Holt Pacing Guide for 2007 - 2008
Eighth Grade

Trimester 1

 

STRATEGIC

BENCHMARK

ADVANCED

WEEK 0

8/15–17

·        Entry-Level Test

·        Entry-Level Test

·        Entry-Level Test

WEEK 1

8/20–24

 

 

·        Chapter 1: Structures – Plot

·        Broken Chain

·        Road Warriors

·        Spelling Lesson 1: Compound Words

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 1: Sentence; Subject and Predicate; classifying by purpose; Fragments and; Chapter 18: Writing Effective Sentences pp 438-465 (Run-ons); Chapter 3 pp 69-70: Conjunctions         

 

 

WEEK 2

8/27–31

 

 

·        Flowers for Algernon

·        Spelling Lesson 2: Homophones

·        Begin reading novel to class for the Response to a Novel Workshop in week 6

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 3 pp. 66-69: Preposition and prepositional phrases

 

 

WEEK 3

9/3–7

 

 

·        Vocabulary Mapping Words p. 60

·        Standards Review

·        Writing Workshop 1: Narration

·        Spelling Lesson 3: Adding Ending to Words 

 

 

WEEK 4

9/10–14

 

·        Writing Workshop 1: Narration

·        Workshop 1: Standards Practice and Review

·        Spelling Lesson 4: Related Words

 

WEEK 5

9/17–21

 

·        Chapter 2: Characters

·        From Harriet Tubman

·        Too Soon a Woman

·        Spelling Lesson 5: Easily Confused Words

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 2 pp. 22-29: Nouns; Chapter 10 pp. 227: Appositives and appositive phrase pp. 112-113

 

WEEK 6

9/24–28

 

·        Union Pacific Railroad Poster and Home, Sweet Soddie

·        Standards Review

·        Spelling Lesson 6: Prefixes ad-in

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 2 pp 31-36: Pronouns; Chapter 10: Pronoun problems pp 225-231

 

WEEK 7

10/1–5

 

·        Writing Workshop 2: Response to a Novel

·        Spelling Lesson 8: Words from French 

 

WEEK 8

10/8–12

 

·        Writing Workshop 2: Response to a Novel

·        Workshop 2: Standards Practice and Review

·        Spelling Lesson 9: Adjective Endings 

 

WEEK 9

10/15–19

 

·        Chapter 3: Being There – Setting

·        Vocabulary: Context Clues p. 166

·        There Will Come Soft Rains

·        Spelling Lesson 10: Greek Word Parts 

 

WEEK 10

10/22–26

 

·        Vocabulary p. 190

·        Standards Review

·        Spelling Lesson 11: Greek Word Parts

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 3 pp 51-61 and Chapter 5 pp 101-109, and Chapter 8: Verbs; Subject-verb agreement; verbal

 

WEEK 11

10/29–11/2

 

 

End of Trimester

·        First-Quarter Test

·        Spelling Lesson 12: Science and Technology Word

* Note: Administer Assessment on Monday or Tuesday – Collaboration Time on Thursday

 

 

 

Trimester 2

 

STRATEGIC

BENCHMARK

ADVANCED

WEEK 12

11/5–9

 

·        Writing Workshop 3: Writing Applications: Technical Documents

·        Mini-Workshop 4: Writing Bylaws

·        Spelling Lesson 14: Latin Roots

 

 

WEEK 13

11/12–16

 

 

·        Chapter 4: We Still Believe – Theme

·        Camp Harmony

·        The Gettysburg Address

·        From I Have a Dream

·        Spelling Lesson 15: More Related Words

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 4 Complements

 

 

WEEK

11/19–23

 

 

Recess

 

 

 

WEEK 14

11/26–30

 

 

·        The Diary of Anne Frank

·        Spelling Lesson 16: Prefixes That Tell Position

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 6 pp 119-132: Clauses – independent and subordinate

 

 

WEEK 15

12/3–7

 

·        The Diary of Anne Frank

·        Standards Review

·        Spelling Lesson 17: More Prefixes That Tell Position

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 8-9: More verbs – principle parts and tense

 

WEEK 16

12/10–14

 

·        Writing Workshop 4: A Research Report

·        Spelling Lesson 18: Noun and Verb Endings

 

WEEK 17

12/17–21

 

·        Writing Workshop 4: A Research Report

·        Workshop 4: Research Standards Practice and Review

·        Spelling Lesson 20: Prefixes That Tell Size and Amount

·        Midyear Test

·        Note: Administer Assessment on Monday or Tuesday – Collaboration Time on Wednesday

 

WEEK

12/24–28

 

Recess

 

WEEK

12/31–1/4

 

Recess

 

WEEK 18

1/7–11

 

·        Chapter 5: Imagine That! – Elements of Style: Literary Devices

·        The Tell-Tale Heart

·        Raymond’s Run

·        Spelling Lesson 21:Words with Double Consonants

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 2: Adjectives; Chapter 3 pp 61-69: Adverbs

 

WEEK 19

1/14–18

 

·        Standards Review

·        Mini-Workshop 1: Writing a Descriptive Essay

·        Spelling Lesson 22: Noun Endings

 

WEEK 20

1/21–25

 

 

·        Chapter 6: Sound and Sense – Poetry

·        Paul Revere’s Ride

·        The Cremation of Sam McGee and….

·        Spelling Lesson 23: Prefix ob-

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 11 Modifiers

 

 

WEEK 21

1/28–2/1

 

·        From Beowulf and Casey at the Bat

·        Standards Review

·        Spelling Lesson 25: More Prefixes That Tell

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 11 Modifiers 

 

WEEK 22

2/4–8

 

·        Mini-Workshop 3: Response to a Poem

·        Spelling Lesson 26: More Greek Word Parts

 

WEEK 23

2/11–15

 

·        Third-Quarter Test

·        End-of-Trimester

·        Spelling Lesson 27: Words from Other Languages

·        Note: Administer Assessment on Monday or Tuesday – Collaboration Time on Thursday

 

WEEK

2/18–22

 

Recess

 

WEEK 24

2/25–29

 

·        Chapter 7: Literary Criticism

·        Vocabulary: Context Clues p. 488

·        The Treasure of Lemon Brown

·        Little Walter

·        Spelling Lesson 28: More Related Words

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 12: Glossary of Usage

 

 

Trimester 3

 

STRATEGIC

BENCHMARK

ADVANCED

WEEK 25

3/3–7

 

·        Standards Review

·        Workshop 5: Persuasion

·        Spelling Lesson 30: Words from Names 

 

 

WEEK 26

3/10–14

 

 

·        Workshop 5: Persuasion

·        Spelling Lesson 31: More Latin Roots

 

 

WEEK 27

3/17–21

 

 

·        Giving and Evaluating a Persuasive Speech

·        Persuasive Images in the Media

·        Workshop 5: Persuasion Standard Practice and Review

·        Spelling Lesson 32: Noun Endings – Diminutives

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 13: Capital Letters 

 

 

WEEK

3/24–28

 

 

Recess

 

 

 

WEEK 28

3/31–4/4

 

·        Chapter 8: Reading for Life – Documents for Life

·        WarpSpeed Net

·        Computers from Holt Science

·        Spelling Lesson 33: More Latin Roots

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 14-15: Punctuation 

 

WEEK 29

4/7–11

 

·        Writing Workshop 6: Writing for Life

·        Workshop 6: Writing for Life Standards Practice and Review

·        Spelling Lesson 34: More Words from Other Languages 

 

WEEK 30

4/14–18

 

·        Reteach/Review – Options:

·        Holt Handbook: Chapter 7: Sentence Structure; Chapter 16: Spelling – Words Often Confused

·        Holt Handbook Diagnostic Previews

·        Resource Center: Test Smarts

·        Reading Matters pp 561-577

·        Reteaching Lessons 577A-577P

 

WEEK 31

4/21–25

 

·        Fourth-Quarter Test

·        CST Prep

* Note: Administer Assessment on Monday or Tuesday – Collaboration Time on Thursday

 

WEEK 32

4/28–5/2

 

CST

 

WEEK 33

5/5–9

 

CST

 

WEEK 34

5/12–16

 

 

 

WEEK 35

5/19–23

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 36

5/26–30

 

 

 

WEEK 37

6/2–5