of Melon” (Borden Deal)
• “The Scariest Thing I Know” (Dean Koontz)
• “Marionettes, Inc.” (Ray Bradbury)
• “The No-Talent Kid” (Kurt Vonnegut)
• “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras
County” (Twain)
• Edgar Allan Poe Week
• Writing • I Love
• Short, Short Stories
• Confess
• Oh, My Story
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Term 2
Literary Analysis: Tom Sawyer
• A classic novel that exposes students to Americana Literature
• * read closely• * write an analytical essay• * present and defend a claim in
a speech
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Term 3
Alligator Bayou
A tale of immigration, friendship, loyalty and betrayal set in 1890’s Louisiana.
The unit includes multiple connections to our 8th grade history classes, including topics of immigration, voting rights, and segregation.
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Term 4
Warriors Don’t Cry
In 1957, 15-year-old Melba Pattillo was part of the “Little Rock Nine” – a group of students chosen to integrate the all-white Central High School.
This non-fiction memoir recalls Melba’s year, complete with her dairy entries, and newspaper articles.
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Ongoing assignments for each Term
• Journal Writes
• Vocabulary
• Poetry
• Non-fiction articles
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary words come from our reading. Words are assigned most 5 day weeks. We go over words in class, then practice
terms on Quizlet.com.
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Ongoing Writing Lessons
• The Writing Process• Grammar,
Conventions, Mechanics
• Writing Tips and Strategies
• Author Imitation
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Assignments/Homework
• Homework: Students are asked to record assignments in their planners at the end of every class. If they don’t have homework, students should record an N.H.
• Assignments are posted in the classroom. • A student can also email me if they have a
question regarding homework. • Homework is either the continuation of a
lesson or the basis for the next day’s lesson in class.
• Assignments are available on my bloghttp://blogs.acms.wlwv.k12.or.us/staff/meadej/