Grade 8, Unit 1 – The Habits of Lifelong Readers and Writers, Library of Activities

Text Audio

From The House on Mango Street

“Our Good Day” by Sandra Cisneros

From The House on Mango Street

“Laughter” by Sandra Cisneros

From The House on Mango Street

“Girl’s Furniture Bought & Sold” by Sandra Cisneros

The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses by Bessie Head

Boat Story by Violet Kupersmith

The Set Piece: Something Small and Beautiful by Ralph Fletcher

Writing Tasks

S-1: Baseline Writing Task

S-2: Day 1 Showing, Not Telling

S-3: Day 2 Showing, Not Telling

S-4: Day 3 Showing, Not Telling

S-5: Day 4 Showing, Not Telling

S-6: Day 5 Showing, Not Telling

S-8: Writing Like Sandra Cisneros

S-11: Writing Like Bessie Head

S-14: Writing Like Violet Kupersmith

Charts for Discussion

S-2: Why Read? What the Research Says

S-3: Interviewing Books

S-5: What We Know About Book Recommendations

S-6: Expectations for Independent Reading

S-6: Rules for Independent Reading

S-8: First-Person Point of View

S-10: Third-Person Point of View

S-13: Significant Moments in “Boat Story”

S-14: Dialogue-Based, Story-Within-A-Story

S-20: The Independent Writing Life

S-A: Studying Favorite Writers

S-A: Short Assignments for the Author Study

S-B: Intra-Book Study Topics

S-D: Author Study Contract

S-G: Independent Writing Project Contract

Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-1: Rationales for Reading

S-2: Statistics About Education and Literacy

S-3: Book Interview

S-4: Book Pass

S-5: Book Recommendation

S-5-A: Guideline Letter

S-5-A: Sample Reading Letter

S-6: Goals for My Reading Life

S-20: Setting Goals for Independent Writing

S-A: Author Study Proposal

S-B: Intra-Book Study

S-E: Author Study Score Sheet

S-F: Independent Writing Project Proposal

S-F: Getting Published

S-H: Independent Writing Project Commentary

S-I: Independent Writing Project Review

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Table of Contents

Text Audio

From The House on Mango Street

“Our Good Day” by Sandra Cisneros

From The House on Mango Street

“Laughter” by Sandra Cisneros

From The House on Mango Street

“Girl’s Furniture Bought & Sold” by Sandra Cisneros

The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses by Bessie Head

Boat Story by Violet Kupersmith

The Set Piece: Something Small and Beautiful by Ralph Fletcher

Writing Tasks

S-1: Baseline Writing Task

S-2: Day 1 Showing, Not Telling

S-3: Day 2 Showing, Not Telling

S-4: Day 3 Showing, Not Telling

S-5: Day 4 Showing, Not Telling

S-6: Day 5 Showing, Not Telling

S-8: Writing Like Sandra Cisneros

S-11: Writing Like Bessie Head

S-14: Writing Like Violet Kupersmith

Charts for Discussion

S-2: Why Read? What the Research Says

S-3: Interviewing Books

S-5: What We Know About Book Recommendations

S-6: Expectations for Independent Reading

S-6: Rules for Independent Reading

S-8: First-Person Point of View

S-10: Third-Person Point of View

S-13: Significant Moments in “Boat Story”

S-14: Dialogue-Based, Story-Within-A-Story

S-20: The Independent Writing Life

S-A: Studying Favorite Writers

S-A: Short Assignments for the Author Study

S-B: Intra-Book Study Topics

S-D: Author Study Contract

S-G: Independent Writing Project Contract

Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-1: Rationales for Reading

S-2: Statistics About Education and Literacy

S-3: Book Interview

S-4: Book Pass

S-5: Book Recommendation

S-5-A: Guideline Letter

S-5-A: Sample Reading Letter

S-6: Goals for My Reading Life

S-20: Setting Goals for Independent Writing

S-A: Author Study Proposal

S-B: Intra-Book Study

S-E: Author Study Score Sheet

S-F: Independent Writing Project Proposal

S-F: Getting Published

S-H: Independent Writing Project Commentary

S-I: Independent Writing Project Review

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