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Reading Foundational Skills PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING FOURTH GRADE

PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION W.4.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate to task,
RF.4.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for
skills in decoding words: Use combined knowledge of all writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and
morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately W.4.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults,
unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context. develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning,
revising, and editing.
FLUENCY
W.4.6. With some guidance and support from adults, use
RF.4.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish
comprehension: a. Read grade-level text with purpose and writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others;
understanding; b. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to
with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression; c. Use context type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding,
rereading as necessary. RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE

Writing W.4.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge
through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES
W.4.8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather
W.4.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes
a point of view with reasons and information: a. Introduce and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an
organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped W.4.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts
to support the writer’s purpose; b. Provide reasons that are to support analysis, reflection, and research: a. Apply grade
supported by facts and details; c. Link opinion and reasons 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Describe in depth
using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing
in addition); d. Provide a concluding statement or section on specific details in the text [e.g., a character’s thoughts,
related to the opinion presented. words, or actions].”); b. Apply grade 4 Reading standards
to informational texts (e.g., “Explain how an author uses
W.4.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text”).
topic and convey ideas and information clearly: a. Introduce
a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs RANGE OF WRITING
and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations,
and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension; W.4.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames
quotations, or other information and examples related to (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-
the topic; c. Link ideas within categories of information using specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because);
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to Speaking and Listening
inform about or explain the topic; e. Provide a concluding
statement or section related to the information or explanation COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
presented.
SL.4.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
W.4.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with
experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on
details, and clear event sequences: a. Orient the reader by others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly: a. Come to
establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or discussions prepared, having read or studied required material;
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information
b. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion;
events or show the responses of characters to situations; b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out
c. Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage assigned roles; c. Pose and respond to specific questions to
the sequence of events; d. Use concrete words and phrases clarify or follow up on information, and make comments
and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely; that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of
e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated others; d. Review the key ideas expressed and explain their
experiences or events. own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

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Theme: Literary Heroes
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/
Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

The following standards offer a focus for instruction in Fifth Grade and help ensure that students gain adequate exposure to
a range of texts and tasks. Rigor is also infused through the requirement that students read increasingly complex texts through
the grades. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and retain or
further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades.

Reading Literature Reading Informational Texts

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS

RL.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the RI.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what
text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from
the text.
RL.5.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from
details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama RI.5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and
respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects explain how they are supported by key details; summarize
upon a topic; summarize the text. the text.

RL.5.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, RI.5.3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two
or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical,
text (e.g., how characters interact). scientific, or technical text based on specific information in
the text.
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
RL.5.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including figurative language such as RI.5.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and
metaphors and similes. domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to
a grade 5 topic or subject area.
RL.5.5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits
together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, RI.5.5. Compare and contrast the overall structure
drama, or poem. (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution)
of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
RL.5.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view
influences how events are described. RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic,
noting important similarities and differences in the point of
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS view they represent.

RL.5.7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text
(e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital
folktale, myth, poem). sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a
question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
RL.5.8. (Not applicable to literature)
RI.5.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to
RL.5.9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons
(e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to and evidence support which point(s).
similar themes and topics.
RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY same topic in order to write or speak about the subject
knowledgeably.
RL.5.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend
literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently
and proficiently. RI.5.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend
informational texts, including history/social studies, science,
and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text
complexity band independently and proficiently.

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Reading Foundational Skills PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING FIFTH GRADE

PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION W.5.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate to task,
RF.5.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for
skills in decoding words: Use combined knowledge of all writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and
morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately W.5.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults,
unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context. develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning,
revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
FLUENCY
W.5.6. With some guidance and support from adults, use
RF.5.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish
comprehension: a. Read grade-level text with purpose and writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others;
understanding; b. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to
with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression; c. Use context type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.
to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding,
rereading as necessary. RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE

Writing W.5.7. Conduct short research projects that use several
sources to build knowledge through investigation of different
TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES aspects of a topic.

W.5.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting W.5.8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather
a point of view with reasons and information: a. Introduce relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize
a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and
organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped provide a list of sources.
to support the writer’s purpose; b. Provide logically ordered
reasons that are supported by facts and details; c. Link W.5.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to
opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses support analysis, reflection, and research: a. Apply grade 5
(e.g., consequently, specifically); d. Provide a concluding Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast
statement or section related to the opinion presented. two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or a
drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., how
W.5.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine characters interact]”); b. Apply grade 5 Reading standards to
a topic and convey ideas and information clearly: a. Introduce informational texts (e.g.,“Explain how an author uses reasons
a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying
and group related information logically; include formatting which reasons and evidence support which point[s]”).
(e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful
to aiding comprehension; b. Develop the topic with facts, RANGE OF WRITING
definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information
and examples related to the topic; c. Link ideas within and W.5.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time
across categories of information using words, phrases, and for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames
clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially); d. Use precise language (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-
and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
the topic; e. Provide a concluding statement or section related
to the information or explanation presented. Speaking and Listening

W.5.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive
details, and clear event sequences: a. Orient the reader by SL.5.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally; diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on
b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly: a. Come to
and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the discussions prepared, having read or studied required material;
responses of characters to situations; c. Use a variety of explicitly draw on that preparation and other information
transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion;
sequence of events; d. Use concrete words and phrases and b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out
sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely; assigned roles; c. Pose and respond to specific questions by
e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated making comments that contribute to the discussion and
experiences or events. elaborate on the remarks of others; d. Review the key ideas
expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and
knowledge gained from the discussions.

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SL.5.2. Summarize a written text read aloud or information address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?); d. Use underlining, quotation
presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, marks, or italics to indicate titles of works; e. Spell grade-
quantitatively, and orally. appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

SL.5.3. Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
L.5.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when
PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS writing, speaking, reading, or listening; a. Expand, combine,
and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest,
SL.5.4. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, and style; b. Compare and contrast the varieties of English
sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and (e.g., dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems.
relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes;
speak clearly at an understandable pace. VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND USE

SL.5.5. Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) L.5.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading
enhance the development of main ideas or themes. and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies:
a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons
SL.5.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase;
formal English when appropriate to task and situation. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes
and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g.,photograph,
Language photosynthesis); c.Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries,
glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the
CONVENTIONS OF STANDARD ENGLISH pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning
of key words and phrases.
L.5.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard
English grammar and usage when writing or speaking: L.5.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language,
a. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and word relationships, and nuances in word meanings: a. Interpret
interjections in general and their function in particular figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in
sentences; b. Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; context; b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common
I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses; c. Use verb tense idioms, adages, and proverbs; c. Use the relationship between
to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions; particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to
d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense; better understand each of the words.
e. Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).
L.5.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general
L.5.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including
English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing: those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical
a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series; b. Use a relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly,
comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of moreover, in addition).
the sentence; c. Use a comma to set off the words yes and no
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/
Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

The following standards offer a focus for instruction in Sixth Grade and help ensure that students gain adequate exposure to
a range of texts and tasks. Rigor is also infused through the requirement that students read increasingly complex texts through
the grades. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and retain or
further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades.

Reading Literature Reading Informational Texts

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS

RL.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the RI.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the
text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL.6.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how RI.6.2. Determine a central idea of a text and how it is
it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of
of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

RL.6.3. Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot RI.6.3. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event,
unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text
respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).

CRAFT AND STRUCTURE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

RL.6.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they RI.6.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including figurative and connotative are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and
meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on technical meanings.
meaning and tone.
RI.6.5. Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph,
RL.6.5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and
or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes contributes to the development of the ideas.
to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
RI.6.6. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a
RL.6.6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
the narrator or speaker in a text.
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
RI.6.7. Integrate information presented in different media or
RL.6.7. Compare and contrast the experience of reading a formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to
story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what
they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they RI.6.8. Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in
perceive when they listen or watch. a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and
evidence from claims that are not.
RL.6.8. (Not applicable to literature)
RI.6.9. Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of
RL.6.9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and
genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy a biography on the same person).
stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and
topics. RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY

RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY RI.6.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary
nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently,
RL.6.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
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.

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Writing RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE SIXTH GRADE

TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES W.6.7. Conduct short research projects to answer
a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing
W.6.1. Write arguments to support claims with clear the inquiry when appropriate.
reasons and relevant evidence: a. Introduce claim(s) and
organize the reasons and evidence clearly; b. Support claim(s) W.6.8. Gather relevant information from multiple print
with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source;
and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of
c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic
among claim(s) and reasons; d. Establish and maintain a formal bibliographic information for sources.
style; e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows
from the argument presented. W.6.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to
support analysis, reflection, and research: a. Apply grade 6
W.6.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast
a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through texts in different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems;
the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content: historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their
a. Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, approaches to similar themes and topics”); b. Apply grade 6
using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/ reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Trace and
contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text,
graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and
aiding comprehension; b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, evidence from claims that are not”).
definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information
and examples; c. Use appropriate transitions to clarify the RANGE OF WRITING
relationships among ideas and concepts; d. Use precise
language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or W.6.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time
explain the topic; e. Establish and maintain a formal style; for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames
f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-
the information or explanation presented. specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

W.6.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined Speaking and Listening
experiences or events using effective technique, relevant
descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences: COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and
introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event SL.6.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
sequence that unfolds naturally and logically; b. Use narrative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with
techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building
develop experiences, events, and/or characters; c. Use a variety on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly: a. Come to
of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence discussions prepared, having read or studied required material;
and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence
d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under
and sensory language to convey experiences and events; discussion; b. Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific
e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed;
experiences or events. c. Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration
and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic,
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING text, or issue under discussion; d. Review the key ideas
expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple
W.6.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing SL.6.2. Interpret information presented in diverse media
types are defined in standards 1–3 above.) and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain
how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
W.6.5. With some guidance and support from peers and
adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, SL.6.3. Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims,
revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and
evidence from claims that are not.
W.6.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce
and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills
to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting. SL.6.4. Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically
and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to
accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact,
adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

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SL.6.5. Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND USE
music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify
information. L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6
SL.6.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or strategies: a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a
appropriate. sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a
sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.;
Language b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes
and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience,
CONVENTIONS OF STANDARD ENGLISH auditory, audible); c. Consult reference materials (e.g.,
dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital,
L.6.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its
English grammar and usage when writing or speaking: precise meaning or its part of speech; d. Verify the preliminary
a. Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by
objective, possessive); b. Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
ourselves); c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in
pronoun number and person; d. Recognize and correct vague L.6.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language,
pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents); word relationships, and nuances in word meanings: a. Interpret
e. Recognize variations from standard English in their own and figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context; b. Use the
others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect,
to improve expression in conventional language. part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the
words; c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations)
L.6.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy,
English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing: scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
a. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off
nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements; b. Spell correctly. L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general
academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather
KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase
important to comprehension or expression.
L.6.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions
when writing, speaking, reading, or listening: a. Vary sentence © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
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Theme: I Won’t Grow Up
Essential Question: What distinguishes childhood from adulthood?
Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks
Standards Addressed in Lesson: RI.6.1, RL.6.7, W.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.1 (a), SL.6.1 (b), L.6.1, L.6.1 (a), L.6.1 (b)

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9780064437530 Peter and the Shadow Thieves 780L “
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Theme: Courage in Life and Literature
Essential Question: How can reading about the courage of real people inform our understanding

of determined literary characters?
Suggested Pacing: 8 weeks
Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.7.5, RL.7.7, RI.7.3, RI.7.9, W.7.2, SL.7.2, L.7.6

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Unit 4

Theme: Survival in the Wild
Essential Question: What similarities and differences exist among characters who survive in the wild?
Suggested Pacing: 4 weeks
Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.7.2, RI.7.5, W.7.1, SL.7.4, L.7.5

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Unit 5 Essential Question: What makes science fiction believable?
Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.7.1, RI.7.9, W.7.2, SL.7.5, L.7.1
Theme: Science or Fiction?
Suggested Pacing: 4 weeks

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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke “ $22.99

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Unit 6

Theme: Literature Reflects Life: Making Sense of Our World
Essential Question: Is literature always a reflection of life?
Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks
Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.7.6, W.7.1, SL.7.3, L.7.3

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The following standards offer a focus for instruction in Eighth Grade and help ensure that students gain adequate exposure
to a range of texts and tasks. Rigor is also infused through the requirement that students read increasingly complex texts
through the grades. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and
retain or further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades.

Reading Literature Reading Informational Texts

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS

RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports
an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text. drawn from the text.

RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its
its development over the course of the text, including its development over the course of the text, including its
relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective
objective summary of the text. summary of the text.

RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and
in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through
character, or provoke a decision. comparisons, analogies, or categories).

CRAFT AND STRUCTURE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they RI.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and
analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word
tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions
to other texts.
RL.8.5 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more
texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text RI.8.5 Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph
contributes to its meaning and style. in a text, including the role of particular sentences in
developing and refining a key concept.
RL.8.6 Analyze how differences in the points of view of the
characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through RI.8.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in
the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds
humor. to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

RL.8.7 Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production RI.8.7 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using
of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multi-
or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors. media) to present a particular topic or idea.

RL.8.8 (not applicable to literature) RI.8.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific
claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound
RL.8.9 Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when
themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, irrelevant evidence is introduced.
traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible,
including describing how the material is rendered new. RI.8.9 Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide
conflicting information on the same topic and identify where
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.

RL.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high
end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and RI.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary
proficiently. nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity
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Writing W.8.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce EIGHTH GRADE
and publish writing and present the relationships between
TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and
collaborate with others.
W.8.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons
and relevant evidence: a. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE
distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and
organize the reasons and evidence logically; b. Support claim(s) W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question
with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, (including a self-generated question), drawing on several
credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the sources and generating additional related, focused questions
topic or text; c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to create that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counter-
claims, reasons, and evidence; d. Establish and maintain a W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and
formal style; e. Provide a concluding statement or section that digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the
follows from and supports the argument presented. credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or
paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding
W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the
selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content: W.8.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to
a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; support analysis, reflection, and research: a. Apply grade 8
organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how a modern
categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or
(e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious
comprehension; b. Develop the topic with relevant, well- works such as the Bible, including describing how the material
chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other is rendered new”); b. Apply grade 8 reading standards to
information and examples; c. Use appropriate and varied literary nonfiction (e.g., “Delineate and evaluate the argument
transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning
among ideas and concepts; d. Use precise language and is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize
domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the when irrelevant evidence is introduced”).
topic; e. Establish and maintain a formal style; f. Provide
a concluding statement or section that follows from and RANGE OF WRITING
supports the information or explanation presented.
W.8.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for
W.8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames
or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, (a single sitting or a day or two).
and well-structured event sequences: a. Engage and orient
the reader by establishing a context and point of view and Speaking and Listening
introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event
sequence that unfolds naturally and logically; b. Use narrative COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and
reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters; SL.8.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners
convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas
to another, and show the relationships among experiences and and expressing their own clearly: a. Come to discussions
events; d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive prepared, having read or researched material under study;
details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence
experiences and events; e. Provide a conclusion that follows on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas
from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. under discussion; b. Follow rules for collegial discussions and
decision-making, track progress toward specific goals and
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING deadlines, and define individual roles as needed; c. Pose
questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and
W.8.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant
development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, evidence, observations, and ideas; d. Acknowledge new
purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify
writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.) or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented.

W.8.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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.

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