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1 Inspiring mindsTMEnglish Language ArtsGradeSpringBoard 8iiSpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 8 ABOUT THE COLLEGE BOARD e College Board is a mission-driven not-for-pro t organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 5,900 of the nation s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success including the SAT and the Advanced Placement Program.
2 E organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators and further information, visit : 1-4573-0220-9 ISBN: 978-1-4573-0220-6 Copyright 2014 by the College Board. All rights , Advanced Placement Program, AP, AP Central, AP Vertical Teams, College Ed, Pre-AP, SpringBoard , connecting to college success, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of e College Board. College Board Standards for College Success, connect to college success, English Textual Power, and SpringBoard are trademarks owned by College Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of e College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Microso and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microso Corporation.
3 All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 Printed in the United States of AmericaACKNOWLEDGMENTS e College Board gratefully acknowledges the outstanding work of the classroom teachers and writers who have been integral to the development of this revised program. e end product is testimony to their expertise, understanding of student learning needs, and dedication to rigorous and accessible English Language Arts instruction. Pat Bishop Julie ManleyWriting Coach (Retired) English TeacherHillsborough Schools Bellevue School District 405 Tampa, Florida Bellevue, Washington Susie Challancin Le Andra MyersEnglish Teacher English Teacher Bellevue School District 405 Pasco School District Bellevue, Washington Pasco, Washington Bryant Crisp Stephanie Sharpe English Teacher English Teacher Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Hillsborough Schools Charlotte, North Carolina Tampa, Florida Paul DeMaret Susan Van DorenEnglish Teacher English Teacher Poudre School District Douglas County School District Fort Collins, Colorado Minden.
4 Nevada Michelle LewisCurriculum CoordinatorSpokane Public SchoolsSpokane, WashingtonSPRINGBOARD English LANGUAGE ARTS DEVELOPMENTB etty Barnett Doug WaughExecutive Director Senior Director Content Development Product ManagementJoely Negedly Nina WooldridgeInstructional Specialist Senior Director Professional Development JoEllen VictoreenSenior Instructional SpecialistAcknowledgmentsiiiivSpringBoar d English Language Arts Grade 8 RESEARCH AND PLANNING ADVISORSWe also wish to thank the members of our SpringBoard Advisory Council and the many educators who gave generously of their time and their ideas as we conducted research for both the print and online programs. Your suggestions and reactions to ideas helped immeasurably as we planned the revisions.
5 We gratefully acknowledge the teachers and administrators in the following Uni edCerritos, CaliforniaAlbuquerque Public SchoolsAlbuquerque, New MexicoAmarillo School DistrictAmarillo, TexasBellevue School District 405 Bellevue, WashingtonBroward County Public SchoolsFt. Lauderdale, FloridaClark County School DistrictLas Vegas, NevadaDistrict School Board of Collier CountyCollier County, FloridaDenver Public SchoolsDenver, ColoradoFrisco ISDF risco, TexasGarland ISDG arland, TexasGilbert Uni ed School DistrictGilbert, ArizonaGrand Prairie ISDG rand Prairie, TexasHillsborough County Public SchoolsTampa, FloridaHobbs Municipal SchoolsHobbs, New MexicoHouston Independent School DistrictHouston, TexasIrving Independent School DistrictIrving, TexasKenton County School DistrictFort Wright, KentuckyLee County Public SchoolsFort Myers, FloridaNewton County SchoolsCovington, GeorgiaNoblesville SchoolsNoblesville, IndianaOakland Uni ed School DistrictOakland, CaliforniaOrange County Public SchoolsOrlando.
6 FloridaSchool District of Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach, FloridaPeninsula School DistrictGig Harbor, WashingtonPolk County Public SchoolsBartow, FloridaQuakertown Community School DistrictQuakertown, PennsylvaniaRio Rancho Public SchoolsRio Rancho, New MexicoRonan School DistrictRonan, MontanaSt. Vrain School DistrictLongmont, ColoradoScottsdale Public SchoolsPhoenix, ArizonaSeminole County Public SchoolsSanford, FloridaSouthwest ISDSan Antonio, TexasSpokane Public SchoolsSpokane, WashingtonSpring ISDH ouston, TexasVolusia County SchoolsDeLand, FloridaContentsv 2014 College Board. All rights the Student .. ixUnit 1 The Challenge of Heroism Previewing the Unit .. Understanding Challenges .. Opening with Imagery.
7 8 Novel: Excerpt from A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L Visual Techniques .. Understanding the Hero s Journey Archetype .. The Departure .. 20 Short Story: The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury The Initiation .. 28 Narrative Poetry: From the Odyssey, by Homer Language and Writer s Craft: Revising and Editing .. The Return .. 42 Novel: Excerpt from A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L Engle Embedded Assessment 1: Writing a Hero s Journey Narrative .. Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and the Definition Essay .. The Nuance of Tone .. Physical and Emotional Challenges .. 55 Introducing the Strategy: TP-CASTTP oetry: A Man, by Nina CassianArticle: Soldier home after losing his leg in Afghanistan, by Gale FiegeIntroducing the Strategy: Free Definition Strategies.
8 61 Poetry: Sonnet 116, by William ShakespeareArticle: Where I Find My Heroes, by Oliver Stone from McCall s Historical Heroes: Examples .. 67 Poetry: O Captain! My Captain! by Walt WhitmanSermon: Excerpt from White House Funeral Sermon for Abraham Lincoln, by Dr. Phineas D. GurleyPoetry: Frederick Douglass, by Robert HaydenAutobiography: Excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave,by Frederick Language and Writer s Craft: Transitions and Quotations .. Negation Strategy of Definition .. 78 Essay: A Definition of a Gentleman, by John Henry Expository Writing Focus: Organization .. 80 Embedded Assessment 2: Writing a Definition Essay .. 87 GRADE8 ContentsviSpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 8 2014 College Board.
9 All rights 2 The Challenge of Utopia Previewing the Unit .. Expository Writing: Compare/Contrast .. 93 Essay: Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts, by Bruce Utopian Ideals and Dystopian Reality .. 100 Short Story: Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Understanding a Society s Way of Life .. 109*Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Contemplating Conflicting Perspectives .. 112*Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Questioning Society .. 115*Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray BradburyArticle: Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read from the American Library AssociationIntroducing the Strategy: Socratic Seminar Introducing the Strategy: Fishbowl A Shift in Perspective: Beginning the Adventure.
10 120 *Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Navigating the Road of Trials .. 122*Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray The End of the Journey .. 124*Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray BradburyEmbedded Assessment 1: Writing an Expository Essay .. Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Effective Argumentation .. 1292 .11 Understanding Elements of Argumentation .. Don t Hate Debate! .. 134 Highlighting Logos .. 137 Introducing the Strategy: DebateArticle: Parents Share Son s Fatal Text Message to Warn Against Texting & Driving, from the Associated PressArticle: The Science Behind Distracted Driving, from KUTV Forming and Supporting a Debatable Claim.
