8th Grade Writing Lesson Plans

October 29-November 2, 2012

Michelle Evans

CCR: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally.

Strand: Speaking and Listening

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration

Grade: 8

Standard #: 2

Standard: Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats and evaluate the motives behind its presentation.

CCR: 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.

Strand: Speaking and Listening

Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Grade: 8

Standard #: 4

Standard: 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 pronunciations.

Type: Knowledge Reasoning X Performance Skill Product

Learning Targets

What are the knowledge, reasoning, performance skills, and products that underpin the standard?

Knowledge Target

Reasoning Target

Performance Skill Target

Product Target

Identify claims/findings

Identify: appropriate eye contact adequate volume clear pronunciation

Determine: salient points relevant evidence sound, valid reasoning well-chosen details

Organize points and details in a coherent manner

Give oral presentation presenting claims and findings emphasizing salient points with: relevant evidence sound, valid reasoning well-chosen details

in a focused, coherent manner

Demonstrate: appropriate eye contact adequate volume clear pronunciation

Copyright

·  Common Core Standards

8 / CC.8.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: 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. / 8 / 0 / KY.8.R.D.SC.2 Students will identify the organizational pattern used (e.g., description, sequence, cause/effect, compare/contrast, logical/sequential, problem/solution, proposition/support) and explain how it helps in understanding the passage and meeting the author's purpose
KY.8.R.D.SC.3 Students will evaluate what is read based on the author's purpose, message, word choice, sentence variety, content, tone, style or use of literary elements
KY.8.R.I.SC.2 Students will use text structure cues (e.g., chronology, cause/effect, compare/contrast, proposition and support, description, classification, logical/sequential) to aid comprehension
KY.8.R.I.SC.3 Students will use text references to explain author's purpose, author's message or theme, and supporting evidence
CC.8.L.1.b Conventions of Standard English: Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. / 8 / 0 / KY.8.SLO.SC.2 In formal speaking situations, students will apply delivery techniques
o both verbal (e.g., tone, volume, rate, articulation, inflection, pacing) and nonverbal (e.g., posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact)
o avoid distracting delivery behaviors (e.g. excessive verbal pauses, fidgeting)
o use language appropriate to audience; use specialized content vocabulary as needed
o adhere to standard guidelines for grammar, usage, mechanics, or use non-standard language for effect when appropriate (e.g., word plays, common figures of speech)
KY.8.W.WC.EU.3 Students will understand that standard grammar and usage are important in making meaning clear to the reader; nonstandard/unconventional grammar may be used for intended effect.
KY.8.W.WC.SC.3 Students will apply correct grammar skills (e.g., complete sentences, various sentence structures, subject and verb agreement, pronoun antecedent agreement); mechanics (e.g., capitalization, punctuation); and usage (e.g., of/have, can/may)
CC.8.L.1.c Conventions of Standard English: Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. / 8 / 0 / KY.8.SLO.SC.2 In formal speaking situations, students will apply delivery techniques
o both verbal (e.g., tone, volume, rate, articulation, inflection, pacing) and nonverbal (e.g., posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact)
o avoid distracting delivery behaviors (e.g. excessive verbal pauses, fidgeting)
o use language appropriate to audience; use specialized content vocabulary as needed
o adhere to standard guidelines for grammar, usage, mechanics, or use non-standard language for effect when appropriate (e.g., word plays, common figures of speech)
KY.8.W.WC.EU.3 Students will understand that standard grammar and usage are important in making meaning clear to the reader; nonstandard/unconventional grammar may be used for intended effect.
KY.8.W.WC.SC.6 Students will use print and electronic resources (e.g., word processing, thesaurus) to adhere to standard guidelines for grammar, usage and mechanics
CC.8.L.1.d Conventions of Standard English: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.* / 8 / 0 / KY.8.SLO.SC.2 In formal speaking situations, students will apply delivery techniques
o both verbal (e.g., tone, volume, rate, articulation, inflection, pacing) and nonverbal (e.g., posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact)
o avoid distracting delivery behaviors (e.g. excessive verbal pauses, fidgeting)
o use language appropriate to audience; use specialized content vocabulary as needed
o adhere to standard guidelines for grammar, usage, mechanics, or use non-standard language for effect when appropriate (e.g., word plays, common figures of speech)
KY.8.W.WC.EU.3 Students will understand that standard grammar and usage are important in making meaning clear to the reader; nonstandard/unconventional grammar may be used for intended effect.
KY.8.W.WC.SC.3 Students will apply correct grammar skills (e.g., complete sentences, various sentence structures, subject and verb agreement, pronoun antecedent agreement); mechanics (e.g., capitalization, punctuation); and usage (e.g., of/have, can/may)
KY.8.W.WC.SC.6 Students will use print and electronic resources (e.g., word processing, thesaurus) to adhere to standard guidelines for grammar, usage and mechanics
CC.8.L.2 Conventions of Standard English: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. / 8 / 0 / KY.8.W.P.SC.5 Students will edit for appropriate language usage, sentence structure, spelling, capitalization, punctuation and proper documentation of sources
KY.8.W.WC.EU.4 Students will understand that writers need to use correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization.

Lessons:

Monday:

We will:

*We will use Sadlier Oxford SAT practice sheets for bellwork

*each week we will do a language paper to help improve our language mechanics

*things to do when I think I’m through 4

*left plans for substitute

Tuesday:

We will:

*We will use Sadlier Oxford SAT practice sheets for bellwork

*state vocab over Bloody Massacre needed to answer open response over analysis of picture

Wednesday:

We will:

* We will use Sadlier Oxford SAT practice sheets for bellwork

*Power Point over analysis of Bloody Massacre

Thursday:

We will:

*We will use Sadlier Oxford SAT practice sheets for bellwork

*finish Power Point

*work on language mechanics sheets

*work on things to do when I think I’m through

Friday:

We will:

* We will use Sadlier Oxford SAT practice sheets for bellwork

*discuss things to do when…

*discuss language mechanics sheets

*I can write an article

*I can analyze articles

*I can create an article template

*I can correct errors in sentence syntax and grammar.

*I can use proper language mechanics

Special Education Modifications:

8th Grade

A: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 16, 18, 19

B: 504

C: 1, 2, 7, 18

D: 1, 2, 6, 12, 13, 16

E: 1, 2, 3, 7

F: 1, 2, 4, 18