SSK Unit 4.2 Planning Guide

Instructional Strategies / ActivitiesSee Best Practices Toolkit in Resources for Plot Analysis Frames.HISD PLANNING GUIDEEnglish Language Arts Grade 8SUMMER SCHOOLInstructional Accommodations for Diverse LearnersCues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersGraphic Organizers- Somebody Wanted But SoThis summarization strategy is excellent for ELLs. Students complete a summary sentence by identifying the‘somebody’ (subject), the ‘wanted’ (motivation), the ‘but’ (conflict), and the ‘so’ (outcome). See Resources for aSomebody Wanted But So chart.Somebody Wanted But SoCues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersGraphic Organizers- Attribute WebThis graphic organizer assists students in visualizing the various methods of characterization authors use. Studentsplace the character’s name in the center of the web and then describe the character based on the methods ofcharacterization (physical description, behavior, thoughts, statements, fear, and others’ actions). See Resources for anAttribute Web.Cues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersGraphic Organizers- Character MapThis graphic organizer assists students in identifying character traits and organizing textual evidence. Students placethe character’s name in the center of the map and then list three traits and provide textual evidence and page numbers.See Resources for a Character Map.Cooperative LearningPost-Mortem of a ProtagonistThis cooperative learning opportunity takes students to a deeper understanding of a central character in a story.Students record a protagonist’s traits and personality on a life-size outline of a body. Students work together to analyzethe actions, thoughts, and speech of a character and provide textual evidence. See Laying the Foundation: A Resourceand Planning Guide in Resources.Cue, Questions and Advance OrganizersCharacter Analysis- Edna’s RuthieThis examination of character utilizes sentence stems and a graphic organizer to evaluate the character of Ruthie.Students not only participate in annotating a text, but also practice using sentence stems to develop commentary. SeeLaying the Foundation Style Analysis: Linking Characterization to Meaning in Resources.Cue, Questions and Advance OrganizersCharacter and Relationships- Ender’s GameThis explores the various characters within an excerpt from “Ender’s Game” through the use of graphic organizers,symbolic representations, and sentence stems. See Laying the Foundation Style Analysis: Linking Characterization toMeaning in Resources. - English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) - Literacy Leads the Way Best Practices - Aligned to Upcoming State Readiness Standard- State Process Standard R - State Readiness Standard S - State Supporting Standard© Houston ISD Curriculum2013 – 2014Page 8 of 10