ELA 2019 G8:M3:U2
The Holocaust: Voices of Victims and Survivors
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – W.8.2 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Read and Analyze a Model – W.8.2 (15 minutes) B. Analyze Criteria: Informative Writing Checklist – W.8.4 (10 minutes) C. Introduce Gerunds and Infinitive Phrases – L.8.1a (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Debrief: Analyze Text Structures – RL.8.5 (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Answer Constructed and Selected Response Questions: Students complete Homework: Gist, Theme, and Infinitive Phrases to answer selected and constructed response questions about language and meaning in “Often a Minute” and the model essay. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – RL.8.5 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Close Read: “Often a Minute” – RL.8.4 (20 minutes) B. Language Dive: “Often a Minute” Lines 15–16 – RL.8.4 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Group Discussion: Structure and Theme: Maus I – RL.8.5 (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Read a Poem and Answer Questions: Students complete Homework: Language, Structure, and Theme to answer questions about “Often a Minute” and Maus I. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – L.8.1a (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Introduce the Literary Analysis Essay Prompt – W.8.4 (5 Minutes) B. Analyze a Model and Plan Introduction – W.8.2a (10 minutes) C. Analyze a Model and Plan Proof Paragraphs 1a and 1b – W.8.2b (20 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Pair Share: Evidence and Elaboration – W.8.5 (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Read a Poem and Answer Questions: Students complete Homework: Structure and Meaning: “The Owl” to answer selected and constructed response questions about structure and meaning. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Analyze a Model and Plan Proof Paragraphs 2a and 2b – W.8.2b (20 minutes) B. Analyze a Model and Plan Conclusion – W.8.2f (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Pair Share: Introduction and Conclusion – W.8.2 (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Read a Poem and Answer Questions: Students complete Homework: Structure and Theme: “In Flanders Fields” to answer selected and constructed response questions about language, structure, and meaning. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – W.8.2a (10 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Draft Informative Essay – W.8.2 (45 minutes) B. Peer Critique – W.8.5 (20 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Revise Informative Essay – W.8.5 (15 minutes) 4. Homework A. Read a Poem and Answer Questions: Students complete Homework: Structure and Theme: “We Wear the Mask” to answer selected and constructed response questions about text and structure. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Compare and Contrast Structure and Meaning in a New Poem and Maus I (30 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Collaborative Discussion – RL.8.2 (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Preread Text: Students complete Homework: Preread “Abe’s Story: Excerpts and Synopsis” in preparation for studying the text in the next lesson. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – L.8.1c (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Read Excerpt of “Abe's Story: Excerpts and Synopsis” and Track Gist, Plot, Character, and Theme – RL.8.2 (20 minutes) B. Write an Objective Summary: Excerpt of “Abe's Story: Excerpts and Synopsis” – RL.8.2 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Grammar Mini Lesson – L.8.1c (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Answer Questions: Verb Mood and Voice: Students complete Homework: Verb Mood and Voice: Abe’s Story to answer selected response questions about verb mood and voice. B. Preread Text: Students complete Homework: Preread Night, Pages 23–24 in preparation for studying the text in the next lesson. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – L.8.1c (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Read Excerpt from Night, Pages 23–24, and Identify Development of Theme – RL.8.2 (20 minutes) B. Write an Objective Summary: Excerpt from Night, Pages 23–24 – RL.8.2 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Selected and Constructed Response Questions: Verb Mood and Voice – L.8.3a (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Verb Mood: Students complete Homework: Verb Mood: Objective Summary to answer selected response questions about verb mood in a summary of an excerpt from Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. B. Preread Text: Students complete Homework: Preread Night, Pages 29–34 in preparation for studying the text in the next lesson. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner– L.8.1d (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Read: Excerpt from Night, Pages 29–34, and Identify Development of Theme – RL.8.2 (25 minutes) B. Write an Objective Summary: Excerpt from Night, Pages 29–34 – RL.8.2 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Mini Language Dive: Excerpt from Night, Pages 29–34 – L.8.3a (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Verb Mood: Students complete Homework: Verb Mood: Objective Summary: Night to answer selected and constructed response questions about verb mood. B. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – L.8.1b (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Read Texts of Survivors and Identify Development of Theme – RL.8.2 (20 minutes) B. Write an Objective Summary – RL.8.2 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Peer Feedback and Revisions – W.8.5 (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. End of Unit 2 Assessment: Language Assessment: Correct Verb Mood (20 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Share Independent Research Reading – RI.8.10 (20 minutes) 4. Homework A. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – L.8.4 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Analyze a Model Poster and Review Criteria – RL.8.2 (10 minutes) B. Select Visual Representations of Theme and Summary – W.8.6 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Create a Commemorative Poster– RL.8.2 (20 Minutes) 4. Homework A. Review and Revise Holocaust Commemorative Poster: Students continue to revise their Holocaust Commemorative Poster, based on feedback received in Closing and Assessment A and/or their own observations. B. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal. |
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1. Opening A. Engage the Learner and Set Tone for Commemorative Poster Share – SL.8.1 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Silent Commemorative Poster Share – RI.8.1 (25 minutes) B. QuickWrite: Reflect on Commemorative Posters – W.8.10 (5 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Group Share – SL.8.1 (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal. |
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