Outline for Remainder of Quarter 3

8th Grade

Dates Text Vocabulary Language Additional

Text
Application
Feb. 12-16 “Marigolds” poignant, perverse, Infinitives (p. “The Whistle”
(Collections p. degradation, 228) (Close Reader p.
213-224) ostensible, bravado, 71-78)
squalor, retribution,
impotent, stoicism
(p. 227)
Feb. 20-23 “Hanging Fire” theme, Words Ending “Identity” and
and “Teenagers” personification, in y (p. 234) “Hard on the Gas”
(Collections p. simile (Close Reader p.
229-231) 79-82)
Feb. 26- “When Do Kids arbitrary, unmoor, Shifts in Mood “Much Too Young
March 2 Become Adults?” confluence, and Voice (p. to Work So Hard”
(Collections p. egregious, 246) (Close Reader p.
235-242) inadequate, diffuse, 83-87)
autonomous, thwart,
cohort (p. 245)
March 5-9 “Is 16 Too Young notion, novice, bane, Fragments (p. N/A
to Drive a Car?” paradox, impetuous, 262)
and “Fatal Car anecdote (p. 261)
Crashes Drop for
16-Year-Olds, Rise
for Older Teens”
(Collections p.
247-254)

7th Grade

Dates Text Vocabulary Language Additional

Text
Application
Feb. 12-16 “Mississippi Solo” avalanche, insulate, Precise “Polar Dream”
(Collections p. splinter, ethereal (p. Language (p. (Close Reader p.
137-141) 143) 144) 45-50)
Feb. 20-23 “The Tempest” soliloquy, monologue N/A (dramatic “Ode to enchanted
soliloquy reading task) light” poem
(Collections p. (Collections p.
145-146) 169-170)
 Feb. 26- “Allied With addiction, median, Sentence “Sleeping in the
March 2 Green” arboretum, obituary Structure (p. Forest” poem
(Collections p. (p. 155) 156) (Collections p.
149-152) 169-172)
March 5-9 “Big Rocks’ gully, bedrock, Prepositional N/A
Balancing Act” gradual, coincidence, Phrases (p. 168)
(Collections p. precarious (p. 167)
157-164)

6th Grade

Dates Text Vocabulary Language Additional

Text
Application
Feb. 12-16 “The Great Fire” stifling, ambled, Subject and “Fire: Friend or
(Journeys p. 312- intense, smolder, Object Pronouns Enemy” (p. 330-
325) ornately, (p. 336-337) 334)
proclaimed,
Related Work hazards, Related Work
(Reader’s unrelenting, flared, (Reader’s
Notebook p. 145- alleviate (p. 308- Notebook p. 151-
146) 309) 152)
Feb. 20-23 “Airborn” engulf, supple, Using Pronouns “Riding on Air” (p.
(Journeys p. 244- jostled, taut, Correctly (p. 368- 364-366)
359) careening, frail, 369)
undulating, falter,
Related Work frayed, relishing (p. Related Work
(Reader’s 340-341) (Reader’s
Notebook p. 157- Notebook p. 163-
158) 165)
Feb. 26- “Any Small veered, Active and “The Ball is in Their
March 2 Goodness” anonymous, bland, Passive Voice (p. Court” (p. 422-
(Journeys p. 406- motive, skeptical, 426-427) 424)
417) reception,
understatement, Related Work
Related Work emulate, aim, (Reader’s
(Reader’s fanatic (p. 402-403) Notebook p. 187)
Notebook p. 181-
182)
March 5-9 “Team Moon” ascent, perilous, Regular and “The Woman in
(Journeys p. 434- unpredictability, Irregular Verbs the Moon” (p. 450-
445) lunar, likelihood, (p. 454-455) 452)
hovering,
 Related Work impending, Related Work
(Reader’s presumably, (Reader’s
Notebook p. 193- option, random (p. Notebook p. 199-
194) 430-431) 201)

6th Grade Social Studies

Dates Topics Vocabulary

Feb. 12-16 Early Greece (Harcourt p. dominant, mythology, decimal system, strategic,
244-249; Activity Book p. epic
71)
City-States and Greek acropolis, agora, oligarchy, aristocracy, democracy,
Culture (Harcourt p. 250- policy, barbarian
255, Activity Book p. 72-
73)
The Golden Age league, patron, tragedy, comedy, plague,
(Harcourt p. 256-262, demagogue, academy
Activity Book p. 74-75)
Alexander’s Great diffuse, expedition, legacy, scholar
Empire (Harcourt p. 264-
269, Activity Book p. 76-
77)
Feb. 20-23 Early People of Italy confederation, republic, consul, veto, dictator,
(Harcourt p. 276-281; Senate, patrician, plebeian, tribune
Activity Book p. 81)
The Path of Roman province, triumvirate
Conquest (Harcourt p.
284-289, Activity Book p.
83)
The Roman Empire census, basilica, forum, gladiator, aqueduct,
(Harcourt p. 292-298; patriotism
Activity Book p. 85)
Feb. 26-March Rome’s Decline and loyalty, portico
2 Division (Harcourt p.
324-329, Activity Book p.
90)
Invasions and Change vandal, manor, manor system, serf, self-sufficient
(Harcourt p. 330-335,
Activity Book p. 91-92)
March 5-9 Early Middle Ages in medieval, monastery, Christendom, longship, saga,
Europe (Harcourt p. 338- territorial expansion
343; Activity Book p. 94)