Grade: 8Th Grade (8A) Subject Area: LITERATURE

Seneca Community Consolidated Grade School District #170 ~ School Improvement Plan

Grade: 8th Grade (8A) Subject Area: LITERATURE

Month / Standard(s) / Unit / Benchmark(s) / Examples of Skills (Activities):
Example ~ Math
2nd Grade / 7A / Currency/Money / 7.A.1.c / *Add/Subtract using currency
*Make change from $1.00
Aug./Sept. / 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B / The Adventures of Ulysses / 1.A.3a, 1.A.3b, 1.B.3a, l.B.3c, 1.B.3d, 1.C.3a, 1.C.3b, 1.C.3c, 1.C.3d, 1.C.3e, 2.A.3a, 2.A.3b, 2.A.3c, 2.A.3d, 3.B.3a, 3.B.3b, 3.B.3c / ·Review Greek Mythology
·Read "Ulysses"
·Review figurative language and do packet
·Compare/contract Tom Sawyer & Ulysses characters & themes
·Formal debate on 12 key issues in Ulysses
October / 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B / Short Story / 1.A.3a, 1.A.3b, 1.B.3a, l.B.3c, 1.C.3a, 1.C.3b, 1.C.3c, 1.C.3d, 2.A.3a, 2.A.3b, 2.A.3c, 2.A.3d / ·Read stories independently
·Comprehension quizzes
·Learn, review, apply literary terms to reading selections
·Discuss daily - stories, terms and their applications
November/ December / 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B / Holocaust / 1.A.3a, 1.A.3b, 1.B.3a, l.B.3c, 1.C.3a, 1.C.3b, 1.C.3c, 1.C.3d, 2.A.3a, 2.A.3b, 2.A.3c, 2.A.3d, 4.A.3a, 4.B.3a / ·Intro to World War II & Holocaust
·Read silently & independently Diary of Anne Frank (review components of drama)
·Read aloud & orally interpret Diary of Anne Frank
·Read/discuss through various literacy selections other forms of prejudice & racism
·8th/4th Holocaust Remembrance Day - various activities on Holocaust/Prejudice
·Read aloud to classes The Wave
·Discuss relevance to Holocaust
·Read & discuss "The Bracelet" and relevant issues of Japanese internment camps
·Watch applicable movies
January/ February / 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 4B / Short Story/Poetry / 1.A.3a, 1.A.3b, 1.B.3a, l.B.3c, 1.C.3a, 1.C.3b, 1.C.3c, 1.C.3d, 2.A.3a, 2.A.3b, 2.A.3c, 2.A.3d, 4.A.3a, 4.B.3a / ·Review literary terms
·Read various short stories & discuss
·Introduce to poetry - terms, forms, styles
·Read poems - analyze & interpret
·Read poems from text aloud
·Memorize 2 poems & recite for peers
·Compare/contract poetry & prose
·Share original poems or personal favorites
March/ April / 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 4A, 5A, 5C / Huck Finn/Slavery Research/Reports / 1.A.3a, 1.A.3b, 1.B.3a, 1.B.3b, l.B.3c, 1.B.3d, 1.C.3a, 1.C.3b, 1.C.3c, 1.C.3d, 1.C.3e, 2.A.3a, 2.A.3b, 2.A.3c, 2.A.3d, 2.B.3a, 2.D.3b, 2.B.3c, / ·Discuss daily - characters, themes, symbolism
·Discuss realistic fiction
·Compare/contrast novels Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer
·Culminating projects on freedom/racism/dialects/journalism/ poetry
May/June / 4A, 4B, 2B, 2A, 1C / Sports/Shakespeare / 1.B.3d, 1.C.a,b,c,d,e
2.A.3a,b,c,d
2.B.3a,b,c
4.A.3a / ·Read aloud to class Moves Make the Man
·Comprehension quiz/listening test
·Discussion of sports-related issues
·Sports research Heroes/Legends
·Write lyrics based on novel to "Centerfield"
·Intro to Shakespeare & his life
·Skits based on famous Shakespeare quotes

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