Course Code:
1001070
Unit Title:
How Do You Stay True to Yourself?
Part 1: Acting on Your Values
Part 2: Believing in Yourself
Unit Novel:
No Body’s Perfect by Kimberly Kirberger
Semester: Semester 1
Course Pacing Guide
Course Name: M/J Language Arts 3
Unit Essential Question:
How do you stay true to yourself?
Grading Period: 1
Concept: Literary Analysis/Vocabulary
Concept: Literary Analysis/ Reading Process
Concept: Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Literary Elements of Informational and Literary Text
Standard(s):
Standard(s):
Standard(s):
LA.8.2.1.2 (Elements of Characterization)
LA.8.1.7.5 (Text Structure)
LA.8.2.1.2 (Elements of Characterization)
LA.1.6.1 ( New Vocabulary )
LA8.1.7.7 (Compare and Contrast)
LA.8.1.7.3 (Main Idea)
LA.1.6.3 (Context Clues)
LA.8.2.1.7 (Figurative/Descriptive)
LA8.1.7.7 (Compare and Contrast)
LA.8.1.6.8 (Advance Word/Phrase Relationships)
LA.1.6.1 (New Vocabulary)
LA.8.1.7.3 ( Main Idea)
LA.8.2.2.2 (Synthesizing Information)
Lesson Essential Question:
Lesson Essential Question:
Lesson Essential Question:
What are values?
What is figurative language?
What is the main idea?
How does acting on your values help you stay true to
yourself?
What is a poem?
What are supporting details?
What are the characteristics of a list poem?
What are each characters values and beliefs?
What are the characteristics of a narrative poem?
Does each character stay true to his values and beliefs?
Explain your opinion.
What actions might you take to show the things you
value in life/community?
How do narrative poems compare to stories?
In the stories, what are the results of the characters
remaining true to themselves?
What do the narrators of each story tell readers about
each character?
Course Pacing Guide
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
character (dynamic/static), plot, setting, theme,
rising action, climax, conflict (internal/external),
resolution (falling action), theme, narrator, point of
view (first/third person), style, values
character, setting, plot, poem, repetition, list poem,
stanza, speaker, theme, figurative language, simile,
metaphor, personification, hyperbole, popular,
compare, contrast
main Idea, supporting detail, sequence, chronological
order, setting, mood, character,
characterization
Resources:
Resources:
Resources:
Raymond’s Run pp.13-29(Make Predictions About Plot)
Abuela Invents the Zero pp. 72-79(Analyze Characters)
“The People Could Fly” pp.91-99 (Identify Sequence)
The Medicine Bag pp. 39-54 (Make Inferences About
Characters)
Barbara Frietchie pp. 100-106 (Summarize)
from Tom Sawyer pp. 107-113 (Comparing Literature)
Who Can Be Born Black pp. 82-83 (Theme)
“Born Worker” pp. 114-127(Comparing Literature)
Saying Yes pg. 84 (Theme)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus:
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
My Name pp. 8-10 (Narrator/Point of View)
Bums in the Attic pp. 11-12 (Narrator/Point of View)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus:
Prewriting (Expository Essay)
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
NOTE: Include a time management chart feasible for
students.
10 minutes- Plan
30 minutes- Write
5 minutes-Proof
Editing (Expository Essay)
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation (Quotation Marks)
Writer’s Choice (Unit 20 pg. 609-610)
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
Writer’s Choice (Unit 19 pg. 583-597)
LA.8.3.4.4 Personal Pronouns/Possessive Pronouns
Writer’s Choice (Unit 11 pg. 435-455)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus:
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation (End Marks)
Writer’s Choice (Unit 20 pg. 599-600)
LA.8.3.4.4/LA.8.3.4.Common /Proper Nouns
Writer’s Choice (Unit 9 pg. 381-399)
LA.8.3.4.4/LA.8.3.4.5
Main Verbs/Helping Verbs
Writer’s Choice (Unit 10 pg. 400-433)
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.4/LA.8.3.4.5 Appositive Phrases
Writer’s Choice (Unit 9 pg. 391)
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation
Revising
LA.8.3.3.1 Evaluating draft for development of ideas and
content
LA.8.3.3.2 Creating clarity and logic by maintaining central
theme and ideas
LA.8.3.3.3 Creating precision and elaborating ideas through
supporting details
Course Pacing Guide
Additional Information:
Additional Information:
Additional Information:
“Miracle Man” pp. 2-6 (Main Idea)
“And Ain’t I A Woman?” pp. 30-34 (Monitor
Comprehension)
Historical Perspective
TIME: The Question of Popularity pp. 87-90(Main Idea
and Supporting Details)
“Waters of Gold” pp. 56-68 (Activate Prior Knowledge)
Historical Perspective
from Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman? pp. 35-38
(Visualize)
The Basketball Rivalry (Main Idea)
Florida Ready Workbook (pg. 52-54)
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 4 pg. 55 (Inferences and Conclusions)
Activity: The Mystery of Whitehill Way
Florida Ready Workbook pg 60-62
Unit 1 Assessment(Reading)
FL Benchmark Practice
Literary Analysis/Reading Process
from The Ransom of Red Chief (1-12) pp. 138-141
8.1 Kinds of Sentences pp.359-360
8.2 Sentences and Sentence Fragments pp. 361-362
Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition
Unit 1 Assessment(Writing)
FL Benchmark Practice (1-5) pp. 142-143
Writing Strategies
Editing LA8.3.4.3, LA.8.3.4.4, LA.8.3.3.1
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 1 pg. 31 (Context Clues)
Activity: Into the Wild
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 36-38
Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
8.4 Identifying Subjects and Predicates, pp.365-366
8.5 Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates, pp 367368
Course Pacing Guide
Course Code:
1001070
Unit Title:
UNIT 2: What’s In It For You?
Part 1: Reading For Knowledge
Part 2: Reading For Enjoyment
Course Name: M/J Language Arts 3
Unit Essential Question: What’s In It for You?
Unit Novel:
His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P.
Parker, Former Slave and Conductor of the
Underground Railroad
edited by: Stuart Seely Sprague
Semester: Semester 1
Grading Period: 2
Concept: Literary Analysis/ Informational Text
/Research Process /Reading Process
Standard(s):
LA.8.1.7.2 (Author’s Purpose)
LA8.1.7.7 (Compare & Contrast)
LA.8.2.1.7 (Figurative/Descriptive Language)
Concept: Informational Text/Research
Process/Reading Process
Standard(s):
LA8.2.2.1(Text Features) LA8.2.2.2(Synthesizing
Information)
LA8.6.2.2 (Validity and Reliability)
LA8.1.7.4 (Cause and Effect)
Concept: Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Lesson Essential Question:
Lesson Essential Question:
Lesson Essential Question:
What are some examples of cultural context that
may exist in an autobiography?
What are some examples of ways authors can use
to support ideas and opinions?
When analyzing the plot of any literary work, what
are some key tips the reader should remember?
Vocabulary:
autobiography, biography, theme, author’s
purpose, informational text, text features, text
structure, simile, suspense, mood, diction,
setting, visualize
Vocabulary:
analyze, drawing conclusions, cause, effect, text
structure, headings, subheading
Vocabulary:
myth, mood, simile, metaphor, cause, effect,
paraphrase
Standard(s):
LA8.2.1.2 (Character Development)
LA.1.7.4 (Cause and Effect)
LA.8.1.7.5(Text Structure)
LA8.2.2.1(Text Features)
LA8.2.1.7(Figurative Language)
Course Pacing Guide
Resources:
Resources:
Resources:
from I Know Why the Cage Bird Sing pp. 165177(Analyzing Cultural Context)
Huge, Freed Pythons Invade Florida Everglades pp. 178185 (Analyzing Text)
Historical Perspective
Horses, cows, cats, pigs, and sheep. None of these
animals are North American natives.
Pretty Words pp. 218-219 (Simile)
There is no Frigate like a Book pp. 154-155 (Theme)
Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things pp. 156158 (Theme)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation
LA8.3.4.4.The parts of speech
LA.8.3.4.5 Subject/Verb Agreement, Noun/Pronoun
Agreement
Revising
LA.8.3.3.1 Evaluating draft for development of ideas and
content
LA.8.3.3.2 Creating clarity and logic by maintaining central
theme and ideas
LA.8.3.3.3 Creating precision and elaborating ideas through
supporting details
Task:
Have students research the cultural history of animal
species that are not natives of North America. After
gathering the research, have them report their findings
about the animal species and share with the class.
The Great Fire pp. 188-198(Drawing Conclusions)
Hollywood’s Rise to Fame pp. 209-215(Identifying Cause
and Effect Relationships)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation
LA8.3.4.4.The parts of speech
LA.8.3.4.5 Subject/Verb Agreement, Noun/Pronoun
Agreement
Revising
LA.8.3.3.1 Evaluating draft for development of ideas and
content
LA.8.3.3.2 Creating clarity and logic by maintaining central
theme and ideas
LA.8.3.3.3 Creating precision and elaborating ideas through
supporting details
Introduction to Poetry pp. 220-221 (Simile)
The Monkey’s Paw pp. 247-265 (Analyzing Plot)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation
LA8.3.4.4.The parts of speech
LA.8.3.4.5 Subject/Verb Agreement, Noun/Pronoun
Agreement
Revising
LA.8.3.3.1 Evaluating draft for development of ideas and
content
LA.8.3.3.2 Creating clarity and logic by maintaining central
theme and ideas
LA.8.3.3.3 Creating precision and elaborating ideas through
supporting details
Additional Information:
Course Pacing Guide
Additional Information:
From Zoiya’s Story pp. 146-152 (Main
Idea/Synthesizing Information
TIME: Coming To America pp.159-164
(Summarizing)
Historical Perspective
Casey at the Bat pp. 222-228 (visualize)
Break students into small groups and have them
research Ellis Island using the internet or library
resources. Then initiate a classroom discussion in
which students consider the experiences of immigrants
at Ellis Island and the experiences of immigrants today.
Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
UNIT 16 Subjects/Verb Agreement
16.1 Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, pp. 541-542
16.2 Problems with Locating the Subject, pp. 543-544
Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
UNIT 19 Capitalization
19.1 Capitalizing Sentences, Quotations and Salutations, pp.
583-584
19.2 Capitalizing Names and Titles of People, pp. 585-586
19.3 Capitalizing Names of Places, pp. 587-588
Functional Documents pp. 199-207 (Text Structure)
Thundersnow Hits Denver (Evaluating Text)
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 132-134
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 13 pg. 127( Evaluating Text)
Activity: Thundersnow Hits Denver
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 132-134
Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
UNIT 16 Subjects/Verb Agreement
16.3 Collective Nouns and Other Special Subjects
16.4 Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects, pp. 547-548
Unit 20 Punctuation
20.1 Using the period and Other End Marks
20.2 Using Commas I, pp. 601-602
20.3 Using Commas II, pp. 603-604
20.4 Using Comas III, pp. 605-606
Additional Information:
The Tell-Tale Heart pp. 230-241(Paraphrasing)
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 9 pg. 95( Plot and Setting)
Activity: Take A Hike
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 100-102
Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
UNIT 20 Punctuation
20.5 Using Semicolons and Colons, pp. 607-608
20.6 Using Quotation Marks and Italics, pp. 609-610
20.7 Using Apostrophes, pp. 611-612
Unit 2 Assessment(Reading)
FL Benchmark Practice pp. 298-301
Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Conserving Resources from Glencoe Science (1-6)
from Kamau’s Finish (7-12)
Unit 2 Assessment(Writing)
FL Benchmark Practice (1-5) pp.302-303
Writing Strategies
Editing LA.8.3.4.5
Course Pacing Guide
Course Code:
1001070
Unit Title:
UNIT 3: What’s More Important, the Journey or the
Destination?
Part 1: Difficult Paths
Part 2: Memorable Places
UNIT 4: What’s Worth Fighting For?
Part 1: Society and the World
Pat 2: Freedom and Fairness
Unit Novel:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by: Maya Angelou
Semester: 2
Grading Period: 3
Course Name: M/J Language Arts 3
Unit Essential Question: What’s More Important, the Journey or the Destination?
Concept:
Literary Analysis
Concept:
Informational Text/Research Process/
Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Standard(s):
LA8.6.1.1(Text Features/Functional Text)
LA.8.6.2.2 (Synthesize Information/ Validity and
Reliability
Standard(s):
LA.8.2.1.2 (Plot)
LA.8.2.1.3 (Literary Devices)
LA.8.2.1.7 (Figurative/Descriptive Language)
LA.8.1.7.4 (Cause and Effect)
Lesson Essential Question:
What is a poem?
Lesson Essential Question:
What is a fact?
What are stanzas?
Concept:
Informational Text/Research Process/
Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Standard(s):
LA.8.1.7.2 Author’s Purpose/Perspective
LA.8.1.7.3 Main Idea
LA.8.1.7.4 Cause and Effect
LA8.1.7.5 Text Structure
LA.8.1.7.7 Compare and Contrast
LA.8.6.1.1 Functional Documents/Text(Consumer
Guides/Manuals/ Warranties)
Lesson Essential Question:
Identify key strategies that help monitor
comprehension of informational and literary text?
What is an opinion?
What are the characteristics of a ballad poem?
How are myths different from other forms of
literature?
What are the key differences in a strong and weak
argument?
How can a reader evaluate an article for bias?
Course Pacing Guide
Vocabulary:
myth, lines, stanzas, imagery, figurative language,
rhyme, rhythm, repetition, alliteration, simile,
metaphor, personification, characterization,
motivation, narrator, style, conflict, external
conflict, internal conflict
Vocabulary:
fact, opinion, argument, thesis, style, predict
Vocabulary:
text structure, argument, support, proposition,
evidence, analyze, theme
Resources:
Travel pp. 306-308 (Main Idea)
Resources:
Resources:
Saving Water pp. 458-467 (Distinguishing Fact and Opinion)
from Civil War Journal pp. 494-503 (Monitor
Comprehension)
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh pp. 310-319 (Analyze Style)
The Dying Cowboy pp. 320-323 (Figurative Language)
Icarus and Daedalus pp. 329-335 (Drawing Conclusions
About Plot)
Harriet Tubman pp. 366-378 (Figurative Language)
Historical Perspective
Task:
Research the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 and the impact
that the Supreme Court ruling that people did not have
to help bounty hunters capture runaway slaves n the
1840s.
From Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground
Railroad pp. 369-378 (Analyze Historical Text)
The Trouble with Television pp. 468-474(Evaluating an
Argument)
The Treasure of Lemon Brown pp. 476-492 (Making Predictions
about Plot)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus:
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.4/LA.8.3.4.5 Appositive Phrases
Writer’s Choice (Unit 9 pg. 391)
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation
Revising
LA.8.3.3.1 Evaluating draft for development of ideas and
content
LA.8.3.3.2 Creating clarity and logic by maintaining central
theme and ideas
LA.8.3.3.3 Creating precision and elaborating ideas through
supporting details
Going, Going Green pp. 516-525 (Analyze Evidence)
Functional Documents pp. 533-538 (Compare and
Contrast)
 Understand Event Posters
 Understand Contracts
 Understand Regulations
 Understand Forms and Application
Harlem pp. 571-572 (Comparing Literature)
I Have A Dream pp. 573-581 (Comparing Literature)
Unit 3 Assessment (Reading)
FL Benchmark Practice pp.444-447
Literary Analysis
Jenny Kissed Me (1-8)
The Cloud Mobile (9-12)
Fog (12-16)
Unit 3 Assessment (Writing)
FL Benchmark Practice (1-4) pp. 448-449
Editing LA.8.3.4.4, LA.8.3.4.2
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus:
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
Course Pacing Guide
Additional Information:
Checkouts pp. 393-401 (Analyze Characterization)
The Writing Process/Grammar Focus:
Prewriting
LA.8.3.1.1 Generating Ideas from Multiple Sources
LA.8.3.1.2 Making a plan for writing
LA.8.3.1.3 Using Organizational Strategies and Tools
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.4/LA.8.3.4.5 Appositive Phrases
Writer’s Choice (Unit 9 pg. 391)
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation
Revising
LA.8.3.3.1 Evaluating draft for development of ideas and
content
LA.8.3.3.2 Creating clarity and logic by maintaining central
theme and ideas
LA.8.3.3.3 Creating precision and elaborating ideas through
supporting details
Additional Information:
the lesson of the moth pp. pp.324-326 (Figurative Language)
Identity pp. 327-328(Figurative Language)
TIME: On Top of the World pp. 380-383 (Identifying Cause and
Effect Relationships)
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 12 pg 119 (Figurative Language)
Activity: Daedalus and Icarus
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 124-126
Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Unit 9 Nouns
9.1 Kinds of Nouns, pp381-382
Countdown to FCAT –Week 7 (Writing)
Omar’s Writing Plan (1-5)
The Komodo Dragon(6-12)
Glencoe Literature pg. xviii-xxi
Countdown to FCAT –Week 5 (Writing)
My First Year of Football (1-4)
An Ordinary Man (5-10)
Glencoe Literature pg. xxv-xxvii
Countdown to FCAT –Week 3 (Writing)
Scaredy-Kat (1-4)
Conventions (Capitalization/Punctuation)5-10
Glencoe Literature pg. xxx-xxxiii
Countdown to FCAT –Week 1 (Writing)
Omar’s Writing Plan (1-5)
The Komodo Dragon(6-12)
Glencoe Literature pg. xviii
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 84-86
Drafting
LA.8.3.2.1 Developing Ideas from Prewriting Plan
LA.8.3.2.2 Establishing Organizational Pattern
LA.8.3.2.3 Analyzing Language Techniques
Editing
LA.8.3.4.4/LA.8.3.4.5 Appositive Phrases
Writer’s Choice (Unit 9 pg. 391)
LA.8.3.4.2 Capitalization
LA.8.3.4.3 Punctuation
Revising
LA.8.3.3.1 Evaluating draft for development of ideas and
content
LA.8.3.3.2 Creating clarity and logic by maintaining central
theme and ideas
LA.8.3.3.3 Creating precision and elaborating ideas through
supporting details.
Additional Information:
A Giant Step pp. 547-554 (Analyze Cause and Effect
Relationships)
Historical Perspective
TIME: Teen Curfew: pp. 561-563 (Recognize Bias)
Countdown to FCAT –Week 1(Writing)
How Paper Is Made (1-5)
The Panama Canal (6-11)
Glencoe Literature pg. xxxvi-xxxix
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 8 pg. 87 (Reading Functional Text)
Activity: On Two Wheels Owner’s Manual
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 92-94
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 7 pg. 79 (Text Features)
Activity: America’s Old Castles
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 84-86
Course Pacing Guide
Course Code:
1001070
Unit Title:
UNIT 5: What Really Matters?
UNIT 6: How Do you Keep from Giving Up?
Unit Novel:
Ryan White: My Own Story by: Ryan White and
Ann Marie Cunningham (Unit 5)
The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers
(Unit 6)
Semester: 2
Grading Period: 4
Mar. 26-May 31
Concept: Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Course Name: M/J Language Arts 3
Unit Essential Question: What Really Matters?/How Do You Keep from Giving Up?
Concept: Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Concept: Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Standard(s):
LA.8.2.1.3 (Literary Devices)
LA.8.2.1.2 (Elements of Characterization))
LA.8.2.1.7 (Figurative/Descriptive Language)
LA.8.1.7.2 (Author’s Purpose)
Standard(s):
LA.8.1.7.3 (Main Idea)
Standard(s):
LA.8.1.7.2 (Author’s Purpose)
LA.8.2.1.3 (Literary Devices)
LA.8.2.1.7 (Figurative/Descriptive Language)
LA.8.1.7.7 (Compare and Contrast)
Lesson Essential Question:
Lesson Essential Question:
Lesson Essential Question:
Why is voice important in a literary text?
What are some key strategies to use when
activating your prior knowledge when you are
trying to understand a literary or informative text?
How do the themes in Mother to Son and Speech to
the Young compare? How do they differ?
Vocabulary:
description, voice, question, free verse
Vocabulary:
Speaker, compare, contrast, metaphor, imagery
Distinguish the key difference between mood and
tone.
Vocabulary:
diction, flashback, voice, mood, tone
Course Pacing Guide
Resources:
Resources:
Resources:
The Night Ghost pp. 623-629(Analyze Mood)
The March of the Mill Children pp. 648-660 (Activating
Prior Knowledge)
Clean Sweep pp. 606-622 (Analyze Diction)
From Remembering Cesar pp. 667-668 (Analyzing
Tone)
Historical Perspective
TIME: Standing Tall pp. 871-874(Text Features)
Bouncing Back
How to Get on Your Feet When Life Knocks You Down pp.
750-756 (Analyze Informational Text)
From Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl pp. 853- 864
(Question)
Historical Perspective
from SKY pp. 865-870 (Drawing Conclusions About
Author’s Perspective)
Mother to Son pp. 876-877(Comparing Literature)
Speech to the Young: Speech to the ProgressToward pp. 878-879 (Comparing Literature)
Unit 5 Assessment(Reading)
FL Benchmark Practice pp. 742-745
Literary Analysis/Reading Process
Being Japanese American (1-12)
Unit 5 Assessment(Writing)
FL Benchmark Practice (1-5) pp. 746-747
Writing Strategies
Editing LA.8.3.4.1, LA.8.3.4.3, LA.8.3.4.5
Additional Information:
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 10 pg 103 (Characters)
Activity: A Month in Rural Maine
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 108-110
Countdown to FCAT Week 6 (Reading)
from The Glass Castle (1-8)
Glencoe Literature pg-xxii-xxiii
Countdown to FCAT Week 4 (Reading)
from The Swamp Screamer (1-8)
Glencoe Literature pg-xxvii-xxix
Countdown to FCAT Week 2 (Reading)
The Creepy Cellar of the Merchant of Venom(1-7)
Glencoe Literature pg-xxxiv-xxxv
Course Pacing Guide
Additional Information:
My Father’s Song pp. 634-636 (Analyze Theme)
I Ask My Mother to Sing pp. 637-638 (Analyze
Theme)
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 11 pg 111 (Author’s Style)
Activity: German Shepherds: Friends and
Companions/Tonya the Helper Dog
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 116-118
Additional Information:
Unit 6 Assessment(Reading)
FL Benchmark Practice pp. 890-893
Literary Analysis/Reading Process
From The Miracle Worker, Act I (1-12)
Unit 6 Assessment(Writing)
FL Benchmark Practice (1-5) pp. 894-895
Writing Strategies
Editing LA.8.3.4.3
Florida Ready Workbook
Lesson 2 pg 39 (Author’s Purpose)
Activity: The Erie Canal
Florida Ready Workbook pg. 44-46