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COLLECTION 1 – CULTURE AND BELONGING (31 DAYS)
1. Overview
In this collection, students will read about how people develop their own identity within a new culture. This collection topic will be explored through 6
informational selections and 3 literary selections from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of this collection, the student will
demonstrate mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance t ask, a performance
assessment, and/or the collection test.
RE M IND E RS
LA ST UD E NT
ST AND ARD S*
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Reading:
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*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
Late Take-In Day (08/24/16)
Labor Day (09/05/16)
RL.1; RL.2; RL.3; RL.4, RL.9; RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7, RI.8
Language:
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L.1a, L.1b, L.1c, L.3a, L.4a, L.4c, L.4d, L.6
Writing:
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W.2, W.4, W.5, W.8, W.9, W.10
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COLLECTION 1 – CULTURE AND BELONGING (31 DAYS)
2. Selections
“My Favorite Chaperone” – (approximately 7 days, pp. 3-30)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Plot
Character
Vocabulary: Context Clues
Similes
Language Conventions: Imperative Mood
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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Stream to Start: Collection 1 Overview
Audio: “My Favorite Chaperone”
Audio: “Golden Glass”
Level Up Tutorial: Plot Stages (T.E., pp. 30a)
Close Read Screencasts
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“Golden Glass” ( pp. 3-8)
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (printable or online)
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“Bonne Année: Personal Essay” – (4 days, pp. 31-40)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Central Ideas & Details
Author’s Purpose
Analyze Text: Personal Essay
Vocabulary: Using a Glossary
Language Conventions: Participles
Informative Writing
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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Audio: “Bonne Année: Personal Essay”
Interactive White Board Lesson: Author’s Purpose & Perspective
(T.E., p. 40a)
Level Up Tutorial: Reading for Details (T.E. p. 40a)
Performance Assessment workbook (pp. 36-42)-Informative Writing
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N/A
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (online or print)
“A Place to Call Home” – (approximately 8 days, pp. 41-51)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Analyze Non-Fiction Elements
Author’s Purpose
Using Greek Prefixes
Informative Writing
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SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
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History Channel Video: “Immigrating”
Audio: “ A Place to Call Home”
Audio: “What to bring
History Channel
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Text Features (T.E. p. 52a)
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“What to Bring” (pp. 9-12)
Performance Assessment workbook (pp. 43-56)-Informative
Writing
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (online or print)
Performance Task: (p. 51)
“from The Latehomecomer” – (approximately 5 days, pp. 53-70)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Analyze Memoirs
Analyze Word Meanings & Phrases
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Prefixes
Language Conventions: Active and Passive Voice
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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History Channel Video: “Laos”
Audio: “from The Latehomecomer”
Audio: “Museum Indians”
History Channel Video
Level Up Tutorial: Figurative Language & Imagery (T.E., p. 70a)
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“Museum Indians” (pp. 13-18)
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (online or print)
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“New Immigrants Share their Stories” & “The Powwow at the End of the Earth” (approximately 5 days, pp.
71-78)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Analyze Media
Inferences
Analyze Word Meanings & Phrases
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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Documentary: “New Immigrants Share Their Stories”
Audio: “Powwow at the End of the Earth”
Performance Assessment workbook (pp. 57-66)-Informative Writing
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N/A
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (online or printable)
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COLLECTION 1 – CULTURE & BELONGING (31 DAYS)
3. Culminating Assessments (approximately 3 days)
COLLECTI ON S
E X T E RNAL
RE SO URCE S /
E NRICHM E NT
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Collection 1 Test (printable or online)
Collection 1 Performance Task A: Write an Informative Essay (pp. 79-82)
i-Ready Teacher Toolbox Resources**
 Ready Book: 6th Grade Unit 2, Lesson 6, 7;
 6th Grade Unit 3, Lesson 10;
 8th Grade: Unit 1, Lesson 1
 Language Handbook: Unit 3, Lesson 13, 14, 15
COLLECTION 2 – THE THRILL OF HORROR (31 DAYS)
1. Overview
In this collection, students will read about why the horror genre both terrifies and fascinates. This collection topic will b e explored through 4 informational
selections and 4 literary selections from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of this collection, the student will demonstrate mastery of
the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance task, a performance assessment, and/or the collection
test.
RE M IND E RS
LA ST UD E NT
ST AND ARD S*
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Late Take-In Day (08/24/16)
Labor Day (09/05/16)
Reading:
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RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.6, RL.7 RL.9; RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.4, RI.6, RI.7
*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
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Language:
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L.1, L.1c, L.2a, L.3a, L.4a, L.4b, L.4c, L.4d
Writing:
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W.2a-f, W5, W9, W.9a, W10
COLLECTION 2 – THE THRILL OF HORROR (31 DAYS)
2. Selections
“The Tell-Tale Heart” – (approximately 6 days, pp. 89-98)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Analyze Point of View
Analyze Language
Analyze Suspense
Vocabulary Strategy: Use a Thesaurus
Language Conventions: Using Dashes
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
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Stream to Start: Collection 2 Overview
Audio: “Tell-Tale Heart”
Interactive White Board Lesson: Plot
Close Read Screencasts
Level Up Tutorial (T.E. p. 98a)
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“The Outsider” (pp. 21-30)
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Online Selection Test (printable or online)
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“Scary Tales” – (approximately 4 days, pp. 99-104)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Analyze Meaning of Words & Phrases
Author’s Viewpoint
Language Conventi o ns: S ubj ect -Ver b Agr eement
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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Audio: “Scary Tales”
Level Up Tutorial: Determine Author’s Viewpoint (T.E. p. 104)
Performance Assessment workbook (pp. 69-74)-Literary Analysis
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N/A
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (printable or online)
“The Monkey’s Paw” – (approximately 11 days, pp. 105-124)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Foreshadowing
Determining Theme
Dialogue
Making Inferences
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Roots
Language Conventions: Subjunctive Mood
Evaluate Media
Compar e & Contr ast a Film & a S tor y
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
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Audio: “The Monkey’s Paw”
Audio: “Frankenstein”
History Channel: “British Imperialism”
Video: “The Monkey’s Paw
Level Up Tutorial: Theme (T.E., p. 120a)
Performance Assessment workbook (pp. 76-86)-Literary Analysis
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“Frankenstein” (pp. 31-34)
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Selection Test (printable or online)
“What is the Horror Genre” – (approximately 7 days, pp. 125-132)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Literary Criticism
Analyze Language
S ummar ize T ext
Vocabular y S tr ategy: Using S uffixes
Language Conventi o ns: Using Commas
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
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Audio: “What is the Horror Genre?”
Audio: “Man-Made Monsters”
Close Read Screencasts
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Identifying Central Ideas & Details
in Literary Criticism
Performance Assessment workbook (87-98)
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Selection Test (printable or online)
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“Man-Made Monsters” (pp. 35-40)
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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COLLECTION 2 –THE THRILL OF HORROR- (31 DAYS)
3. Culminating Assessments (approximately 3 days)
COLLECTI ON S
E X T E RNAL
RE SO URCE S /
E NRICHM E NT
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Collection 2 Test (printable or online)
Performance Task B: Write a Literary Analysis (pp. 137-140)
i-Ready Teacher Toolbox Resources
 Ready Book: Unit 4, Lesson 18; Unit 5, Lesson 19; Unit 2, Lesson 8
Language Handbook: Unit 3, Lesson 16
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COLLECTION 3 – THE MOVE TOWARD FREEDOM (34 DAYS)
1. Overview
In this collection, students will read about the quest for freedom that led to the American Civil War. This collection topic will be explored through 5
informational selections and 3 literary selections from the student edition and the Close Reader. At the conclusion of this collection, the student will
demonstrate mastery of the standards through culminating collection assessments, which may include a collection performance t ask, a performance
assessment, and/or the collection test.
RE M IND E RS
LA ST UD E NT
ST AND ARD S*
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Reading:
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*See Appendix for complete
explanation of standards.
Late Take-In Day (08/24/16)
Labor Day (09/05/16)
RL.1, RL.2, RL. 3, RL. 4, RL.5, RI.1, RI.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6
Language:
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L.1a, L.1c, L.3a, L.4a, L.4d, L.5a, L.5b, L.5c, L.6
Writing:
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W.1, W.7, W.9
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COLLECTION 3 – THE MOVE TOWARD FREEDOM (34 DAYS)
2. Selections
“from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” – (approximately 8 days, pp. 143-150)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Analyze Elements of Text: Autobiographies
Analyze Structure
Vocabulary Strategy: Use Context Clues
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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Stream to Start: Collection 3 Overview
Audio: “from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an
American Slave”
Audio: My Friend Douglass”
History Channel Video: “America: The Story of Us: Frederick
Douglass
Close Read Screencasts
Level Up Tutorial: Autobiography & Author’s Purpose (T.E., p. 150a)
Performance Assessment workbook (pp. 4-10)-Argumentative
Writing
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“My Friend Douglass” (pp. 43-48)
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (printable or online)
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“from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” – (approximately 8 days, pp. 151-166)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Analyze Text: Biographies
Analyze Structure
Vocabulary Strategy: Word Relationships
Language Conventions: Conditional Mood
SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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Audio: “from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground
Railroad”
History Channel: “America: The Story of Us: Harriet Tubman and
the Underground Railroad”
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Cite Evidence
Level Up Tutorial: Biography (T.E., p. 166a)
Performance Assessment workbook pp. 11-22)-Argumentative
Writing
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N/A
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (printable or online)
“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” – (approximately 8 days, pp. 167-176)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Analyze Stories: Historical Fiction
Determine Meaning of Words & Phrases
Draw Conclusions
Vocabulary Strategy: Interpreting Figures of Speech
Language Conventions: Indicative Mood
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SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
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Audio: “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”
Audio: “A Mystery of Heroism
History Channel: “Battle of Shiloh”
Video History
Close Read Screencasts
Level Up Tutorial (T.E., p. 176a)
Performance Assessment workbook (pp. 23-32)-Argumentative
Writing
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“A Mystery of Heroism” (pp. 49-62)
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test (printable or online)
“from Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt for Jefferson Davis” and “O Captain! My
Captain!”-(approximately 7 days, pp. 177-202)
K E Y SK ILLS AD D RE SSE D
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Critical Vocabulary
Analyze Structure: Comparison & Contrast
Connotative & Denotative Meanings
Literary Devices
Author’s Purpose
Drawing Conclusions
Vocabulary Strategy: Use Context Clues
Language Conventions: Gerunds
Analyze Structure: Poetry
Figurative Language
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SE LE CT IO N RE SO URCE S
Close Reader :
Media:
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Audio: “from Bloody Times: The funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the
Manhunt for Jefferson Davis ”
Audio: “Civil War Journal”
Audio: “O Captain! My Captain!”
Video History
Level Up Tutorial: Comparison & Contrast (T.E. 198a)
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson: Generating Questions for Research
Level Up Tutorial: Figurative Language (T.E., p. 202a)
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“Civil War Journal” (pp. 63-68)
O PPO RT UNIT IE S FO R SE LE CT IO N ASSE SSM E NT
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Selection Test
COLLECTION 3 – THE MOVE TOWARD FREEDOM (34 DAYS)
3. Culminating Assessments (approximately 3 days)
COLLECTI ON S
E X T E RNAL
RE SO URCE S /
E NRICHM E NT
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Collection 3 Test (printable or online)
Performance Task A: Participate in a Collaborative Discussion (pp. 203-206)
i-Ready Teacher Toolbox Resources
Language Handbook: Unit 3, Lesson 17, 13
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