Rollin' on the River
Unit Overview
ROLLIN' ON THE RIVER
| 8th grade |
| 4 lessons |
| Although the theme of this unit is river literature, the primary focus is on identifying and explaining figurative language. |
| Strategies: capitalization, note-taking, context clues, think-aloud, identifying figurative language |
| This unit consists of four lessons. Students will not only recognize jargon, dialect and slang in different genres but will also explain the literal meanings of those. The secondary focus of the unit is on using Standard English conventions for capitalization, especially capitalizing the names of historical periods and events, geological eras and certain scientific terms and capitalizing within divided quotations. |
| Handouts including graphic organizers |
| Formative and Summative Assessment |
| Glossary |
Unit Plan: Lessons
This unit consists of four lessons and a summative assessment that can be implemented in approximately seven 50-minute class periods.
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Going With the Flow - Writing Dialogue |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
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Rollin' on the River - Identifying Jargon |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
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A Raging Tide - Identifying Dialect |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
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Floating Along - Identifying Slang |
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HTML (with links to documents) |
Essential Questions:
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How does figurative language contribute to the understanding of written and spoken communication? |
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How does making connections among literature, history, culture and self help a reader make sense of text? |
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How does river literature lend itself to the use of figurative language? |
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How does knowing and using the rules of capitalization aid effective communication? |
Summative Assessment and Scoring Guides:
The summative assessment can most likely be completed in one class period. It includes selected response and constructed response questions calling for students to use the rules discussed and practiced for capitalizing within divided quotations and when using the names of historical periods and events, geological eras, and certain scientific terms. The summative assessment also calls for students to identify and explain examples of jargon, dialect and slang within a provided passage.
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TARGETED LEARNING |
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R2B The student should be able to identify and explain figurative language, particularly hyperbole, imagery and symbolism, in poetry and prose.
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R2B The student will identify and explain figurative language, particularly jargon, dialect and slang, in poetry and prose.
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R2B The student must be able to analyze and evaluate the author’s use of figurative language, emphasizing irony, in poetry and prose.
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R2C The student should be able to identify and explain figurative language, particularly hyperbole, imagery and symbolism, in nonfiction text.
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R2C The student will identify and explain figurative language, particularly jargon, dialect and slang, in nonfiction text.
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R2C The student must be able to analyze and evaluate the author’s use of figurative language, emphasizing irony, in nonfiction text.
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W2B The student should be able to use the conventions of capitalization for titles of magazines, newspapers, songs and works of art and proper nouns, particularly brand names of products and nationalities, in written text.
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W2B The student will use conventions of capitalization within divided quotes and for historical periods and events, for geological eras, and for scientific terms in written text.
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W2B The student must be able to use conventions of capitalization in written text.
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