Currituck County Schools
2013-14 Pacing Guide
Eighth Grade Language Arts
1st 9 Weeks / 2nd 9 Weeks / 3rd 9 Weeks / 4th 9 WeeksExpanding Literacy:
RL. 8.2-7;10;
RI.8.1-7,9-10;
W.8.2,4,6-9;
SL.8.1-2,5;
L.8.1-3
Ongoing Activities:
Booktalks SL.8.3,5
First Fifteen RL.8.10; RI.8.10
Daily Edit: L.8.1-3
ClassScape/Reading Passage
RL8; RI8
Vocabulary L.8.4,6 / Reading for Discovery: Identity
RL.8.1-7, 9, 10;
RI.8.1-7,10;
W.8.3,4;
SL.8.1,4;
L.8.1-3 / Reading Like a Writer:
RL.8.2-7, 10;
RI.8.3-6,10;
W.8.4-10;
SL.8.1-2;
L.8.1-5 / Reading for Results: Responsibility
RL.8.1-7, 9, 10;
RI.8.1-3,6,8,9;
W.8.1,2,4-8;
SL.8.1-5
L.8.1-3
Essential Skills
· reading strategies
· narrative writing
· increasing reading fluency
· analyzing characteristics of genres and their impact
· editing
· produce coherent writing appropriate to task / Essential Skills
· reading strategies
· writing process-series of stages
· linear (line) vs. recursive (back and forth)
· RAFT (Role-Audience-Form-Topic)
· note taking
· outlining/Cornell notes
· journaling
· write problem solution piece / Essential Skills
· reading strategies
· analyzing a speech
· researching, documenting and writing a cross-curricular research paper
· writing and orating a cross-curricular speech
· determine central idea and structure of selections / Essential Skills
· cooperative learning
· reading strategies
· choosing appropriate supporting details in writing
Suggested Tasks
· modeling reading strategies of higher level thinking with complex texts
· setting individual reading goals
· writing a narrative
· read selections and analyze the effects of literary elements
· discuss using seminar, philosophical chairs
· answer constructive response questions
· journal, blog / Suggested Tasks
· writing activities/strategies across the curriculum
· components/stages in the writing process
· linear vs. recursive process
· reading/writing connection and the effect on levels of thinking and learning
· write to read/read to write
· exploration, motivation, clarification / Suggested Tasks
· read I Have a Dream
· choose topic of interest to research and create speech
· present speech
· evaluate peer speeches with rubric
· analyze informational selections / Suggested Tasks
· create script of and scene from favorite book read this year either filmed or animated
· evaluate choices made
· ongoing: Book Talks every month; daily edit as warm-up; weekly blog on independent reading; ClassScape or Reading Passage, weekly; vocabulary, weekly
· write a persuasive piece