Teacher: Jacobs Week of: May 7 - 11 Subject: English 8 Period: 2OBJECTIVES/STANDARDS

Alabama CCRS for 3rd Quarter:: (highlighted ones are targeted this week)Reading Literature Texts: Reading Informational Texts:

RL.7.1 1. cite textual evidence; inferences RI.7.1 10. citing evidence; inferences

RL.7.2 2. central theme; development; objective summary RI.7.2 11. central ideas; development; objective summary

RL.7.3 3. interaction of elements in story or drama RI.7.3 12. interaction between elements of text (individuals, ideas, events)

RL.7.4 4. figurative lang./connotative; rhymes/meaning &tone/analogies &allusions RI.7.4 13. figurative, connotative; specific word choice and meaning

RL.7.5 5. compare/contrast structure for meaning and style RI.7.5 14. analyze structure and organization; major sections – defining/developing concept

RL.7.6 6. POV – suspense/horror RI.7.6 15. POV – acknowledges/responds to conflicting evidence/viewpoints

RL.7.7 7. multi-media – evaluate choices director/actor RI.7.7 16. evaluate multimedia versions

RL.7.8 8. analyze theme, patterns of events/character types from myths/Biblical how is it new? RI.7.8 17. evaluate arguments, evidence, claims; relevant/sufficient

RL.7.9 9. end of year – read/comprehend stories, dramas poems RI.7.9 18. identify two texts disagreement on fact or interpretation

RI.7.10 19. end of year – read/comprehend literary non-fiction

Writing Standards: Production/Distribution: Research/Presentation:W.7.1 (a-e) Argument

Essay20. claims; organization of evidence; credible sources; use transitions; formal style; concluding statements

W.7.4 23. Produce clear writing W.7.7 26. short research projects, sources, focused questions

W.7.2 (a-f) Expository Essay

21. Intro topics; organizational; definition, classification, comparison/contrast; cause/effect; formatting; graphics; multi-media; examples; transitions; precise language; formal style; conclusion

W.7.5 24. Use the writing process,

including peer revision

W.7.8 27. gather types of sources, credibility of source; quote/paraphrase/summarize, citation, plagiarism

W.7.3 (a-e) Narrative Essay

22. Context/POV/intro; dialogue, pacing, description; transitional words; sensory language; conclusion

W.7.6 25. Internet, publish, cite,

collaborate

W7.9

W.7.10

28. draw evidence from literary, textual sources

29. Writing process for different time lengths and genres

Listening/Speaking Standards:SL.7.1 (a-d) 30. collaborative discussions SL.7.4 33. present claims finds coherently, examples, eye contact, volume, pronunciation

SL.7.2 31. analyze main ideas/details in diverse media SL.7.5 34. Include multimedia components/displays

SL.7.3 32. outline speaker’s argument, claims, credibility, relevance SL.7.6 35. adapt speech to context/tasks

Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition:L.7.1 (a-d) 36. SV agreement; inverted word order; indefinite pronouns; correlative and

coordinating conjunctions; collective nounsL.7.4 (a-d) 39. context clues; Greek/Latin affixes, roots; consult reference materials; verify

preliminary meaning by checking inferred/dictionary

L.7.2 (a-b) 37. comma, ellipsis, dash; spelling L.7.lli5 (a-c) 40. figures of speech; syn/ant/anology; connotation vs. denotations

L.7.3 (a) 38. active/passive voice with conditional/subjunctive mood for effect L.7.6 41. use grade-appropriate academic/domain-specific diction

DAY LITERATURE/WRITING ACTIVITIES

RESOURCES PREPARATION ASSESSMENT

Monday Teaching activity - former students from last year English will be teaching the rest of the class the movie The Count of Monte Cristo

movie (amazon streaming) none VerbalNotes

Tuesday Teaching activity - former students from last year English will be teaching the rest of the class the movie The Count of Monte Cristo

movie (amazon streaming) none VerbalNotes

Wednesday Teaching activity - former students from last year English will be teaching the rest of the class the movie The Count of Monte Cristo

movie (amazon streaming) none VerbalNotes

Thursday Teaching activity - former students from last year English will be teaching the rest of the class the movie The Count of Monte Cristo

movie (amazon streaming) none VerbalNotes

Friday Watching the musical Jekyll and Hyde based on the novella we read this year

A video of a Florida high school’s performance of the musical

none VerbalNotes