Grade: 8th Quarter: 1

Unit 2: Resilience


By the end of the unit, students will answer the following writing prompt: Write an informative essay identifying ways in which the
slaves demonstrated resilience. Be sure to draw explicit as well as inferential evidence from the text to support your analysis.
Differentiation: By incorporating elements of Multiple-Intelligences Theory into the instructional period, students will have ample opportunities
to interact with the learning materials in a meaningful way. Students who need additional help and support will receive small-group
intervention/instruction, 1:6, 1:4, or 1:1 as needed.
Instructional Modifications and Accommodations: visual cues, audio books/read aloud, manipulative, clearly stated steps, extended time on
task, extra response time, preferential seating, monitor on-task behavior, reduce classwork/homework by 50%-75%, peer/buddy when
appropriate and following behavior plan and IEP plans.

Week Mentor text Supplemental
Text
Reading Writing

Speaking/
Listening
Language Informal
Assessment
1 Kaleidoscope
by Cynthia
Grady
Strange Fruit by
Billie Holiday

Lean Horne,
Singer and
Actress, Dies at
92
Standard:
RI.8.1
RI.8.2

Strategy/Skill:
Frayer Model
Text
Annotations
Text-
Dependent
Questions
Read-Alouds
Think Alouds
Standard:
W.8.2
W.8.9

Strategy/Skill:
Annotate Text
Pre-writing
Standard:
SL.8.1
SL.8.6

Strategy/Skill:
Student-to-
Student
Discourse
Inside/Outside
Circles


Standard:
L.8.1


Strategy/Skill:
Frayer Model
Close Reading
Frayer
Model
Graphic
Organizer,
Annotations
Text-
Dependent
Questions
Homework
Weekly Quiz
2 Log Cabin by
Cynthia Grady
Muhammad Ali:
The Greatest

Standard:
RI.8.1
RI.8.2
Standard:
W.8.2
W.8.9
Standard:
SL.8.1
SL.8.6
Standard:
L.8.1

Frayer Model
Graphic
Organizer

Strategy/Skill:
Photo Gallery
Walk
Frayer Model
Text
Annotations
Text-Dependent
Questions
Read-Alouds
Think Alouds

Strategy/Skill:
Annotate Text
Pre-writing

Strategy/Skill:
Student-to-
Student
Discourse


Strategy/Skill:
Frayer Model
Close Reading
Annotations
Text-
Dependent
Questions
Homework
Weekly Quiz
3 Wagon Wheels
by Cynthia
Grady

Claudette Colvin:
The First to Keep
Her Seat by
Phillip Hoose


Standard:
RI.8.2
RI.8.5

Strategy/Skill:
Four Corners
Frayer Model
Close Read
Text
Annotations
Text-
Dependent
Questions
Read-Alouds
Think Alouds
Standard:
W.8.2
W.8.9

Strategy/Skill:
Annotate Text
Pre-writing
Standard:
SL.8.1
SL.8.6

Strategy/Skill:
Inside/Outsid
e Circles
Student-to-
Student
Discourse

Standard:
L.8.1


Strategy/Skill:
Frayer Model
Close Reading
Frayer
Model
Graphic
Organizer
Annotations
Text-
Dependent
Questions
Homework
Weekly Quiz
4 Basket by
Cynthia Grady
Fugitive Slave
Acts
Standard:
RI.8.2
RI.8.5

Strategy/Skill:
Frayer Model
Close Read
Text
Annotations
Standard:
W.8.2
W.8.9

Strategy/Skill:
Annotate Text
Pre-writing
Standard:
SL.8.1
SL.8.6

Strategy/Skill:
Student-to-
Student
Discourse
Standard:
L.8.1


Strategy/Skill:
Frayer Model
Close Reading
Frayer
Model
Graphic
Organizer
Annotations
Text-
Dependent
Questions
Text-Dependent
Questions
Read-Alouds
Think Alouds
Homework
Weekly Quiz