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Unit Activity Correlations to

Common Core State Standards

North Carolina Textbook AdoptionEnglish Language Arts Level 3

Grade 8

Table of Contents

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading 1Reading Standards for Literature 6–12 5Reading Standards for Informational Text 6–12 8College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing 11Writing Standards 6–12 14College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening 21Speaking and Listening Standards 6–12 23College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language 26Language Standards 6–12 28

ELA Level 3 – Grade 8

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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading Key Ideas and Details 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical ChallengesUnit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero

Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. Unit 1, Activity 1-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-10: The Refusal of the Call Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 3, Activity 3-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision

Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 4, Activity 4-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Writing Workshop 3: Poetry


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3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes

Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 5, Activity 5-8: Levels of Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-9: Elements of Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-21: From Acting Companies to Focus Groups Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing

Craft and Structure 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 3, Activity 3-10: Reflecting on Yourself as a Learner

Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-5: An Array of Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene

5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text

Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter


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Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 5, Activity 5-8: Levels of Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-9: Elements of Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay

Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-21: From Acting Companies to Focus Groups Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 3: Poetry

Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-5: Facing Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-6: Defining Heroic Qualities Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-10: The Refusal of the Call Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver

Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions


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Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole

Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-21: From Acting Companies to Focus Groups Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero


9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero

Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes

Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School


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Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out

Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research

Reading Standards for Literature 6–12 Key Ideas and Details 1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero


2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. Unit 1, Activity 1-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-10: The Refusal of the Call Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School

Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 3, Activity 3-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 4, Activity 4-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context


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Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges

Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Writing Workshop 3: Poetry

3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh?

Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 5, Activity 5-8: Levels of Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-9: Elements of Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-21: From Acting Companies to Focus Groups Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing

Craft and Structure 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 3, Activity 3-10: Reflecting on Yourself as a Learner Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film

Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-5: An Array of Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence


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5. Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style. Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero

Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts

6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh?

Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors. Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 5, Activity 5-21: From Acting Companies to Focus Groups Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text

Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Unit 5, EA 5-2: Performing a Comic Scene Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials

9. Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new. Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text

Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole


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Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene

Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-21: From Acting Companies to Focus Groups Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text

Reading Standards for Informational Text 6–12 Key Ideas and Details 1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero


2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. Unit 1, Activity 1-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-10: The Refusal of the Call Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 3, Activity 3-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision

Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 4, Activity 4-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Writing Workshop 3: Poetry


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3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident

Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence

Craft and Structure 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 3, Activity 3-10: Reflecting on Yourself as a Learner Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles

Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-5: An Array of Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts

5. Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media

Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-5: An Array of Humorous Vocabulary

6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints. Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor


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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea. Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text

Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Unit 5, EA 5-2: Performing a Comic Scene

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-8: Debating an Idea Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter

Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing

9. Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation. Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations

Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-8: Debating an Idea Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books

Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy


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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing Text Types and Purposes 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero

Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero

Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust

Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative


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Production and Distribution of Writing 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays

Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor

5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay

Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, Activity 3-10: Reflecting on Yourself as a Learner Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text

Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident


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Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film

Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 5, Activity 5-16: Getting to Know Shakespeare

Research to Build and Present Knowledge 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again?

Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-16: Getting to Know Shakespeare Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research

8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again?


9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-16: Getting to Know Shakespeare Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine

Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor


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Range of Writing 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text

Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor

Writing Standards 6–12 Text Types and Purposes 1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again?

Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-16: Getting to Know Shakespeare Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing

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b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again?


c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again?

Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text

d. Establish and maintain a formal style. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text

Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay

e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts

Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay


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Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust

Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-1: Previewing the Unit

Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-4: Challenges in Learning Unit 3, Activity 3-5: Multiple Intelligences—An Introduction Unit 3, Activity 3-6: Multiple Intelligences—A Snapshot Unit 3, Activity 3-7: Strategies Reflection Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 4, Activity 4-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 5, Activity 5-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 5, Activity 5-8: Levels of Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan

b. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision

Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay


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Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue

Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay

c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text

Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research

Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay

e. Establish and maintain a formal style. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research


f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research


3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.


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Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust


b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust


c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events. Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust


d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust


e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust


Production and Distribution of Writing 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing

Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey


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Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero

Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor

5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay

Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 3, Activity 3-10: Reflecting on Yourself as a Learner Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay

Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 5, Activity 5-16: Getting to Know Shakespeare


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Research to Build and Present Knowledge 7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film

Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-16: Getting to Know Shakespeare

8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again?


9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. a. Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the mater Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor

Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations

b. Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence i Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-8: Debating an Idea Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter

Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing

Range of Writing 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative

Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing


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Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 3, EA 3-1: Revising and Editing an Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses

Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening Comprehension and Collaboration 1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. Unit 1, Activity 1-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 1, Activity 1-2: Challenges Word Wall Unit 1, Activity 1-5: Facing Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 3, Activity 3-1: Previewing the Unit

Unit 3, Activity 3-2: Challenges in Life Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 4, Activity 4-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-15: Recognizing Problems and Generating Solutions Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 5, Activity 5-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-7: Humorous Nonprint Texts Unit 5, Activity 5-8: Levels of Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing


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2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-5: Facing Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-6: Defining Heroic Qualities Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-10: The Refusal of the Call Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles

Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-21: From Acting Companies to Focus Groups Unit 5, Activity 5-22: Same Text, Different Text Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing

3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric. Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations

Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-8: Debating an Idea Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality


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Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas 4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust

Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Unit 5, EA 5-2: Performing a Comic Scene Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing

5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations. Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion

Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey

6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions

Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Unit 5, EA 5-2: Performing a Comic Scene Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research

Speaking and Listening Standards 6–12 Comprehension and Collaboration 1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types

Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing


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Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages

Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust

b. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research

Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust

c. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research

Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust

d. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 2, Activity 2-1: Previewing the Unit Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions

Unit 4, Activity 4-7: Exploring the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-8: Establishing the Groups Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing


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2. Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, Learning Focus: Supporting Your Ideas

Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-8: Debating an Idea Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World

3. Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced. Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Learning Focus: Supporting Your Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-8: Debating an Idea Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues

Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas 4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, Learning Focus: Supporting Your Ideas

Unit 2, Activity 2-8: Debating an Idea Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research

5. Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest. Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion

Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-28: Alien Escape Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey

6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion

Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Unit 5, EA 5-2: Performing a Comic Scene


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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language Conventions of Standard English 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, Activity 5-23: Performance Plan Unit 5, EA 5-2: Performing a Comic Scene Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story

Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text

Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text

Knowledge of Language 3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey

Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-7: Heroes in Action Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-12: A Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-13: Creating a Different Kind of Heroine Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero


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Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-19: Characterization Unit 1, Activity 1-20: The Circle of Life Unit 1, Activity 1-21: Essential Attributes Unit 1, Activity 1-22: Rules in Society Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-24: Marking the Text Unit 1, Activity 1-25: Evolution of a Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-26: An Epilogue for The Giver Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter

Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-9: Beginning the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-18: Nobel Contributions Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 3, Activity 3-5: Multiple Intelligences—An Introduction Unit 3, Activity 3-9: Multiple Intelligences—Beyond Academics Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-15: Recognizing Problems and Generating Solutions Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes

Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 1, Activity 1-2: Challenges Word Wall Unit 1, Activity 1-6: Defining Heroic Qualities Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 5, Activity 5-3: Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes

Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 2, Activity 2-7: Thinking About Ideas Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 3, Activity 3-2: Challenges in Life Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes


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6. Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge Unit 1, Activity 1-2: Challenges Word Wall Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-6: Defining Heroic Qualities Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Unit Reflection Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, Unit Reflection Unit 3, Activity 3-2: Challenges in Life Unit 3, Activity 3-4: Challenges in Learning Unit 3, Activity 3-5: Multiple Intelligences—An Introduction Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types

Unit 3, Activity 3-9: Multiple Intelligences—Beyond Academics Unit 3, Activity 3-10: Reflecting on Yourself as a Learner Unit 3, Activity 3-11: Setting a Focus for Revision Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 3, Unit Reflection Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-6: Effective Discussions Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-12: Book Club Discussion Unit 4, Activity 4-13: Understanding the Books Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 4, Activity 4-20: Getting the Word Out Unit 4, Activity 4-21: Media Channels Unit 4, Unit Reflection Unit 5, Activity 5-3: Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-5: An Array of Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-8: Levels of Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-9: Elements of Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor

Language Standards 6–12 Conventions of Standard English 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences. Unit 4, Activity 4-19: Students Taking Action Grammar Handbook, Part 6: Participles Grammar Handbook, Part 1: Parts of Speech Overview b. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Grammar Handbook, Part 13: Using Active Versus Passive Voice Grammar Handbook, Part 1: Parts of Speech Overview Grammar Handbook, Part 12: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree


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c. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Grammar Handbook, Part 1: Parts of Speech Overview Grammar Handbook, Part 14: Irregular Verbs: Overview and List d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood. Grammar Handbook, Part 12: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree Grammar Handbook, Part 13: Using Active Versus Passive Voice

Grammar Handbook, Part 14: Irregular Verbs: Overview and List Grammar Handbook, Part 9: Parallel Structure

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. a. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. Grammar Handbook, Part 15: Capitalization and Punctuation Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing

Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text

b. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. Grammar Handbook, Part 15: Capitalization and Punctuation Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes c. Spell correctly. Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Writing Workshop 5: Script Writing Writing Workshop 6: Expository Writing Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 8: Persuasive Writing Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text

Writing Workshop 10: Research Unit 1, EA 1-1: Writing a Definition Essay Unit 1, EA 1-2: Visualizing an Event in Jonas’s Journey Unit 2, EA 2-1: Writing About the Media Unit 2, EA 2-2: Writing a Persuasive Essay Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 4, EA 4-2: Taking Action About an Issue Unit 5, EA 5-1: Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text


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Knowledge of Language 3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. a. Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact). Grammar Handbook, Part 13: Using Active Versus Passive Voice Grammar Handbook, Part 12: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree

Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Grammar Handbook, Part 1: Parts of Speech Overview Grammar Handbook, Part 14: Irregular Verbs: Overview and List

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Writing Workshop 7: Procedural Texts Writing Workshop 9: Response to Literary or Expository Text Unit 1, Activity 1-29: Graphic Novels: Visualizing an Incident Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 3, Activity 3-3: Challenge Quotes Unit 3, Activity 3-5: Multiple Intelligences—An Introduction Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles

Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, EA 4-1: Presenting Voices of the Holocaust Unit 5, Activity 5-3: Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene

b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 3, Activity 3-5: Multiple Intelligences—An Introduction Unit 3, Activity 3-9: Multiple Intelligences—Beyond Academics Unit 3, Activity 3-12: Revising for Coherence

Unit 4, Activity 4-2: An Allegory Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-14: Never Again? Unit 4, Activity 4-15: Recognizing Problems and Generating Solutions Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-10: Elements of Humor — Comic Characters and Caricatures Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay

c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. Unit 1, Activity 1-2: Challenges Word Wall Unit 1, Activity 1-6: Defining Heroic Qualities Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 4, Activity 4-4: Learning About the Holocaust Unit 4, Activity 4-10: Favorite Passages

Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far Unit 4, Activity 4-16: From Dream to Reality Unit 5, Activity 5-3: Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair Unit 5, Activity 5-19: A Guided Reading of a Scene Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene Writing Workshop 1: The Writing Process


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d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). Unit 1, Activity 1-2: Challenges Word Wall Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-6: Defining Heroic Qualities Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Unit Reflection Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, Unit Reflection Unit 3, Activity 3-2: Challenges in Life Unit 3, Activity 3-4: Challenges in Learning Unit 3, Activity 3-5: Multiple Intelligences—An Introduction Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types


5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context. Unit 5, Activity 5-2: What Makes You Laugh? Unit 5, Activity 5-9: Elements of Humor Unit 5, Activity 5-12: Elements of Humor — Comic Wordplay Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay

Unit 5, Activity 5-14: Elements of Humor — Hyperbole Unit 5, Activity 5-15: Finding the Humor Writing Workshop 3: Poetry

b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words. Writing Workshop 2: Short Story Writing Workshop 3: Poetry Writing Workshop 4: Personal Narrative Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism

Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 3, Activity 3-10: Reflecting on Yourself as a Learner Unit 4, Activity 4-3: Literature Circle Roles Unit 4, Activity 4-5: The Holocaust in Film Unit 4, Activity 4-17: Celebrity Causes Unit 5, Activity 5-4: Humorous Anecdotes Unit 5, Activity 5-5: An Array of Humorous Vocabulary Unit 5, Activity 5-6: Finding Truth in Comedy Unit 5, Activity 5-11: Elements of Humor — Comic Situations Unit 5, Activity 5-13: Elements of Humor — More Wordplay


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Unit 5, Activity 5-17: Putting the Play into Context Unit 5, Activity 5-18: Insults with Flair

Unit 5, Activity 5-20: A Close Reading of a Scene

c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute). Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-4: Emotional and Physical Challenges Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes

Unit 1, Activity 1-2: Challenges Word Wall Unit 4, Activity 4-11: What We’ve Learned So Far

6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Unit 1, Activity 1-2: Challenges Word Wall Unit 1, Activity 1-3: Tone: Word Sort Unit 1, Activity 1-6: Defining Heroic Qualities Unit 1, Activity 1-8: Historical Heroes Unit 1, Activity 1-9: The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey Unit 1, Activity 1-11: The Road of Trials Unit 1, Activity 1-14: An Everyday Hero Unit 1, Activity 1-15: Reading Utopia Unit 1, Activity 1-16: Precise Words Unit 1, Activity 1-17: Reading the Opening Unit 1, Activity 1-18: Babies and Birthdays Unit 1, Activity 1-23: Coming to Your Senses Unit 1, Activity 1-27: Author’s Purpose: Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech Unit 1, Unit Reflection Unit 2, Activity 2-2: Defining Media Unit 2, Activity 2-3: Creating Media Awareness Unit 2, Activity 2-4: The Media and Commercialism Unit 2, Activity 2-5: Advertising and Representations Unit 2, Activity 2-10: Writing a Letter About an Issue Unit 2, Activity 2-11: Introducing RAFT Unit 2, Activity 2-12: Issues at School Unit 2, Activity 2-13: An Idea for Derek Jeter Unit 2, Activity 2-14: Issues in the World Unit 2, Unit Reflection Unit 3, Activity 3-2: Challenges in Life Unit 3, Activity 3-4: Challenges in Learning Unit 3, Activity 3-5: Multiple Intelligences—An Introduction Unit 3, Activity 3-8: Using Multiple Intelligence Types


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Unit Activity Correlations to Common Core State Standards...Jan 24, 2011 · Unit 2, Activity 2-6: Brands and the Media Unit 2, Activity 2-9: Identifying Issues Unit 2, Activity 2-12: