Grade 8 Curriculum Map 2011-2012 (final)
8th grade
CCSS
Reading
Standards
for
Literature
#1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
7, & 10
Writing
Standards
#2, 4, 5 & 10
Language
Standards #
1-6
Speaking
and
Listening
Standards
#1,6
Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Theme: Perceptions of Others
Literature:
 Story Elements
 Short Stories
 Apply grade 8 reading standards to
literature
 Point of view
 Irony
Writing:
 Parts of an essay
 Use text support/details
 Use transitions to clarify the
relationships between ideas
 Use of graphic organizers
Poetry
 Poetic techniques and devices
 Connection to time of year
Curriculum Materials Used
Choose at least 3 from Prentice
-Hall Literature, Silver:
“A Retrieved Reformation”
“The Tell-Tale Heart
“Thank You, M’am”
“Charles”
“Adventures of the Speckled Band”
“Raymond’s Run”
“The Drummer Boy of Shilioh”
Supplemental:
“Rain, Rain, Go Away”
“The Story Teller”
Response to Literature
Essay based on a short
story
Time Line
September
-October
OctoberNovember
Poetry:
“The Names” by Billy Collins
(handout)
“Columbus” (textbook)
Practice Listening Skills
Throughout the Unit:
Word Study
 Story words to enhance comprehension
 Common middle school words to build
robust vocabulary
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student need
Read Independently:
 Library Skills
 Read 10 minutes/day in study hall.
(All) Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
 Graphic Organizers
 Comprehension Quizzes
 Reader Responses (textbased using teacherchosen literature)
 Journal Entries
Listening pieces relating to curriculum
and current events
Vocabulary words accompanying
stories found in Prentice-Hall
Literature, Silver
CVMS Common Vocabulary List
Books in classroom libraries and
school library
 Listening Quizzes
 Vocabulary Quizzes
 Reader Responses (textbased using studentchosen literature)
Ten-Week Test
End of
Quarter
8th grade
Common
Core
Standards
Reading
information
texts
#1, 2, 3, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10
Theme: Persuasion
Writing
Standards
#1,4,5,6, 7, 8
& 10
Writing:
Write Persuasively introducing claims and
support with logical reasoning and relevant
evidence
Speaking
and
Listening
Standard #1,
2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
Listening/Speaking:
Present and listen to persuasive arguments,
stating and analyzing supporting facts
Language
Standards #
1-6
Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Reading:
Read non-fiction texts to comprehend,
determine importance and find information.
Curriculum Materials Used
Choose non-fiction resources from
online sources and other school
library and media resources
(All) Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Time Line
 Graphic Organizers
 Comprehension Quizzes
 Reader Responses (text-
NovemberDecember
based using teacherchosen literature)
 Journal Entries
Persuasive Project
(presented electronically)
Poems:
Poetry
 Poetic techniques and devices
 Connection to time of year
“Ring Out, Wild Bells”
“January”
“Winter Moon”
Practice Listening Skills
Listening pieces relating to curriculum
and current events
Throughout the Unit:
Word Study
 Story words to enhance comprehension
 Common middle school words to build
robust vocabulary
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student need
Read Independently:
 Library Skills
 Read 10 minutes/day in study hall.
Vocabulary words accompanying
stories found in Prentice-Hall
Literature, Silver
 Listening Quizzes
 Vocabulary Quizzes
CVMS Common Vocabulary List
 Reader Responses (textBooks in classroom libraries and
school library
based using studentchosen literature)
8th grade
Common
Core
Standards
Reading
Standards
for
Literature
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,&10
Writing
Standards
# 2,4,5,9,&
10
Speaking
and
Listening
Standard # 1
Language
Standards #
1-6
Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Theme: Identity
Literature:
 Read, Discuss, and Listen to Non-Fiction,
Prose and Poetry
 Review story and poetic elements
Writing
 Write an explanatory/informative essay
 Draw evidence from literary texts to
support analysis and reflection.
Literature:
 Theme in literature
 Elements of Poetry
 Figurative Language
Writing:
 Timed Writing Practice
 Thematic Essay writing practice
Poetry
 Poetic techniques and devices
 Connection to theme
Practice Listening Skills
Throughout the Unit:
Word Study
 Story words to enhance comprehension
 Common middle school words to build
robust vocabulary
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student need
Read Independently:
 Library Skills
 Read 10 minutes/day in study hall.
Curriculum Materials Used
Choose short stories, non-fiction
stories, poetry, and drama from
Prentice-Hall Literature: Silver and
supplementals from newspapers,
magazines, and Internet sources
(All) Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
 Comprehension Quizzes
 Reader Responses (text-
Poetry:
“Identity” (old textbook)
and choose other short stories, nonfiction stories, poetry, and drama
from Prentice-Hall Literature: Silver
 Comprehension Quizzes
 Reader Responses
 Journal Entries
Response to Literature
Essay based on the story
 Listening Quizzes
Listening pieces relating to curriculum
and current events
Vocabulary words accompanying
stories found in Prentice-Hall
Literature, Silver
CVMS Common Vocabulary List
Books in classroom libraries and
school library
January
based using teacherchosen literature)
 Journal Entries
Parallel Task Essay
Twenty-Week Test
The Outsiders and
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
or
“Flowers for Algernon” (textbook)
Time Line
 Vocabulary Quizzes
 Reader Responses (textbased using studentchosen literature)
End of Quarter
February
8th grade
Common Core
Standards
Reading
Standards for
Literature
#1,2,3,4,5,7,
& 10
Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Theme: Optimism and Hope
Literature
Non-fiction for research
Writing:
Written presentation of research
Reading
Standards for
Informational
Texts #
1,2,3,6,7,8,9,
& 10
Literature:
History in literature
Elements of Drama
Writing
Standards
#2,4,5,7,8
&10
Poetry
Writing:
Writing for a Parallel Task
Curriculum Materials Used
(All) Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
March
Choose non-fiction resources from
online sources and other school
library and media resources
Mini-Research Project
Thirty-Week Test
The Diary of Anne Frank from
Prentice-Hall Literature
 Comprehension Quizzes
 Reader Responses (text-
Optional Supplemental:
“Life is Beautiful”
based using teacherchosen literature)
 Journal Entries
Parallel Task Essay
 Poetic techniques and devices
 Connection to theme
Speaking and
Listening
Standards
#1, 2, 4,5 &6
Practice Listening Skills
Language
Standards # 16
Throughout the Unit:
Word Study
 Story words to enhance comprehension
 Common middle school words to build
robust vocabulary
Listening pieces relating to
curriculum and current events
Vocabulary words accompanying
stories found in Prentice-Hall
Literature, Silver
 Listening Quizzes
 Vocabulary Quizzes
CVMS Common Vocabulary List
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student need
Read Independently:
 Library Skills
 Read 10 minutes/day in study hall.
Time Line
Books in classroom libraries and
school library
 Reader Responses (textbased using studentchosen literature)
End of Quarter
April
8th grade
Common Core
Standards
Reading
Standards for
Literature
#1,2,3, 4, 5, 6,
7 & 10
Speaking and
Listening
Standard #1
Writing
Standards
# 2,4,5 & 10
Language
Standards # 16
Content
(What needs to be taught?)
Theme: Resolving Conflict
Literature:
Reading prose
Writing:
Writing in response to literature
Practice Listening Skills
Throughout the Unit:
Word Study
 Story words to enhance comprehension
 Common middle school words to build
robust vocabulary
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student need
Curriculum Materials Used
The Outsiders and
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
or
“Flowers for Algernon” (textbook)
Choose other short stories, nonfiction stories, poetry, and drama
from Prentice-Hall Literature: Silver
and supplemental sources
Listening pieces relating to
curriculum and current events
Vocabulary words accompanying
stories found in Prentice-Hall
Literature, Silver
(All) Assessments Used
(Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
 Comprehension Quizzes
 Reader Responses (textbased using teacherchosen literature)
 Journal Entries
Thematic Essay based on
The Outsiders
 Listening Quizzes
 Vocabulary Quizzes
CVMS Common Vocabulary List
Read Independently:
 Library Skills
 Read 10 minutes/day in study hall.
Books in classroom libraries and
school library
 Reader Responses (textbased using studentchosen literature)
Final Exam
Time Line
May-June