New​ ​Brunswick​ ​Public​ ​Schools Revised:​ ​June​ ​30,​ ​3017

Content​ ​Area:​ ​ELA​ ​8

​ ​Curriculum​ ​Mapping​ ​Template

Course​ ​Title:

Grade​ ​Level:​ ​8

English​ ​Language​ ​Arts Unit​ ​Plan​ ​1 Title:​ ​Informational/Explanatory Objective:​​ ​ ​Inferences​ ​must​ ​be​ ​rooted​ ​in​ ​the​ ​text

Timeframe:​ ​45​ ​Days

and​ ​must​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​conceptual​ ​foundation​ ​for understanding.

Summary​ ​Assessment:​ ​District​ ​Unit​ ​Assessment Unit​ ​Plan​ ​2 Title:​ ​Argument Objective:​ ​ ​ ​Multiple​ ​sources​ ​should​ ​be​ ​compared,

Timeframe:​ ​45​ ​Days

contrasted​ ​and​ ​evaluated​ ​to​ ​distinguish​ ​how​ ​an author’s​ ​position​ ​may​ ​differ​ ​from​ ​that​ ​of​ ​others.

Summary​ ​Assessment:​ ​District​ ​Unit​ ​Assessment Unit​ ​Plan​ ​3 Title:​ ​ ​Narrative Objective:​ ​ ​ ​Critical​ ​analysis​ ​of​ ​literature​ ​supports

Timeframe:​ ​45​ ​Days

the​ ​acquisition​ ​of​ ​knowledge​ ​and​ ​the​ ​development of​ ​inferential​ ​thinking.

Summary​ ​Assessment:​ ​District​ ​Unit​ ​Assessment Unit​ ​Plan​ ​4 Title:​ ​Narrative/Informational Objective:​ ​To​ ​expand​ ​understanding​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world

Timeframe:​ ​45​ ​Days

and​ ​to​ ​make​ ​text​ ​relevant​ ​and​ ​useful,​ ​good​ ​readers compare,​ ​infer,​ ​synthesize,​ ​and​ ​make​ ​connections.

Summary​ ​Assessment:​ ​District​ ​Unit​ ​Assessment

Created​ ​for​ ​New​ ​Jersey​ ​school​ ​districts​ ​through​ ​a​ ​project​ ​of​ ​the​ ​New​ ​Jersey​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Education,​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​Academic​ ​Standards, in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​the​ ​N.J​ ​Association​ ​for​ ​Supervision​ ​and​ ​Curriculum​ ​Development​ ​and​ ​the​ ​N.J.​ ​Principals​ ​and​ ​Supervisors​ ​Association.

New​ ​Brunswick​ ​Public​ ​Schools Revised:​ ​June​ ​30,​ ​3017

Created​ ​for​ ​New​ ​Jersey​ ​school​ ​districts​ ​through​ ​a​ ​project​ ​of​ ​the​ ​New​ ​Jersey​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Education,​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​Academic​ ​Standards, in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​the​ ​N.J​ ​Association​ ​for​ ​Supervision​ ​and​ ​Curriculum​ ​Development​ ​and​ ​the​ ​N.J.​ ​Principals​ ​and​ ​Supervisors​ ​Association.