Content Area
& Grade Level
This is an 8th grade
Langauage Arts project designed to be used with HOLT Language Arts:
Second Course (CA Standards) Unit 4
Understandings
Core
Understandings:
1.
Persecution, even on a small scale, can still lead to devastating
consequences.
2. Analysis of non-fiction works of literature can lead to better
understanding
of human conditions.
3. Technology can be used to explore and share learning objectives.
Learning
Objectives:
1.
Students will create a video that analyzes current examples of
persecution in
the world today.
2. Students will create short informational powerpoint presentations on
focused
content research.
3. Students will create blogger "type" journals of responses to
in-class activities.
4. Students will create informational posters about persecution and
tolerence
to be displayed around campus.
5. Students will write Response to Literature essays related the
studied texts.
Essential Question:
How
does cultural persecution affect the past, present and future of our
world?
Standards
Powerpoint
Point
| California
Content Standards |
English
and Language Arts, Grade Eight
Writing |
Writing
Strategies
Students write clear,
coherent, and focused essays. The writing exhibits students' awareness
of
audience and purpose. Essays contain formal introductions, supporting
evidence,
and conclusions. Students progress through the stages of the writing
process as
needed. |
| Research
and Technology |
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ELA.8.1.4. Plan and
conduct multiple-step information searches by using computer networks
and modems.
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ELA.8.1.5. Achieve
an effective balance between researched information and original ideas.
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Writing
Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)
Students write
narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive essays of at least
500 to
700 words in each genre. Student writing demonstrates a command of
standard
American English and the research, organizational, and drafting
strategies
outlined in Writing Standard 1.0.
Using the writing strategies of grade eight outlined in Writing
Standard 1.0,
students: |
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ELA.8.2.3. Write
research reports:
a. Define a thesis.
b. Record important ideas, concepts, and direct quotations from
significant information sources and paraphrase and summarize all
perspectives on the topic, as appropriate.
c. Use a variety of primary and secondary sources and distinguish the
nature and value of each.
d. Organize and display information on charts, maps, and graphs.
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English
and Language Arts, Grade Eight
Listening
and Speaking |
Speaking
Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)
Students deliver
well-organized formal presentations employing traditional rhetorical
strategies
(e.g., narration, exposition, persuasion, description). Student
speaking
demonstrates a command of standard American English and the
organizational and
delivery strategies outlined in Listening and Speaking Standard 1.0.
Using the speaking strategies of grade eight outlined in Listening and
Speaking
Standard 1.0, students: |
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ELA.8.2.3. Deliver
research presentations:
a. Define a thesis.
b. Record important ideas, concepts, and direct quotations from
significant information sources and paraphrase and summarize all
relevant perspectives on the topic, as appropriate.
c. Use a variety of primary and secondary sources and distinguish the
nature and value of each.
d. Organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs.
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Journal
Project
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California
Content Standards
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English
and Language Arts, Grade Eight
Reading
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Literary Response and
Analysis
Students
read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of
literature that reflect and enhance their studies of history and social
science. They clarify the ideas and connect them to other literary
works.
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Narrative Analysis of
Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
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ELA.8.3.3. Compare
and contrast motivations and reactions of literary characters from
different historical eras confronting similar situations or conflicts.
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ELA.8.3.4. Analyze
the relevance of the setting (e.g., place, time, customs) to the mood,
tone, and meaning of the text.
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ELA.8.3.5. Identify
and analyze recurring themes (e.g., good versus evil) across
traditional and contemporary works.
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Literary Criticism
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ELA.8.3.7. Analyze
a work of literature, showing how it reflects the heritage, traditions,
attitudes, and beliefs of its author. (Biographical approach)
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English
and Language Arts, Grade Eight
Writing
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Writing Applications
(Genres and Their Characteristics)
Students
write narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive essays of at
least 500 to 700 words in each genre. Student writing demonstrates a
command of standard American English and the research, organizational,
and drafting strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0.
Using the writing strategies of grade eight outlined in Writing
Standard 1.0, students:
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ELA.8.2.2. Write
responses to literature:
a. Exhibit careful reading and insight in their interpretations.
b. Connect the student's own responses to the writer's techniques and
to specific textual references.
c. Draw supported inferences about the effects of a literary work on
its audience.
d. Support judgments through references to the text, other works, other
authors, or to personal knowledge.
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Video / Poster
Project
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California
Content Standards
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English
and Language Arts, Grade Eight
Writing
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Writing Strategies
Students
write clear, coherent, and focused essays. The writing exhibits
students' awareness of audience and purpose. Essays contain formal
introductions, supporting evidence, and conclusions. Students progress
through the stages of the writing process as needed.
|
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Research and Technology
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ELA.8.1.5. Achieve
an effective balance between researched information and original ideas.
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English
and Language Arts, Grade Eight
Listening
and Speaking
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Listening and Speaking
Strategies
Students
deliver focused, coherent presentations that convey ideas clearly and
relate to the background and interests of the audience. They evaluate
the content of oral communication.
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Organization and
Delivery of Oral Communication
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ELA.8.1.3. Organize
information to achieve particular purposes by matching the message,
vocabulary, voice modulation, expression, and tone to the audience and
purpose.
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Analysis and Evaluation
of Oral and Media Communications
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ELA.8.1.9. Interpret
and evaluate the various ways in which visual image makers (e.g.,
graphic artists, illustrators, news photographers) communicate
information and affect impressions and opinions.
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California
Content Standards
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English
and Language Arts, Grade Eight
Listening
and Speaking
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Listening and Speaking
Strategies
Students
deliver focused, coherent presentations that convey ideas clearly and
relate to the background and interests of the audience. They evaluate
the content of oral communication.
|
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Organization and
Delivery of Oral Communication
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ELA.8.1.3. Organize
information to achieve particular purposes by matching the message,
vocabulary, voice modulation, expression, and tone to the audience and
purpose.
|
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Analysis and Evaluation
of Oral and Media Communications
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ELA.8.1.9. Interpret
and evaluate the various ways in which visual image makers (e.g.,
graphic artists, illustrators, news photographers) communicate
information and affect impressions and opinions.
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