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8th Grade English Language ArtsJeri Ruble2013-2014

Room number: 30Phone: 864-260-4888, ext. 131

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Course Description: The eighth grade English/Language Arts curriculum will closely follow the Common Core State Standards for Literacy. These standards are based on four areas of study - Reading (fiction and informational), Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a global society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze both print and non-print texts in media forms old and new.

Organization: Students will engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. They will also write and read routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Students will have individualized instruction through the use of Compass Odyssey and our Mirrors and Windows textbooks.

Course Objectives/Common Core Standards:

Reading: LiteratureKey Ideas and Details:

1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the

characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a

decision. Craft and Structure:

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

5. Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.

6. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

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7. Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.\ N/A

8. N/A9. Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious

works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:

10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Reading: Informational TextKey Ideas and Details:

1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas;

provide an objective summary of the text. 3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies,

or categories).Craft and Structure:

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

5. Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.

6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular

topic or idea.8. 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.9. 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.Rang of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:

10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Writing: Text Types and Purposes:

1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and

evidence logically.b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding

of the topic or text.c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and

evidence.d. Establish and maintain a formal style.e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented. Write informative/explanatory

texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.e. Establish and maintain a formal style.f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented. Engage and

orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.a. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.b. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to

another.c. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.d. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.

b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another,

and show the relationships among experiences and events.d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and

events.

e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. Production and Distribution of Writing:

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge:7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating

additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of

each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.a. Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or

character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new”).

b. Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “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”).

Range of Writing:10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or

two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Speaking and Listening:Comprehension and Collaboration:

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

b. Follow rules for collegial discussions and decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

c. Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas.

d. Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence

2. Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.

3. Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and

examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.5. Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Language:Conventions of Standard English:

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.a. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences.b. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.c. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.b. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.c. Spell correctly.

Knowledge of Language:3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

a. Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact).

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing

flexibly from a range of strategies.a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the

meaning of a word or phrase.b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, and

secede).c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the

pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a

dictionary).

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.b. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm,

persistent, resolute).6. Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and

listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Course Topics:

Reading will include: Short stories: Includes the subgenres of adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, myths, science fiction, realistic fiction, allegories,

parodies, satire, and graphic novels. Drama: Includes one-act and multi-act plays, both in written form and on film. Poetry: Includes the subgenres of narrative poems, lyrical poems, free verse poems, sonnets, odes, ballads, and epics. Literary Nonfiction: Includes the subgenres of exposition, argument, and functional text in the form of personal essays, speeches, opinion

pieces, essays about art or literature, biographies, memoirs, journalism, and historical, scientific, technical, or economic accounts (including digital sources) written for a broad audience.

Writing: students will take task, purpose, and audience into careful consideration, choosing words, information, structures, and formats deliberately. They will learn how to combine elements of different kinds of writing—for example, to use narrative strategies within argument and explanation within narrative— to produce complex and nuanced writing. They will use technology strategically when creating, refining, and collaborating on writing. They will become adept at gathering information, evaluating sources, and citing material accurately, reporting findings from their research and analysis of sources in a clear and cogent manner. They will learn flexibility, concentration, and fluency to produce high-quality first draft text under a tight deadline as well as the capacity to revisit and make improvements to a piece of writing over multiple drafts when circumstances encourage or require it.

Speaking and Listening: students will have ample opportunities to take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations—as part of a whole class, in small groups, and with a partner—built around important content in various domains. They must be able to contribute appropriately to these conversations, to make comparisons and contrasts, and to analyze and synthesize a multitude of ideas in accordance with the standards of evidence appropriate to a particular discipline.

Language: students will be able to choose words, syntax, and punctuation to express themselves and achieve particular functions and rhetorical effects. Students will build extensive vocabularies, built through reading and study, enabling them to comprehend complex texts and engage in

purposeful writing about and conversations around content. They will become skilled in determining or clarifying the meaning of words and phrases they encounter, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies to aid them.

Text and Required Supplies: Instructional materials will include the use of a literature anthology, supplementary materials, current reliable sources, and media.

Grading Plan:

Warm Ups is an assignment we do at the start of class. They will be collected and are due the same day. 15% Daily Work/Homework is an assignment that we start one day and is due the next. 25% Projects/Papers are assignments that require an extended amount of time. These assignments are usually worth more points than daily

work/homework. 40% Tests are given regularly on concepts that we are learning about in class. Ample time is given for students to study. 20%

Grading Scale A = 93-100 B = 85-92 C = 77-84 D = 70-76

Classroom Rules and Procedures:

Rules in my classroom are few. I believe that as all children are different, and all actions and reactions very personal in nature, effective discipline involves a few overriding tenets rather than a long list of specific rules. Situations are dealt with as they arise with the focus on enabling the child to grow and learn from his or her actions.

Guidelines for student behavior:

You may engage in any behavior that does not create a problem for you or anyone else in the school. If you find yourself with a problem, you may solve it by any means that does not cause a problem for anyone else in the school. You may engage in any behavior that does not jeopardize the safety or leaning of yourself or others. Unkind words and actions will not be

tolerated.

In ensuring that the above guidelines are adhered to, I will operate with the following principles as my guide:

I will react without anger or haste to problem situations.

I will provide consequences that are not punitive but which allow the child to experience the results of a poor choice, enabling him or her to make better choices in the future.

I will proceed in all situations with the best interest of the child foremost in my mind---academic, social, and emotional well-being will be fostered.

I will guide students toward personal responsibility and the decision-making skills they will need in order to function in the real world. I will arrange consequences for problem situations in such a way that the child will not be humiliated or demeaned. Equal is not always fair. Consequences will be designed to fit the problems of individual students, and they may be different even when the

problems appear to be the same. I will make every effort to ensure that, in each situation, the students involved understand why they are involved in consequences. All rules and expectations in the ACAS handbook will be followed.

Emergency Procedures: Emergency fire, tornado, and earthquake drills will be carried out regularly to ensure the maximum safety of the students and staff. It is crucial for all parties involved to cooperate and comply with directions to achieve maximum safety for all. A first aid kit is available and located on top of the file cabinet below the television.

State Testing Requirements: Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) includes tests in five subject areas: writing, English language arts (reading and research), mathematics, science, and social studies. For spring 2014, all students in grades 3 through 8 will take the writing test, English language Arts (ELA), and mathematics tests.

March writing assessment: The PASS writing test includes one extended-response item (Day 1) and multiple-choice items (Day 2). The extended-response item requires the student to write a composition on a given topic. Most of the multiple-choice items on the writing test are linked to editing passages.

May reading and research (ELA) assessment: The multiple-choice items on the ELA test are linked to reading passages.

Communication: Communication is extremely important to me. I believe the best approach is a direct approach, and I welcome any communication from students or parents. My planning period is from 8:22 AM to 9:22 AM daily, and I will return your telephone call as soon as I am able to respond. I will also answer your emails as quickly as possible. I tend to be quicker with responding to email than telephone, but as I said, I welcome any form of communication.

Language Arts 8: Scope and Sequence

Chapter Title Chapter Description Lesson Title Lesson DescriptionActivity

Activity Title Activity DescriptionNumber

The student will demonstrateknowledge by determining the

Students will expand meaning of synonyms from gradeLearn the definition of synonym and

and apply knowledge of level appropriate vocabulary, by Synonyms: InteractiveVocabulary Skills Synonyms R8002 apply knowledge of synonyms tograde level appropriate correctly choosing a given word or Guided Instruction

new vocabulary words.vocabulary. phrase that means the same thing,

in reading activities that incorporateexplicit instruction and application.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of synonymsin a scored passage with vocabulary

R8003 Synonyms: Quiz 1from Synonyms: Interactive Guided

Instruction. Bonus words areincluded to show alternative formsof new words.

Synonyms: Let MeLearn the definition of synonym and

R8004 apply knowledge of synonyms toPractice

new vocabulary words.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of synonymsin a scored passage with vocabulary

R8005 Synonyms: Quiz 2 from Synonyms: Let Me Practice.Bonus words are included to showalternative forms of a new word.

The student will demonstrateknowledge by determining themeaning of antonyms from grade

Learn the definition of antonym andlevel appropriate vocabulary, by Antonyms: Interactive

Antonyms R8007 apply knowledge of antonyms tocorrectly choosing a given word or Guided Instructionnew vocabulary words.

phrase that means the opposite, inreading activities that incorporateexplicit instruction and application.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of antonymsin a scored passage with vocabulary

R8008 Antonyms: Quiz 1 from Antonyms: Let Me Practice.Bonus words are included to showalternative forms of new words.




Antonyms: Let MeLearn the definition of antonym and

R8009 apply knowledge of antonyms toPractice

new vocabulary words.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of antonymsin a scored passage with vocabulary

R8010 Antonyms: Quiz 2 from Antonyms: Let Me Practice.Bonus words are included to showalternative forms of new words.

The student will be able to analyzeand determine the correct meaning

Prefixes: InteractiveLearn the definition of prefix and

Prefixes of a word, based on the prefix of R8012 apply knowledge of prefixes toGuided Instruction

the root word or how the prefix is create new vocabulary words.used in the context of a passage.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of prefixes ina scored passage with vocabulary

R8013 Prefixes: Quiz 1 from Prefixes: Interactive GuidedInstruction. Bonus words are

included to show alternative formsof new words.

Prefixes: Let MeLearn the definition of prefix and

R8014 apply knowledge of prefixes to newPractice

vocabulary words.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of prefixes ina scored passage with vocabulary

R8015 Prefixes: Quiz 2 from Prefixes: Let Me Practice.Bonus words are included to showalternative forms of new words.

The student will be able to analyzeand determine the correct meaning

Suffixes: InteractiveLearn the definition of suffix and

Suffixes of a word, based on the suffix of R8017 apply knowledge of suffixes toGuided Instruction

the root word or how the suffix is create new vocabulary words.used in the context of a passage.




Quiz: Apply knowledge of suffixes ina scored passage with vocabulary

R8018 Suffixes: Quiz 1from Suffixes: Interactive Guided


Suffixes: Let Me Learn the definition of suffix andR8019 apply knowledge of suffixes to

Practicecreate new vocabulary words.Quiz: Apply knowledge of suffixes ina scored passage with vocabulary

R8020 Suffixes: Quiz 2from Suffixes: Interactive Guided


The student will be able to identifyand select the appropriate

Learn the definition of homophonehomophone or word that sounds Homophones:

and apply knowledge ofHomophones the same, based on the context of R8022 Interactive Guided

homophones to create newa passage which fits the best Instruction

vocabulary words.meaning of the given word orphrase.

Quiz: Apply knowledge ofhomophones in a scored passage

R8023 Homophones: Quiz 1with vocabulary from Homophones:

Interactive Guided Instruction.Bonus words are included to showalternative forms of new words.

Homophones: Let MeLearn the definition of homophone

R8024 and apply knowledge of homophonePractice

to create new vocabulary words.

Quiz: Apply knowledge ofhomophones in a scored passage

R8025 Homophones: Quiz 2with vocabulary from Homophones:

Let Me Practice. Bonus words are





The student will be able to identifyand analyze the author's use of

Learn the definition of idioms andidioms, based on the context of a Idioms: Interactive

Idioms R8027 apply knowledge of idioms to createpassage and how these Guided Instruction

new vocabulary words or phrases.expressions are used in literal andinterpretative information.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of idioms ina scored passage with vocabulary

R8028 Idioms: Quiz 1from Idioms: Interactive Guided


Learn the definition of idioms andR8029 Idioms: Let Me Practice apply knowledge of idioms to create

new vocabulary words or phrases.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of idioms ina scored passage with vocabulary

R8030 Idioms: Quiz 2 from Idioms: Let Me Practice.Bonus words are included to showalternative forms of new words.

The student will be able to identifyLearn about Greek and Latin root

and determine the meaning of Greek and Latin RootLatin and words and apply knowledge of them

unknown words, based on the R8032 Words: InteractiveGreek Roots to create new vocabulary words orunderstanding of Latin and Greek Guided Instruction

phrases.roots.

In this Odyssey Writer, students willpractice identifying Greek and Latin

Odyssey Writer: Greek root words and their meanings.

OWR8032 and Latin Roots (Act,They will look at words that share

the same root and use the root toPort, Onym, Soph)

determine meaning of the newvocabulary. Roots act, port, oynm,and soph are used.

Quiz: Apply knowledge of Greekand Latin Root words in a scored

Greek and Latin Rootpassage with vocabulary from

R8033 Greek and Latin Root Words:Words: Quiz 1

Interactive Guided Instruction.Bonus words are included to showalternative forms of new words.




Learn about Greek and Latin root

R8034Greek and Latin Root words and apply knowledge of them

Words: Let Me Practice to create new vocabulary words orphrases.Quiz: Apply knowledge of Greekand Latin Root words in a scored

Greek and Latin Rootpassage with vocabulary from

R8035 Greek and Latin Root Words: LetWords: Quiz 2

Me Practice. Bonus words are


While reading a fiction excerpt fromFar North, the student willsummarize, predict, visualize,

Students will apply Use the reading comprehensionquestion, and clarify with extensive

scaffolding and support though think-comprehension process skills of summarizing,

aloud prompts. The Level 1 ThinkProcess Skills: strategies to literary and Think Aloud predicting, visualizing, questioning,R8107

Think Aloud - Level 1 -

Think Alouds expository texts using Level 1 and clarifying with extensive Part 1 (fiction)Aloud narrates and tracks the

passage text for the student. A testthink aloud prompts and scaffolding and support, through

based on the poem is presentedscaffolded support. think aloud prompts.

following the Think Aloud portion ofthe activity. The student has theopportunity to reread the passagebefore beginning the test.

While reading the non-fictionexcerpt from Fly High!: The Story ofBessie Coleman, the student willsummarize, predict, visualize,question, and clarify with extensivescaffolding and support though think-

R8108Think Aloud - Level 1 - aloud prompts. The Level 1 Think

Part 2 (nonfiction) Aloud narrates and tracks thepassage text for the student. A testbased on the passage is presentedfollowing the Think Aloud portion ofthe activity. The student has theopportunity to reread the passagebefore beginning the test.




While reading the poem, HarrietTubman, the student willsummarize, predict, visualize,question, and clarify with extensivescaffolding and support though think-


Part 3 (poetry)Aloud narrates and tracks the

passage text for the student. A testbased on the poem is presentedfollowing the Think Aloud portion ofthe activity. The student has theopportunity to reread the passagebefore beginning the test.

While reading the fiction passage,Shadows on the Sea, the studentwill summarize, predict, visualize,question, and clarify with extensivescaffolding and support though think-


Part 4 (fiction)Aloud narrates and tracks the

passage text for the student. A testbased on the story is presentedfollowing the Think Aloud portion ofthe activity. The student has theopportunity to reread the passagebefore beginning the test.

While reading the fiction excerpt,Hush, the student will summarize,

Use the reading comprehension predict, visualize, question, andprocess skills of summarizing, clarify with scaffolding and support

Think Aloud predicting, visualizing, questioning, R8111 Think Aloud - Level 2 - though think-aloud prompts. A testLevel 2 and clarifying with scaffolding and Part 1 (fiction) based on the story is presented

support, through think aloud following the Think Aloud portion of

prompts. the activity. The student has theopportunity to reread the passagebefore beginning the test.




While reading the nonfictionpassage, Rosa, the student willsummarize, predict, visualize,question, and clarify with scaffolding

R8112Think Aloud - Level 2 - and support though think-aloud

Part 2 (nonfiction)prompts. A test based on the story

is presented following the ThinkAloud portion of the activity. Thestudent has the opportunity toreread the passage beforebeginning the test.

While reading the fiction passage,Shadows on the Sea, the studentwill summarize, predict, visualize,question, and clarify with scaffolding

R8113Think Aloud - Level 2 - and support though think-aloud

Part 3 (fiction)prompts. A test based on the

passage is presented following theThink Aloud portion of the activity.The student has the opportunity toreread the passage beforebeginning the test.

While independently reading thenonfiction article, Where Do I Go

With Physical Education?, thestudent will summarize, predict,

Use the reading comprehension visualize, question, and clarify. Theprocess skills of summarizing, Level 3 Think Alouds feature

Think Aloud predicting, visualizing, questioning, R8114 Think Aloud - Level 3 - 'Atomic Thought Bubbles' in whichLevel 3 and clarifying to independently Part 1 (nonfiction) the student can take notes while

read and comprehend texts with reading A test based on the story isminimal think aloud support. presented following the independent

reading portion of the activity. Thestudent has the opportunity toreread the passage beforebeginning the test.




While independently reading thepassage, Cat-Bird Land, the studentwill summarize, predict, visualize,question, and clarify. The Level 3Think Alouds feature 'Atomic

R8115Think Aloud - Level 3 - Thought Bubbles' in which the

Part 2 (narrative)student can take notes while

reading A test based on the story ispresented following the independentreading portion of the activity. Thestudent has the opportunity toreread the passage beforebeginning the test.

Students will applyMake a summary, paraphrase, or Summarizing:

Learn the skill of summarizing and

comprehension practice summarization in grade-Comprehension Summarizing synthesize information from two or R8041 Interactive Guidedstrategies to literary and appropriate passages with context

expository texts.more literary or expository texts. Instruction

clues.

In this writing activity, students willread an excerpt from a novel,"Surviving the Applewhites," toanalyze how specific story elements

Odyssey Writer:interact to provide key information

about a character. Students will takeSummarizingOWR8041 notes to help them determine the

(Surviving thetheme of a chapter as it relates to a

Applewhites)character. Then students will write asummary that specifically addressesa character's developmentthroughout a chapter, includinginteractions with other characters.




Quiz 1: Apply knowledge ofsummarizing and context cluespresented in the Interactive GuidedInstruction in grade-appropriate,

R8042 Summarizing: Quiz 1 scored quiz passages. Remediationis provided in the form of specific

hints and strategies. Followingremediation, opportunities areprovided to retake the quiz.

Quiz 2: Apply knowledge ofsummarizing and context cluespresented in the Interactive GuidedInstruction in grade-appropriate,

R8043 Summarizing: Quiz 2 scored quiz passages. Remediationis provided in the form of specifichints and strategies. Followingremediation, opportunities areprovided to retake the quiz.

Analyze and explain the impact ofcharacters and settings within the Identify the meaning of plot and

Plotplot of literary text(s), and how

R8104Plot: Interactive Guided understand how plot affects the

these relationships affect the Instruction story in grade-level appropriatecentral conflict leading to the passages.climax and resolution.

Quiz 1: Apply knowledge of plot andcontext clues presented in theInteractive Guided Instruction ingrade-appropriate, scored quiz

R8105 Plot: Quiz 1 passages. Remediation is providedin the form of specific hints andstrategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.




Quiz 2: Apply knowledge of plot andcontext clues presented in theInteractive Guided Instruction ingrade-appropriate, scored quiz

R8106 Plot: Quiz 2 passages. Remediation is providedin the form of specific hints andstrategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.

Identify the ways major and minorIdentify the ways major and minor

conflicts effect characters and theirPlot, conflicts affect character's actions Plot, Character and

actions by comparing andCharacter by comparing and contrasting R8098 Setting: Interactive

contrasting actions, setting(s), andand Setting actions, setting(s), symbolism, and Guided Instruction

plot (s) from various literary textsplot from various literary texts.

that lead to a resolution.

Quiz 1: Apply knowledge of the plot,characters, and setting presented inthe Interactive Guided Instruction in

Plot, Character andgrade-appropriate, scored quiz

R8099 passages. Remediation is providedSetting: Quiz 1

in the form of specific hints andstrategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.

Quiz 2: Apply knowledge of the plot,characters, and setting presented inthe Interactive Guided Instruction in

Plot, Character andgrade-appropriate, scored quiz

R8100 passages. Remediation is providedSetting: Quiz 2in the form of specific hints and

strategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.

Main Idea &Identify, summarize, or explain the

Main Idea/SupportingIdentify main idea and supporting

Supporting Details-Non-Fiction:main idea(s) using the supporting R8045 details in nonfiction grade-levelDetails - Non- Interactive Guided

Fictiondetails in an expository text.

Instructionappropriate passages.




Students will read the article"Genetically Modified Plants:Poisonous Killers or Environmental

Odyssey Writer:Saviors" and write a multi-paragraph

opinion article explaining which sideSupporting a ClaimOWR8045 of the genetifcally modified plants(Genetically Modified

they debate support. Students are

Plants)asked to underline key details in thetext that support their claim andaccurately quote those details tohelp argue their position.

Quiz 1: Apply knowledge of main

idea and supporting details fornonfiction with context clues

Main Idea/Supporting

presented in the Interactive GuidedInstruction in grade-appropriate,

R8046 Details-Non-Fiction:

scored quiz passages. RemediationQuiz 1

is provided in the form of specifichints and strategies. Followingremediation, opportunities areprovided to retake the quiz.

Quiz 2: Apply knowledge of mainidea and supporting details fornonfiction with context clues

Main Idea/Supportingpresented in the Interactive Guided

Instruction in grade-appropriate,R8047 Details-Non-Fiction:

scored quiz passages. RemediationQuiz 2


Main IdeaIdentify, summarize, or explain the

Theme & Main Idea- Identify theme and main idea inmain idea(s) or theme(s) using theand Theme - R8049 Fiction: Interactive fiction grade-level appropriatesupporting details and symbolism

Fiction Guided Instruction passages.

in a literary text.




Quiz 1: Apply knowledge of themeand main idea for fiction with contextclues presented in the Interactive

Theme & Main Idea- Guided Instruction in grade-

R8050 appropriate, scored quiz passages.Fiction: Quiz 1

Remediation is provided in the formof specific hints and strategies.Following remediation, opportunitiesare provided to retake the quiz.

Quiz 2: Apply knowledge of themeand main idea for fiction with contextclues presented in the Interactive

Theme & Main Idea-Guided Instruction in grade-

R8051 appropriate, scored quiz passages.Fiction: Quiz 2

Remediation is provided in the formof specific hints and strategies.Following remediation, opportunitiesare provided to retake the quiz.

Identify literary or expository text Students will read the web site Howthat is organized in to Become the US President: A Step

Sequentialsequential/chronological order

Odyssey Writer: Roadby-Step Guide and put the

using words (first, next, last, then, OWR8076 notecards in the correct sequentialOrder to Presidency

finally, etc.) or phrases (to begin order. Students will then write thewith, in addition to, etc.) to signal process into paragraph form usingsequence or chronology. transitional words.

Read, interpret and makeInterpreting Charts & Identify and interpret information

Charts and predictions using charts, graphs,R8092 Graphs: Interactive located in charts and graphs in

Graphs diagrams, maps or other graphicGuided Instruction grade-level appropriate passages.

representations.Quiz 1: Apply and interpretinformation on charts and graphsand context clues presented in theInteractive Guided Instruction in

R8093Interpreting Charts & grade-appropriate, scored quiz

Graphs: Quiz 1 passages. Remediation is providedin the form of specific hints andstrategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.




Quiz 2: Apply and interpretinformation on charts and graphsand context clues presented in theInteractive Guided Instruction in

R8094Interpreting Charts & grade-appropriate, scored quiz

Graphs: Quiz 2 passages. Remediation is providedin the form of specific hints andstrategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.

Identify cause and effectCause and relationships that involve Cause and Effect: Distinguish between cause and

characters and events, and R8095 Interactive Guided effect in grade-level appropriateEffect

distinguishing cause from effect in Instruction text.literary and expository texts.

Quiz 1: Apply knowledge of cause

and effect and context cluespresented in the Interactive Guided

Cause and Effect: QuizInstruction in grade-appropriate,

R8096 scored quiz passages. Remediation1

is provided in the form of specifichints and strategies. Followingremediation, opportunities are

provided to retake the quiz.

Quiz 2: Apply knowledge of causeand effect and context cluespresented in the Interactive Guided

Cause and Effect: QuizInstruction in grade-appropriate,






Identify and use knowledge of theauthor's purpose by analyzing how

Author'sthe literary techniques of mood and Author's Purpose:

Identify author's purpose in grade-tone affects author's perspective R8053 Interactive Guided

Purpose level appropriate passages.and contributes to the Instructioncomprehension of a literary orexpository text.

Quiz 1: Apply knowledge of author'spurpose and context cluespresented in the Interactive Guided

Author's Purpose: QuizInstruction in grade-appropriate,


is provided in the form of specific


Quiz 2: Apply knowledge of author'spurpose and context cluespresented in the Interactive Guided

Author's Purpose: QuizInstruction in grade-appropriate,



Use knowledge, information, andideas from literary texts, expository

Making texts, or from multiple sources toInferences make inferences about the text(s)

R8037Inferencing: Interactive Identify and make inferences in

and Drawing (e.g., make inferences, draw Guided Instruction grade-level appropriate passages.Conclusions conclusions, make generalizations,

infer sequence of events, and infera character's feelings.)




Quiz 1A: Apply knowledge ofinferencing and context cluespresented in the Interactive GuidedInstruction in grade-appropriate,

R8038 Inferencing: Quiz 1A scored quiz passages. Remediationis provided in the form of specific


Quiz 2A: Apply knowledge ofinferencing and context cluespresented in the Interactive GuidedInstruction in grade-appropriate,

R8039 Inferencing: Quiz 2A scored quiz passages. Remediationis provided in the form of specifichints and strategies. Followingremediation, opportunities areprovided to retake the quiz.

Compare and contrast informationCompare and contrast characters,

settings, ideas, information and/orand ideas within a text or between Compare and Contrast:Compare and two or more texts (literary or R8080 Interactive Guided plot within a text or between two orContrast

expository), including metaphors Instructionmore genre sources (literary or

expository), that includes figurativeand point of view.

language such as metaphors

Quiz 1: Apply knowledge ofcompare and contrast withcharacters, settings, ideas,information and/or plot within a textor between two or more genresources (literary or expository), that

R8081Compare and Contrast: includes figurative language such as

Quiz 1similes as presented in the

Interactive Guided Instruction ingrade-appropriate, scored quizpassages. Remediation is providedin the form of specific hints andstrategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.




Quiz 2: Apply knowledge ofcompare and contrast withcharacters, settings, ideas,information and/or plot within a textor between two or more genresources (literary or expository), that

R8082Compare and Contrast: includes figurative language such as

Quiz 2similes as presented in the

Interactive Guided Instruction ingrade-appropriate, scored quizpassages. Remediation is providedin the form of specific hints andstrategies. Following remediation,opportunities are provided to retakethe quiz.

Students will applyStudents will demonstrate

knowledge of comprehension skillscomprehension skills to State State Simulation Test 1 Take state simulated grade-level

State Simulation on grade level appropriate literaryliterary and expository Simulation R8116 (reading tests independently to assessAssessments and expository passages, with

texts that simulate high Test comprehension skills) reading comprehension.questions that simulate a high-

stakes assessments.stakes assessment.

State Simulation Test 2 Take state simulated grade-levelR8117 (reading tests independently to assess

comprehension skills) reading comprehension.State Simulation Test 3 Take state simulated grade-level

R8118 (reading tests independently to assesscomprehension skills) reading comprehension.

16




The student will engagein a series of integratedexploratory andassessment activitiesthat target vocabulary,fluency, reading Teacher Materials include chaptercomprehension, Through an exploratory activity, the information, a synopsis of Survivingprewriting, literary student will acquire background the Applewhites, Odyssey Writerresponse and analysis, information that will set the stage prompts, and classroom activities inand writing application. for the anchor piece, an excerpt one printable packet. The followingThe anchor literature from the realistic fiction novel reading comprehension objectivespiece is an excerpt from Surviving the Applewhites. The

Quest for Success:are defined with examples and

Surviving the the realistic fiction novel Teacher student will develop vocabulary suggestions for practice: make8267 Surviving the

Applewhites - ILA Surviving the Materials through the use of a literature- inferences, draw conclusions,Applewhites

Applewhites. The based glossary and an interactive recognize sequence of events,comprehension assessment activity that focuses on comprehend characterization, useactivities focus on correctly identifying a vocabulary supporting details, interpret causecharacterization and word with its definition. The student and effect, identify point of view, usemood, and the writing will also respond to a prewriting compare and contrast, utilizeapplication focuses on prompt. summarization, and determinewriting a persuasive impact of setting on character.composition that statesa clear position insupport of a proposal as

it relates to a collegeapplication essay.




Through an exploratory activity, the The student will acquire backgroundstudent will acquire background information that will set the stage forinformation that will set the stage what is to come in the excerpt fromfor the anchor piece, an excerpt the fiction novel Surviving thefrom the realistic fiction novel Applewhites. The activity introducesSurviving the Applewhites. The students to the characters in a very

Before student will develop vocabulary8268

Background (Surviving graphical and interactive way and

Reading through the use of a literature- the Applewhites) covers such topics asbased glossary and an interactive homeschooling, the variety ofassessment activity that focuses on butterflies, goats, North Carolina,correctly identifying a vocabulary the pursuit of one's individualword with its definition. The student interests, ballet, music, functionalwill also respond to a prewriting art, and how one can be judged byprompt. his or her appearance.

The student will write a response toone of two prewriting prompts thatfocus on how they express

8269 Being Different/Farm themselves and what makes them

Life (writing) different from others, or what wouldthey do with their time if they livedon a farm without TV or computergames.

The student will develop vocabularythrough the use of the literature-

8270Vocabulary (Surviving based glossary and an interactive

the Applewhites) assessment activity that focuses oncorrectly identifying a vocabularyword with its definition.




The student will achievecomprehension by reading anexcerpt from the realistic fiction The student will read a summary ofnovel Surviving the Applewhites what has happened in the story sowith emphasis on vocabulary and far and then read the first part of thefluency. The student will be excerpt from the fiction novel

Duringassessed on their comprehension

Literature: SurvivingSurviving the Applewhites,

of the literature selection by 8271 developing fluency and vocabularyReading the Applewhites Part 1answering questions about making and recognizing words in context.

inferences, drawing conclusions, The literature selection includessequence, characterization, targeted vocabulary words, with arecalling details, cause and effect, glossary. Optional audio support ispoint of view, compare/contrast, available to model fluency.summarizing, and the impact ofsetting on character.

The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the first partof the excerpt of the fiction novel

Comprehension Check Surviving the Applewhites, by8272 1: Surviving the answering five questions about

Applewhites making inferences, drawingconclusions, sequencing,characterization, and recallingdetails.

The student will read a summary ofthe first part of the story excerpt andthen read the last part of the excerptfrom the fiction novel Surviving the

Literature: SurvivingApplewhites, developing fluency and

8273 vocabulary and recognizing words inthe Applewhites Part 2context. The literature selectionincludes targeted vocabulary words,with a glossary. Optional audiosupport is available to modelfluency.




The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the last part

of the excerpt of the fiction novelComprehension Check Surviving the Applewhites, by

8274 2: Surviving the answering five questions aboutApplewhites cause and effect, point of view,

compare and contrast,summarizing, and the impact ofsetting on character.

The student will use a variety ofstrategies to comprehend readingselections and be assessed onvocabulary contained in theliterature selection. The student willanalyze and evaluate the literature The student will be assessed on thepiece by responding to literary vocabulary contained in the excerptresponse and analysis prompts. from the fiction novel Surviving theThrough a comprehension activity

Vocabulary Check:Applewhites, through an activity that

that incorporates direct instruction, uses a graphic organizer to match aAfter Reading 8275 Surviving thea practice, and an assessment word with its definition. Some key

component, the student will focusApplewhites

vocabulary words students will beon how dialogue is used to develop assessed on are: lumbered,characters and mood in the curriculum, blaring, wary, andselection. A reteach component carnivore.provides a different instructionalmodality for students who needadditional direct instruction on thecharacterization and moodobjective.

The student will analyze andevaluate the excerpt from the fictionnovel Surviving the Applewhites byresponding to literary response and

8276Character's Actions analysis prompts that focus on if the

(writing) student were Jake, how he or shewould react to being at theApplewhite's farm, or which two

characters from the story are themost memorable.




Through a comprehension activity

Comprehension:that incorporates direct instruction, a

practice, and an assessmentSurviving the

8277 component, the student will focusApplewhites (dialogue

on how dialogue is used to developand characters)

characters and mood in theselection.In this Reteach activity, the studentwill receive additional direct

Comprehension: instruction, using a different

8278Surviving the instructional modality than in the

Applewhites (dialogue parent activity, on how dialogue is& characters) used to develop characters and

mood, as it relates to the literatureselection.

Through a series of writingactivities that incorporate directinstruction, a practice, and anassessment component, the Through direct instruction andstudent will focus on writing a

Writing Applicationpractice, the student will focus on

Writing persuasive composition that states persuasive compositions that state8279 Instruction (collegeApplication a clear position in support of a

application essay)a clear position in support of a

proposal as it relates to a college proposal as it relates to a collegeapplication essay. The student will application essay.respond to prompts to write a

college application essay of his orher own.

The student will respond to one oftwo prompts by writing a persuasiveessay to convince a college

Writing Applicationadmissions team that he or she is a

well-rounded candidate for their8280 Assessment (college

school, or to convince his or herapplication essay)

parents of their desire and abilitiesto become an excellent candidatefor college. A persuasive rubric forauthentic assessment is used.




The student will respond to one oftwo prompts by writing a persuasiveessay to convince a collegeadmissions team that he or she is a

8281Persuasive College well-rounded candidate for their

Essay (writing) school, or to convince his or herparents of their desire and abilitiesto become an excellent candidatefor college. A persuasive rubric forauthentic assessment is used.

The student will engageThe Teacher Materials section

contains an extensive offlinein a series of integratedpacket that includes a chapter

exploratory andoverview, a synopsis of the

assessment activitiesliterature selection, a list of

that target vocabulary, Teacher Materials include chaptervocabulary words from the story, as

fluency, reading information, a synopsis of Ruthie'swell as an author biography.

comprehension, Journal, Odyssey Writer prompts,Lesson plans will be provided on

prewriting, literary and classroom activities in onehow to implement the Odyssey

response and analysis, printable packet. The followingWriter prompts and the

and writing application. reading comprehension objectivescomprehension check activities,

The anchor literature are defined with examples andRuthie's Journal - Teacher including what objectives are Quest for Success:piece is the short story 8282 suggestions for practice: interpret

ILA Materials covered and a suggested list of Ruthie's JournalRuthie's Journal. The author's purpose, determine mood,

online activities that cover eachcomprehension utilize summarization, recognize

objective. Offline vocabularyactivities focus on main idea, recall details, use

activities that can be done beforesequence of events, supporting details, recognize theme,

students complete the onlineand the writing comprehend characterization,

vocabulary activity are alsoapplication focuses on identify point of view, and interpret

provided. Writing applicationwriting an informational cause and effect.

objectives are listed, as well asreport that develops a

additional literature titles. To viewtopic with simple facts,

and download the materials, clickdetails, examples and the Teacher Materials link to theexplanations.

left.




The student will acquire backgroundThrough an exploratory activity, the information that will set the stage forstudent will acquire background what is to come in the short storyinformation that will set the stage Ruthie's Journal. The activityfor the anchor piece, the short story introduces students to theRuthie’s Journal. The student will characters in a very graphical and

Before develop vocabulary through the8283

Background (Ruthie's interactive way and covers such

Reading use of a literature-based glossary Journal) topics as traveling in Boston, Newand an interactive assessment York - Washington D.C., Freedomactivity that focuses on correctly Trail, traveling with disabilities, trainidentifying a vocabulary word with schedule, NYSE New York Stockits definition. The student will also Exchange, ferry to Ellis Island,respond to a prewriting prompt. Smithsonian Institution, Plymoth

Plantation.

The student will write a response toRuthie's Journal, writing, Odyssey one of two prewriting prompts thatWriter, Odyssey Writer prompts,

8284Itinerary/Journal focus on a trip the student has been

Integrated Language Arts Unit, Entries (writing) on and what they saw, or a historicalIntegrated Language Arts site the student has been to and

what they thought about it.


8285 Vocabulary (Ruthie's based glossary and an interactiveJournal) assessment activity that focuses on

the correct usage of words withinthe context of a sentence.

The student will achievecomprehension by reading the

The student will read a summary ofshort story Ruthie's Journal with

what has happened in the story soemphasis on vocabulary and

far and then read the first part of thefluency. The student will be

short story Ruthie's Journal,assessed on their comprehension

During Literature: Ruthie's developing fluency and vocabularyof the literature selection by 8286

Reading Journal Part 1 and recognizing words in context.answering questions about author’s

The literature selection includespurpose, mood, summarizing,

targeted vocabulary words, with arecognizing main idea, recalling

glossary. Optional audio support isdetails, supporting details, theme,

available to model fluency.characterization, point of view, andcause and effect.




The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the first part

Comprehension Checkof the short story Ruthie's Journal,

8287 by answering five questions about1: Ruthie's Journal

interpreting author's purpose, mood,summarization, and main idea and

details.

The student will read a summary ofthe first part of the story excerpt andthen read the last part of the shortstory Ruthie's Journal, developing

8288Literature: Ruthie's fluency and vocabulary and

Journal Part 2 recognizing words in context. Theliterature selection includes targetedvocabulary words, with a glossary.Optional audio support is availableto model fluency.

The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the last partof the short story Ruthie's Journal,

Comprehension Checkby answering five questions about

8289 using supporting details,2: Ruthie's Journal

recognizing theme, comprehendingcharacterization, identifying point ofview, and interpreting cause andeffect.




The student will use a variety ofstrategies to comprehend readingselections and be assessed onvocabulary contained in theliterature selection. The student willanalyze and evaluate the literature

The student will be assessed on thepiece by responding to literary

vocabulary contained in the excerptresponse and analysis prompts.

from the short story Ruthie'sThrough a comprehension activity

Journal, through an activity thatthat incorporates direct instruction, Vocabulary Check:

After Reading 8290 covers adjectives, word meanings,a practice, and an assessment Ruthie's Journal

component, the student will focusand synonyms. Some key

vocabulary words students will beon identifying text that uses

assessed on are: subdued, rotunda,sequencing or other types of logical

brochures, abyss, and seeping.order in the selection. A reteachcomponent provides a differentinstructional modality for studentswho need additional directinstruction on the sequence ofevents objective.

The student will analyze andevaluate the short story, Ruthie'sJournal by responding to literary

Problems Whileresponse and analysis prompts that

8291 focus on why Ruthie and her friendsTraveling (writing)

keep getting separated from the restof the class, or if the student hasever been separated from their

family and what emotions they felt.

Through a comprehension activitythat incorporates direct instruction, a

Comprehension: practice, and an assessment8292 Ruthie's Journal component, the student will focus

(sequencing) on identifying text that usessequencing or other types of logicalorder in the selection.




In this Reteach activity, the studentwill receive additional direct

Comprehension:instruction, using a different

instructional modality than in the8293 Ruthie's Journal

parent activity, on identifying text(sequencing)

that uses sequencing or other typesof logical order, as it relates to theliterature selection.

Through a series of writingactivities that incorporate directinstruction, a practice, and anassessment component, thestudent will focus on writing an

Writing Application Through direct instruction andWriting informational report that develops a 8294 Instruction practice, the student will focus onApplication topic with simple facts, details,

(informational report) writing an informational report.examples and explanations as itrelates to a travel article. Thestudent will respond to a prompt to

write a travel article of his or herown.

Writing Application The student will be assessed on8295 Assessment their understanding of how to write

(informational report) an informational report on travel.The student will write an

8296 Travel Article (writing)informational article for a school

newspaper about the best place totravel on a limited budget.




The student will engage The Teacher Materials sectionin a series of integrated contains an extensive offlineexploratory and packet that includes a chapterassessment activities overview, a synopsis of the Teacher Materials include chapterthat target vocabulary, literature selection, a list of information, a synopsis offluency, reading vocabulary words from the story, as Shipwreck at the Bottom of thecomprehension, well as an author biography. World: The Extraordinary True Storyprewriting, literary Lesson plans will be provided on of Shackleton and the Endurance,response and analysis, how to implement the Odyssey Odyssey Writer prompts, andand writing application. Writer prompts and the classroom activities in one printableThe anchor literature comprehension check activities,

Quest for Success:packet. The following reading

piece is an excerpt from Teacher including what objectives are comprehension objectives are

Shipwreck - ILA 8312 Shipwreck at thethe true story Shipwreck Materials covered and a suggested list of defined with examples and

Bottom of the Wordat the Bottom of the online activities that cover each suggestions for practice: makeWorld: The objective. Offline vocabulary inferences, identify personification,Extraordinary True activities that can be done before recognize sequence of events,Story of Shackleton and students complete the online determine impact of plot onthe Endurance. The vocabulary activity are also characters, interpret cause andcomprehension provided. Writing application effect, determine them, analyzeactivities focus on objectives are listed, as well as mood, use supporting details, drawsummarization, and the additional literature titles. To view conclusions, and utilize analogy.writing application and download the materials, clickfocuses on writing a the Teacher Materials link to thecover letter. left.

Through an exploratory activity, theThe student will acquire background

student will acquire backgroundinformation that will set the stage for

information that will set the stagewhat is to come in the excerpt from

for the anchor piece, an excerptShipwreck at the Bottom of the

from Shipwreck at the Bottom ofWorld. The activity introduces

the World. The student will develop BackgroundBefore students to the characters in a very

vocabulary through the use of a 8313 (Shipwreck at theReading graphical and interactive way and

literature-based glossary and an Bottom of the World)covers such topics as Antarctica, ice

interactive assessment activity thatpacks, Sir Ernest Shackleton, the

focuses on correctly identifying aEndurance, Elephant Island, seals,

vocabulary word with its definition.penguins, sled dogs, and ships in

The student will also respond to athe twentieth century.

prewriting prompt.




The student will write a response toone of two prewriting prompts that

8314Survival and focus on the similarities found in

Leadership (writing) survival stories, or how leadershipqualities can affect the outcome of asituation.The student will develop vocabulary

Vocabulary (Shipwreck through the use of the literature-

8315 at the Bottom of thebased glossary and an interactive

assessment activity that focuses onWorld)

correctly identifying a vocabularyword with its definition.

The student will achievecomprehension by reading anexcerpt from the true story The student will read a summary ofShipwreck at the Bottom of the what has happened in the story soWorld: The Extraordinary True far and then read the first part of theStory of Shackleton and the excerpt from the true storyEndurance with emphasis on Shipwreck at the Bottom of the

Duringvocabulary and fluency. The

Literature: ShipwreckWorld: The Extraordinary True Story

student will be assessed on their 8316 of Shackleton and the Endurance,Reading Part 1

comprehension of the literature developing fluency and vocabularyselection by answering questions and recognizing words in context.about making inferences, The literature selection includespersonification, sequence, impact targeted vocabulary words, with aof plot on characters, cause and glossary. Optional audio support iseffect, theme, mood, supporting available to model fluency.

details, drawing conclusions, andutilizing analogy.

The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the first partof the excerpt of Shipwreck at the

Comprehension Check Bottom of the World, by answering

8317 1: Shipwreck at thefive questions about making

inferences, identifyingBottom of the World

personification, recognizingsequence of events, determiningimpact of plot on characters, andinterpreting cause and effect.




The student will read a summary ofthe first part of the story excerpt andthen read the last part of the excerptfrom the true story Shipwreck at theBottom of the World: The

Literature: ShipwreckExtraordinary True Story of

8318 Shackleton and the Endurance,Part 2

developing fluency and vocabularyand recognizing words in context.The literature selection includestargeted vocabulary words, with aglossary. Optional audio support isavailable to model fluency.

The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the last part

Comprehension Check of the excerpt of Shipwreck at the8319 2: Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, by answering

Bottom of the World five questions about determiningtheme, analyzing mood, usingdetails, Inference, and analogy.




The student will use a variety ofstrategies to comprehend readingselections and be assessed onvocabulary contained in theliterature selection. The student will

The student will be assessed on theanalyze and evaluate the literature

vocabulary contained in the excerptpiece by responding to literary from Shipwreck at the Bottom of theresponse and analysis prompts.

World, through an activity where theThrough a comprehension activity Vocabulary Check:

student will fill in the blank with theAfter Readingthat incorporates direct instruction, 8320 Shipwreck at the

correct vocabulary word. Some keya practice, and an assessment Bottom of the World

vocabulary words students will becomponent, the student will focus

assessed on are: coincided,on identifying and summarizing

retrieve, manning, embattled, andmain and supporting ideas in the

evacuation.selection. A reteach componentprovides a different instructionalmodality for students who needadditional direct instruction on thesummarization objective.

The student will analyze andevaluate the excerpt from Shipwreckat the Bottom of the World byresponding to literary response and

Day in theanalysis prompts that focus on what

8321 it might be like to be one ofLife/Feelings (writing)

Shackleton's crewmembers, or whatthoughts and feelings would begoing through the student's mind ifhe or she had to evacuate the shipand watch it sink.

Through a comprehension activitythat incorporates direct instruction, a

Comprehension: practice, and an assessment8322 Shipwreck component, the student will focus

(summarizing) on identifying and summarizingmain and supporting ideas in the

selection.




In this Reteach activity, the studentwill receive additional direct

Comprehension:instruction, using a different

instructional modality than in the8323 Shipwreck

parent activity, on identifying and(summarizing)

summarizing main and supportingideas, as it relates to the literatureselection.

Through a series of writingactivities that incorporate direct Through direct instruction and

Writinginstruction, a practice, and an Writing Application practice, the student will focus on

assessment component, the 8324 Instruction (resume writing a cover letter that presentsApplication

student will focus on writing a cover cover letter) information purposefully andletter and will respond to a prompt succinctly.where they will write his or her own.

Through direct instruction andWriting Application practice, the student will focus on

8324 Instruction (resume writing a cover letter that presentscover letter) information purposefully and

succinctly.Writing Application The student will be assessed on

8325 Assessment (resumehow to write a cover letter.

cover letter)The student will respond to the

prompt by writing a cover letter to

8326 Cover Letter (writing)convince the school principal to hire

him or her for an after school job.The letter-writing rubric for authenticassessment is used.




The Teacher Materials sectionThe student will engage contains an extensive offlinein a series of integrated packet that includes a chapterexploratory and overview, a synopsis of theassessment activities literature selection, a list of Teacher Materials include chapterthat target vocabulary, vocabulary words from the story, as information, a synopsis of 19fluency, reading well as an author biography. Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of thecomprehension, Lesson plans will be provided on Middle East, Odyssey Writerprewriting, literary how to implement the Odyssey prompts, and classroom activities inresponse and analysis, Writer prompts and the one printable packet. The followingand writing application. comprehension check activities, reading comprehension objectives

19 Varieties of The anchor literature Teacher including what objectives are 8297 Quest for Success: 19 are defined with examples and

Gazelle - ILA piece is a series of Materials covered and a suggested list of Varieties of Gazelle suggestions for practice: recognizepoems from the book online activities that cover the main idea, interpret cause and19 Varieties of Gazelle: different objectives. Offline effect, comprehend symbolism,Poems of the Middle vocabulary activities that can be make inferences, determine mood,

East. The done before students complete the understand tone, identify point ofcomprehension online vocabulary activity will be view, comprehend literaryactivities focus on given. Writing application technique, and comprehendtheme, and the writing objectives are listed, as well as symbolism.application focuses on additional literature titles. To viewwriting free verse and download the materials, clickpoetry. the Teacher Materials link to the

left.

Through an exploratory activity, thestudent will acquire background

The student will acquire backgroundinformation that will set the stage

information that will set the stage forfor the anchor piece, a series of

the poems they will read from 19poems from the book 19 Varieties

Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of theof Gazelle: Poems of the Middle

Middle East. The activity introducesBefore East. The student will develop Background (19

8298 students to the Arabic language, theReading vocabulary through the use of a Varieties of Gazelle)

Middle East, the importance ofliterature-based glossary and an

olives and figs in Middle Easterninteractive assessment activity that

culture, being Arab American, somefocuses on correctly identifying a

famous Arab Americans, Israel,vocabulary word with its definition.

gazelles, and free verse poetry.The student will also respond to aprewriting prompt.


Chapter Title Chapter Description Lesson Title Lesson Description Activity Activity Title Activity Description

NumberThe student will write a response toone of two prewriting prompts that

Narrative/Descriptivefocus on how one would feel if they

8299 had to move away from a favoriteWords (writing)

family member or describe howeating a favorite dessert makesthem feel.The student will develop vocabularythrough the use of the literature-

8300Vocabulary (19 based glossary and an interactive

Varieties of Gazelle) assessment activity that focuses oncorrectly identifying a vocabularyword with its definition.

The student will achievecomprehension by reading poemsfrom 19 Varieties of Gazelle:Poems of the Middle East with

The student will read a briefemphasis on vocabulary and

description of free verse poetry andfluency. The student will be

During Literature: 19 Varieties then read five poems from 19assessed on their comprehension 8301

Reading of Gazelle Part 1 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of theof the literature selection by

Middle East, developing fluency andanswering questions about main

vocabulary and recognizing wordsidea, cause and effect, symbolism,making inferences, mood, tone,point of view, and literarytechnique.

The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the five

Comprehension Check poems in the first part of the excerpt

8302 1: 19 Varieties of19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of

the Middle East, by answering fiveGazelle

questions about main idea, causeand effect, symbolizing, makinginferences, and mood.




The student will read a summary ofthe five poems they read in the firstpart of the literature excerpt andthen read four more poems from 19Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the

8303Literature: 19 Varieties Middle East, developing fluency and

of Gazelle Part 2 vocabulary and recognizing words incontext. The literature selectionincludes targeted vocabulary words,with a glossary. Optional audiosupport is available to modelfluency.

The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the fourpoems in the second part of the

Comprehension Check excerpt 19 Varieties of Gazelle:8304 2: 19 Varieties of Poems of the Middle East, by

Gazelle answering five questions abouttone, point of view, literary

technique, symbolism, and makinginferences.

The student will use a variety ofstrategies to comprehend readingselections and be assessed onvocabulary contained in the

The student will be assessed on theliterature selection. The student will

vocabulary contained in the poemsanalyze and evaluate the literature

from 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poemspiece by responding to literary

of the Middle East, through anresponse and analysis prompts.

activity where the student will matchThrough a comprehension activity Vocabulary Check: 19After Reading 8305 a vocabulary word with its definition.that incorporates direct instruction, Varieties of Gazelle

Some key vocabulary wordsa practice, and an assessment

students will be assessed on are:component, the student will focus

tokens, din, bravado, pita, banter,on identifying and analyzing

unsung, thesis, and Ahlan Wathemes in the selection. A reteach

Shalan.component provides a differentinstructional modality for studentswho need additional directinstruction on theme.




The student will analyze andevaluate the poems from 19

Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of theMiddle East by responding to literary

Poetryresponse and analysis prompts that

focus on if the poet's ancestors8306 Inspiration/Feeling

were from another part of the world,(writing)

other than the Middle East, whateffect that would have on herpoems, or a poem that moved thestudent the most and the feelings itevoked in the student.


Comprehension: 19that incorporates direct instruction, a

practice, and an assessment8307 Varieties of Gazelle

component, the student will focus(theme)

on identifying and analyzing themesin the selection.In this Reteach activity, the studentwill receive additional direct

Comprehension: 19 instruction, using a different8308 Varieties of Gazelle instructional modality than in the

(theme) parent activity, on identifying andanalyzing themes, as it relates tothe literature selection.

Through a series of writingactivities that incorporate directinstruction, a practice, and an

Through direct instruction andWriting assessment component, the Writing Application

8309 practice, the student will focus onApplication student will focus on free verse Instruction (poetry)

free verse poetry.poetry. The student will respond toprompts to write a free verse poem

of his or her own.

Writing ApplicationThe student will be assessed on

8310 their understanding of how to writeAssessment (poetry)

free verse poetry.




The student will respond to one of

Free Verse Poemtwo prompts by writing a free verse

8311 poem of his or her own. A(writing)

descriptive rubric for authenticassessment is used.

The student will engagein a series of integratedexploratory and The Teacher Materials sectionassessment activities contains an extensive offlinethat target vocabulary, packet that includes a chapterfluency, reading overview, a synopsis of thecomprehension, literature selection, a list of Teacher Materials include chapterprewriting, literary vocabulary words from the story, as information, a synopsis of Trueresponse and analysis, well as an author biography. North, Odyssey Writer prompts, andand writing application. Lesson plans will be provided on classroom activities in one printableThe anchor literature how to implement the Odyssey packet. The following readingpiece is an excerpt from Writer prompts and the comprehension objectives arethe historical fiction comprehension check activities, defined with examples and

True North - ILAnovel True North: A Teacher including what objectives are

8327Quest for Success: suggestions for practice: determine

Novel of the Materials covered and a suggested list of True North impact of setting, draw conclusions,Underground Railroad. online activities that cover each comprehend characterization, make

The comprehension objective. Offline vocabulary inferences, interpret cause andactivities focus on activities that can be done before effect, use supporting details,compare and contrast, students complete the online interpret author's purpose,and the writing vocabulary activity are also recognize main idea, identify pointapplication focuses on provided. Writing application of view, and determine impact ofwriting a biographical or objectives are listed, as well as setting on character.autobiographical additional literature titles. To viewnarrative or short story and download the materials, clickthat relates a clear, the Teacher Materials link to thecoherent incident, event left.or situation by usingwell-chosen details.




Through an exploratory activity, theThe student will acquire background

student will acquire backgroundinformation that will set the stage for

information that will set the stagewhat is to come in the excerpt from

for the anchor piece, an excerptthe historical fiction novel True

from the historical fiction novelNorth. The activity introduces

True North. The student willBefore Background ( True students to the characters in a very

develop vocabulary through the 8328Reading North) graphical and interactive way anduse of a literature-based glossary

covers such topics as slavery, the

and an interactive assessmentUnderground Railroad, abolitionists,

activity that focuses on correctlyUnderground stations, maps and

identifying a vocabulary word withtransportation timetables, Boston,

its definition. The student will alsoand the North Star.

respond to a prewriting prompt.

The student will write a response toone of two prewriting prompts that

Freedom and Slaveryfocus on freedoms the student has

8329 that a slave would not, or if slavery(writing)

was still practiced if the studentwould help the slaves or be afraid tobreak the law.


8330Vocabulary (True based glossary and an interactive

North) assessment activity that focuses oncorrectly identifying a vocabularyword with its definition.




The student will achievecomprehension by reading anexcerpt from the historical fiction

The student will read a summary ofnovel True North: A Novel of the

what has happened in the story soUnderground Railroad with

far and then read the first part of theemphasis on vocabulary and

excerpt from the historical fictionfluency. The student will be

novel True North: A Novel of theassessed on their comprehension

During Literature: True North Underground Railroad, developingof the literature selection by 8331

Reading Part 1 fluency and vocabulary andanswering questions about the

recognizing words in context. Theimpact of setting, drawing

literature selection includes targetedconclusions, characterization,

vocabulary words, with a glossary.making inferences, cause and

Optional audio support is availableeffect, supporting details, author’s

to model fluency.purpose, recognizing main idea,point of view, and impact of settingon character.

The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the first partof the excerpt of the historical fiction

Comprehension Checknovel True North, by answering five

8332 questions about determining the1: True North impact of setting, drawing

conclusions, comprehendingcharacterization, making inferences,and interpreting cause and effect.

The student will read a summary ofthe first part of the story excerpt andthen read the last part of the excerptfrom the historical fiction novel TrueNorth: A Novel of the Underground

8333Literature: True North Railroad, developing fluency and

Part 2 vocabulary and recognizing words incontext. The literature selectionincludes targeted vocabulary words,with a glossary. Optional audiosupport is available to modelfluency.




The student will be assessed ontheir comprehension of the last partof the excerpt of the historical fictionnovel True North, by answering five

8334Comprehension Check questions about using supporting

2: True North details, interpreting author'spurpose, recognizing main idea,identifying point of view, anddetermining the impact of setting oncharacter.

The student will use a variety ofstrategies to comprehend readingselections and be assessed on

vocabulary contained in theliterature selection. The student will

The student will be assessed on theanalyze and evaluate the literature

vocabulary contained in the excerptpiece by responding to literary

from the historical fiction novel Trueresponse and analysis prompts.

North, through an activity where theThrough a comprehension activity

Vocabulary Check: student completes the sentence byAfter Readingthat incorporates direct instruction, 8335

True North choosing the correct vocabularya practice, and an assessment

word. Some key vocabulary wordscomponent, the student will focus

students will be assessed on are:on identifying and analyzing text

hawser, dwindle, barring, nocturnal,that uses compare and contrast in

and swells.the selection. A reteach componentprovides a different instructionalmodality for students who needadditional direct instruction on thecompare and contrast objective.



Activity Title Activity Description

NumberThe student will analyze andevaluate the excerpt from thehistorical fiction novel True North byresponding to literary response andanalysis prompts that focus on a

8336 Facing Fears (writing) time the student had to face theirfears and how it changed them, orwhat the student would do if theywere caught helping a slave escape,and how they would defend theiractions.


Comprehension: Truethat incorporates direct instruction, a

practice, and an assessment8337 North (compare and

component, the student will focuscontrast)

on identifying and analyzing text thatuses compare and contrast

Comprehension: True8338 North (compare and

contrast)Through a series of writingactivities that incorporate directinstruction, a practice, and an

Through direct instruction andassessment component, the

practice, the student will focus onstudent will focus on writing a Writing Application

writing a biographical orWriting biographical or autobiographical Instruction

8339 autobiographical narrative or shortApplication narrative or short story that relates (biographical/

story that relates a clear, coherenta clear, coherent incident, event or autobiographical)

incident, event or situation by usingsituation by using well-chosenwell-chosen details.

details. The student will respond toa prompt to write a biography of hisor her own.

Writing ApplicationThe student will be assessed on

how to write a biography, one typeAssessment

8340 of narrative that relates a clear,(biographical/

coherent incident, event or situationautobiographical)

by using well-chosen details.




The student will respond to theprompt by writing a biography aboutan average person in their

8341 Biography (writing)community whose actions have

created change and had a positiveimpact on the lives of others. Thenarrative writing rubric for authenticassessment is used.

LA Extensions 6: Scope and Sequence

Chapter Title Chapter Lesson Title Lesson Description Activity Activity Title Activity DescriptionDescription NumberThe learner willuse appropriate Learn the parts of a sentence

grammatical and Demonstrate that sentences areand how to identify a

Grammar - mechanical composed of a subject and a Sentence SchoolSentence Structure 6427 fragment and a run-on. Two

Extension conventions of predicate, and identify sentence (fragments and run-ons)short multiple choice

language in fragments and run-on sentences.exercises are included.

writtencompositions.

Lesson Quiz: SentenceStructure

Review and practicedifferentiating among the four

Review and correctly punctuate the types of sentences

Punctuationfour types of sentences as

6428 Types of Sentences(declarative, imperative,

declarative, interrogative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory).and exclamatory. Two multiple choice practice

exercises and an overallwriting task are included.

Review and practicedifferentiating among the fourtypes of sentences(declarative, imperative,

6475 Four Kinds of Sentences interrogative, exclamatory).Short writing exercises andan overall multiple choicepractice exercise areincluded.

Lesson Quiz: Punctuation

Chapter Title Chapter Lesson Title Lesson Description Activity Activity Title Activity DescriptionDescription Number

Identify pronouns, demonstrate Learn form and function ofagreement between pronouns and objective and subjective

Pronounsantecedents, and write with increasing

6430Me, Myself, and I pronouns. Use correct

accuracy when using pronoun (pronouns) pronouns in practice, multipleobjective and subjective cases, such choice exercises and aas, ''He and they joined me.'' printable worksheet.

Use objective and subjectivepronouns correctly and

Reviewing Pronounsdistinguish between

6477 pronouns and antecedents.(antecedents)

Explanation and short,multiple-choice exercises areincluded.

Lesson Quiz: PronounsLearn the form and function

Identify and correctly use action and of action verbs and helpingVerbs helping verbs. Identify irregular 6431 Action and Helping Verbs verbs with explanation and

spelling of forms of ''to be, to do,'' and examples, practice''to have.'' exercises, and a printable

worksheet.Learn the form and function

Reviewing Action andof action verbs and helping

6478 verbs with explanation,Helping Verbs

examples, and practiceexercises.

Lesson Quiz: Verbs

Discriminate between transitive andDiscriminate between

transitive and intransitiveintransitive verbs and direct andTransitive & Intransitive

6432 Transitive and Intransitiveverbs and direct and indirect

Verb indirect objects. Recognize and use objects in short practicecorrectly such troublesome verbs as

exercises, including a''sit/set; rise/raise; lie/lay.''

printable worksheet.


Discriminate between

6479Reviewing Transitive and transitive and intransitive

Intransitive Verbsverbs and direct and indirect

objects in short, multiple-choice exercises.

Lesson Quiz: Transitive &Intransitive Verb

Learn the function of

Identify and use descriptive adjectivesadjectives and adverbs and

Adjectives & Adverbs 6434 Adjectives and Adverbs practice using descriptiveand adverbs to enhance writing.

words in a printable writingexercise.Learn the function ofadjectives and adverbs

Descriptive Writingthrough explanation and

6481 examples, and identify(adjectives and adverbs)

adjectives and adverbs inshort, multiple-choicepractice exercises.

Lesson Quiz: Adjectives &Adverbs

Identify interjections, conjunctions,Learn the form and function

of interjections, conjunctions,and prepositions in grade-level written Ifs, Ands, and Buts ofImportant Small Words 6435 and prepositions withcomposition. Use prepositional Writing (conjunctions)

explanation and practicephrases to elaborate ideas.

exercises.

Learn the form and functionInterjections, of interjections, conjunctions,

6482 Conjunctions, and and prepositions withPrepositions explanation and practice

exercises.

Lesson Quiz: ImportantSmall Words


Learn how to identify and

Dependent/Independen Identify and correctly punctuate6436

Clauses (independent and punctuate independent and

t Clause dependent and independent clauses. dependent)dependent clauses with

examples and practiceexercises.Learn and practice how to

6483Reviewing Dependent and identify and punctuate

Independent Clausesindependent and dependent

clauses with examples andmultiple choice exercises.

Lesson Quiz:Dependent/IndependentClause

Use Standard English in grade level Learn and practice when andappropriate composition. Correctly

Using the Right Wordhow to use the following

Composition Writing use the following: ''good/well; 6437 words: between and among,(Standard English Usage)who/whom between/among; good and well, which and

which/that/who.'' who, and who and whom.

Learn and practice when andWhich Word Is the Right how to use the following

6484 Word? (Standard English words: between and among,usage) good and well, which and

who, and who and whom.

Lesson Quiz: CompositionWriting

Use verb tenses correctly, includingLearn and practice how to

present, past, future, and perfectidentify the perfect forms of

Verb Tenses forms, and demonstrate parallel 6438 Verb Tensespast, present, and future

structure (consistent tense) inverbs.

sentences.


Learn how to identify theperfect forms of past,present, and future verbs,

6485Linking Verbs and Tenses and learn the function of

(verb usage) linking verbs, predicatenominatives, and predicateadjectives. Short practiceexercises are included.

Lesson Quiz: Verb Tenses

Learn and applyUse commas in dates, city and states, understanding of commaand lists. Use commas in appositives usage in dates, items in a

Proper Comma Use and after introductory words and 6440 Commas series, appositives, directphrases, as well as with names in addresses, and letters indirect address. practice exercises and a

writing activity.Learn and practice use ofcommas in dates, places,

6487 Using Commas direct addresses, items in aseries, appositives, andletters.

Lesson Quiz: ProperComma Use

Learn and apply rules of

Capitalize names of organizations,capitalization in titles,

organizations, nationalities,nationalities, races, languages, and Mechanics of Writing

Capitalization 6441 races, languages, religions,religions, as well as titles of books, (capitalization)

and written works in practicestories, poems, songs, and articles.

exercises and writingactivities.Learn and apply rules ofcapitalization in titles,

6488 It's Capital! (capitalization) organizations, nationalities,races, languages, religions,and written works in practiceexercises.


Lesson Quiz:Capitalization

Learn and practice use ofquotation marks in dialog and

Quotation MarksUse quotation marks in dialogue and

6442Quotation Sensation! titles and with other

titles, using grade-level vocabulary. (quotation marks) punctuation marks. Aprintable worksheet isincluded.Learn and practice use of

6489Punctuation Practice quotation marks in dialog and

(quotation marks) titles and with otherpunctuation marks.

Lesson Quiz: QuotationMarks

Learn, identify, and useIdentify and correctly use linking verbs linking verbs, predicate

Grammar Practice (linking nominatives, and predicateLinking Verbs with predicate nominatives and 6433

verbs) adjectives with practicepredicate adjectives.

exercises and a writingactivity.

Lesson Quiz: LinkingVerbsChapter Test: Grammar -Extension

Learn and chart fiveThe learner will Correctly identify the different pronunciations of the letter

Reading read silently and pronunciations of the letter combination ough, as inAccurately - aloud with Letter Combinations combination ''ough'', as in; ''rough, 6502 The Sounds of ''Ough'' rough, dough, plough, cough,Extension fluency and dough, plough, borough, cough,'' and and hiccough. A culminating

accuracy. ''hiccough''. multiple choice exercise isincluded.


Learn and practice fivepronunciations of the lettercombination ough, as in

6509 The Sounds of ''Ough'' rough, dough, plough, cough,and hiccough. A culminatingmultiple choice exercise isincluded.

Lesson Quiz: LetterCombinations

Correctly identify which syllable of aLearn about various types of

multisyllabic word needs to behomographs, including

stressed, and demonstratemultiple meaning words that

understanding that the stress of a Words with MultiplePronunciation 6504 sound alike, sound different,syllable affects pronunciation and can Meanings (homographs)

and have different stressedaffect meaning. Identify multiple

syllables Two short practicemeanings of words, and understand

exercises are included.how they can affect pronunciation.

Learn about various types ofhomographs, including

Multiple Meaningsmultiple meaning words that

6510 sound alike, sound different,(homographs)

and have different stressedsyllables A short, multiplechoice exercise is included.

Lesson Quiz:Pronunciation

Learn and apply definition ofCorrectly identify prefixes and common prefixes and

Affixes suffixes, and demonstrate an 6506 Affixes suffixes in practice exercisesunderstanding of their meanings. and two printable

worksheets.

Learn and apply definition of6512 All about Affixes common prefixes and

suffixes in practice exercises.


Lesson Quiz: AffixesChapter Test: ReadingAccurately - Extension

The learner will Learn and practice identifyingReading & apply reading Identify the use of figures of speech in similes, metaphors,Vocabulary strategies and

Figures of Speechwritten text, including analogies,

6513 Figures of Speechhyperboles, analogies, and

Skills - develop idioms, similes, metaphors, and idioms. Practice exercises

Extension vocabulary- hyperbole. and a printable worksheetbuilding skills. are included.

Learn through explanationand example the meaning of

Comparisons, Sayings, simile, metaphor, analogy,6530 and Exaggeration (figures idiom, and hyperbole.

of speech) Practice identifying each intwo short multiple choiceexercises.

Lesson Quiz: Figures ofSpeech

Learn and demonstrate howDemonstrate comprehension skills,

Getting to the Bottom ofto distinguish between fact

such as distinguishing between fact and opinion, cause andComprehension Skills 6514 What You Readand opinion, cause and effect, and effect, and fantasy and

fantasy and reality.(strategies)

reality. Short, multiple choiceexercises are included.

Learn and demonstrate howto distinguish between fact

6531Believe It or Not (fact and and opinion, cause and

opinion) effect, and fantasy andreality. Short, multiple choiceexercises are included.

Lesson Quiz:Comprehension Skills


Identify main idea and

Correctly identify the main idea andsupporting details of an

expository text. PracticeIdentifying the Main supporting details of an entire text.6515 Main Idea summarizing and

Idea Paraphrase and summarize text to aidparaphrasing. Three

in comprehension.printable worksheets areincluded.

Identify main idea andsupporting details and

Getting to the Point (main differentiate between6532 Idea, details, summary, summarizing and

paraphrase) paraphrasing. A sample textwith a short multiple choiceexercise is included.

Lesson Quiz: Identifyingthe Main Idea

Demonstrate the use of a variety ofLearn and apply purposes for

reading and writing: toDifferent Reading

reading styles and speed to fit Obey the Speed Limit! (to

different types of text, including 6517 inform, persuade,inform, to entertain, to

Styles persuade. Practice exercisepoetry, novels, textbooks, instruction entertain)

and a writing task aremanuals, and newspapers.

included.Learn and identify threepurposes for reading: toinform, to entertain, to

6534 Purpose for Reading persuade. Explanation foreach purpose and a short,multiple choice exercise isincluded.

Lesson Quiz: DifferentReading Styles


Demonstrate increased vocabulary Learn and apply meaning of

and enhanced language use. Unit 1:words from social studies in

Social Studies Words from social studies, including Vocabulary Enrichment6520 practice exercises and

Vocabulary continent, population, economics, (social studies)activities. Activity requires

migration, culture, suffrage,access to a dictionary.

international, province, citadel, ethnic .

Lesson Quiz: SocialStudies Vocabulary

Demonstrate increased vocabularyand enhanced language use. Unit 2: Learn and apply meaning of

Foreign WordsForeign words commonly used in

Vocabulary Enrichmentforeign words commonly

English, including touché, bona fide, 6521 used in English in practiceVocabulary (foreign words)

status quo, incommunicado, faux, exercises. Activity requiressmörgasbord, al fresco, gesundheit, access to a dictionary.bon voyage, à la carte .

Lesson Quiz: ForeignWords Vocabulary

Demonstrate increased vocabularyand enhanced language use. Unit 3:

Learn and apply meaning ofWords from mathematics, including

Mathematics Vocabulary Enrichment words from math in practicevariable, equation, inequalities, 6522

Vocabulary (Math) exercises. Activity requiresproportions, integer, volume,

access to a dictionary.capacity, perpendicular, parallel,statistics .

Lesson Quiz: MathematicsVocabulary

Demonstrate increased vocabularyLearn and apply meaning ofand enhanced language use. Unit 4:words from science in

Words from science, including Vocabulary EnrichmentScience Vocabulary 6523 practice exercises. Activity

conductor, soluble, energy, force, (science)requires access to a

system, minerals, natural resources,dictionary.

hypothesis, vertebrate, invertebrate .

Lesson Quiz: ScienceVocabulary


Learn and apply meaning ofDemonstrate increased vocabulary words used in the artsand enhanced language use. Unit 5: (instrumental, vocal, scale,

Art VocabularyWords from the arts, including

6524Vocabulary Enrichment chord, melody, texture, value,

instrumental, vocal, scale, chord, (The Arts) form, balance, variety) inmelody, texture, value, form, balance, practice exercises. Activityvariety. requires access to a

dictionary.

Lesson Quiz: ArtVocabulary

Learn and apply meaning of

Demonstrate increased vocabularywords from computer

technology (word processor,and enhanced language use. Unit 6:

software, hardware, font,Words from technology, including Vocabulary Enrichment

Technology Vocabulary 6525 icon, prompt, database,word processor, software, hardware, (computer technology)

font, icon, prompt, database,prototype, disk, virtual reality)

in practice exercises. Activityprototype, disk, virtual reality .

requires access to a

dictionary.

Lesson Quiz: TechnologyVocabulary

Learn and apply meaning ofDemonstrate increased vocabulary words from language artsand enhanced language use. Unit 7: (expository, figurative, thesis,

Language Arts Words from language arts, including6526

Vocabulary Enrichment prose, metaphor, irony,

Vocabulary expository, figurative, thesis, prose, (language arts) dialect, personification,metaphor, irony, dialect, theme, alliteration) in practicepersonification, theme, alliteration . exercises. Activity requires

access to a dictionary.

Lesson Quiz: LanguageArts Vocabulary


Learn and apply meaning ofDemonstrate increased vocabulary ten words with interestingand enhanced language use. Unit 8: origins (boycott, broccoli,

Interesting OriginWords with interesting origins,

Vocabulary Enrichmentvaccine, eureka, dandelion,

including boycott, broccoli, vaccine, 6527 chauvinism, macaroni,Vocabulary (word origins)

eureka, dandelion, chauvinism, magenta, honeymoon,macaroni, magenta, honeymoon, assassination) in practiceassassination . exercises. Activity requires

access to a dictionary.

Lesson Quiz: InterestingOrigin Vocabulary

Demonstrate increased vocabularyand enhanced language use. Unit 9:

Learn and apply meaning ofWords with Latin parts, including

common Latin word parts''omnis'' (omniscient, omnipotent), Vocabulary EnrichmentLatin Parts Vocabulary 6528 (dict, omni, magnus, vita, and

''annus'' (annual, anniversary), ''vita'' (Latin prefixes)annus) with practice

(vitality, vitamin), ''dict'' (dictation,exercises.

dictionary), ''magnus'' (magnify,magnificent).

Lesson Quiz: Latin PartsVocabulary

Learn and apply meaning ofcommon acronyms (sonar,

Demonstrate increased vocabulary RAM, radar, VISTA,and enhanced language use. Unit 10:

Vocabulary EnrichmentUNICEF, scuba, laser,

Acronyms Vocabulary Acronyms, including ''sonar, scuba, 6529 NATO, NASA, CARE) with(acronyms)

RAM, laser, radar, NATO, CARE, practice exercises and aVISTA, NASA, UNICEF''. writing activity. Activity

requires access to adictionary.

Lesson Quiz: AcronymsVocabularyChapter Test: Reading &Vocabulary Skills -Extension


Learn and practice

The learner will Correctly identify an author's voice ordifferentiating between first

person narration and thirdidentify and point of view in a written selection,

person narration andLiterature - understand thePoint of View

and determine if the selection was6541

The Author's Voice (point

Extension structural written in the first or the third person. of view)between dialogue and

monologue. A brief writingfeatures of Identify monologue and dialogue

task and two short multipleliterature. within a written selection.choice exercises are

included.Learn and practicedifferentiating between firstperson narration and third

6551The Voice of Writing (point person narration and

of view) between dialogue andmonologue. Two shortmultiple choice exercises areincluded.

Lesson Quiz: Point of View

Learn how word choiceinfluences mood and tone.

Explain how an author's use of formalTopics covered include

definition of mood and tone,or informal language (including the Formal and Informal

Elements of Mood & denotative and connotativeuse of slang), as well as denotative 6543 Language (mood and

Tone meanings of words, andand connotative meanings, can help tone)

formal and informal languageto set the mood or tone of a selection.

and writing situations. Twoshort, multiple choiceexercises are included.


Learn how word choiceinfluences mood and tone.Topics covered includedefinition of mood and tone,

6553Formal and Informal denotative and connotative

(mood and tone) meanings of words, and

formal and informal languageand writing situations. Twoshort, multiple choiceexercises are included.

Lesson Quiz: Elements ofMood & Tone

Learn and identify use ofDemonstrate understanding of an

Flashbacks andflashbacks and

Techniques of Writing author's use of flashbacks and 6545 foreshadowing withForeshadowing

foreshadowing. examples and practiceexercise.Learn and identify use of

Reading Past and Futureflashbacks and

foreshadowing with6555 (flashback and

explanation, examples, and aforeshadowing)

short multiple choice practiceexercise.

Lesson Quiz: Techniquesof Writing

Differentiate between an author's use Afternoon Movie Define alliteration, conflict,

of literal or figurative language,Elements of Style 66950 (alliteration and personification, and hero with

including imagery, metaphor andpersonification) short practice exercises.

simile, symbol, and personification.

Learn and identifypersonification in a Robert

6556Figuratively Speaking Frost poem and differentiate

(figurative language) among imagery, metaphor,simile, and symbol in twomultiple-choice exercises.


Learn and identifypersonification, imagery,

6546Literal and Figurative metaphor, simile, and symbol

Language in excerpts from poets Wylie,Rosetti, Pound, Poe, andDickinson.

Lesson Quiz: Elements ofStyle

Identify common propagandatechniques used in the media. Point

Learn the purpose andout examples of false advertising in

terminology of propagandatelevision ads for toys, and emotional

Propaganda 6547 Propaganda Techniques and propaganda techniquesversus logical arguments found in

with emphasis on producteditorials and opinion pages.

advertising.Determine whether they containstrong or weak arguments.

Learn the purpose andterminology of propagandaand propaganda techniqueswith emphasis on product

6557 Propaganda advertising. Activity includesexplanation with definitionsand examples, a writingprompt, and a short, multiplechoice exercise.

Lesson Quiz: Propaganda

Chapter Test: Literature -

Extension


Read a selected grade-appropriateUse reading strategies to

The learner will read either The Secretnovel, and demonstrate the use of the

develop an Garden by Frances Hodgsonfollowing reading strategies:

appreciation for Burnett or Hatchet by Gary'prereading skills,' such as scanning

the different Paulsen. The activityGenres of bold headings and graphics and Reading a Novel (The

genres of provides specific readingLiterature - Reading Strategies predicting story events; reading skills , 6560 Secret Garden andliterature and will guidance for each novel,Extension

recognize that asuch as making inferences, drawing Hatchet)

including prereading andconclusions, making generalizations;

literary text may during reading strategies,and 'rereading' for better

elicit a variety of vocabulary, comprehensionunderstanding. Relate aspects of the

valid responses. questions, and writing tasktext to your experiences.

extensions.

Learn strategies for reading,including prereading

A Novel Idea (makingtechniques, understanding

6573 context clues, makinginferences)

inferences, and rereading. Ashort multiple choiceexercise is included.

Lesson Quiz: ReadingStrategies

Determine the reading level of a

selection, and choose books that are Learn about the main literaryat your level. Briefly describe these genres, including fiction,

Reading Genresgenres of literature: fiction, nonfiction,

6561The Love of Reading nonfiction, fantasy, science

biography, and poetry. Select 25 (literary genres) fiction, biography, poetry,books to read during the course of the magazine, newspaper, andyear, with 4 of the books from the mystery.same genre.


Learn about the main literarygenres, including fiction,nonfiction, fantasy, sciencefiction, biography, poetry,

6574 Genres magazine/newspaper, andmystery. A printable list oftwo books for each genreand a printable genericreading log are included.

Lesson Quiz: ReadingGenres

Learn the elements of a goodCharacteristics of a Determine the defining characteristics

6563Susan B. Anthony Speaks speech through explanation

Speech of a speech, and read ''Are Women Up (elements of a speech) and a guided reading of aPersons?'' by Susan B. Anthony. speech given by Susan B.

Anthony.Learn the elements of a goodspeech through explanation

6576 Elements of a Speech and a guided reading of aspeech given by Susan B.Anthony.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of aSpeech

Learn the defining elementsDetermine the defining characteristics of fiction, including plot,

setting, characterization,

Characteristics of of fiction, including fantasy, mystery,6564 Elements of Fiction point-of-view, and theme.

Fiction science fiction, realistic fiction, andIdentify elements of fiction in

suspense.excerpts of a story, TheNeighborhood Champs.


Learn the defining elementsof fiction, including plot,

6577 Fictionsetting, characterization,

point-of-view, and theme. Ashort, multiple-choiceexercise is included.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of Fiction

Learn the characteristics of abiography and be guided

Determine the defining characteristicsthrough a reading of Marie

Characteristics of a Curie and the Discovery ofof a biography, and read a biography 6565 Marie Curie (biography)

Biography Radium by Ann E. Steinkeof Marie Curie.

with character traitsummaries and open-endedquestions.

Learn the characteristics of abiography and be supportedthrough a reading of Marie

6578 Reading a Biography Curie and the Discovery ofRadium with open-endedquestions and a multiplechoice exercise.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of aBiography


Learn the characteristics ofan essay, including purpose,topic sentences, supportingparagraphs, tone, anecdote,

Characteristics of anDetermine the defining characteristics thesis statement, and

of an essay, and read ''Advice to 6566 Advice to Youth (essay) conclusion, and read MarkEssay

Youth'' by Mark Twain. Twain's "Advice to Youth" toidentify essay characteristics.Open-ended questionsrequiring written responsesare included..

Learn the characteristics ofan essay, including purpose,topic sentences, supportingparagraphs, tone, anecdote,

6579Mark Twain's Advice to thesis statement, and

Youth (essay) conclusion, and read MarkTwain's "Advice to Youth" toidentify essay characteristics.Two short multiple-choiceexercises are included.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of anEssay

Chapter Title Chapter Lesson Title Lesson Description Activity Activity Title Activity Description

Description NumberDetermine the defining characteristics Learn function and format ofof newspapers. Determine that an a newspaper with emphasisauthor's purpose is to entertain, on journalism terms

Characteristics of ainform, or persuade, and relate an (headline, lead, body, bias)

author's purpose to specific details 6567 Newspapers and author's purpose.Newspaper

within selected articles of the Activity includes explanation,newspaper. Compare editorials to the suggested activities, and ause of political cartoons in persuasive short multiple-choicejournalism. Identify bias. exercise.

Learn function and format ofa newspaper with emphasison journalism terms

Extra! Extra! (newspaper(headline, lead, body, bias)

6580 and author's purpose.elements)

Activity includes explanation,suggested activities, and ashort multiple-choiceexercise.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of aNewspaper

Determine the defining characteristicsLearn the characteristics and

of folklore. Compare folklore from thetypes of folk tales with

Characteristics of ancient cultures of the Israelites,6568 Folk Tales explanation and a sample

Folklore Muslims, Japanese, and Chinese.folk tale, Hofus the Stone-

Read to compare your culture to theCutter.

cultures of others.

Learn the characteristics and

types of folk tales with6581 Exploring Folk Tales explanation and a sample

folk tale, How Indian CornCame into the World.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of Folklore


Read about three differentCinderella stories (TheGolden Sandal, Yeh-Shen ,

Explore universal themes in and The Rough-Face Girl )

Universal Themes ofstorytelling by comparing several Cinderella around the and become aware of how

versions of the Cinderella story, 6569 World (Guide for 3 they are similar and different.Cinderella

pointing out similarities and Cinderella Stories) A short, multiple choicedifferences in the versions. question exercise and a

writing task about the full-textversions of the stories areincluded.Read about three differentCinderella stories (TheGolden Sandal, Yeh-Shen ,and The Rough-Face Girl )

Cinderella's Many Facesand become aware of how

6582 they are similar and different.(fairy tale versions)

A short, multiple choicequestion exercise and awriting task about the full-textversions of the stories areincluded.

Lesson Quiz: UniversalThemes of Cinderella

Learn the elements of poetry

Determine the defining characteristics and strategies for readingof poetry, including stanza, meter,

Reading Poems (Poetryand understanding poems.

Characteristics of iamb, line length, punctuation, rhythm. Poems by Walt Whitman6570 Overview and

Poetry Use patterned poetry, rhyming poetry, (Song of Myself) and D.H.Terminology)

couplets, free verse, concrete poetry, Lawrence (The White Horse)song lyrics, and/or sonnets. are included with open-ended

questions.


Learn the elements of poetryand the terminologyassociated with poetry. Hints

6583 Reading Poetryfor reading and

understanding poetry as wellas a short, multiple choicepractice exercise areincluded.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of Poetry

Learn the elements of drama

Determine the defining characteristicsand be guided through a

reading of Williamof a play, and read a version of

Characteristics of a A Julius Caesar Reading Shakespeare's Julius CaesarShakespeare's ''Julius Caesar''. 6571

Play Guide (elements of drama) with scene summaries,Describe the ways sentence structure

multiple choice readingand patterns have changed over time.

comprehension questions,and a writing task.

Learn the elements of drama

and be guided through areading of William

6584Shakespeare and Caesar Shakespeare's Julius

(drama) Caesar with scenesummaries and multiplechoice readingcomprehension questions.

Lesson Quiz:Characteristics of a PlayChapter Test: Genres ofLiterature - Extension

Chapter Title Chapter Lesson Title Lesson Description Activity Activity Title Activity DescriptionDescription NumberThe learner willwrite in clear,concise, Use the steps of the writing process Learn the steps of the writing

The Writingorganized (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, process and write a

language that and share) to create paragraphs and On the Write Track! paragraph and an essay.Process - Paragraphs 6586varies in content multiple-paragraph essays. Choose a (essay writing) Essay topics and printableExtension

and form for topic and then choose to write to planning and revisingdifferent persuade, entertain, or inform. checklists are included.audiences andpurposes.

Use the steps of the writingprocess to write a persuasive

6593Author! Author! essay. Essay topics, a

(persuasive essay) printable prewriting checklist,and two short multiple choiceexercises are included.

Lesson Quiz: Paragraphs

Use the steps of the writing process Use the writing process tocreate a short story. Story

(plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print,Fictional Stories 6476 Write a Short Story starter ideas, drafting hints,

and share) to create a fictional shortand revision strategies are

story that includes dialogue.included.Use the writing process tocreate a short story. Story

6587 Writing a Short Story starter ideas, drafting hints,and revision strategies areincluded.

Lesson Quiz: FictionalStories


Lean ways to respond to astory by reading and

Use the steps of the writing process responding to Anton

Response to Literature (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, 6501 Response to Literature Chekhov's short story, Theand share) to create a response to Lottery Ticket. Full text story,literature. question prompts throughout

the story, and a culminatingwriting taskLean ways to respond to astory by reading andresponding to Anton

6588 Responding to Literature Chekhov's short story, The

Lottery Ticket . Full textstory, question promptsthroughout the story, and aculminating writing task

Lesson Quiz: Response toLiterature

Use the steps of the writing process(plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print,

and share), and use multimedia toUse the steps of the writing

create an autobiographical story (e.g., Your Side of the StoryAutobiography 6429 process to create an

the day you were born, before you (autobiographical)autobiographical story.

started school, a typical day, yourfamily, your friends, what you mostenjoy and what you do best).

Writing anUse the steps of the writing

6589 process to create anAutobiographical Story

autobiographical story.Lesson Quiz:Autobiography

Use the steps of the writing processUse the writing process and

specific ideas for writing,Poetry (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, 6439 Writing Poetry

revising, and editing to writeand share) to write a poem.

an original poem.


Use the writing process and

6590 Writing a Poemspecific ideas for writing,

revising, and editing to writean original poem.

Lesson Quiz: Poetry

Use the steps of the writing processLearn the function, format,

(plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print,Write a Letter (business and types of business letters.

Letter Writing and share) to write letters for various 6490 letter) Use the writing process tosituations, including business letters,

write a business letter.e-mail messages, and envelopes.

Learn the parts of personaland business letters,

Use the steps of the writing process including heading, salutation,(plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print,

Letters (personal andbody, closing, signature, and

and share) to write letters for various 6594 inside address (businessbusiness)

situations, including business letters, only). Use the writinge-mail messages, and envelopes. process to write both a

personal and a businessletter.

Lesson Quiz: LetterWriting

Use the steps of the writing process(plan—including forming questions for

Write a one-act play byinvestigation—draft, write, revise,

learning the elements of aproofread, edit, print, and share) to

Plays 6486 Writing Plays play and following the guidedcreate a one-act play, correctly using

instruction that mirrors thetheatrical vocabulary, such as stage,

writing process.set, act, scene, cast, props , andsound effects

Write a one-act play bylearning the elements of a

6597 Writing a One-Act Play play and following the guidedinstruction that mirrors thewriting process.

Lesson Quiz: Plays


Description NumberChapter Test: The WritingProcess - Extension

The learner willUnderstand and correctly use the

skills of note making, including thedemonstrate Create a persuasive speech

use of graphic organizers such asSpeaking & competence in A Guide to Speech Writing by being guided through the

webbing, clustering, and outlining.Listening Skills - speaking and Brainstorming 6601 (creating a persuasive steps of researching, writing,

Write and present an expositoryExtension listening in a speech) revising, and presenting a

speech or persuasive argument (withvariety of speech.

supporting evidence), making use ofsituations.

technology to enhance presentation.

Create a persuasive speechPreparing to Give a by being guided through the

6608 Speech (creating a steps of researching, writing,persuasive speech) revising, and presenting a

speech.

Lesson Quiz:Brainstorming

Be a more effective listenerby learning the purposes for

Determine the purposes for listening,Listening for a Purpose

listening: to gain information,

Purposes of Listening including to gain information, to solve 6603 to solve problems, to enjoy,(rationale and techniques)problems, to enjoy, and to appreciate. and to appreciate. A

culminating writing task isincluded.

Be a more effective listenerby learning the purposes forlistening: to gain information,

6609 Listen Up! to solve problems, to enjoy,and to appreciate. A

listening activity and a short,multiple choice exercise areincluded.


Lesson Quiz: Purposes ofListening

Listen to learn by taking notes,Learn and practice active

organizing, summarizing, Listen to Learn (noteListening to Learn 6604 listening and note-taking

paraphrasing spoken ideas, and taking)techniques.

asking questions.Learn and practice active

6610Active Listening and Note listening and note-taking

Takingtechniques. Practice

exercises require access tospecified web sites.

Lesson Quiz: Listening toLearn

Learn and practice how towrite and follow multi-stepinstructions. Writing prompt

Writing & FollowingWrite sequenced, concise, multistep

Instructions (followingasks student to write and

instructions. Follow verbal multistep 6605 then follow his or her ownDirections written instructions)

instructions. instructions, and a printableexercise challenges studentsto read and follow directionscarefully.

Learn and practice how towrite and follow multi-step

instructions. Writing prompt

Giving and Followingasks student to write and

6611 then follow his or her ownInstructions

instructions, and a printableexercise challenges studentsto read and follow directionscarefully.

Lesson Quiz: Writing &Following Directions


Chapter Test: Speaking &Listening Skills - Extension

The learner willexplore career

Learn about careers in theopportunities in Research and report on careers in the

field of language arts,the field of field of language arts, to include

Careers in including jobs in journalismlanguage arts Careers in Language journalism, library science, publishing,Language Arts - 6620 Careers in Language Arts and academia. A research

Extensionand learn about Arts advertising, and theater (television,

activity prompts students tofamous people movies, video, and video-game

interview a contributor in thein this field from creation).

field of language arts.his or her ownstate.

Lesson Quiz: Careers inLanguage Arts

Chapter Test: Careers inLanguage Arts - Extension

The learner will Consistently apply rules of spelling.

use appropriateUnit 1: Demonstrate the influence of

conventionsother languages and cultures on the Build spelling skills and learn

when spellingConventions ofOther Languages

spelling of English words (etymology),Spelling Practice (Latin

how to spell words with Latin

Spelling - and including words from ancient Rome 6444 origin. Activities, quizzes,proofreading Spelling origins)

Extension (Latin), 30 words, including infinity, and a printable worksheetwords with

hospital, peace, romance, bona fide, are included.regular and

status quo, verbatim, library, asthma,variant spelling

sincere .patterns.

Build spelling skills and learn

Spelling Practice (Latinhow to spell words with Latin

6445 origin. Activities, quizzes,origins)

and a printable worksheetare included.



Spelling Practice (Latinhow to spell words with Latin

6446 origin. Activities, quizzes,roots)

and printable worksheets areincluded.

Lesson Quiz: OtherLanguages Spelling

Consistently apply rules of spelling.Build spelling skills and learnhow to spell and use

Unit 2: Frequently confused word

Spelling Practice commonly confused wordConfused Word Pairs pairs, 30 words, including accept, 6447

(homophones) pairs. Activities, quizzes, andexcept, affect, effect, principle,

two printable worksheets areprincipal, course, coarse, flair, flare .

included.Build spelling skills and learnhow to spell and use

6448Spelling Practice commonly confused word

(homophones) pairs. Activities, quizzes, anda printable worksheet areincluded.Build spelling skills and learn

6449Spelling Practice how to spell and use

(homonyms) commonly confused wordpairs.

Lesson Quiz: ConfusedWord Pairs

Consistently apply rules of spelling.

Schwa + r Word Unit 3: Schwa + ''r'' word endings:6450

Spelling Practice (schwa + Build spelling skills and learn

Endingscalendar, terror, popular, liar,

r)how to spell words that end

character, similar, warrior, calculator, with schwa + r.behavior, vinegar .

6451Spelling Practice (schwa + Build spelling skills and learn

r)how to spell words that end

with schwa + r.

6452Spelling Practice (schwa + Build spelling skills and learn

r ending)how to spell words that end

with schwa + r.


Description NumberLesson Quiz: Schwa + rWord Endings

Consistently apply rules of spelling. Build spelling skills and learn

Schwa + l or n WordUnit 4: Schwa + ''n'' or ''l'' word

Spelling Practice (schwa +how to spell words that end

endings, 30 words, including: gargle, 6453 with schwa + l. Activities,Endings

warble, towel, guttural, ritual, damsel,l)

quizzes, and two printablebristle, perpetual, tussle, jostle . worksheets are included.



6454 with schwa + n. Activities,n)

quizzes, and two printableworksheets are included.



6455 with schwa + l. Activities,l)

quizzes, and two printableworksheets are included.

Lesson Quiz: Schwa + l orn Word Endings

Consistently apply rules of spelling. Build spelling skills and learn

Words Containing ie orUnit 5: words containing ''ie'' or ''ei''.

Spelling Practice (vowelshow to spell words with ie

30 words, including: receive, ceiling, 6456 and ei with hints, activities,ei

deceive, achievement, chief, wield,ie and ei)

quizzes, and a printableweird, sleigh, reins, beige. worksheet.


Spelling Practice (vowelshow to spell words with ie

6457 and ei with hints, activities,ie and ei)

quizzes, and two printableworksheets.


Build spelling skills and learnhow to spell words that do

6458Spelling Practice not comply with the i before e

(exceptions to i before e) spelling rule. Hints, activities,quizzes, and a printableworksheet are included.

Lesson Quiz: WordsContaining ie or ei

Consistently apply rules of spelling.Unit 6: words with the endings: ''-ant'' Build spelling skills and learnor ''-ent;'' and ''-able'' or ''-ible''. 30

Spelling Practice (wordshow to spell words that end

Word Endings words, including: tolerant, 6459 with ant and ent withending with -ant and -ent)independent, brilliant, ignorant, activities, quizzes, and aefficient, believable, visible, edible, printable worksheet.responsible, measurable.



6460 with ant and ent withending with -ant and -ent)activities, quizzes, and aprintable worksheet.Build spelling skills and learn


6461 with able and ible withending with -able and -ible)activities, quizzes, and twoprintable worksheets.

Lesson Quiz: WordEndings

Consistently apply rules of spelling.Build spelling skills and learn

Unit 7: words containing variant how to spell words withVariant Spellings of sh spellings of the ''sh'' sound, 30 words, Spelling Practice (/sh/

6462 variant spellings of /sh/ withSound including: session, patient, nutrition, sound)

activities, quizzes, and twosolution, politician, ferocious, fashion,

printable worksheets.social, especially, partial.



Spelling Practice (varianthow to spell words with

6463 variant spellings of /sh/ withspellings /sh/)

activities, quizzes, and aprintable worksheet.Build spelling skills and learn

6464Spelling Practice (different how to spell words with

spellings /sh/)variant spellings of /sh/ with

activities, quizzes, and twoprintable worksheets.

Lesson Quiz: VariantSpellings of sh Sound

Consistently apply rules of spelling.Unit 8: use of mnemonic devices tospell words that are commonly

Build spelling skills and learnmisspelled, 30 words, including all

how to spell commonlyright, satellite, separate, soldier, Spelling Practice

Using Mnemonic misspelled words withbusiness, mayonnaise, playwright, 6465 (commonly misspelled

Devices mnemonic devices, practiceconscience, unanimous, a lot, words)

exercises and quizzes, and adefinitely, giraffe, handkerchief,printable worksheet.

jeopardy, laboratory, coupon,opportunity, prejudice, privilege,vacuum.


Spelling Practicehow to spell commonly

misspelled words with6466 (commonly misspelled

mnemonic devices, practicewords)

exercises and quizzes, and aprintable worksheet.


Spelling Practicehow to spell commonly

misspelled words with6467 (commonly misspelled

mnemonic devices, practicewords)

exercises and quizzes, and aprintable worksheet.


Lesson Quiz: UsingMnemonic Devices

Consistently apply rules of spelling.Unit 9: words containing irregular Build spelling skills and learn

Irregular Pluralsplurals, 30 words, including:

6468Spelling Practice (irregular how to spell irregular plural

analyses, data, axes, diagnoses, plurals) words with quizzes, activities,oases, hypotheses, curricula, and a printable worksheet.phenomena, stamens, strata.

Build spelling skills and learn6469 Spelling Practice (irregular how to spell irregular plural

plurals) words with practice quizzes,

helpful hints, and a printableworksheet.Build spelling skills and learn

6470Spelling Practice (irregular how to spell irregular plural

plurals)words with practice quizzes,

activities, and a printableworksheet.

Lesson Quiz: IrregularPlurals

Recognize grade-level sight words; 30Build spelling skills with

words, including: abbreviate, accent,Spelling Practice (double practice quizzes, printable

Spelling Sight Words narrate, quotient, psychology, 6471and silent letters) worksheets, and helpful

knowledge, irritate, psychic, gnaw,hints.

excel .

Spelling Practice (silentBuild spelling skills with

6472 practice quizzes, activities,letters)

and a printable worksheet.Build spelling skills with

6473Spelling Practice (letter Q practice quizzes, printable

and silent letters) worksheets, and helpfulhints.

Lesson Quiz: SpellingSight Words

Chapter Test: Conventionsof Spelling - Extension

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