English Language Arts Curriculum
8th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will debate significant global issues through comparing, contrasting, and presenting solutions via various media sources and fiction/nonfiction text. |
Outcomes and Components:
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LA.8.9 |
Students will use books or articles on reading level in order to determine how point of view is conveyed. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
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LA.8.9.1 |
Utilize books or articles on reading level to determine an author’s point of view, and how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence and viewpoints. |
8.RI.6 8.RI.10 |
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LA.8.9.2 |
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. |
8.RI.8 |
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LA.8.9.3 |
Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic, and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation. |
8.RI.9 |
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LA.8.9.4 |
Produce evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research |
8.W.1 8.W.9 |
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LA.8.9.5 |
Utilize knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. |
8.L.3 |
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LA.8.9.6 |
Utilize salient points and details in order to prepare and present claims and findings to peers by engaging in collaborative discussions. Track progress toward goals and monitor role in group. |
8.SL.1a 8.SL.1b 8.SL.4 |
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Academic Vocabulary: memoir, autobiography. POV, claims/evidence, interpretation, conflict, metaphor |
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Content Vocabulary: holocaust, genocide, surname, penury, synagogue, mysticism, Nazi, concentration camp, Pipel, Kommando, emigration, liberate, anti-semitism, decree, ghetto, hermetic, crematorium |