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							B. Schneider –          AIG Language Arts                        Pacing Guide 2011--2012
                        SIXTH GRADE

August           set up reading log and discuss book goal
                 Thought skill: thinking creatively - SCAMPER group project
                 Class novel – Lightning Thief

September        non-fiction reading related to DAR Essay topic
                 Thought skill: Socratic Seminar –tales from mythology anthology
                 Introduce/ begin Easy Grammar – purple
                 Writing: memoir – school event Quarter 1 – 6th Grade Writing Pacing Guide

October          short stories – scary from literature anthology
                 Writing: DAR essay; create your own myth;
                 Class project – Greek Festival – collaborative whole class activity
November
                 Writing: Letter About Literature

December         reading non literary texts
                 Practice On Demand Prompt
                 Writing: Business letter, invitations, skits, brochure/newsletter related to event
                 Quarter 2 – 6th Grade Writing Pacing Guide

January          Harlem Renaissance series– Socratic seminar
                 Writing: Practice Content Specific Writing Prompt – problem-solution writing
                 Quarter 4– 6th Grade Writing Pacing Guide

February         The Giver
                 Writing: Book review; movie review
                 Quarter 3 – 6th Grade Writing Pacing Guide

March            poetry – acrostic, shape, ee cummings, form poems – review elements
                 Writing: compare/contrast analysis of two poems

April            Students invited to attend county’s Middle School Poetry Slam

May              EOG review; short stories
                 Writing: Picture books for rising 5th graders

June             Independent Reading Wrap up
                 Book talks; related projects synthesizing a year of reading
B. Schneider– AIG Language Arts                    Pacing Guide 2011-2012
                    SEVENTH GRADE

August       set up reading log and discuss book goals
             Writing: prompt – 100 adjectives that describe you – explain and incident and
             individual who helped you develop one of these characteristics.


September     non-fiction reading related to DAR Essay topic
             Individual project- family history
             Introduce/ begin Easy Grammar
             Writing: Book review Quarter 1 – 7th Grade Writing Pacing Guide
             memoir – family trip event

October      Content Prompt – State Writing Exercise
             Quarter 1 – 7th Grade Writing Pacing Guide
             Family Matters series – Socratic Seminar
             Writing: DAR essay

November     The Tempest; Shakespeare
             Writing: Letter About Literature

December     Video: Story of Stuff; elements of persuasive writing
             Writing: how would you improve Hendersonville?

January      On Demand Prompt – State Writing Exercise
/ February   Quarter 2 – 7th Grade Writing Pacing Guide
             Grant Project – group activity; business letter; phone call etiquette,
             Interviews, powerpoints, poster/brochure campaign….persuasive language

March        Flowers for Algernon; psychology unit; archetypes
             Content Prompt – State Writing Exercise
             Quarter 3 – 7th Grade Writing Pacing Guide
April        poetry - review elements; compare lyrical versus narrative
             Writing: compare/contrast analysis of two poems; original poems for County
             Middle School Poetry Slam
May          On Demand Prompt- State Writing Exercise
             Quarter 4 – 7th Grade Writing Pacing Guide


June         Independent Reading Wrap up
             Book talks; related projects synthesizing a year of reading
B. Schneider –              AIG Language Arts                     Pacing Guide 2011-2012
                            EIGHTH GRADE

August               set up reading log and discuss book goals
                     Individual WORD project: year long abstract noun study
                     Writing: prompt – abstract word memoir Quarter 1 –Writing Pacing Guide


September            non-fiction reading related to DAR Essay topic
                     Introduce/ begin Easy Grammar

October              Justice For All series – Socratic seminar
                     Writing: debate unit

November/            Macbeth; Shakespeare
December             Writing: Letters About Literature; persuasive essay/position paper


January/Feb          Artist Project– Independent Research – associated writing
                     1st person narrative speech, brochure, powerpoint, cause and effect essay
                     Quarter 2, Quarter 3 – 8th Grade Writing Pacing Guide

March                Cold Sassy Tree
April                poetry – review elements; sonnets, odes, epic poems
                     Writing: compare/contrast analysis of two poems
                     Quarter 4 – 8th Grade Writing Pacing Guide
                     original poems for County Middle School Poetry Slam
May                  EOG review
                     Short Story Unit
                     Writing: letter to self about goals for high school.

June                 Independent Reading Wrap up
                     Book talks; related projects synthesizing a year of reading

Assignments aligned to county’s Writing Pacing Guides are in red.
Contests are in blue.