Long Range Plans

Please refer to the long range plans below to get a basic outline of my 7th and 8th grade ELA classes. I will have copies available at open house and in the first weeks of school.

Mrs. Coburn—7th Grade Language Arts Long-Range Plan

This long-range plan is to make you aware of subject areas and projects we will concentrate on each nine weeks.  Adaptations may occur due to student proficiency or time constraints.  Specific directions and deadlines for projects will be handed out in class.

Quarter	Reading	Writing
First	Novel: Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative learning groups in order to practice reading, writing and language skills Curricular goals – figurative language, theme, narratives, character traits, story elements and summaries Independent conferences on content and comprehension	Daily Warm Ups - Grammar (parts of speech, clauses, phrases and sentences) Spelling, and vocabulary. Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Narrative Writing-drafting, editing. Analyze traits of writing Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts
Second	Novel: Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative learning groups in order to practice reading, writing and language skills Curricular goals – compare/contrast, inferences, theme, context, citing multiple sources Independent conferences on content and comprehension	Daily Warm Ups -  Grammar, Spelling , and vocabulary. Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Research and write informational text Proper use of textual evidence Objective summaries Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts
Third	Novel: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative learning groups in order to practice reading, writing and language skills Curricular goals – theme, citing proper textual evidences, evaluate and create arguments Independent conferences on content and comprehension	Daily Warm Ups -  Grammar, Spelling , and vocabulary Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Argumentative writing and debate Develop writing  with guidance from peers and adults Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts
Fourth	Novel: Animal Farm by George Orwell Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative Learning groups in order to practice reading, writing, and language skills Curricular Goals--Theme, analyzing multiple types of media, making text connections Independent conferences on content and comprehension End of year testing review	Daily items -  Grammar, Spelling , and vocabulary Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Review narrative, informational and argumentative writing Develop writing with guidance from peers and adults Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts

Mrs. Coburn—8th Grade Language Arts Long-Range Plan

This long-range plan is to make you aware of subject areas and projects we will concentrate on each nine weeks.  Adaptations may occur due to student proficiency or time constraints.  Specific directions and deadlines for projects will be handed out in class.

Quarter	Reading	Writing
First	Novel: Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative learning groups in order to practice reading, writing and language skills Curricular goals – figurative language, theme, narratives, character traits, story elements and summaries Independent conferences on content and comprehension	Daily Warm Ups - Grammar (parts of speech, clauses, phrases and sentences) Spelling, and vocabulary. Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Narrative Writing-drafting, editing. Analyze traits of writing Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts
Second	Novel: Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen and Night by Elie Weisel Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative learning groups in order to practice reading, writing and language skills Curricular goals – compare/contrast, inferences, theme, context, citing multiple sources Independent conferences on content and comprehension	Daily Warm Ups -  Grammar, Spelling , and vocabulary. Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Research and write informational text Proper use of textual evidence Objective summaries Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts
Third	Novel: House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative learning groups in order to practice reading, writing and language skills Curricular goals – theme, citing proper textual evidences, evaluate and create arguments Independent conferences on content and comprehension	Daily Warm Ups -  Grammar, Spelling , and vocabulary Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Argumentative writing and debate Develop writing  with guidance from peers and adults Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts
Fourth	Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Poetry and Nonfiction Text Centers: Students will participate in cooperative Learning groups in order to practice reading, writing, and language skills Curricular Goals--Theme, analyzing multiple types of media, making text connections Independent conferences on content and comprehension End of year testing review	Daily items -  Grammar, Spelling , and vocabulary Vocabulary will be domain specific Tier III and High Utility Tier II. Review narrative, informational and argumentative writing Develop writing with guidance from peers and adults Quick writes and short writing on demand prompts