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Engaging 8th Grade Pacing Guide: Unpacking Literary Standards Through Fun Activities

This interactive pacing guide is designed for 8th-grade educators to help students explore essential literary concepts through engaging activities. It covers vital questions like assessing unreliable narrators, understanding interviewing techniques, and analyzing figurative language in poetry. Each activity encourages critical thinking while aligning with academic standards. Teachers will find supportive prompts and feedback to keep students motivated and to ensure a comprehensive understanding of literature and writing techniques. Make your lesson planning exciting and effective!

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Engaging 8th Grade Pacing Guide: Unpacking Literary Standards Through Fun Activities

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  1. 8th Grade Pacing Guide GAME!! START

  2. Created for you by: Gillian Lambert Jennifer Sommer Katherine Gomez

  3. Answer each question to help you unpack the standards!

  4. 1st Nine Weeks Essential Question #1 How do we determine if a narrator is unreliable? This question would apply to all of the following Edgar Allan Poe selections except: A: The Raven C: The Fall of the House of Usher D: The Black Cat B: The Tell-Tale Heart

  5. OOPS!!! Try again!

  6. Good Job! Keep Going!! Essential Question #2 How does knowledge of interviewing techniques make for a more effective interview? This question pertains to which S.O.L.? A: 8.6 C: 8.3 B: 8.1 D: 8.4

  7. SORRY! TRY AGAIN!!

  8. You are GREAT! Essential Question #3 What makes a piece of writing meaningful? After reading sample Memoirs, which kind of essay would be most relevant for the students to write? A: Personal Narrative C: Persuasive B: Expository D: Descriptive

  9. Not that one!

  10. Keep Going!! 2nd Nine Weeks Essential Question #4 To what extent does the use of figurative language, word choice, and imagery enhance poetry? Which Robert Frost poem is recited in The Outsiders? A: The Road Not Taken C: Bereft B: Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening D: Nothing Gold Can Stay

  11. Yikes! Try Again!!

  12. You are on FIRE! Essential Question #5 What is the importance of voice, mood, and point-of-view in persuasive writing? Which Domain focus pertains the most to persuasive essay writing? A: Composing C: Written Expression B: Mechanics & Usage D: None of the above

  13. You are on FIRE! Essential Question #5 What is the importance of voice, mood, and point-of-view in persuasive writing? Which Domain focus pertains the most to persuasive essay writing? A: Composing C: Written Expression B: Mechanics & Usage D: None of the above

  14. Try again!

  15. You are GREAT! Essential Question #6 How does oral delivery aid in the comprehension of poetry? Which element of S.O.L. 8.2 does not pertain to this question? A: Use appropriate verbal and nonverbal presentation skills. C: Use grammatically correct language D: Critique oral presentations B: Choose vocabulary and tone appropriate to the audience, topic, and purpose.

  16. Not that one!

  17. Good Job! Keep Going!! 3rd Nine Weeks Essential Question #7 How do graphic organizers lend themselves to the writing of Compare and Contrast themes? Which of the following is not a graphic organizer? A: World Wide Web C: Word Web B: Cluster Map D: Venn Diagram

  18. Try again!

  19. WOW! Essential Question # 8 How does literature help us understand ourselves and others? Students can relate to all of the following facts about Anne Frank except A: her desire to write in a diary. C: her need for friends. B: her MySpace page. D: disagreements with her parents.

  20. NO WAY!! TRY AGAIN!!

  21. Great Job! Essential Question # 9 How does literature provide us with a more extensive perspective of history? Which aspect of World War II will students not read about in The Diary of Anne Frank play adaptation? A: Nazi occupation C: yellow stars B: D-Day D: conditions in the concentration camps

  22. Not that one!!

  23. Wonderful! 4th Nine Weeks Essential Question #10 How is an audience motivated by persuasive language? Which of the following is not a persuasive technique? A: Monkey See, Monkey Do C: Humor B: Bandwagon D: Heart Strings

  24. Not this one!

  25. Groovy! Essential Question # 11 How do mass media messages influence public opinion trends? This relationship can best be described using the format of A: a Narrative essay. C: a Venn Diagram. B: Cause and Effect. D: question and answer.

  26. Don't give up!

  27. Awesome! Essential Question # 12 How do we determine if a source is credible? S.O.L. 8.3-c, which discusses the relationship between intent and factual content, would be classified on which level of Bloom’s taxonomy? A: Analysis C: Application B: Knowledge D: Evaluation

  28. Not this one!!

  29. YOU DID IT! PLAY AGAIN?

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