Literature8



8th Grade Literature Assignments

=__Unit One - Fiction and Nonfiction__=

Unit One, Part One - Strategies for Making Predictions

 * = **Title** ||= ===**//A Retrieved Reformation// by O. Henry**===

**page 28**
||= ===**//Gentleman of Rio en Medio// by Juan A. A. Sedillo**===

**page 54**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Plot// ||= Read Ahead to Confirm Predictions Analyze and Respond to the terms //Conflict// and //Resolution// || page 94 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Make and support predictions
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.1.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.1.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.1.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.1.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.1.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.1.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.1.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.1.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.1.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.1.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.1.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.1.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.1.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.1.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.1.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 51 in textbook ||= page 73 in textbook

Unit One, Part Two - Strategies for Determining Author's Purpose

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**from //An American Childhood// - Annie Dillard**===

**page 137**
||= ===**//The American Dream// - by Martin Luther King, Jr.**===

**page 165**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Mood// ||= Evaluate Whether Author Achieves Purpose Analyze and Respond to the term //Author's Style// || page 186 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Recognize Details Indicating Author's Purpose
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling Lists** ||= [[file:8.1.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.1.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.1.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading Work** ||= [[file:8.1.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.1.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.1.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.1.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.1.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.1.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.1.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.1.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.1.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.1.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.1.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.1.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.1.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 145 in textbook ||= page 165 in textbook

=__Unit Two - Short Stories__=

Unit Two, Part One - Strategies for Comparing and Contrasting

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**//Who Can Rreplace a Man?// by Brian Aldiss**===

**page 222**
||= ===**//The Tell-Tale Heart// by Edgar Allan Poe**===

**page 265**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Setting// ||= Compare and Contrast Perspectives Analyze and Respond to the term //Character Traits// || page 298 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Ask Questions to Compare and Contrast
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.2.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.2.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.2.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading Work** ||= [[file:8.2.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.2.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.2.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.2.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.2.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.2.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.2.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.2.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.2.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.2.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.2.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.2.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 249 in textbook ||= page 265 in textbook

Unit Two, Section Two - Strategies for Making Inferences

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**//Flowers for Algernon// by Daniel Keyes**===

**page 310**
||= ===**//Thank You, M'am// by Langston Hughes**===

**page 356**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Point of View// ||= Make Inferences to Determine Meaning Analyze and Respond to the term //Theme// || page 402 in textbook || = = =__Unit Three - Types of Nonfiction__=
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Use Details to Make Inferences
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.2.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.2.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.2.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.2.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.2.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.2.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.2.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.2.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.2.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.2.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.2.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.2.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.2.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.2.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.2.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.2.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 353 in textbook ||= page 373 in textbook

Unit Three, Part One - Strategies for Determining the Main Idea

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**//Baseball// by Lionel G. Garcia**===

**page 453**
||= ===**from //Always to Remember...// by Brent Ashabranner**===

**page 473**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Narrative Essay// ||= Connect Main Idea with Supporting Paragraphs Analyze and Respond to the terms //Auto/Biographical Essay// || page 502 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Identify Implied Main Idea
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.3.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.3.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.3.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.3.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.3.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.3.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.3.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.3.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.3.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.3.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.3.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.3.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.3.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.3.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.3.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 459 in textbook ||= page 483 in textbook

Unit Three, Part Two - Strategies for Recognizing Fact and Opinion

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**//The Trouble with Television// by Robert MacNeil**===

**page 519**
||= ===**from //Sharing in the American Dream// by Colin Powell**===

**page 530**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Persuasive Techniques// ||= Evaluate Support for Opinions Analyze and Respond to the term //Word Choice// || page 566 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Recognize Clues That Indicate an Opinion
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.3.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.3.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.3.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.3.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.3.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.3.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.3.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.3.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.3.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.3.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.3.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.3.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.3.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.3.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.3.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.3.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 527 in textbook ||= page 530 in textbook

=__Unit Four - Poetry__=

Unit Four, Part One - Strategies for Using Context Clues

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**Poetry Collection 1 by Eleanor Farjeon, Walter de la Mare, Georgia Douglas Johnson**===

**page 602**
||= ===**Poetry Collection 2 by Patricia Hubbell, Richard Garcia, Langston Hughes**===

**p****age 622**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Sound Devices// ||= Reread and Read Ahead to Confirm Meaning Analyze and Respond to the term //Figurative Language// ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Preview to Identify Unfamiliar Words
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.4.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.4.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.4.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.4.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.4.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.4.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.4.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.4.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.4.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.4.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.4.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.4.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.4.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.4.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.4.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 615 in textbook ||= page 635 in textbook

page 644 in textbook ||

Unit Four, Part Two - Strategies for Paraphrasing

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**Poetry Collection 3 by Robert Hayden, William Shakespeare, Ricardo Sanchez**===

**page 656**
||= ===**Poetry Collection 4 by John Updike, N. Scott Momaday, Alice Walker**===

**page 678**
|| Analyze and Respond to the terms //Lyric// and //Narrative// ||= Read Aloud to Help Paraphrase Analyze and Respond to the term //Imagery// ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Reread to Clarify Meaning
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.4.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.4.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.4.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.4.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.4.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.4.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.4.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.4.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.4.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.4.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.4.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.4.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.4.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.4.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.4.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.4.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 675 in textbook ||= page 697 in textbook

page 710 in textbook ||

=__Unit Five - Drama__=

Unit Five, Part One - Strategies for Drawing Conclusions

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**//The Governess// by Neil Simon**===

**page 744**
||= ===**//The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I// by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett**===

**page 776**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Stage Directions// ||= Use Background Information to Link Historical Causes with Effects Analyze and Respond to the term //Dialogue// || page 764 in textbook ||= page 873 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Make Connections to Draw Conclusions
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.5.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.5.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.5.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.5.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.5.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.5.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.5.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.5.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.5.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.5.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.5.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.5.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.5.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.5.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.5.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 753 in textbook

Unit Five, Part Two - Strategies for Analyzing Cause and Effect

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===//The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II// by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett===

**page 835**
||= ===**from //Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl// by Anne Frank**===

**page 882**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Dialogue// ||= Distinguish Between Important and Unimportant Details Analyze and Respond to the term //Character's Motives// ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Use Background Information to Link Historical Causes with Effects
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.5.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.5.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.3 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.5.2.3 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading __#|Work__** ||= [[file:8.5.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.5.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.3 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.5.2.3 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.5.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.5.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.3 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.5.2.3 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.5.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.5.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.3 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.5.2.3 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.5.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.5.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.5.2.3 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.5.2.3 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 873 in textbook ||= page 888 in textbook ||

=__Unit Six - Themes in Oral Tradition__=

Unit Six, Part One - Strategies for Summarizing

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**//Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon// by Erdoes & Ortiz**===

**page 937**
||= ===**//Brer Possum's Dilemma// by Jackie Torrence**===

**page 959**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Mythology// ||= Use Graphics to Organize Main Events Analyze and Respond to the term //The Oral Tradition// || page 980 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Reread to Identify Main Events or Ideas
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.6.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.6.1.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.6.1.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading Work** ||= [[file:8.6.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.6.1.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.6.1.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.6.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.6.1.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.6.1.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.6.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.6.1.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.6.1.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.6.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.6.1.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.6.1.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 943 in textbook ||= page 969 in textbook

Unit Six, Part Two - Strategies for Setting a Purpose for Reading

 * = ===**Title**=== ||= ===**from //Out of the Dust// by Richard Karen Hesse**===

**page 997**
||= ===**//Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.// by Alice Walker**===

**page 1010**
|| Analyze and Respond to the term //Cultural Context// ||= Adjust Reading Rate Analyze and Respond to the term //Author's Influences// || page 1042 in textbook ||
 * = **Content Objectives** ||= Ask Questions to Set a Purpose for Reading
 * = **Vocabulary and**
 * Spelling List** ||= [[file:8.6.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.6.2.1 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf|8.6.2.2 Vocabulary List.pdf]] ||
 * = **Reading Work** ||= [[file:8.6.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.6.2.1 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf|8.6.2.2 Reading Warmup A.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.6.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.6.2.1 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf|8.6.2.2 Reading Warmup B.pdf]] ||
 * = **Vocabulary Work** ||= [[file:8.6.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.6.2.1 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf|8.6.2.2 Vocabulary Warmup.pdf]] ||
 * =  ||= [[file:8.6.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.6.2.1 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||= [[file:8.6.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf|8.6.2.2 Vocabulary Builder.pdf]] ||
 * = **Practice Assessment**
 * Section Assessment** ||= page 1007 in textbook ||= page 1025 in textbook