Full Description
Common Core's English resources empower educators to meet the expectations of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and build essential content knowledge for students in grades 6-8. Each grade in The Wheatley Portfolio features a comprehensive, coherent sequence of thematic units that engage students in deep study of worthwhile texts and topics. Features of this book include: * Six thematic units for each grade, each centered on a curated collection of literary and informational texts * Focus standards for each unit that complement the topic and promote student mastery of essential literacy skills * Suggested texts and activities to incorporate science, art, and history into English instruction This revised second edition includes a sample text study that guides students through a close read of an exemplary text, updated web resources, and refreshed suggested works. Educators who create their curriculum based on Common Core's Wheatley Portfolioguarantee that students are exposed to content-rich instruction and have ample opportunity to master the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language skills articulated in the CCSS for ELA.
Contents
Foreword by Carol Jago v From the Writers ix Introduction by Lynne Munson xi How to Use the Common Core Curriculum: English xv Grade 6 1 Unit 1 I Won t Grow Up 3 Unit 2 Folklore: A Blast from the Past 13 Unit 3 Embracing Heritage 25 Unit 4 Courageous Characters 35 Unit 5 Figure It Out 47 Unit 6 Winging It 59 Grade 7 69 Unit 1 Characters with Character 71 Unit 2 Perseverance 83 Unit 3 Courage in Life and in Literature 97 Unit 4 Survival in the Wild 111 Unit 5 Science or Fiction? 121 Unit 6 Literature Reflects Life: Making Sense of Our World 131 Grade 8 141 Unit 1 Urban Settings in America: It Happened in the City 143 Unit 2 Rural Settings in North America: It Happened in the Country 153 Unit 3 Looking Back on America 165 Unit 4 Authors and Artists 179 Unit 5 Dramatically Speaking 193 Unit 6 The Road Not Taken 203 Sample Text Study A Midsummer Night s Dream by William Shakespeare 215 Acknowledgments 224 Who Is Common Core 225 Index of Suggested Works 227
