TCSS English/Language Arts Curriculum Map 8th Grade Literature ...

Concept 6: Resources
Elements of Literature:
Performance Tasks:
� Multimedia Presentation: Poetry pp. 783-789 Explains the entire process from selecting the poetry, preparing background information, interpreting the poetry,
preparing the script, planning the use of media, following the writers craft, and finally performing. [DOK 3]
� Write a Poem: page 765 Choose a real life event you have read about or witnessed. Write a short poem based on the event (i.e. 9-11, “Winning a
Championship”, “A New Baby in the Family”, “The Day My Life Changed Forever” etc.) [DOK 3]
� Poetry Notebook: some teachers elect to use types of poetry and require illustration, color and original poetry for the contents of the notebook. [DOK 2/3]
� “I am” Poetry: Students compose an original poem starting with the words “I am from…”, choosing all the real life things that identify who they are (i.e., I am
from dirt roads, long summer days, and lemonade). This poetry should be about 30-40 lines. [DOK 3]
TCSS 10/1/2012 Eighth Grade Language Arts – Unit 4 Poetry 4