Learning Target

WRITING

Notes

TEXT

Assessment Mastery

WRITINGPROCESS

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Step Up To Writing
Student Model

Write Along 8th Grade

W.8.1

Persuasion

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ICANwriteargumentsto
supportclaimswithclear
reasonsandrelevantevidence.

Evaluate an Argument
Topics
Girl Power LearnZillion

Authentic assessment

Craft an Arguement
Option 2:
Craft an Arguement

PowerMyLearning Video student created projects

Lesson
(topics and how to)
Mastery:
Submit a topic proposal Poem: Sarah Cynthia
via Edmodo.
Nonfiction- Teen Texting
Fill out map.

Persuasion2

Persuasion Map
W.8.1a

Learnzillion LessonWrite an introduction

Icanintroduceclaim(s),
acknowledgeanddistinguish
fromopposingclaims,and
organizethereasonsand
evidencelogically.

W.8.1b

Craft a Claim lesson

Revise for Clarity

Revise Argument

Learnzillion Strengthen
Body

Icansupportclaimswith
logicalreasoning&relevant
evidence.

W.8.1b
Icanuseaccurate,credible
sources.

Snapshot via edmodo

Authentic assessment
student created projects

Snapshot via edmodo

Authentic assessment
student created projects

Science Fair
Research Project
Writing
How To Research

Video lesson:

Snapshot via edmodo

Reference accurately
Color Coding

Authentic assessment
student created projects

Learning Target
WRITING

Notes

W.8.1c
Icanusewords,phrases,&
clausestocreatecohesionand
clarifytherelationshipsamong
claim(s),counterclaims,
reasons,andevidence.

TEXT

Assessment Mastery

Use anecdotes to
support an argument
video lesson.

Snapshot via edmodo

Anecdotes Mini-lesson

student created projects

Authentic assessment

Anecdotesproblem/analyze
minilesson
Clarify with transitions
W.8.1d
Icanestablishandmaintaina
formalstyle.

Maintain a formal writing Step up To Writing

style
Compare/contrast direct
modeling
Sorry, wrong number
Lamb to Slaughter

W.8.1e
Icanprovideaconclusionthat
followsfromandsupportsthe
argumentpresented.

Write a strong argument 5 Persuasion Techniques

conclusion video lesson.

Snapshot via edmodo

Authentic assessment
student created projects

Snapshot via edmodo

Authentic assessment

Conclusion by
summarizing key points.

student created projects

Compelling Summary

W.8.2

Generate ideas

Icanwriteinformative/
explanatorytextstoexaminea
topicandconveyideasand
informationusingrelevant
content.

Topic development
Topic Sentence- Slideshare

Gather information from

multiple sources
Revise Facts

Understand the role of

an introduction

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Authentic assessment

Introduction Slideshare

student created projects

Learning Target
WRITING

Notes

TEXT

Snapshot via edmodo

W.8.2a
Icanintroduceatopicclearly,
previewingwhatistofollow.

W.8.2a

introduce

Authentic assessment

Introduction Slideshare

student created projects

Tips and Tricks

Snapshot via edmodo

Compare/contrast

Icanorganizeideas,concepts,
andinformationintobroader
categories,

W.8.2
I can write informative/
explanatory texts to
examine a topic and
convey ideas and
information using
relevant content.

Assessment Mastery

Tell Tale Heart Writing

Write an Objective
Summary
Stomp Out Bullying
Article

Authentic assessment
student created projects

Actively Learning App

via Edmodo has
Stomp out and Katrina
Quiz

https://read.activelylearn
.com/#student/reader/10
9515/notes
Powerpoint
Video

Writing

W.8.2a
Icanincludeformatting,
graphics,andmultimediatoaid
comprehension.

Snapshot via edmodo

Presentations

Teacher resource:
Cite evidence lesson

Writing

W.8.2b
Icandevelopthetopicwith
relevantwellchosenfacts,
definitions,concretedetails,
quotations,orother
information&examples.

Central Idea by
analyzing the repeated
ideas- Video
TEXT (for above video)
READ ALOUD (above)

Teacher resourceslearnzillion- the great

escape from slavery

Develop a paragraph
lesson
Precise Language
Revise with facts and
evidence

W.8.2c

Steve Jobs Lesson comparing and contrast

Transitions lesson

Writing

Icanuseappropriateand
variedtransitionstocreate
cohesionandclarifythe
relationshipsamongideasand
concepts.

Discussion

Precise Language
W.8.2d
Icanusepreciselanguageand
academicvocabularytoexplain
thetopic.

Learnzillion connotation
and denotaton lesson

Spider and the Fly

Connotation/Denotation
Video

Denvers Street Smart

Prairie Dogs

Similes/Metaphor

Figurative Language

W.8.2e
Icanestablishandmaintaina
formalstyle.

Video on Maintaining a
Formal Style when
writing and revising.

Higher level text

structure analysisSquid
Street Smart P-dogs

Writing

W.8.2f
Icanprovideaconclusionthat
followsfromandsupportsthe
informationpresented.

W.8.3
Icanwritenarrativesto
developrealorimaginedevents
usingeffectivetechnique,
relevantdescriptivedetails,&a
wellstructuredplot.

W.8.3a
Icanengageandorientthe
readerbyestablishingacontext
&pointofviewand
introducinganarratorand/or
characters.

W.8.3a

Conclusion revision

Snapshot

Conclusion paragraph
slideshare

Street Smart P-dogs

multiple point of view

SHOW DONT TELL

Features of Narrative
Writing

Characters,tone,
motovations,-many
standards
Character Traits Video

sequence

Mastery Video

Dialogue to develop a
theme

Teacher plan- Slurping

Icanorganizeanevent
sequencethatunfoldsnaturally
andlogically.

W.8.3b
Icanusenarrativetechniques,
suchasdialogue,pacing,and
description,todevelop
experiences,events,and/or
characters.

Varying sentence
structure -to signal
differing relationships
among ideas in the text
(To Build A Fire- Jack
London.)

W.8.3c

Transitions video lesson

Transitions Slideshare

Self-eval

Icanuseavarietyoftransition
words,phrases,&clausesto
conveysequence,signalshifts
intimeorsetting,andshow
relationshipsamongevents.

W.8.3d
Icanuseprecisewordsand
phrases,relevantdescriptive
details,andsensorylanguageto
captureactionandconvey
experiencesandevents.

Peer eval

precise words
Descriptive details
Precise words 2
Word Choice Slideshare
Imagery Slideshare

W.8.3e

Evaluations by teacher

Revise to use precise words

and phrases

Self, peer, and teacher

evaluation

Improve word choice

slideshare
Word choice- connotation
slideshare

Video lesson

Self, peer, and teacher

evaluation

Icanprovideaconclusionthat
followsfromandreflectsonthe
narratedevents.

W.8.4
Icanproduceclearand
coherentwritinginwhichthe
development,organization,and
styleareappropriatetotask,
purpose,andaudience.

audience
Level 2 Audience
Grammar Common Errors
and writing style Slideshare

Clear Writing Slideshare

Self, peer, and teacher

evaluation

Using structure and format

W.8.5

Wish and Stars Peer Eval

Organize argument

Self, peer, and teacher

evaluation

Withsomeguidance&support,
Icandevelopandstrengthen
writingbyplanning,revising,
editing,rewriting,ortryinga
newapproach,focusingonhow
wellpurpose&audiencehave
beenaddressed.

presentations

W.8.6
Icanusetechnology,including
theInternet,toproduce&
publishwriting,topresent
relationshipsbetween
information&ideaseffectively,
andtointeractandcollaborate
withothers.

Edmodo
Google Docs

W.8.8
Icangatherrelevant
informationfrommultiple
printanddigitalsources,using
searchtermseffectively.

Digital Literacy
Course1
Google Boost

How to Research
W.8.7

Short topic Steve Jobs

research projects

Icanconductshortresearch
projectstoansweraquestion
(includingselfgenerated
questions),drawingonseveral
sources.

RockinResearch Slideshare

Gather and Cite

HOW to RESEARCH

presentation

W.8.7
Icangenerateadditional
related,focusedquestionsfor
multipleavenuesof
investigation.

Multiple points of view

Teens Texting

Snapshot

Day 3 Perils

Culminating writing activity

Street Smart Day 1

Street Smart Prairie Dogs
Day 2
Street Smart Day3

W.8.8
Icanassessthecredibilityof
eachsource.

W.8.8

The Perils of Indifference

Day 1
The Perils of Indifference
Day 2
Quote and Paraphrase
Slideshare

Icanquoteorparaphrasethe
dataandconclusionsofothers,
avoidingplagiarism.

W.8.8

Cite Sources Slideshare

Icanfollowastandardformat
forcitationofsources.

W.8.9
Icandrawevidencefrom
literaryorinformationaltexts
tosupportanalysis,reflection,
andresearch.

Gather and Cite lesson

above.

Day 4
Actively Learn edmodo app

GRAMMAR

L.8.1a
Icanexplainthefunctionof
verbals(gerunds,participles,
infinitives)ingeneralandtheir
functioninparticularsentences.

Infinitives and their function in

sentences

L.8.1b
Icanformanduseverbsinthe
activeandpassivevoice.

Active and Passive Verbs

Slideshare

Vivid VERBS

Snapshots and Moby Max

Active/passive verbs

L.8.1c
Icanformanduseverbsinthe
indicative,imperative,
interrogative,conditional,and
subjunctivemood.

L.8.1d
Icanrecognizeandcorrect
inappropriateshiftsinverbvoice
andmood.

Verbs in the subjunctive mood

Verbs in a variety of moods

How to Correct Inappropriate

Shifts Slideshare

L.8.3a
Icanuseverbsintheactive&
passivevoiceandinthe
conditional&subjunctivemood
toachieveparticulareffects.

Passive Voice
Conditional mood Verbs
Conditional tone Verbs

L.8.2
Icandemonstratecommandof
theconventionsofstandard
Englishcapitalization,
punctuation,andspellingwhen
writing.
L.8.2c
Icanspellcorrectly.

Commonly Confused Spelling

and Grammatical ErrorsSlideShare
Spelling/Grammar that make
you look dumb
Grammar you NEED

Grammar mistakes in your

favorite songs

GRAMMAR

L.8.2b
Icanusepunctuation(comma,
ellipsis,dash)toindicateapause
orbreak.

Icanuseellipsistoindicate
omission.

Moby Max Language

Elipsis to indicate
omission

L.8.4b
Icanusecommon,grade
appropriateGreekorLatin
affixesandrootsascluestothe
meaningofaword.

MOBY MAX

L.8.5
Icandemonstrateunderstanding
offigurativelanguage,word
relationships,andnuancesin
wordmeaning.

L8.5 Video lesson

Fish out of Water L.8.5

Mastry

Pot, meet Kettle

Hook, line and sinker

Mastry2

Icaninterpretfigurative
language,wordrelationships,and
nuancesinwordmeaning.

GRAMMAR

L.8.5a
Icaninterpretfiguresofspeech
(e.g.verbalirony,puns)in
context.

Video Lesson - Craft Verbal

Irony

Moby Max
Snapshots

L.8.5b
Icanusetherelationshipbetween
particularwordstobetter
understandeachofthewords.
L.8.5c

Clarify relationships

Icandistinguishamongthe
connotationsofwordswith
similardenotations.
Word Analysis Slideshare
Word Detective Slideshare

L. 8.4c

Observations

Icanconsultreferencematerials,
bothprint&digital,tofindthe
pronunciationofawordor
determineorclarifyitsprecise
meaningoritspartofspeech.

L.8.4d

Observations

Icanverifythemeaningofa
wordorphrasebycheckingthe
inferredmeaningincontextorin
adictionary.

L. 8.5c
Icanusetherelationshipbetween
particularwordstobetter
understandeachofthewords.

Clarify relationships

GRAMMAR

L.8.6
Icanacquireanduseaccurately
gradeappropriategeneral
academicanddomainspecific
wordsandphrases.

Icangathervocabulary
knowledgewhenconsideringa
wordorphraseimportantto
comprehensionorexpression.