McDougall-Littell Course Overview Guide -GRADE 8 NSBSD DRAFT 2013-14

(Grade 8 – Template for Essential Course of Study – TE pages T14 and T15)

Unit / Theme / Essential Core Lessons / Intervention
Instruction / Assessment / Dates
Complete by:
1. / The Main Events / 1-Rdg. Workshop/Plot, and Conflict / See sample lesson plan for more examples and suggestions for differentiation and intervention. / Every 5 weeks - Unit Assessment - McDougall / Begin 8/19/13
2-Raymond’d Run
3-The Ransom of Red Chief / MAP Benchmark
9/9-27/13
4-The Great Rat Hunt
5-Writing Workshop
6-Assessment File Unit & Benchmark Tests Unit 1
7-Review/Practice Alaska SBA Assessments / MAP (NWEA)
Fall 3-12
Winter 3-12
Spring 3-8
Interventions:
- Bridges to Lit.
-CORE Teaching Reading Sourcebook
-Read Naturally
-REWARDS
-6 Min. Solution
-Achieve 3000
-Phonics for Rdg.
-Pearson Hi/Lo Abridged Book Classics (3rd-6th grade reading level)
-Lexia
-www.TumbleBookCloud.com
username:ipalook
password: login
ILT to prep students & Teachers a week to two weeks before Inupiat unit starts.
5 extra weeks to be used for SBA prep & testing and research paper
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/SBS_ItemSamplers.html / AIMSweb R-CBM Progress Monitoring for students below Lexile 1050, every two weeks
Inupiat Unit / Pt. Lay Biographies / 6-Trait Writing Assessment 10/21-11/1/13 / Beg 9/30/13
ILT to prep students & Teachers a week to two weeks
before Inupiat unit starts.
2.
/ Through Different Eyes / 1-Reading Workshop/Character and Point of View / Begin 11/11/13
2-The Treasure of Lemon Brown / Map Benchmark
1/20-2/7/14
3-Flowers for Algernon, 4-Harriet Tubman
5-Writing Workshop
6-Assessment File Unit & Benchmark Tests Unit 2
7-Review/Practice Alaska SBA Assessments
ACCESS - ELL – 1/20/14
Unit 4 Test
3. / The Place to Be / 1-Reading Workshop/Setting & Mood / AIMSweb Progress Monitoring / Begin 1/20/14
2-The Monkey’s Paw,3-Going Where I’m Coming…
4-The Story of an Eyewitness, 5-Wtg.Workshop
6-Assessment Unit 3, 7-Rev/Prac. Alaska SBAs
4. / A World of Meaning / 1-Reader’s Workshop/Theme & Symbol / 6-Traits Writing
3/3-14/14 / Begin3/3/14
2-Gil’s Furniture Bought & Sold,
3- Pandora’s Box
4-The Diary of Anne Frank,
5-Wtg. Workshop
6-Assessment Unit 4, / SBA (Gr. 3-10) 4/1-3/14
SBA Sci. Test (4th, 8th, & 10th) 4/8/14
7-Rev/Practice Alaska SBA Assessments / SBA Make-ups 4/4 & 14/14
7. / Our Place… / Skip / ACCESS - ELL –3/31/14
8. / Believe It… / Skip
9. / State Your Case / 1-Reader’s Workshop – … and Persuasion,
2-Educating Sons, 3 - Writing Workshop, 4-Assess. Unit 9, 5- Rev/Prac Alaska SBA Assessments / Map Benchmark
4/14-5/2/14 / Begin4/7/14
10. / Invest/Dis / 1- Research Workshop/Wtg. Workshop / End 5/13/14

Revised 7/27/13