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8-0 Objectives & Sequence

8-1: All About Poetry

Materials
8-1 Reading All About Poetry 8-1 Grammar Noun Clauses 8-1 Speaking All About Literature 8-3 Media Spoken Word 8-1 Vocabulary Forms of Literature

Objectives
Students will read and learn about poetry. Students will be able to describe orally and in writing about poetry. Students will learn about using “that” and other noun clauses.

Content

Vocabulary
rhythm, rhyme, couplet, meter, stanza, define, syllable, emphasize, verse, prose, acrostic, vertical, haiku, capture, expression

Grammar
Using noun clauses: 8-1 Grammar Noun Clauses

8-2: Today's Shakespeare

Materials
8-2 Reading Today's Shakespeare 8-2 Grammar Quoted Speech 8-2 Speaking Poetry 8-2 Listening Why Shakespeare? 8-2 Vocabulary Story Parts

Objectives
Students will read and learn about Shakespeare’s plays and modern adaptations. Students will be able to describe orally and in writing about Shakespeare’s plays and modern adaptations. Students will learn about using quoted speech.

Content

Vocabulary
exile, uninhabited, tame, shipwreck, chaos, rival, star-crossed, suicide, musical, gang, trigger, escalate, revenge, avenge, gratitude

Grammar
Using quoted speech: 8-2 Grammar Quoted Speech

8-3: The Most Popular Books Ever

Materials
8-3 Reading The Most Popular Books Ever 8-3 Grammar Reported Speech 8-3 Speaking Writer's Block 8-2 Media Romeo And Juliet 8-3 Vocabulary Literary Genres, Part 1

Objectives
Students will read and learn about some of the world’s most popular books. Students will be able to describe orally and in writing about some of the world’s most popular books. Students will learn about using reported speech.

Content

Vocabulary
exclude, approximate, prequel, imaginative, elf, quest, inherit, guardian, bestseller, stranded, asteroid, watercolour, translate, pinnacle, exclusively

Grammar
Using reported speech: 8-3 Grammar Reported Speech

8-4: Literature in Pictures

Materials
8-4 Reading Literature in Pictures 8-4 Grammar Reporting Pronouns and Time 8-4 Speaking Reading in School 8-3 Listening Books vs. Movies 8-4 Vocabulary Literary Genres, Part 2

Objectives
Students will read and learn about some important comics and graphic novels. Students will be able to describe orally and in writing about important comics and graphic novels. Students will learn about using pronouns and time in reported speech.

Content

Vocabulary
comic strip, syndicated, relate, humorous, glimpse, medium, corruption, literally, malnourished, impoverished, inequality, manga, adolescent, ninja, volume

Grammar
Using pronouns and time in reported speech: 8-4 Grammar Reporting Pronouns and Time

8-5: How to Become an Author

Materials
8-5 Reading How to Become an Author 8-5 Grammar Verb Tenses in Reports 8-5 Speaking In a Story 8-1 Listening Book Characters 8-3 Media Literature

Objectives
Students will read and learn about the process of becoming an author. Students will be able to describe orally and in writing about the process of becoming an author. Students will learn about using proper tenses in reported speech.

Content

Vocabulary
heartbreaking, failure, rejection, publisher, agent, manuscript, negotiate, contract, royalties, portion, proceeds, editor, dust jacket, rewarding, marketing

Grammar
Using proper word tenses in reported speech: 8-5 Grammar Verb Tenses in Reports

8-6: Not for Adults!

Materials
8-6 Reading Not for Adults! 8-6 Grammar Paraphrasing 8-6 Speaking Imagine this Book 8-1 Media The Hero's Journey

Objectives
Students will read and learn about some beloved children’s authors. Students will be able to describe orally and in writing about some beloved children’s authors. Students will learn about to paraphrase in writing.

Content

Vocabulary
catchy, nonsense, perfectionist, uncommon, satisfied, grotesque, mistreated, ponytail, humble, bully, harsh, confront, grim, innocence, copyright

Grammar
Proper Paraphrasing: 8-6 Grammar Paraphrasing

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