Grade 6-8 Language Arts Book Lists

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Grade 6

1^st Marking Period

CONTENT	SKILLS	ASSESSMENTS
READING Memoir: Boy by Roald Dahl “Looking Back” by Lois Lowry What are the characteristics of memoir? How does it differ from autobiography? What are the narrative forms of writing? (1^st, 3^rd) How does the author entertain? (slow down, exaggerate details) How does the author acknowledge audience? How does an author create book and chapter titles? How does humor enhance the story? Poetry: “Under the Back Porch” by Virginia Hamilton DRP prep for CMT Reading Comprehension prep for CMT	READING Physical description Personality traits Story analysis- what makes the telling of this story so good? Dialogue	READING Response journal Literature discussions Response to literature essay test Comprehension checks (quick quizzes) Vocabulary concept cards (alliteration, picture, definition) CMT practice packets and quiz sheets Class discussion
WRITING Memoir Expository preparation for CMT Editing preparation for CMT Journal or Writer’s Notebook Proofreading Symbols	WRITING Snapshot Thought shot Vivid verbs Simile Specific vs. general detail Titles Transition words Audience awareness Humor Tone Redundancy of words and phrases “Exploding” a moment Types of elaboration – “Golden Bricks” Organizational strategies Graphic organizers Transitions Topic sentence Supporting details Redundancy of ideas Extraneous material Logical order Writing to self-selected and given topics Response to literature Free writing and other writing forms	WRITING Writing stories for memoirs Revising memoirs Expository essay analysis Paragraph revision Holistically scored expository prompts Journal/Notebook entries
SPELLING/GRAMMAR Introduce spelling units using Mastering Spelling program – Level C Introduce MUG editing program Write Source Skillsbook Vocabulary- words from Boy	SPELLING/GRAMMAR As selected As selected Subject/predicate Nouns (collective, singular, plural, proper) Verbs (vivid, action vs. being) Capitalization Paragraphing	SPELLING/GRAMMAR Biweekly spelling quizzes Biweekly MUGShot quizzes Grammar quizzes Vocabulary Bingo Vocabulary analysis cards Vocabulary quiz
SPEAKING/LISTENING/VIEWING Literature Discussion Presentation	SPEAKING/LISTENING/VIEWING Eye contact Volume Listening Oral response to literature Oral reading	SPEAKING/LISTENING/VIEWING Literature discussion groups Presenting memoirs to class Oral reading of novels

2^nd Marking Period

CONTENT	SKILLS	ASSESSMENTS
READING Fiction-Fantasy: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien What are the characteristics of fantasy? What is characterization? What are the parts of a story? What is the problem of a story? What is flashback? What are the unanswered questions in the novel? How are the answers revealed? Poetry: “Ancestors” by Dudley Randall Poetry-Sci Fi: “Change” by Charlotte Zolotow Fiction-Sci Fi: “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury Non-Fiction: “Animals to the Rescue” excerpt from National Geographic World “Tutankhamen, from Lost Worlds” by Anne Terry White “High-Tech Helping Hands” excerpt from National Geographic World “Flip Out!” instruction book in The Language of Literature	READING Elements of character analysis (words, actions, relationships, appearance) Using evidence from a story to answer questions Introduction Setting Problem Main events and obstacles Resolution Suspense Point of view Elements of fantasy/sci-fi Reading for information Analyzing text structure (cause and effect, comparison and contrast, chronological order, etc.) Use context clues to understand vocabulary	READING Response journal Literature discussion Comprehension checks (quick quizzes) Character analysis Plot map Sequence ten main events on receipt strips WEB book project: elements of fiction using bag, box, or mobile Create a crossword puzzle using vocabulary study words. Keep an ongoing list of the unanswered questions and how they are answered. Learning log entries Class discussion
WRITING Animal stories Non-Fiction	WRITING Use of flashback Use of point of view Techniques used in nonfiction writing. Use Ralph Fletcher materials.	WRITING Write a story using flashback. Write a fantasy story from the perspective of an animal. Choose an interest topic. Write a piece modeling techniques studied in nonfiction reading pieces. Create a flip book by following directions in “Flip Out”. Write “how to” directions for making a simple project.
SPELLING/GRAMMAR Mastering Spelling program MUG editing program	SPELLING/GRAMMAR As selected As selected Adjectives: define and identify Adverbs: define and identify Commas: in a series, with an appositive, in a date, after a letter close Apostrophe Comparative/superlative	SPELLING/GRAMMAR Bi-weekly spelling quizzes Bi-weekly MUGShot quizzes Identify adjectives/adverbs in novels Grammar quizzes
SPEAKING/LISTENING/VIEWING Presentation Following Directions	SPEAKING/LISTENING/VIEWING Eye contact Volume Clarity Listening for specific details	SPEAKING/LISTENING/VIEWING