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Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Unit 1: “The
Main Events
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reader’s Workshop:
Bridges to
Literature
Plot and Conflict
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Writing Workshop:
Personal Narrative
Champion of
Ideas
Class Zone
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
August 15-19
Lesson 1
8R2.1.1-Analyze plot
development.
“Raymond’s
Run”
Lesson 2
“The Ransom
of Red Chief”
8R2.1.1-Analyze plot
development to
determine how conflicts
are resolved.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-19:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-19:
describing the plot and its
components (e.g., main
events, conflict, rising
action, climax, falling
action and resolution) in a
fictional text.
identifying the main
problem or conflict of
a plot in a fictional
text.
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Personal Narrative
Prewriting/Drafting
Writing:
IV-W-1-HI-1:
Writing:
IV-W-1-B-1:
8W3.1.1a.-e. Write a
narrative that
includes:
writing one or
more narrative
paragraphs that
include an
engaging plot,
developed
characters, setting,
figurative
language, and
dialogue as
appropriate
writing a
narrative
paragraph about
real or imagined
events, using a
sequence of
sentences
including
characters and
setting.
a. an engaging
plot
b. effectively
developed
characters
c. a clearly
described
setting
d. dialogue, as
appropriate
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
e. figurative
language, or
descriptive
words and
phrases to
enhance style
and tone.
8W1.1.1- Generate
ideas through a
variety of activities
(e.g., prior
knowledge).
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(N)
Language:
IV-L-1-B-1:
(N)
justifying use of
common versus
proper nouns and
definite versus
indefinite articles
(e.g., I used “a
thought” versus
“an thought”
because thought
begins with a
consonant sound).
defining and
classifying
singular
common and
proper nouns
with definite
and indefinite
articles as
appropriate.
IV-L-1-HI-2:
(N)
IV-L-1-B-2:
(N)
justifying use of
singular versus
plural nouns,
common versus
proper nouns, and
definite versus
indefinite articles
(e.g., I used “the
president” versus
“a president”
because “the
president” is
referring to a
defining and
classifying
singular and
plural common
and proper
nouns with
definite and
indefinite
articles as
appropriate.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
specific person).
August 22-26
Lesson 3
“Clean Sweep”
8R2.1.1-Analyze plot
development to
determine how conflicts
are resolved
(internal/external
conflicts).
Lesson 4
“The Hitchhiker”
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style, mood, and
meaning of literary text
based on the author’s
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-19:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-19:
describing the plot and its
components (e.g., main
events, conflict, rising
action, climax, falling
action and resolution) in a
fictional text.
identifying the main
problem or conflict of
a plot in a fictional
text.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
B-14: drawing
conclusions from
information implied or
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Personal Narrative
Revising/ Editing
and Publishing
8W1.3.6-Use a
variety of sentence
structures to
improve sentence
fluency in the draft.
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
IV-L-1-HI-3:
(N)
IV-L-1-B-3:
(N)
using singular or
plural common and
proper nouns with
definite and
indefinite articles
as appropriate.
converting a
given singular
noun into an
irregular plural
noun with
definite and
indefinite
articles as
appropriate.
Writing
IV-W-4-HI-5:
Writing
IV-W-4-HI-5:
writing paragraphs
using simple,
compound and
complex sentences
that vary in their
beginnings,
lengths, and
patterns to enhance
the flow of the
writing.
writing simple
and compound
sentences that
flow together
and sound
natural.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
word choice
(foreshadowing).
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
inferred in a literary
selection.
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
inferred in a literary
selection.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language
IV-L-1-HI-5: (N)
Language
. IV-L-1-B-5:
(N)
using collective
nouns with definite
and indefinite
articles as
appropriate.
August 29September 2
Lesson 5
“My First Free
Summer”
8R1.6.6-Apply
knowledge of the
organizational structures
(cause and effect) of text
(memoir) to aid
comprehension.
Reading:
IV-R-4-HI-13:
Reading:
IV-R-4-B-13:
determining the cause and
effect relationship
between two related
events in a literary
selection.
identifying the cause
and effect
relationship between
two related events in
a literary selection.
Class Zone
High Point“Amistad Rising”.
T-164-175
Friendly Letter
Prewriting/Drafting
8W3.3.3a.-e.-Write
a friendly letter that
includes a:
a. heading
b. salutation
c. body
d. closing
e. signature
8W1.1.3-Determine
the intended
audience of a
writing piece.
defining and
listing collective
nouns with
definite and
indefinite
articles as
appropriate.
Writing
IV-W-1-HI-7:
Writing
IV-W-1-B-7:
writing a formal
letter (e.g.,
business letter,
letter to the
principal or
teacher) that
presents
information
purposefully and
follows a
conventional
format.
writing friendly
letters,
messages,
invitations, and
thank-you notes
that address the
audience, stated
purpose and
context, and
addressing an
envelope.
Language
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(V)
Language
IV-L-1-B-1:
(V)
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Unit 1
Assessment:
Plot and
Conflict
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
defining and
classifying physical
action, mental
action, and state of
being (to be) verbs;
explaining the
relationship of a
verb to the subject.
defining and
classifying
physical action,
mental action,
and state of
being (to be) as
verbs.
IV-L-1-HI-5:
(V)
using simple
present tense
irregular verbs: to
be, to have, to do,
and to go to
produce
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
simple sentence
with subject-verb
agreements.
Unit 2:
“Through
Different
Eyes”
Reader’s Workshop:
Character and Point of
View
Reading:
Reading:
Bridges to
Literature
Champion of
Ideas
Writing Workshop:
Describing a
Person additional
writing Friendly
Letter and
IV-L-1-B-5:
(V)
choosing the
correct simple
present tense of
the irregular
verbs: to be, to
have, to do, and
to go to
complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences with
subject-verb
agreement.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Class Zone
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Business Letter
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
Sept. 6 - 9
Lesson 1
“The Treasure
of Lemon
Brown”
Lesson 2
“Rules of the
Game”
8R2.1.4-Contrast points
of view (third-person
limited point of view) in
literary text.
8R2.1.4-Contrast points
of view (first-person point
of view) in literary text.
8R1.6.7-Use reading
strategies (draw
conclusions) to interpret
text.
N/A
N/A
Class Zone
N/A
N/A
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
“Real World
Reading”
selections in the
Scholastic Read
XL textbooks
Friendly Letter
Revising, Editing
and Publishing
8W1.4. 1-Identify
punctuation,
spelling, and
grammar and usage
errors in the draft.
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
Writing
IV-W-3-HI-5:
Writing
IV-W-3-B-5:
identifying and
correcting errors in
conventions (e.g.,
sentence structure,
spelling,
capitalization,
punctuation) in the
draft.
identifying and
correcting basic
punctuation
errors in the
draft.
Language
IV-L-1-HI-6:
(V)
producing
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences using
simple present
tense verbs with
subject-verb
Language
IV-L-1-B-6:
(V)
choosing a
simple present
tense verb to
complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences with
subject-verb
agreement.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-7:
(V)
producing
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences using
present progressive
tense verbs with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-8:
(V)
differentiating
between the use of
simple present and
present progressive
verb tenses.
Sept. 12-16
8R2.1.3-Describe a
character, based upon
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-15:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-15:
analyzing the motivations
distinguishing
Business Letter
Prewriting/Drafting
8W3.3.4-Write a
ELP
Standards
Basic
IV-L-1-B-7:
(V)
choosing a
present
progressive
tense verb to
complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-B-8:
(V)
differentiating
between the use
of simple
present and
present
progressive verb
tenses by
selecting the
appropriate verb
in a given
sentence.
Writing
IV-W-1-HI-7:
Writing
IV-W-1-HI-7:
writing a formal
writing friendly
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Lesson 3
“Flowers for
Algernon”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
the thoughts, words, and
actions of the character,
the narrator’s
description, and other
characters (character
traits).
8R1.6.4-Generate
clarifying questions in
order to comprehend
text.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
of the major and minor
characters within a
fictional text.
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
between major and
minor characters
within a fictional text.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-5:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-5:
generating clarifying
questions about text.
asking who, what,
where, when, why,
which and how
questions about text.
Safari Montage
“Real World
Reading”
selections in the
Scholastic Read
XL textbooks
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
formal letter that
follows a
conventional
business letter
format.
8W1.1.2-Determine
the purpose of an
intended writing
piece.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
letter (e.g.,
business letter,
letter to the
principal or
teacher) that
presents
information
purposefully and
follows a
conventional
format.
letters,
messages,
invitations, and
thank-you notes
that address the
audience, stated
purpose and
context, and
addressing an
envelope.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-10:
(V)
Language:
IV-L-1-B-10:
(V)
using the simple
past tense irregular
verbs: to be, to
have, to do, and to
go to produce
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
simple sentences
with subject-verb
agreement.
choosing simple
past tense of the
irregular verbs:
to be, to have, to
do, and to go to
complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-12:
(V)
producing
IV-L-1-B-12:
(V)
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences using the
simple future tense
(will) with
subject-verb
agreement.
choosing a
simple future
tense verb (will)
to complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-13:
(V
Sept. 26-30
Lesson 6
“The
Mysterious Mr.
Lincoln”
8R3.1.1-Restate the
main idea (explicit or
implied) and supporting
details in expository text.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-8:
Reading:
IV-R-4-B-8:
summarizing the main
idea and supporting details
from text using academic
vocabulary.
summarizing the main
idea and supporting
details from text.
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Business Letter
Revising, Editing
and Publishing
8W1.3.PO 2-Add
details to the draft to
more effectively
accomplish the
purpose.
differentiating
between past,
present, and future
verb tenses by
responding.
IV-L-1-B-13:
(V)
Writing:
IV-W-4-HI-1:
Writing:
IV-W-4-B-1:
writing clearly
focused text suited
to an audience and
purpose that
incorporates
relevant supporting
details.
writing text that
incorporates
details.
differentiating
between past,
present, and
future verb
tenses by
responding to a
prompt.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Unit 2
Assessment:
Character and
Point of View
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Streaming)
High Point
“The Lion King
Goes to
Broadway”
T-14-26
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language
IV-L-1-HI-15:
(V)
Language
IV-L-1-B-15:
(V)
using linking verbs
of sensation (e.g.,
taste, smell, sound,
feel), linking verbs
of being (e.g., act,
seem, appear,
look), and linking
verbs of change
(e.g., became,
turned, has gone)
to complete a
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentence with
subject-verb
agreement.
using linking
verbs of
sensation (taste,
smell, sound,
feel) to
complete a
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentence with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-20:
(V)
choosing future
progressive tense
verbs to complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentence frames
with subject-verb
IV-L-1-B-20:
(V)
producing
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences using
the future
progressive
tense with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-B-21:
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Unit 3: “The
Place to Be”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
Reader’s Workshop:
Setting and Mood
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Describing a
Person
Prewriting/Drafting
8W3.2.3-Write an
explanatory essay
that includes:
a. a thesis
statement
b. supporting
details
c. introductory,
body, and
concluding
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
agreement.
(V)
IV-L-1-HI-21:
(V)
producing
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences using
regular present
perfect tense verbs
with subject-verb
agreement.
identifying the
regular past
participle form
of a verb;
choosing a
regular present
perfect tense
verb to complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences with
subject-verb
agreement.
Writing
IV-W-5-HI-1:
Writing:
IV-W-5-B-1:
writing essays and
reports, based on
research, using
topic sentences,
main ideas,
relevant facts,
details, and
concluding
statements.
summarizing
events using
topic sentences,
main ideas,
relevant facts,
details, and
concluding
statements.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
paragraphs
8W1.1.1-Generate
ideas through a
variety of activities
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language:
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-23:
(V)
IV-L-1-B-23:
(V)
differentiating
between the use of
simple past tense
and the present
perfect tense.
differentiating
between the use
of the simple
past tense and
the present
perfect tense by
selecting the
appropriate verb
in a given
sentence.
IV-L-1-HI-24:
(V)
differentiating
between the use of
action verbs and
non-action/stative
verbs without a
present
progressive.
IV-L-1-HI-26:
(V)
producing
sentences using the
passive voice in the
simple and
progressive tenses
with instructional
support.
IV-L-1-B-24:
(V)
identifying
nonaction/stative
verbs without a
present
progressive
form (e.g.,
want, need,
like).
IV-L-1-BI-26:
(V)N/A
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Oct. 3 - 7
Lesson 1
“The Drummer
Boy of Shiloh”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R2.1.5-Analyze the
relevance of setting (e.g.
time, place, situation) to
the mood and tone of the
text.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-17:
Reading:
IV-R-4-B-17:
Bridges to
Literature
analyzing the settings
within a fictional text.
describing the various
settings within a
fictional text.
Champion of
Ideas
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Unit 4 Writing
Workshop:
Short Story
Class Zone
Lesson 2
AZAC
8R3.1.7-Differentiate
between primary and
secondary source
materials.
Unit 3: “The
Place to Be”
Reader’s Workshop:
Setting and Mood
“Civil War
Journal”
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
N/A
N/A
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Describing a
Person
Revising/Editing
and Publishing
8W1.4.PO 1-Identify
punctuation,
spelling, and
grammar and usage
errors in the draft.
(See Strand 2)
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
Writing
IV-W-3-HI-5:
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-5:
identifying and
correcting errors in
conventions (e.g.,
sentence structure,
spelling,
capitalization,
punctuation) in the
draft.
identifying and
correcting basic
punctuation
errors in the
draft.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-27:
(V)
comparing
transitive (e.g., lay,
raise) and
intransitive (e.g.,
lie, rise) verbs in
context, with
instructional
support.
IV-L-1-HI-30:
(V)
producing
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences using
present perfect
progressive tense
verbs with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-33:
(V)
explaining the
difference between
the use of simple,
progressive, and
perfect verb tenses.
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language:
IV-L-1-B-27:
(V) N/A
IV-L-1-B-30:
(V)
choosing a
present perfect
progressive
tense verb (e.g.,
“I have been
swimming.”
versus “I am
swimming.”) to
complete
declarative,
negative, and
interrogative
sentences with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-B-33:
(V)N/A
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Oct. 3 - 7
Lesson 1
“The Drummer
Boy of Shiloh”
Lesson 2
“Civil War
Journal”
AZAC
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R2.1.5-Analyze the
relevance of setting (e.g.
time, place, situation) to
the mood and tone of the
text.
8R3.1.7-Differentiate
between primary and
secondary source
materials.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading:
IV-R-4-HI-17:
Reading:
IV-R-4-B-17:
analyzing the settings
within a fictional text.
describing the various
settings within a
fictional text.
N/A
N/A
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Short Story
Prewriting/Drafting
Writing
IV-W-1-HI-1:
Writing
IV-W-1-B-1:
8W3.1.1a.-e. Write a
narrative that
includes:
writing one or
more narrative
paragraphs that
include an
engaging plot,
developed
characters, setting,
figurative
language, and
dialogue as
appropriate.
writing a
narrative
paragraph about
real or imagined
events, using a
sequence of
sentences
including
characters and
setting.
a. an engaging
plot
b. effectively
developed
characters
c. a clearly
described
setting
d. dialogue, as
appropriate
e. figurative
language, or
descriptive
words and
phrases to
enhance style
and tone.
8W1.1.2-Determine
the purpose (to
Language
IV-L-1-HI-4:
(PN)
differentiating
between personal
subjective, personal
objective, and
personal possessive
pronouns and their
placement in
sentences.
IV-L-1-HI-7:
(PN)
stating when to use
Language
IV-L-1-B-4:
(PN)
selecting
personal
subjective,
personal
objective, and
personal
possessive
pronouns to
complete a
given sentence.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
entertain) of an
intended written
piece.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
reflexive and
intensive pronouns
and using reflexive
and intensive
pronouns.
IV-L-1-HI-8:
(PN)
categorizing
indefinite pronouns
into singular and
plural.
Writing
IV-W-3-HI-2:
Oct. 17-21
8R3.1.11-Compare and
Reading
Reading
Discovery
Short Story
ELP
Standards
Basic
IV-L-1-B-7:
(PN)
listing and
selecting
reflexive and
intensive
pronouns to
complete a
given sentence.
IV-L-1-B-8:
(PN)
using and
justifying the
use of indefinite
pronouns.
determining the
purpose (e.g., to
entertain, to
inform, to explain,
to persuade) of a
writing piece.
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-2:
Writing
Writing:
determining the
purpose (e.g., to
entertain, to
inform, to
explain) of a
writing piece
with
instructional
support.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Lesson 5
“The Story of
an Eyewitness
Account”/
“Letter from
New Orleans:
Leaving Desire”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
contrast the central ideas
and concepts from
selected readings on a
specific topic (scope)
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
IV-R-4-HI-29:
IV-R-4-B-29:
comparing and contrasting
two items within an
expository text.
comparing and
contrasting two items
within an expository
text.
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Revising and
Editing
8W1.3.4-Rearrange
words, sentences,
and paragraphs to
clarify the meaning
or to enhance the
writing style.
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
IV-W-3-HI-4:
IV-W-3-B-4:
applying
appropriate tools
(e.g. resources,
reference
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in order
to clarify meaning.
identifying and
applying tools
(e.g., resources,
reference
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in
order to clarify
meaning.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(ADJ):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-1:
(ADJ)
producing a series
of adjectives in the
correct order (i.e.,
quantity/
concept/size/shape/
producing a
series of
adjectives in the
correct order
(i.e.,
quantity/size/sha
pe/ color).
color).
IV-L-1-HI-2:
(ADJ):
IV-L-1-B-2:
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
using possessive
adjectives.
IV-L-1-HI-4:
(ADJ):
using
demonstrative
adjectives.
Oct. 24-28
Lesson 6
“Mi Madre”/
”Canyon de
Chelly”
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions based on
the author’s word choice
(imagery)
8R2.1.3-Describe a
character, based upon
the thoughts, words, and
actions of the character,
the narrator’s
description, and other
characters.
Unit 1-Lesson 8
“The Tell-Tale
Heart”
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
IV-R-4-HI-15:
IV-R-4-B-15:
analyzing the motivations
of the major and minor
characters within a
fictional text.
distinguishing
between major and
minor characters
within a fictional text.
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Short Story
Publishing
8W1.5.2-Use
margins and
spacing to enhance
the final product.
ELP
Standards
Basic
(ADJ):
using possessive
adjectives.
IV-L-1-B-4:
(ADJ):
using
demonstrative
adjectives.
Writing:
N/A
Writing:
N/A
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-5:
(ADJ):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-5:
(ADJ):
defining and using
proper adjectives
with nouns.
defining and
listing proper
adjectives with a
noun (e.g.,
Italian man,
French toast).
IV-L-1-HI-6:
(ADJ):
using indefinite
adjectives.
IV-L-1-B-6:
(ADJ):
using indefinite
adjectives with
support.
IV-L-1-HI-7:
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
(ADJ):
Unit 3
IV-L-1-HI-7:
(ADJ):
Assessment:
Setting and
Mood
using regular and
irregular
comparative and
superlative
adjectives.
Unit 4: “A
World of
Meaning”
Reader’s Workshop:
Theme and Symbol
Bridges to
Literature
Champion of
Ideas
using
comparative and
superlative (e.g.,
-er and -est,
more/most/
less/least)
adjectives with
support.
Unit 3 Writing
Workshop:
ComparisonContrast Essay
Class Zone
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
Oct. 31 - Nov.
4
Lesson 1
“Gil’s Furniture
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style (symbol) based on
the author’s word choice.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
Discovery
Education
ComparisonContrast Essay
(Unit 3) Prewriting
8W3.6.2a.-e-Write
an informational
report that includes:
Writing
IV-W-1-HI-4:
Writing:
IV-W-1-B-4:
writing essays and
reports, based on a
synthesis of
research, using
writing a
paragraph based
on research
using topic
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
Bought and
Sold”
Lesson 2
“Pandora’s
Box”
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Streaming (United
Streaming)
8R2.1.2- Compare (and
contrast) themes across
works of prose, poetry,
and drama (myth).
High Point-“Roads
Go Ever Ever On”.
T-111-113
High Point-“Out of
the Dust”. T-311323
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
a. a focused
topic
b. appropriate
facts and
relevant
details
c. a logical
sequence
d. a concluding
statement
e. a list of
sources
used.
8W1.1. 5-Use
organizational
strategies (Venn
Diagram) to plan
writing.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
topic sentences,
main ideas,
relevant facts,
details, and
concluding
statements.
sentences, main
ideas, relevant
facts, details,
and concluding
statements.
Writing:
IV-W-3-HI-3:
using a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
chart, log) to
develop a draft
with main ideas.
evaluating
information on a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
chart, log) to
develop a draft
with main idea.
Writing
IV-R-1-HI-3:
taking notes using
self selected
formats based upon
knowledge of oral
or written text
structures.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(ADV):
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-3:
Writing:
IV-R-1-B-3:
taking notes
using a teacher
selected and
student created
graphic
organizer or
cloze notes.
Language:
IV-L-1-B-1:
(ADV):
using "when"
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
using "when"
adverbs.
adverbs with
instructional
support.
IV-L-1-HI-2:
(ADV):
IV-L-1-B-2:
(ADV):
using "frequency"
adverbs.
using
"frequency"
adverbs with
instructional
support.
IV-L-1-HI-3:
(ADV):
using "how"
adverbs.
IV-L-1-B-3:
(ADV):
convert
adjectives into
"how" adverbs
with
instructional
support.
Nov. 7-10
Lesson 3
“The Old
Grandfather
and His Little
Grandson”/
“The Wise Old
8R2.1.2- Compare (and
contrast) themes
(universal theme) across
works of prose (folk
tales).
Reading
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-29:
IV-R-4-B-29:
comparing and contrasting comparing and
two items within an
expository text.
contrasting two items
within an expository
text.
Class Zone
Safari Montage
ComparisonContrast Essay
Drafting
8W1.2. 1-Use a
prewriting plan to
develop a draft with
main idea(s) and
supporting details.
Writing:
IV-R-3-HI-3:
Writing:
IV-R-3-B-3:
evaluating
information on a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
chart, log) to
develop a draft
using a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
chart, log) to
develop a draft
with main ideas.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Woman”
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
N/A
Lesson 4
“The Diary of
Anne Frank”
8R1.6.4-Use graphic
organizers in order to
clarify the meaning of the
text (story mapping).
N/A
“
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
with main idea.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-4:
(ADV):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-4:
(ADV):
using "where"
adverbs.
using "where"
adverbs with
instructional
support.
IV-L-1-HI-5:
(ADV):
using regular and
irregular
comparative and
superlative
adverbs.
IV-L-1-HI-7:
(ADV):
using intensifier
adverbs (e.g., too,
not, very, some,
any hardly, barely,
enough).
IV-L-1-B-5:
(ADV):
using
comparative and
superlative
adverbs with
instructional
support.
IV-L-1-B-7:
(ADV):
using intensifier
adverbs (e.g.,
too, not, very,
some, any
hardly, barely,
enough) with
instructional
support.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Nov. 14-18
Lesson 5
“The Diary of
Anne Frank”
(continues)
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R2.1.2- Compare (and
contrast) themes across
works of drama.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading:
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-29:
IV-R-4-B-29:
comparing and contrasting comparing and
two items within an
expository text.
contrasting two items
within an expository
text.
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ComparisonContrast Essay
Revising and
Editing
8W1.3.5-Add
transitional words,
phrases and/or
sentences to clarify
meaning or enhance
the writing style.
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Writing:
IV-R-3-HI-4:
Writing:
IV-R-3-B-4:
applying
appropriate tools
(e.g. resources,
reference
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in order
to clarify meaning.
identifying and
applying tools
(e.g., resources,
reference
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in
order to clarify
meaning.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(PREP):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-1:
(PREP):
using prepositions
of location.
using
prepositions of
location.
IV-L-1-HI-2:
(PREP):
IV-L-1-B-2:
(PREP):
using prepositions
of direction.
using
prepositions of
direction.
IV-L-1-HI-3:
IV-L-1-B-3:
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Nov. 21-23
Lesson 6
“from A Diary
from Another
World”/ “from
The Last Seven
Months of Anne
Frank”
Unit 4
Assessment:
Theme and
Symbol
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R1.6.5-Connect
information and events in
text to experiences and
to related text and
sources (synthesize).
8R3.1.2-Summarize the
main idea and critical
details of expository text,
maintaining
chronological ,
sequential, or logical
order.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-7:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-7:
connecting information
and events in text to life
experiences and to related
text and sources (text-toself, text-to-text).
connecting
information and
events in text to life
experiences and to
related text and
sources (text-to-self,
text-to-text).
IV-R-4-HI-8:
IV-R-4-HI-8:
summarizing the main
idea and supporting details
from text using academic
vocabulary.
summarizing the main
idea and supporting
details from text.
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ComparisonContrast Essay
Publishing
8W1.5.3-Use
graphics (e.g.,
drawings, charts,
graphs), when
applicable, to
enhance the final
product.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
(PREP):
(PREP):
using prepositions
of time.
using
prepositions of
time with
instructional
support.
Writing:
N/A
Writing:
N/A
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-6:
(PREP):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-6:
(PREP):
differentiating
among prepositions
of location,
direction, time,
action and
movement, and
opposition.
differentiating
among
prepositions of
location,
direction, and
time.
IV-L-1-HI-7:
(PREP):
using propositions
of cause and effect,
exception and
contrast.
IV-L-1-B-7:
(PREP):
listing and
selecting
propositions of
cause and effect,
exception and
contrast to
complete a
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
given sentence.
Unit 5:
Painting With
Words
Reader’s Workshop:
Appreciating Poetry
Bridges to
Literature
Writing Workshop:
Response to a
Poem
Champion of
Ideas
Class Zone
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
Nov. 28-Dec.2
Lesson 1
“Simile: Willow
and Ginkgo”/
“Introduction to
Poetry”
Lesson 2
“Macavity: The
8R1.4.4-Determine the
meaning of figurative
language, including
similes and metaphors.
8R1.4.4-Determine the
meaning of figurative
language, including
Reading:
Reading:
N/A
N/A
Safari Montage
High Point“Dreams and
Youth”. T-353-355
N/A
N/A
High Point-“Still
Finding Out,
Roots”. T-131-137
Personal
Response to a
Poem
Prewriting and
Drafting
8W3.5.1a.-d.-Write
a response to
literature that:
a. presents
several
clear ideas
b. supports
inferences
Writing:
IV-W-4-HI-1:
Writing
IV-R-W-B-1:
writing clearly
focused text suited
to an audience and
purpose that
incorporates
relevant
supporting details.
writing text that
incorporates
details.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Mystery Cat”/
“Vermin”
Lesson 3
“the lesson of
the moth”/
“Identity”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
personification and
extended metaphors.
8R1.6.7-Use reading
strategies (making
inferences on the
speaker of a poem) to
interpret text.
N/A
N/A
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
and
conclusion
s with
examples
from the
text,
personal
experience
,
references
to other
works, or
reference
to non-print
media
c. relates own
ideas to
supporting
details in a
clear and
logical
manner
d. provides
support
adequate
to the
literary
selection
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1: (C):
defining and
justifying the use
of coordinating
conjunctions used
to combine nouns,
verbs, adjectives,
phrases, or clauses.
IV-L-1-HI-3: (C):
using subordinating
conjunctions in a
sentence.
IV-L-1-B-1: (I):
using interjections
in appropriate
context.
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language:
IV-L-1-B-1:
(C):
using
coordinating
conjunctions,
which combine
nouns, verbs,
adjectives,
phrases, or
clauses, in a
sentence.
IV-L-1-B-3:
(C):
defining and
differentiating
subordinating
conjunctions.
IV-L-1-B-1:
(I):
using
interjections in
appropriate
context.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Dec. 5-10
Lesson 4
“Speech to the
Young: Speech
to the ProgressToward”/
“Mother to Son”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
8R2.1.7-Analyze the
characteristics and
structural elements
(alliteration and
assonance) of a variety
of poetic forms (lyric).
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-32:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-32:
identifying the types of
poetry by characteristics
and structural elements.
identifying
characteristics and
structural elements
(e.g., imagery, rhyme,
verse, rhythm of
poetry).
8R2.1.7-Analyze the
characteristics and
structural elements
(rhyme scheme) of a
variety of poetic forms
(sonnet and ode).
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-32:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-32:
Safari Montage
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
8W1.1.1-Generate
ideas through a
variety of activities
(printed material,
prior knowledge).
Personal
Response to a
Poem
Revising, Editing
and Publishing
8W1.3.5-Add
transitional words,
phrases and/or
sentences to clarify
meaning or enhance
writing style.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Writing:
IV-W-4-HI-4:
Writing:
IV-W-4-HI-4:
writing paragraphs
using original,
varied and natural
word choices,
including literal
and figurative
language.
writing a
paragraph using
expressive and
descriptive
words that
convey the
intended
meaning.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(PH/CL):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-1:
(PH/CL):
using a noun
phrase in a
complete sentence.
using a noun
phrase in a
complete
sentence.
Lesson 5
“On the
Grasshopper
and Cricket” /
“Ode on
Solitude”
AZAC
identifying the types of
poetry by characteristics
and structural elements.
identifying
characteristics and
structural elements
(e.g., imagery, rhyme,
verse, rhythm of
poetry).
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
IV-L-1-HI-3:
using a verb phrase
IV-L-1-B-3:
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
in a complete
sentence.
(PH/CL):
IV-L-1-HI-4:
(PH/CL):
Dec. 12-16
Lesson 6
“Boots of
Spanish
Leather”/
“from The
Song of
Hiawatha”
8R2.1.7-Analyze the
characteristics and
structural elements
(rhythm and meter) of a
variety of poetic forms
(ballad and epic).
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-32:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-32:
identifying the types of
poetry by characteristics
and structural elements.
identifying
characteristics and
structural elements
(e.g., imagery, rhyme,
verse, rhythm of
poetry).
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Original Poem(s)
Prewriting,
Drafting, Revising,
Editing, Publishing
8W3.1.2a.-f-Write in
a variety of
expressive forms
(poetry) that,
according to mode,
employ:
a. figurative
language
b. rhythm
c. dialogue
ELP
Standards
Basic
(PH/CL):
using a verb
phrase in a
complete
sentence.
using a joined verb
phrase in a
complete sentence.
IV-L-1-B-4:
(PH/CL):
Writing:
IV-W-1-HI-2:
Writing:
IV-W-1-B-2:
writing simple
poetry using
various techniques
including use of
figurative
language.
writing simple,
formulaic poetry
using rhythm
and rhyme.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-5:
(PH/CL):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-5:
(PH/CL):
using a
prepositional
phrase in a
using a
prepositional
phrase in a
using a joined
verb phrase in a
complete
sentence.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
d. characterizati
on
e. plot
f. appropriate
format
Unit 5
Assessment:
Poetry
8W1.1.PO 4Establish a central
idea appropriate to
the type of writing.
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
Unit 6:
Reader’s Workshop:
A Unique
Imprint
Style, Voice, and Tone
Bridges to
Literature
Champion of
Ideas
Writing Workshop:
Literary Analysis
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
complete sentence
IV-L-1-HI-6:
(PH/CL):
using an infinitive
verb phrase in a
complete sentence.
IV-L-1-HI-9:
(PH/CL):
using an adverb +
an adjective (e.g.,
too hot, very cold)
in a sentence.
ELP
Standards
Basic
complete
sentence.
IV-L-1-B-6:
(PH/CL):
using an
infinitive verb
phrase to
complete a
sentence frame.
IV-L-1-B-9:
(PH/CL):
using an adverb
+ an adjective
(e.g., too hot,
very cold) to
complete a
sentence frame.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Class Zone
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
January 3-6
Lesson 1
“New York Day
Women”
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style of literary text
based on the author’s
word choice and
imagery.
8R1.6.7 Use reading
strategies (sequencing)
to interpret text
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style (tone) of literary text
based on the author’s
word choice.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
HI-14: drawing
conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
IV-R-4-HI-6:
IV-R-4-B-6:
retelling a literary
selection by sequencing
events using transition
words.
retelling a literary
selection by
sequencing events
using transition words.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Literary Analysis
Prewriting
8W3.5.1a.-d.-Write
a response to
literature that:
a. presents
several
clear ideas
b. supports
inferences
and
conclusion
s with
examples
from the
text,
personal
experience
,
references
to other
Writing:
IV-W-4-HI-1:
Writing:
IV-W-4-B-1:
writing clearly
focused text suited
to an audience and
purpose that
incorporates
relevant supporting
details.
writing text that
incorporates
details.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-10:
(PH/CL):
using a linking
verb + adjective
complement to
complete a
sentence.
IV-L-1-HI-11:
(PH/CL):
using a linking
verb + noun
Language:
IV-L-1-B-10:
(PH/CL):
using a linking
verb + adjective
complement to
complete a
sentence.
IV-L-1-B-11:
(PH/CL):
using a linking
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
works, or
reference
to non-print
media
c. relates own
ideas to
supporting
details in a
clear and
logical
manner
d. provides
support
adequate
to the
literary
selection
Lesson 2
“The Lady or
the Tiger?”
Jan. 9-13
Lesson 3
“from Roughing
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style (tone) of literary text
based on the author’s
word choice (hyperbole
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
8W1.1.4-Establish a
central idea
appropriate to the
type of writing.
Literary Analysis
Drafting
8W1.2.2-Organize
writing into a logical
sequence that is
clear to the
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
complement to
complete a
sentence.
verb + noun
complement to
complete a
sentence.
IV-L-1-HI-12:
(PH/CL):
IV-L-1-B-12:
(PH/CL):
using a participial
phrase in a
complete sentence.
producing a
participial
phrase (i.e.,
participle +
modifiers) to
complete a
sentence frame.
Writing:
IV-W-1-HI-6:
Writing:
IV-W-1-B-6:
writing a variety of
functional text
(e.g., directions,
procedures,
writing a variety
of functional
text (e.g.,
instructions,
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
It”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
graphs/tables,
brochures) that
addresses
audience, stated
purpose and
context.
directions) that
addresses the
audience, stated
purpose and
context.
Language:
Language:
Lesson 4
IV-L-1-HI-13:
(PH/CL):
IV-L-1-B-13:
(PH/CL):
“Us and Them”
using noun clauses
in a complete
sentence.
and downplaying).
Streaming)
audience.
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style (irony) of literary
text based on the
author’s word choice.
IV-L-1-HI-16:
(PH/CL):
using restrictive
clauses using that
(e.g., “The dog that
has spots is…”) in
complete a
sentence.
Jan. 17-20
Lesson 5
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style (in poetry) based
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
drawing conclusions
from information
Class Zone
Literary Analysis
Revising and
Editing
8W1.3.6-Use a
using noun
clauses to
complete a
sentence frame.
IV-L-1-B-16:
(PH/CL):N/A
Writing:
IV-W-2-HI-9:
Writing:
IV-W-2-B-9:
using various
declarative
using simple
and/or
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
“O Captain! My
Captain!” / “I
Saw Old
General at Bay”
Lesson 6
“Western
Wagons” / “The
Other Pioneers”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
on the author’s word
choice (imagery,
repetition, and irony).
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions about the
style (tone) of a poem
based on the author’s
word choice.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
inferred in a literary
selection.
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
variety of sentence
structures (i.e.,
simple, compound,
complex) to improve
sentence fluency in
the draft.
sentence structures
in a variety of
writing
applications.
compound
declarative
sentences in a
variety of
writing
applications.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(SC):
Language:
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
identifying the
subject (e.g.,
singular, plural,
compound,
collective nouns) in
a sentence.
IV-L-1-HI-2:
(SC):
identifying the
predicate in all
sentence
construction
patterns.
context.
IV-L-1-B-1:
(SC):
identifying the
subject (e.g.,
singular, plural,
compound,
collective
nouns) in a
sentence.
IV-L-1-B-2:
(SC):
IV-L-1-HI-3:
(SC):
identifying the
predicate in all
sentence
construction
patterns.
producing
sentences with a
subject, linking
producing
IV-L-1-B-3:
(SC):
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Jan. 23-27
Unit 1-Lesson 7
“Paul Revere’s
Ride”
Unit 6
Assessment:
Style, Voice,
and Tone
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R2.1.7-Analyze the
characteristics and
structural elements of a
variety of poetic forms
(narrative poem).
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-32:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-32:
identifying the types of
poetry by characteristics
and structural elements.
identifying
characteristics and
structural elements
(e.g., imagery, rhyme,
verse, rhythm of
poetry).
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Literary Analysis
Publishing
8W1.5.2-Use
margins and
spacing to enhance
the final product.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
verb, complement
(S-V-C) with
subject-verb
agreement.
sentences with
subject, linking
verb, and
predicate
adjective/nomin
ative
complement (SV-C) with
subject-verb
agreement.
Writing:
Writing:
N/A
N/A
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-5:
(SC):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-5:
(SC):
producing
sentences with a
subject, verb and
object (S-V-O)
with subject-verb
agreement.
producing
sentences with a
subject, verb
and object (S-VO) with subjectverb agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-6:
(SC):
IV-L-1-B-6:
(SC):
producing
producing
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
Unit 8:
Reader’s Workshop:
Believe It or
Not
Facts and Information
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Bridges to
Literature
Champion of
Ideas
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Writing Workshop:
Problem-Solution
Essay
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
sentences in the
negative
construction with
subject-verb
agreement.
sentences in the
negative
construction
with subjectverb agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-7:
(SC):
IV-L-1-B-7:
(SC):
producing
sentences with a
subject + verb +
direct object +
indirect object
(S-V-DO-IO) with
subject-verb
agreement.
producing
sentences with a
subject + verb +
direct object +
indirect object
(S-V-DO-IO)
with subjectverb
agreement.
.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Study Island
Jan. 30 - Feb.
3
Reading
informational
text, p. 878
Apply
knowledge of
Organization
al Structures,
p. R8-R13
Lesson 1
“The Spider
Man Behind
Spider- Man”
8R3.1.5-Locate
appropriate information
by using organizational
features (e.g. headings,
subheadings, sidebars,
bulleted lists) in
expository text.
8R3.1.9 Apply
knowledge of
organizational structures
of expository text to aid
comprehension.
8R3.1.2-Summarize the
main idea and critical
details of expository
text, maintaining
chronological,
sequential, or logical
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-26:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-26:
explaining the purpose of
organizational features on
a page of nonfiction text.
locating specific
information using the
organizational features
on a page of
nonfiction text.
IV-R-4-HI-8:
IV-R-4-B-8:
summarizing the main
idea and supporting details
from text using academic
vocabulary.
summarizing the main
idea and supporting
details from text.
Class Zone
Safari Montage
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
High Point-“The
Bill of Rights Rap”.
T-152-163
Problem-Solution
Essay
Prewriting
8W3.6.2a.-e-Write
an informational
report that includes:
a. a focused
topic
b. appropriate
facts and
relevant
details
c. a logical
sequence
d. a concluding
statement
e. a list of
sources
used.
8W1.1.5-Use
organizational
strategies (e.g.
outlines) to plan
writing.
Writing:
IV-W-5-HI-1
Writing:
IV-W-5-B-1
writing essays and
reports, based on
research, using
topic sentences,
main ideas,
relevant facts,
details, and
concluding
statements.
summarizing
events using
topic sentences,
main ideas,
relevant facts,
details, and
concluding
statements.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-9:
(SC):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-9:
(SC):
producing
sentences with a
subject, verb and
prepositional
phrase with
subject-verb
agreement.
producing
sentences with a
subject, verb
and
prepositional
phrase with
subject-verb
agreement.
IV-L-1-HI-13:
(SC):
producing
sentences with an
IV-L-1-B-13:
(SC):
producing
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
order.
Lesson 2
“Over the Top:
The True
Adventures of a
Volcano
Chaser”
8R3.1.5-Locate
appropriate information
by using organizational
features (e.g. headings,
subheadings, sidebars,
bulleted lists) in
expository text.
8R3.1.8-Interpret graphic
features (e.g. charts,
maps, diagrams,
illustrations, tables,
timelines, graphs) of
expository text.
Feb. 13-17
Lesson 3
“Interview
with a
8R3.1.3-Distinguish fact
from opinion in
expository text, providing
evidence from text
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
adverb to modify
an adverb.
N/A
IV-L-1-HI-14:
(SC):
N/A
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-24:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-24:
interpreting information
from external text within
nonfiction text for a
specific purpose.
locating information
from external text
within nonfiction text
for a specific purpose.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-30:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-30:
distinguishing fact from
opinion and bias in
persuasive text by
providing supporting
evidence.
identifying fact and
opinion in persuasive
text.
Class Zone
Problem-Solution
Essay
Drafting
8W1.2.1-Use a
prewriting plan to
develop a draft with
main idea(s) and
ELP
Standards
Basic
sentences with
an adverb to
modify an
adverb.
producing
compound
sentences. (i.e.,
independent clause
+ conjunction +
independent
clause).
IV-L-1-B-14:
(SC):
Writing:
IV-W-3-HI-3
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-3
evaluating
information on a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
using a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
chart, log) to
producing
compound
sentences. (i.e.,
independent
clause +
conjunction +
independent
clause).
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Songcatcher”
Lesson 4
“Kabul’s
Singing
Sensation”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
(interview).
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
supporting details.
8R3.1.12-Explain how
authors use elements
(e.g. language choice,
organization) of
expository text to
achieve their purposes.
summarizing the main
idea and supporting details
from text using academic
vocabulary.
IV-R-4-B-8:
summarizing the main
idea and supporting
details from text.
“Robo-Legs”/
8R3.1.4-Identify the
author’s stated or implied
purpose(s) for writing
develop a draft
with main ideas.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-17:
(SC):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-17:
(SC):
producing
sentences using
reflexive pronouns.
selecting a
reflexive
pronoun to
complete a
sentence frame.
producing
sentences using the
passive voice.
IV-L-1BI-18:
(SC): N/A
IV-L-1-B-20:
(SC):
IV-L-1-HI-20:
(SC):
producing
imperative
sentences.
(e.g., Put the
markers in the
box.)
producing
imperative
sentences.
Feb. 21-24
Lesson 5
High Point“Something to
Declare”. T-118130
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-12:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-12:
determining the author's
stated or implied purpose
(e.g., to inform, to
identifying the
author's main purpose
(e.g., to inform, to
High Point“Dealing with
Conflict”.-T-184198
Problem-Solution
Essay
Revising and
Editing
8W1.4.3-Apply
ELP
Standards
Basic
chart, log) to
develop a draft
with main idea.
IV-L-1-HI-18:
(SC):
IV-R-4-HI-8:
8R3.1.2-Summarize the
main idea and critical
details of expository text,
maintaining
chronological,
sequential, or logical
order.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
Writing:
IV-W-3-HI-4
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-4
applying
appropriate tools
(e.g. resources,
reference
identifying and
applying tools
(e.g., resources,
reference
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
“Eureka:
Scientific Twists
of Fate”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
expository text.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
persuade, to entertain).
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
persuade, to
entertain).
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Unit 8
Assessment:
Facts and
Information
Functional
Text – Use
Reading
Handbook pg.
R5-R7
8R3.2.2-Determine what
information is extraneous
in functional text.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-28:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-28:
interpreting information in
functional documents
(e.g., memos, directories,
search engines, manuals,
recipes, graphic
organizers).
interpreting
information in
functional documents
(e.g., maps, schedules,
letters, graphic
organizers) for a
specific purpose.
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
proofreading marks
to indicate errors in
conventions.
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in order
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in
order to clarify
meaning.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-22:
(SC):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-22:
(SC): N/A
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
Safari Montage
producing
sentences in the
subjunctive mood.
(e.g., "Jack
recommended that
Jill stop.")
Producing
sentences in the
present unreal
conditional.
• Constructing
sentences with the
present future
conditional tense.
IV-L-1-B-23:
(SC): N/A
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
(e.g., "If it snows, I
will
IV-L-1-HI-23:
(SC):
completing a
sentence frame
consisting of an
independent clause
+ relative pronoun
+ dependent clause
to form a complex
sentence.
Unit 9:
State Your
Case
Reader’s Workshop:
Argument and
Persuasion
Bridges to
Literature
Champion of
Ideas
Class Zone
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
Writing Workshop:
Persuasive Essay
ELP
Standards
Basic
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Feb. 27- March
2
Reader’s
Workshop:
Argument and
Persuasion
Lesson 1
“Zoos: Myth
and Reality”
Lesson 2
“Zoos Connect
Us to the
Natural World”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
8R3.3.3-Describe the
intended effect of
persuasive strategies
and propaganda
techniques (e.g.
bandwagon, peer
pressure, repetition,
testimonial, transfer,
loaded words) that an
author uses.
Reading:
Reading:
N/A
N/A
8R3.1.3-Distinguish fact
from opinion in
expository text, providing
supporting evidence
from text.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-30:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-30
distinguishing fact from
opinion and bias in
persuasive text by
providing supporting
evidence.
identifying fact and
opinion in persuasive
text.
8R3.3.2-Evaluate the
effectiveness of the facts
used to support an
author’s argument
regarding a particular
idea, subject, concept, or
N/A
N/A
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming) Safari
Montage
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Problem-Solution
Essay
Publishing
8W1.5.3-Use
margins and
spacing to enhance
the final product.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Writing:
Writing:
N/A
N/A
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-3:
(Q):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-3:
(Q):
producing
questions
beginning with
various forms of
“to be” and
containing a
complement, which
require yes or no
responses.
producing
questions
beginning with
various forms of
“to be” and
containing a
complement,
which require
yes or no
responses.
IV-L-1-HI-4:
(Q):
producing
questions in the
present progressive
tense, which
require a yes or no
response.
IV-L-1-B-4:
(Q):
producing
questions in the
present
progressive
tense, which
require a yes or
no response.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
object.
AZAC
March 5 - 9
Lesson 3
“Position on
Dodgeball in
Physical
Education”/
“The Weak
Shall Inherit the
Gym”
Creating an
8R3.3.3-Describe the
intended effect of
persuasive strategies
and propaganda
techniques (e.g.
emotional appeals, and
ethical appeals) that an
author uses.
8R3.2.3-Interpret details
from a variety of
Reading
Reading
N/A
N/A
Class Zone
Persuasive Essay
Prewriting
8W3.4.1a.-e.-Write
a persuasive text
(e.g., essay,
paragraph, written
communications)
that:
a. establishes
and develops
a controlling
idea
b. supports
arguments
with detailed
evidence
c. includes
persuasive
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
IV-L-1-HI-5:
(Q):
IV-L-1-B-5:
(Q):
producing
questions in the
simple past tense,
which require a yes
or no response.
producing
questions in the
simple past
tense, which
require a yes or
no response.
Writing:
IV-W-1-HI-8
Writing:
IV-W-1-B-8
writing an essay
which states a clear
position,
convincing
arguments and
relevant evidence.
writing a
persuasive
paragraph using
facts, ideas and
concepts to
influence the
reader.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-6:
(Q):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-6:
(Q):
producing
questions in the
simple future tense,
which require a yes
producing
questions in the
simple future
tense, which
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Online
Database, p.
749
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
functional text (e.g.
consumer publication,
public document) for a
specific purpose (to
follow directions, to solve
problems, to perform
procedures, to answer
questions.)
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-28
Reading
IV-R-4-B-28
interpreting information in
functional documents
(e.g., memos, directories,
search engines, manuals,
recipes, graphic
organizers).
interpreting
information in
functional documents
(e.g., maps, schedules,
letters, graphic
organizers) for a
specific purpose.
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
techniques
d. excludes
irrelevant
information
e. attributes
sources of
information
when
appropriate.
8W1.1.2-Determine
the purpose (to
persuade) of an
intended writing
piece.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
or no response.
IV-L-1-HI-8:
(Q):
producing
questions in the
future progressive
tense, which
require a yes or no
response.
IV-L-1-HI-15:
(Q):
producing
interrogative
sentences
beginning with
“what.”
ELP
Standards
Basic
require a yes or
no response.
IV-L-1-B-8:
(Q):
producing
questions in the
future
progressive
tense, which
require a yes or
no response.
IV-L-1-B-15:
(Q):
producing
interrogative
sentences
beginning with
“what.”
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
March 19 - 23
Lesson 4
“The Sanctuary
of School”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R3.3.1-Determine the
author’s specific purpose
for writing the persuasive
text.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-12:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-12:
determining the author's
stated or implied purpose
(e.g., to inform, to
persuade, to entertain).
identifying the
author's main purpose
(e.g., to inform, to
persuade, to
entertain).
N/A
N/A
Lesson 5
“Educating
Sons” / “The
First
8R2.2.1-Describe the
historical and cultural
aspects found in cross-
Class Zone
Discovery
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Persuasive Essay
Drafting
8W1.2. 2-Organize
writing into a logical
sequence that is
clear to the
audience.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Writing
IV-W-3-HI-2
Writing
IV-W-3-B-2
determining the
purpose (e.g., to
entertain, to
inform, to explain,
to persuade) of a
writing piece.
determining the
purpose (e.g., to
entertain, to
inform, to
explain) of a
writing piece
with
instructional
support.
Writing:
IV-W-4-HI-2
Writing:
IV-W-4-B-2
writing paragraphs
that use a structure
that fits the type of
writing, smooth
and effective
transitions, and a
conclusion that
provides a sense of
resolution.
writing a
paragraph,
focused on a
topic, that
includes details,
clear
sequencing, and
transitional
words and
phrases to
connect ideas.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Americans”
Functional
Text – Use
Reading
Handbook pg.
R4-R7
March 26 - 30
Lesson 6
“St. Crispian’s
Day Speech”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
cultural works of
literature.
8R3.2.4-Evaluate the
adequacy of details and
facts from functional text
to achieve a specific
purpose.
8R3.3.3-Describe the
intended effect of
persuasive strategies
and propaganda
techniques (snob
appeal) that an author
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-28
Reading
IV-R-4-B-28
interpreting information
in functional documents
(e.g., memos, directories,
search engines, manuals,
recipes, graphic
organizers).
interpreting
information in
functional documents
(e.g., maps, schedules,
letters, graphic
organizers) for a
specific purpose.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-31
Reading
IV-R-4-B-31
identifying words used in
persuasive text to affect
the reader (e.g.,
stereotypes, testimonial,
exaggeration, loaded
identifying words used
in persuasive text to
affect the reader (e.g.,
stereotypes,
testimonial,
Persuasive Essay
Revising and
Editing
8W1.3. 3-Delete
irrelevant and/or
redundant
information from the
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-17:
(Q):
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-17:
(Q):
producing
interrogative
sentences
beginning with
“who” and
“whom.”
producing
interrogative
sentences
beginning with
“who.”
IV-L-1-HI-23:
(Q):
IV-L-1-HI-23:
(Q):
producing
interrogative
sentences with “to
be” + “there” +
subject +
prepositional
phrase.
producing
interrogative
sentences with
“to be” +
“there” +
subject +
prepositional
phrase.
Writing:
IV-W-3-HI-4
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-4
applying
appropriate tools
(e.g. resources,
reference
materials) or
identifying and
applying tools
(e.g., resources,
reference
materials) or
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
uses.
Lesson 8-Use
Reading
Handbook
R25-R26
Unit 9
Assessment:
Argument and
Persuasion
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
words).
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
exaggeration, loaded
words).
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
draft to more
effectively
accomplish the
purpose.
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
8R3.3.4-Identify specific
instances of bias in
persuasive text.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-30
Reading
IV-R-4-B-30
distinguishing fact from
opinion and bias in
persuasive text by
providing supporting
evidence.
identifying fact and
opinion in persuasive
text.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in order
to clarify meaning.
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in
order to clarify
meaning.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-1:
(Vocab):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-1:
(Vocab):
reading and
classifying words
into conceptual
categories and
providing rationale
for classification.
reading and
classifying
words into
conceptual
categories and
providing
rationale for
classification
with
instructional
support.
IV-L-1-HI-2:
(Vocab:
identifying the
meaning/usage of
sight words and
applying in
context.
IV-L-1-B-2:
(Vocab):
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
IV-L-1-HI-4:
(Vocab):
explaining the
meaning and usage
of grade-specific
academic
vocabulary and
symbols.
April 2 - 6
Functional
Text – Use
Reading
Handbook pg.
R14 to R19
8R3.2.1-Use information
from text features to
determine the sequence
of activities needed to
carry out a procedure.
Reading:
N/A
8R3.2.2-Determine what
information is extraneous
in functional text.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-28:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-28:
interpreting information in
functional documents
(e.g., memos, directories,
search engines, manuals,
interpreting
information in
functional documents
(e.g., maps, schedules,
Reading:
N/A
“Real World
Reading”
selections
(Scholastic Read
XL textbooks)
Study Island
Functional Text
Persuasive Essay
Publishing
8W1.5. 1-Prepare
writing in a format
(e.g., oral
presentation,
multimedia)
appropriate to
audience and
purpose.
ELP
Standards
Basic
identifying the
meaning/usage
of sight words
and applying in
context.
IV-L-1-B-4:
(Vocab):
categorizing
grade-specific
academic
vocabulary and
symbols by
content.
Writing:
IV-W-3-HI-6
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-6
presenting writing
related to a content
area in a format
appropriate to
audience and
purpose, within a
set time period.
presenting
writing in a
format
appropriate to
audience and
purpose (e.g.,
oral
presentations,
timelines,
paragraphs,
manuscripts,
multimedia).
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R3.2.3-Interpret details
from a variety of
functional text (e.g.
consumer publication,
public document) for a
specific purpose (to
follow directions, to solve
problems, to perform
procedures, to answer
questions.)
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
recipes, graphic
organizers).
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
letters, graphic
organizers) for a
specific purpose.
8R3.2.4-Evaluate the
adequacy of details and
facts from functional text
to achieve a specific
purpose.
Unit 7:
Reader’s Workshop:
Our Place in
the World
History, Culture, and
the Author
Bridges to
Literature
Champion of
Ideas
Class Zone
Writing Workshop:
Cause-and-Effect
Essay
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-7:
(Vocab):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-7:
(Vocab):
analyzing the effect
of affixes on
base/root words
(e.g., adding -ful to
beauty makes it an
adjective).
determining the
meaning of
Anglo-Saxon
base/root
words and
affixes to
understand
content area
vocabulary.
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
April 9 - 13
Lesson 1
“The Snapping
Turtle”
Lesson 2
“Out of Bounds”
Reading:
8R1.6.7 Apply
knowledge of the
organizational structures
(compare and contrast)
of text to aid
comprehension.
N/A
N/A
8R2.2.1-Describe the
historical and cultural
aspects found in crosscultural works of
literature (cultural
conflict).
N/A
N/A
8R3.2.1-Use information
from text features to
N/A
N/A
Class Zone
Cause-and-Effect
Essay
Prewriting
8W3.6. 2a.-e-Write
an informational
report that includes:
a. a focused
topic
b. appropriate
facts and
relevant
details
c. a logical
sequence
d. a concluding
statement
e. a list of
sources
used.
8W1.1.5-Use
organizational
Writing:
IV-W-1-HI-4
Writing:
IV-W-1-B-4
writing essays and
reports, based on a
synthesis of
research, using
topic sentences,
main ideas,
relevant facts,
details, and
concluding
statements.
writing a
paragraph based
on research
using topic
sentences, main
ideas, relevant
facts, details,
and concluding
statements.
Writing
IV-W-3-HI-3
Writing
IV-W-3-B-3
evaluating
information on a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
chart, log) to
develop a draft
with main idea.
using a
pre-writing plan
(e.g., graphic
organizer, KWL
chart, log) to
develop a draft
with main ideas.
Murphy Elementary District
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
Functional
Text – Use
Reading
Handbook pg.
R45
determine the sequence
of activities needed to
carry out a procedure.
April 16 – 20
AIMS
AIMS
AIMS
April 23 – 27
8R2.2.2-Identify common
structures and stylistic
elements (hyperbole) in
tall tales from a variety of
cultures.
N/A
N/A
Lesson 3
“Pecos Bill”
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Month
Unit
AIMS
Class Zone
Discovery
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
strategies (e.g.,
outlines, charts,
webs) to plan
writing.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-8:
(Vocab):
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-8:
(Vocab):
stating the words
represented by
abbreviations and
acronyms.
recognizing and
stating the
words
represented by
content area
abbreviations
and acronyms
(e.g., adj., min.,
NASA).
AIMS
AIMS
AIMS
Cause-and-Effect
Essay
Drafting
8W1.2. 2-Organize
writing into a logical
sequence that is
Writing:
IV-W-3-HI-4
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-4
applying
appropriate tools
(e.g. resources,
reference
materials) or
identifying and
applying tools
(e.g., resources,
reference
materials) or
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
(Optional)
Unit 2-Lesson 4
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R2.1.7-Analyze the
characteristics and
structural elements
(sound devices) of a
variety of poetic forms
(narrative).
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-32
Reading
IV-R-4-B-32
identifying the types of
poetry by characteristics
and structural elements.
identifying
characteristics and
structural elements
(e.g., imagery, rhyme,
verse, rhythm of
poetry).
“Barbara
Frietchie” /
“John Henry”
April 30 – May
4
Lesson 5
“One Last
Time”
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Education
Streaming (United
Streaming)
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
clear to the
audience.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in order
to clarify meaning.
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in
order to clarify
meaning.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-10:
(Vocab):
Language:
applying
knowledge of
homonyms in
context.
8R2.1.6-Draw
conclusions based on
the author’s word choice
(author’s perspective).
Reading:
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading:
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
Class Zone
Cause-and-Effect
Essay
Revising and
Editing
8W1.3. 5-Add
transitional words,
phrases and/or
sentences to clarify
IV-L-1-B-10:
(Vocab):
defining
common
homonyms (e.g.,
your, you're.
there, their,
they're) in
context.
Writing:
IV-W-4-HI-4
Writing:
IV-W-4-B-4
writing paragraphs
using original,
varied and natural
word choices,
including literal
and figurative
language.
writing a
paragraph using
expressive and
descriptive
words that
convey the
intended
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Lesson 6
“from Dreams
from My Father”
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
“from Out of
Many, One”
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
8R1.6.6-Apply
knowledge of the
organizational structures
(cause and effect) of text
to aid comprehension.
May 7 - 11
Lesson 7
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
8R3.1.4-Identify the
author’s stated or implied
purpose(s) for writing
expository text.
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
the meaning or to
enhance the writing
style.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-12:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-12:
determining the author's
stated or implied purpose
(e.g., to inform, to
persuade, to entertain).
identifying the
author's main purpose
(e.g., to inform, to
persuade, to
entertain).
Reader’s Workshop:
Bridges to
ELP
Standards
Basic
meaning.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-11:
(Vocab):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-11:
(Vocab):
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
pronouncing a
homograph in
context based on
meaning.
applying
knowledge of
homographs in
context.
Cause-and-Effect
Essay
Publishing
8W1.5. 2-Use
margins and
spacing to enhance
the final product.
Writing:
Writing:
N/A
N/A
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-12:
(Vocab):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-12:
(Vocab):
determining the
appropriate
definition of a
multiple-meaning
word in context.
determining the
appropriate
definition of a
multiplemeaning word
in context with
visual support.
Unit 7
Assessment:
History,
Culture, and the
Author
Unit 10:
Investigation
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
Writing Workshop:
Research Report
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
and Discovery
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Research Strategies
Workshop
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
Literature
Champion of
Ideas
Class Zone
Read 180
Rosetta Stone
Study Island
May 14 - 18
Lesson 1
Research
Strategies
Workshop:
“What is the
research
process?”
Lesson 2
Writing
Workshop:
Research
8R3.1.5-Locacate
specific information by
using organizational
features (e.g. table of
contents, headings,
captions, bibliographic
references) in expository
text.
8R3.1.6-Locate
appropriate print and
electronic reference
sources (e.g.
encyclopedia, atlas,
almanac, dictionary,
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-26:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-26:
explaining the purpose of
organizational features on
a page of nonfiction text.
locating specific
information using the
organizational features
on a page of
nonfiction text.
Reading
IV-R-4-B-23:
Reading
IV-R-4-B-23:
locating information in
print and electronic
reference sources (e.g.,
encyclopedia, atlas,
locating information
in print and electronic
reference sources
(e.g., encyclopedia,
Class Zone
Research Report
Prewriting/Drafting
8W3.6.2a.-e-Write
an informational
report that includes:
f. a focused
topic
g. appropriate
facts and
relevant
details
h. a logical
sequence
i. a concluding
statement
j. a list of
Writing:
IV-W-1-HI-4
Writing:
IV-W-1-B-4
writing essays and
reports, based on a
synthesis of
research, using
topic sentences,
main ideas,
relevant facts,
details, and
concluding
statements.
writing a
paragraph based
on research
using topic
sentences, main
ideas, relevant
facts, details,
and concluding
statements.
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-15:
(Vocab):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-15:
(Vocab):
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
Report
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
thesaurus, periodical,
CD-ROM, website) for a
specific purpose
almanac, dictionary,
thesaurus, periodicals,
website, and textbooks) for
a specific purpose.
8R3.1.2-Summarize the
main idea (stated or
implied) and critical
details of expository text,
maintaining
chronological,
sequential, or logical
order.
Reading
IV-R-4-HI-8:
summarizing the main
idea and supporting details
from text using academic
vocabulary.
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
atlas, almanac,
dictionary, thesaurus,
periodicals, website,
and textbooks)
periodicals for a
specific purpose.
Reading
IV-R-4-B-8:
locating sequential/
chronological order
signal words (e.g.,
first, next, finally,
today, now) in text.
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
sources
used.
8W1.1.7-Use time
management
strategies, when
appropriate, to
produce a writing
product within a set
time period.
Research Report
Revising and
Editing
8W1.3.7-Apply
appropriate tools
and strategies (e.g.,
peer review, rubrics)
to refine the draft.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
distinguishing the
literal and
figurative
meanings of
idioms.
Writing:
IV-W-3-HI-4
applying
appropriate tools
(e.g. resources,
reference
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in order
to clarify meaning.
ELP
Standards
Basic
identifying
idioms in text
with visual
support.
Writing:
IV-W-3-B-4
identifying and
applying tools
(e.g., resources,
reference
materials) or
strategies (e.g.,
peer review,
rubrics) to
rearrange and
modify words,
sentences, and
paragraphs in
order to clarify
meaning.
(See Strand 2- Six
Traits)
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-16:
(Vocab):
determining the
Language:
IV-L-1-B-16:
(Vocab):
defining
metaphors and
Murphy Elementary District
Month
Unit
May 21 - 24
Lesson 3
Publishing With
Technology:
Web Site
Reading
Content and
Performance Objective
8R3.1.10-Make relevant
inferences about
expository text,
supported by evidence.
ELP Standards
High Intermediate
Grade 8 Language Arts
ELP Standards
Supplemental
Basic
Resources
Reading:
IV-R-4-HI-14:
Reading:
IV-R-4-B-14:
drawing conclusions from
information implied or
inferred in a literary
selection.
drawing conclusions
from information
implied or inferred in
a literary selection.
Writing
Content and
Performance
Objective
Research Report
Publishing
8W1.5.3-Use
graphics when
applicable, to
enhance the final
product.
ELP Standards
High
Intermediate
ELP
Standards
Basic
intended meaning
of figurative
language.
similes.
Writing:
N/A
Writing:
N/A
Language:
IV-L-1-HI-17:
(Vocab):
Language:
IV-L-1-B-17:
(Vocab):
interpreting the
words and clauses
that signal
chronological
sequence,
description, cause
and effect, and
problem and
solution.
interpreting the
words that
signal
description (e.g.,
such as, as in)
and compare
and contrast
(e.g.,
either…or).