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7th Grade-Unit 1

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This unit functions as an introduction to ELA7. Included are 7 days' worth of activities that get students engaged in the content and set the stage for yearlong processes and procedures. Activities include: a virtual Book Pass; an introduction to the process of Writing Seeds and samples for you to use; a survey that asks students to explore who they are as a reader and a writer; a Personal Reading Timeline mini-project; several options that allow students to track their IR throughout the year; and a Summative Assessment in the form of a Literacy Narrative, with mentor texts and rubric

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Kirsten Corcoran

Virtual Book Passes

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The following were created to be used in a virtual setting in place of a physical book pass, using classroom libraries specific to Hanover County. The following levels are included:6th Grade7th Grade8th GradeMiddle School Self-ContainedMiddle School Reading ResourceMiddle School Reading/Writing WorkshopMiddle School ELL

Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Interactive

Author: Kirsten Corcoran

8th Grade-Unit 1

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This unit functions as an introduction to ELA8. Included are 7 days' worth of activities that get students engaged in the content and set the stage for yearlong processes and procedures. Activities include: a virtual Book Pass; an introduction to the process of Writing Seeds and samples for you to use; a survey that asks students to explore who they are as a reader and a writer; a Personal Reading Timeline mini-project; several options that allow students to track their IR throughout the year; and a Summative Assessment in the form of a Literacy Narrative, with mentor texts and rubric

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Kirsten Corcoran

6th Grade-Unit 1

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This unit functions as an introduction to ELA6. Included are 7 days' worth of activities that get students engaged in the content and set the stage for yearlong processes and procedures. Activities include: a virtual Book Pass; an introduction to the process of Writing Seeds and samples for you to use; a survey that asks students to explore who they are as a reader and a writer; a Personal Reading Timeline mini-project; several options that allow students to track their IR throughout the year; and a Summative Assessment in the form of a Literacy Narrative, with mentor texts and rubric

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Kirsten Corcoran

8th Grade-Unit 2

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This unit represents Unit 2 for ELA8.  Included are 17 days of activities that get students engaged in the content and continue to build on year-long processes and procedures.  Activities include practice with fiction signposts, sentence structure, dialogue and direct quotations, characterization, summary strategies, narrative elements and plot diagrams, reading summative assessment, and writing formative assessment in the form of a character analysis essay with mentor texts and rubric.

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Christi Bacon

6th Grade-Unit 2

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This unit represents Unit 2 for ELA6.  Included are 16 days of activities that get students engaged in the content and continue to build on year-long processes and procedures.  Activities include practice with fiction signposts, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, summary strategies, narrative elements and plot diagrams, reading summative assessment, and writing formative assessment in the form of a narrative essay with mentor texts and rubric.

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Christi Bacon

7th Grade-Unit 2

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This unit represents Unit 2 for ELA7.  Included are 16 days of activities that get students engaged in the content and continue to build on year-long processes and procedures.  Activities include practice with fiction signposts, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, summary strategies, narrative elements and plot diagrams, reading summative assessment, and writing formative assessment in the form of a narrative essay with mentor texts and rubric.

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Christi Bacon

Literacy Narrative Summative Assessment

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A literacy narrative is a piece of writing that describes how you learned something significant about yourself as a reader and/or writer.  Literacy narratives are usually told in story form and are heavily reflective.  Students will work independently to write a literacy narrative that demonstrates their relationship with reading and/or writing. 

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Deb Wilkinson

Exploring Nonfiction Summative Assessment

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After reading a variety of nonfiction articles, students will select one article to read, annotate, and complete the Exploring NF Text Graphic Organizer with their chosen text.Students will also summarize their chosen article by creating an objective and true summary including a strong main idea and supporting details.

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Deb Wilkinson

Author's Craft Comparative Analysis Summative Assessment

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Students will read a variety of texts to include Fiction and Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, and Expository Nonfiction to complete the following tasks:1) read and annotate both a fiction and nonfiction paired passage2) complete the Author's Craft Graphic Organizer for each text.3) write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the two texts using the graphic organizer for guidance. 

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Deb Wilkinson

Expository Writing Summative Assessment

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Students will demonstrate their ability to write an expository text by selecting a topic of their choice to write 3-5 short paragraphs, each following a different organizational pattern.  The writing should incorporate a main idea and important details while choosing language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely. Students should also show the best tone and voice in their writing to fit each organizational pattern and to vary their sentences to make their writing interesting.

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Deb Wilkinson

Expository Informative Article Summative Assessment

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Students will read nonfiction articles on a topic of their choice to create an informative article that incorporates important details, evidence, and uses vocabulary that expresses ideas precisely and concisely.  Students will include one purposefully crafted visual text feature in their writing.  Students will organize their writing in a way that aids comprehension for the reader. 

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Deb Wilkinson

Fiction Summative Assessment

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For this summative, students will read a text that speaks to the theme of “Overcoming Obstacles”.  Using this text, students will explore the development of a theme, figurative language, sound devices, foreshadowing, symbolism, and irony, and other fiction standards.

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Deb Wilkinson

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