Word Analysis and Vocabulary Development

1.1 – Vocabulary and Concept Development : Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand word derivations.

1.2 -- Vocabulary and Concept Development : Distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words and interpret the connotative power of words.

1.3 -- Vocabulary and Concept Development : Identify Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology and use the knowledge to understand the origin and meaning of new words (e.g., the word narcissistic drawn from the myth of Narcissus and Echo).

Reading Comprehension

2.3 -- Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be researched.

2.4 -- Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.

2.5 -- Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis.

Literary Response and Analysis

3.4 -- Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Determine characters' traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic monologue, and soliloquy.

3.6 – Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Analyze and trace an author's development of time and sequence, including the use of complex literary devices (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks).

3.9 -- Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Explain how voice, persona, and the choice of a narrator affect characterization and the tone, plot, and credibility of a text.

Language Conventions

1.1 -- Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Identify and correctly use clauses (e.g., main and subordinate), phrases (e.g., gerund, infinitive, and participial), and mechanics of punctuation (e.g., semicolons, colons, ellipses, hyphens).

1.2 -- Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Understand sentence construction (e.g., parallel structure, subordination, proper placement of modifiers) and proper English usage (e.g., consistency of verb tenses).

1.3 – Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Demonstrate an understanding of proper English usage and control of grammar, paragraph and sentence structure, diction, and syntax.

1.4 -- Manuscript Form : Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization.

Writing

Autobiographical Narrative (Writing Applications 2.1—Write biographical or autobiographical narratives or short stories)

Short Story (Writing Applications 2.1—Write biographical or autobiographical narratives or short stories)

Analyzing Nonfiction (Writing Applications 2.3—Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports)

Core Planning Notes

Strategic Planning Notes

Literature & Language Arts Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 1-3 in text
• Teach from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide.
• Consult Interactive Reader to support standard focus and differentiate instruction.

• Use Interactive Reader strategy launches and graphic organizers.
• Refer to Interactive Reader lessons and Lesson Plans for Language Development which support the minimum course of study.
• Note academic language lessons in the Interactive Reader

Handbook Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 1-5
• Identify the grade level standard focus for language conventions and select from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide. Select only those activities which support grade level standards.

• Check Daily Language Activities Transparencies for support of language conventions practice.
• Refer to ancillary/universal access materials which support the minimum course of study

Workshops

• Chapter 1: Writing an autobiographical narrative
• Chapter 2: Writing a short story
• Chapter 3: Analyzing nonfiction

• Narrow or limit topics for students. May want to give topics to save time and focus writing.

Assessment

District-wide 1st Quarter Language Arts Assessment—

Word Analysis and Vocabulary Development

1.1 – Vocabulary and Concept Development : Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand word derivations.

1.2 -- Vocabulary and Concept Development : Distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words and interpret the connotative power of words.

Reading Comprehension

2.4 -- Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.

2.8 -- Expository Critique : Evaluate the credibility of an author's argument or defense of a claim by critiquing the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author's intent affects the structure and tone of the text (e.g., in professional journals, editorials, political speeches, primary source material).

Literary Response and Analysis

3.2 -- Structural Features of Literature : Compare and contrast the presentation of a similar theme or topic across genres to explain how the selection of genre shapes the theme or topic.

3.5 – Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work.

3.7 -- Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language, imagery, allegory, and symbolism, and explain their appeal.

3.8 -- Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Interpret and evaluate the impact of ambiguities, subtleties, contradictions, ironies, and incongruities in a text.

Language Conventions

1.2 -- Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Understand sentence construction (e.g., parallel structure, subordination, proper placement of modifiers) and proper English usage (e.g., consistency of verb tenses).

1.4 -- Manuscript Form : Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization.

Writing

Comparing Media Coverage (Listening and Speaking 1.2—Compare and contrast the ways in which media genres cover the same event)

Persuasive Essay (Writing Applications 2.4—Write persuasive compositions)

Description of a Place (Writing Applications 2.0—Use the rhetorical strategy of description to produce texts of at least 1500 words.)

Core Planning Notes

Strategic Planning Notes

Literature & Language Arts Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 4-6 in text
• Teach from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide.
• Consult Interactive Reader to support standard focus and differentiate instruction.

• Use Interactive Reader strategy launches and graphic organizers.
• Refer to Interactive Reader lessons and Lesson Plans for Language Development which support the minimum course of study.
• Note academic language lessons in the Interactive Reader

Handbook Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 6-10
• Identify the grade level standard focus for language conventions and select from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide. Select only those activities which support grade level standards.

• Check Daily Language Activities Transparencies for support of language conventions practice.
• Refer to ancillary/universal access materials which support the minimum course of study

Workshops

• Chapter 4: Comparing Media Coverage
• Chapter 5: Writing a Persuasive Essay
• Chapter 6: Describing a Place

• Narrow or limit topics for students. May want to give topics to save time and focus writing.

Assessment

District-wide 2nd Quarter Language Arts Assessment—

Word Analysis and Vocabulary Development

1.1 – Vocabulary and Concept Development : Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand word derivations.

1.2 -- Vocabulary and Concept Development : Distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words and interpret the connotative power of words.

Reading Comprehension

2.5 -- Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis.

2.8 -- Expository Critique : Evaluate the credibility of an author's argument or defense of a claim by critiquing the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author's intent affects the structure and tone of the text (e.g., in professional journals, editorials, political speeches, primary source material).

Literary Response and Analysis

3.7 -- Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language, imagery, allegory, and symbolism, and explain their appeal.

3.11 -- Literary Criticism : Evaluate the aesthetic qualities of style, including the impact of diction and figurative language on tone, mood, and theme, using the terminology of literary criticism. (Aesthetic approach)

3.12 -- Literary Criticism: Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. (Historical approach)

Language Conventions

1.1 -- Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Identify and correctly use clauses (e.g., main and subordinate), phrases (e.g., gerund, infinitive, and participial), and mechanics of punctuation (e.g., semicolons, colons, ellipses, hyphens).

1.4 -- Manuscript Form : Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization.

1.5 -- Manuscript Form : 1.5 Reflect appropriate manuscript requirements, including title page presentation, pagination, spacing and margins, and integration of source and support material (e.g., in-text citation, use of direct quotations, paraphrasing) with appropriate.

Writing

Analyzing a Poem (Writing Applications 2.2—Write responses to literature)

Analyzing a Short Story (Writing Applications 2.2—Write responses to literature)

Research Paper (Writing Applications 2.3—Write expository compositions, including research reports)

Core Planning Notes

Strategic Planning Notes

Literature & Language Arts Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 7-9 in text
• Teach from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide.
• Consult Interactive Reader to support standard focus and differentiate instruction.

• Use Interactive Reader strategy launches and graphic organizers.
• Refer to Interactive Reader lessons and Lesson Plans for Language Development which support the minimum course of study.
• Note academic language lessons in the Interactive Reader

Handbook Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 11-14
• Identify the grade level standard focus for language conventions and select from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide. Select only those activities which support grade level standards.

• Check Daily Language Activities Transparencies for support of language conventions practice.
• Refer to ancillary/universal access materials which support the minimum course of study

Workshops

• Chapter 7: Analyzing a Poem
• Chapter 8: Analyzing a Short Story
• Chapter 9: Writing a Research Paper

• Narrow or limit topics for students. May want to give topics to save time and focus writing.

Assessment

District-wide 3 rd Quarter Language Arts Assessment—

Word Analysis and Vocabulary Development

1.1 – Vocabulary and Concept Development : Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand word derivations.

Reading Comprehension

2.1 – Structural Features of Informational Materials : Analyze the structure and format of functional workplace documents, including the graphics and headers, and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purposes.

2.2 -- Structural Features of Informational Materials : Prepare a bibliography of reference materials for a report using a variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents.

2.6 -- Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text : Demonstrate use of sophisticated learning tools by following technical directions (e.g., those found with graphic calculators and specialized software programs and in access guides to World Wide Web sites on the Internet).

2.7 -- Expository Critique : Critique the logic of functional documents by examining the sequence of information and procedures in anticipation of possible reader misunderstandings.

Literary Response and Analysis

3.1 -- Structural Features of Literature : Articulate the relationship between the expressed purposes and the characteristics of different forms of dramatic literature (e.g., comedy, tragedy, drama, dramatic monologue).

3.3 -- Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Analyze interactions between main and subordinate characters in a literary text (e.g., internal and external conflicts, motivations, relationships, influences) and explain the way those interactions affect the plot.

3.10 -- Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text: Identify and describe the function of dialogue, scene designs, soliloquies, asides, and character foils in dramatic literature.

3.12 -- Literary Criticism: Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. (Historical approach)

Language Conventions

1.1 -- Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Identify and correctly use clauses (e.g., main and subordinate), phrases (e.g., gerund, infinitive, and participial), and mechanics of punctuation (e.g., semicolons, colons, ellipses, hyphens).

1.2 -- Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Understand sentence construction (e.g., parallel structure, subordination, proper placement of modifiers) and proper English usage (e.g., consistency of verb tenses).

1.3 – Grammar and Mechanics of Writing : Demonstrate an understanding of proper English usage and control of grammar, paragraph and sentence structure, diction, and syntax.

1.4 -- Manuscript Form : Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization.

Writing

Persuading with Cause and Effect (Writing Applications 2.4—Write persuasive compositions)

Comparing a Play and a Film (Listening and Speaking 1.14—Write an essay in which you compare a film to the play from which it was adapted and evaluate the film techniques the director uses.)

Core Planning Notes

Strategic Planning Notes

Literature & Language Arts Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 10-12 in text
• Teach from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide.
• Consult Interactive Reader to support standard focus and differentiate instruction.

• Use Interactive Reader strategy launches and graphic organizers.
• Refer to Interactive Reader lessons and Lesson Plans for Language Development which support the minimum course of study.
• Note academic language lessons in the Interactive Reader

Handbook Chapters

• Refer to Chapters 15-16 & 18-19
• Identify the grade level standard focus for language conventions and select from the minimum course of study—red in mapping guide. Select only those activities which support grade level standards.

• Check Daily Language Activities Transparencies for support of language conventions practice.
• Refer to ancillary/universal access materials which support the minimum course of study

Workshops

• Chapter 10: Persuading with cause and effect
• Chapter 11: Comparing a play and a film
• Chapter 12: (Optional: Writing business letters)

• Narrow or limit topics for students. May want to give topics to save time and focus writing.

Assessment

District-wide 4 th Quarter Language Arts Assessment—