Unit 1

Reading Process

Ongoing

Instructional Objective

0712.1 Acquire concepts about print

Standard Reference
8.LA.1.2
Reading Process

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Analyze the organizational structure of printed material and electronic sources to access information.

Year-long, Qtr. 2 Common Assignment

TMA, EOC

2

Analyze specific features of text, including the preface and appendix, to understand a selection.

Qtr.1, Qtr 2

TMA, EOC, ISAT

3

Interpret graphic features of text to clarify and extend meaning.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

Instructional Objective

0712.2 Acquire decoding skills using word parts

Standard Reference
8.LA.1.4
Reading Process

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Use structural analysis and apply root words, prefixes, and suffixes, including Greek and Latin derivatives, to decode complex words.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

2

Read abbreviations appropriate to grade level.

Qtr. 2 Common Assignment

TMA

Instructional Objective

0712.3 Acquire decoding skills using context

Standard Reference
8.LA.1.6
Reading Process

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Use context clues to aid in decoding new words.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

Instructional Objective

0712.4 Acquire Fluency

Standard Reference
8.LA.1.7
Reading Process

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Read grade-level-appropriate text with fluency and accuracy from at least 150 correct words per minute (Hasbrouck & Tindal).

Year-long

TMA

Instructional Objective

0712.5 Vocabulary and concept development

Standard Reference
8.LA.1.8
Reading Process

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Apply origins of root words, prefixes, and suffixes to determine the meaning of unknown words.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

2

Explain relationships among words including connotation/denotation, antonyms, synonyms, and words with multiple meanings.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

3

Define words and concepts necessary for comprehending Grade 8 content area text.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

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Unit 2

Comprehension/Interpretation

Ongoing

Instructional Objective

0712.6 Acquire strategies and skill for comprehending text

Standard Reference
8.LA.2.1
Comprehension/Interpretation

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Determine the relationships among facts, ideas, and events used in various texts to support a central purpose.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

2

Distinguish cause and effect relationships in text to gain meaning.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

3

Make inferences, draw conclusions, and form opinions based on information gathered from text and cite evidence to support.

Qtr. 2 Common Assignment

TMA

Instructional Objective

0712.7 Acquire skills to comprehend expository text

Standard Reference 8.LA.2.2
Comprehension/Interpretation

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Evaluate expository text structure to extend comprehension.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

2

Generate how, why, and what-if questions for interpreting expository texts.

Year-long

TMA

3

Apply central ideas (literal or inferential) and critical details to summarize information from expository text.

Year-long

TMA

4

Identify the main purpose and anticipate outcomes of procedures specified in informational text.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

Instructional Objective

0712.8 Acquire skills for comprehending literary text

Standard Reference
8.LA.2.3
Comprehension/Interpretation

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Read and respond to literature from a variety of genres, including poetry.

Year-long

TMA

2

Interpret how situations, actions, and other characters influence a character’s personality and development.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

3

Analyze the importance of the setting to the mood and to the meaning of the story.

Year-long

TMA

4

Evaluate the structural elements of the plot and how conflicts are addressed and resolved.

Year-long

TMA, EOC, ISAT

5

Explain the author’s point of view and interpret how it influences the story.

Year-long

TMA

6

Analyze the themes across various genres.

Year-long

TMA

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Unit 3

Communication

Ongoing

Instructional Objective

0712.9 Acquire listening skills

Standard Reference
8.LA.6.1 Communications

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Listen to acquire and summarize information from a variety of electronic or live sources.

Year-long

TMA

2

Listen to evaluate the credibility of a speaker, including whether the speaker has hidden agendas or presents slanted or biased material.

Year-long

TMA

Instructional Objective

0712.10 Acquire speaking skills

Standard Reference
8.LA.6.2 Communications

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

Paraphrase a speaker’s purpose and point of view and ask questions concerning the speaker’s content, delivery, and attitude toward the subject.

Year-long

TMA

2

Deliver oral summaries of articles that:
-Include the main ideas and the most significant details.
-State ideas in own words, except for when quoted directly from sources.

Year-long

TMA

3

Organize oral presentations to maintain a clear focus.

Year-long

TMA

6

Deliver oral response to literature that:
-Interpret a reading and provide insight.
-Connect personal responses to the writer’s techniques and to specific textual references.

Year-long

TMA

Instructional Objective

0712.11 Acquire viewing skills

Standard Reference
8.LA.6.3 Communications

No.

Performance Objective

Resource Reference in Scope/Sequence

Assessment Correlation

1

View media, appropriate to grade level, to analyze as source for information, entertainment, and persuasion.

Year-long (when appropriate to classroom objective)

TMA

2

Interpret, critique, and evaluate the various ways in which visual image makers (e.g., graphic artists, illustrators, and news photographers) communicate information and create impressions and opinions.

Year-long (when appropriate to classroom objective)

TMA

3

Evaluate the role of media in focusing people’s attention on events and in forming their opinions on issues

Qtr. 3

TMA

5

Apply technical skills and a variety of resources to produce visuals that deliver information.

Qtr. 2

TMA