Responding to Reading

Beginning of Class Expectations - Always enter quietly - Read the “Do Now” posted on the board -Prepare for class (clear your desk of binders, have your writing instrument, SSR book and your class notebook on your desk top)

Grading Protocal 60% classwork 30% assessments (quiz, tests) 5% homework 5% prepared for class Work received with no name on it earns no credit.

The 8th grade Responding to Reading curriculum herein is the product of work completed by nearly a dozen teachers of Responding to Reading and Academic Literacy, in conjunction with teachers of 8th grade English. This curriculum reflect a collaborative understanding of the needs of learners in light of the Common Core Standards, while honoring the integrity and intentions of the course itself.

Unit One – Study Skills/Strategies –Attitude Toward Learning –Time Management –Tools for Comprehension –Test-Taking Strategies –Improving Memory

Unit Two - Metacognitive Reading Strategies –Before Reading –During Reading –After Reading –Written Response

Unit Three – Text Features & Organization –Text Organization –Genre –Text Features –Text Structures

Unit Four – Comprehension & Analysis of Text –Main Ideas/Supporting Details –Inferences, Conclusions, & Generalizations –Figurative Language –Connections –Memoirs/Personal Essays/Autobiographies –Technical Documents

Unit Five – PSSA Test Taking –Format of the Test –Strategies for Multiple Choice Questions –Strategies for Open-Ended Responses

Unit Six – Vocabulary Development –Context –Structural Analysis –Word Relationships –SAT Vocabulary

Novel Red Moon at Sharpsburg By Rosemary Wells