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Holt Pacing
Guide for 2007 - 2008 |
Trimester 1
STRATEGIC
BENCHMARK
ADVANCED
WEEK 0
8/15–17
Entry-Level Assessment
WEEK 1
8/20–24
Interactive Reading pp. 1-12
IR TE Transparency #1
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 1-2
Chapter 1: Plot HLLA pp. 4-5
Duffy’s Jacket HLLA pp. 6-14
Reading Standard 1.3 and 3.2
Focus: Foreshadowing and Predictions
Spelling Lesson 1
Holt Handbook pp. 4-5: Sentence Fragments
Interactive Reader: “Elephant’s Child” p. 22-34
WEEK 2
8/27–31
Interactive Reading pp. 13, 16
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 9-10
Yeti-like Monster HLLA pp. 15-19
Reading Standard 2.1
Focus structure and purpose of informational materials/newspapers
Vocabulary: Clarifying Word Meanings HLLA p. 37
India’s History HLLA pp. 42-47
Reading Standard 2.1
Focus: textbook structure
Spelling Lesson 2
Holt Handbook pp. 25-27, 30: Noun/Personal Pronouns
Interactive Reader p. 13 & 16
WEEK 3
9/3–7
Interactive Reading pp. 20-21
Lesson Plans for Language Development p. 25
Developmental Language Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 17-18
Vocabulary: HLLA p. 79
Vocabulary: HLLA p. 90
Cellular Manual HLLA pp. 91-93
Reading Standard 2.1
Focus: Instructional Manual
Signs HLLA pp. 94-95
Focus: signs
Standards Review HLLA pp. 96-99
Spelling Lesson 3
Holt Handbook pp. 34-35: Adjectives
Introduction to the Writing Process HLLA pp. 528-533
“Rikki Tikki Tavi” p. 20-37
Interactive Reader p. 20 & 21
WEEK 4
9/10–14
Writing, Listening, and Speaking
Writing Workshop 1 HLLA pp. 543-557
Focus: Short Story
Spelling Lesson 4
Holt Handbook pp. 45-50: Verbs
“Three Skeleton Key” p. 48-61
Fine Art Transparency #2: “Robinson Crusoe”
WEEK 5
9/17–21
Writing, Listening, and Speaking
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 23-24
Continue Writing Workshop 1
Standards Practice and Review HLLA p. 563
Spelling Lesson 5
Holt Handbook pp. 54-55: Adverbs
“Monsters are Due on Maple Street” p. 67-90
WEEK 6
9/24–28
Interactive Reading, pp. 47-58
TE IR Transparency #2
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 25-26
Chapter 2: Characterization HLLA pp. 106-107
The Smallest Dragonboy HLLA pp. 118-135
Reading Standard 3.3
Focus: Character Motivation and Inference
Spelling Lesson 7
Holt Handbook pp. 58-59: Prepositions
Fine Art Transparency #2: “The Reluctant Dragon”
Interactive Reader p. 58
WEEK 7
10/1–5
Writing, Listening, and Speaking
Interactive Reading, p. 57
Mother and Daughter HLLA pp. 108-117
Reading Standard 3.3
Focus: Character Traits and Inference
Spelling Lesson 8
Holt Handbook pp. 62-65: Conjunctions
Miniworkshop 1 Cause and Effect Analysis HLLA pp. 694-696
Interactive Reader p. 57
WEEK 8
10/8–12
Interactive Reading, p. 57
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 27-28
Writing Workshop 2 Character Analysis HLLA pp. 566-582
Standards Review HLLA pp. 150-151
Spelling Lesson 9
Holt Handbook pp. 65-66: Interjections
“Here Be Dragons” p. 136-139
Interactive Reader p. 59
WEEK 9
10/15–19
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 5-6
Continue Character Analysis
Standards Practice HLLA p. 595
Spelling Lesson 10
Holt Handbook pp. 5-11: Subject/Predicate & Review
WEEK 10
10/22–26
Lesson Plans for Language Development, p. 262
Writing Workshop 5 Summary
HLLA pp. 662-669
Spelling Lesson 11
Language and Sentence Skills Practice Review of Chapters 1-3
WEEK 11
10/29–11/2
First Quarter Holt Assessment
Spelling Lesson 12
Trimester 2
STRATEGIC
BENCHMARK
ADVANCED
WEEK 12
11/5–9
Interactive Reading, pp. 83-90
TE IR Transparency#3
Lesson Plans for Language Development, pp. 66-67
Fine Art Transparency 3
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 29-30
Chapter 3 Theme HLLA pp. 158-159
The Highwayman HLLA pp. 160-169
Reading Standard 3.4
Focus: Subject vs. Theme
Spelling Lesson 14
Handbook pp. 74-76: Direct Object
Interactive Reader p. 90 & 91
“Gentlemen of the Road” p. 170-173
Fine Art Transparency #3 “Hesperus”
WEEK 13
11/12–16
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 49-50
Interactive Reading p. 95
User Friendly HLLA pp. 185-197
Reading Standard 3.4
Focus: Theme and Cause and Effect
It Just Keeps and Going HLLA pp. 198-202
Reading Standard 2.3
Focus: Cause and Effect
Standard Review HLLA pp. 210-215
Spelling Lesson 15
Handbook pp. 113-118: Adjective Clauses
“Annabel Lee” p. 174-179
Interactive Reader p. 94 & 95
WEEK
11/19–23
OFF
WEEK 14
11/26–30
Interactive Reading pp. 121-128
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 53-54
Miniworkshop 4 Autobiographical Narrative HLLA pp. 704-706
Chapter 4 Point of View HLLA pp. 222-223
Spelling Lesson 16
Holt Handbook pp. 130 and 135: Simple/Complex Sentences
Interactive Reader: “Beauty and the Beast” p. 122-128
WEEK 15
12/3–7
Interactive Reading, p. 135
Lesson Plans for Language Development, p. 116
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 57-58
An Unforgettable Journey HLLA pp. 270-277
Reading Standard 3.5
Focus Autobiography and Fact and Opinion
Exile Eyes HLLA pp. 278-281
Reading Standard 2.4
Focus: Author’s Purpose and Perspective
Spelling Lesson 17
Holt Handbook pp. 148-158: Subject/Verb Agreement
Interactive Reader p. 135 & 136
WEEK 16
12/10–14
Lesson Plans for Language Development, p. 120
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 65-66
Elizabeth I HLLA pp. 282-295
Reading Standard 3.5
Focus: Biography and Objective and Subjective
Standards Review HLLA pp. 296-299
Spelling Lesson 18
Holt Handbook pp. 159-168: Other Agreement Problems
Interactive Reader p. 137
WEEK 17
12/17–21
Holt Midyear Assessment
“After Twenty Years” p. 224-231
Interactive Reader p. 129
Fine Art Transparency #5 “Nighthawks.
WEEK
12/24–28
Off
WEEK
12/31–1/4
Off
WEEK 18
1/7–11
Interactive Reading pp. 169-181
Lesson Plans for Language Development, p. 144
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 67-68
Chapter 5: Reading Like a Wolf HLLA pp. 306-307
Barrio Boy HLLA pp. 323-331
Reading Standard 3.1
Focus: Autobiography/Biography and Fact and Opinion
Spelling Lesson 20
Holt Handbook pp. 178-179: Irregular Verbs
Fine Art Transparency #7: “Colors #1”
Interactive Reader p. 181
WEEK 19
1/14–18
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 77-78
Writing Workshop 3 Persuasive HLLA pp. 598-615
Spelling Lesson 21
Holt Handbook pp. 201-206: Pronoun Case—Nominative
WEEK 20
1/21–25
Interactive Reading, p. 182
Fine Art Transparency 8
Song of the Trees HLLA pp. 332-350
Reading Standard 3.1
Focus: Novels, Novellas, and Short Story, Generalizations, and Theme
Spelling Lesson 22
Holt Handbook pp. 206-210: Pronoun Case—Objective
Fine Art Transparency #8: “Family of Six”
Interactive Reader p. 182
WEEK 21
1/28–2/1
Interactive Reading p. 183
Fine Art Transparency 9
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 83-86
Fish Cheeks HLLA pp. 351-356
Reading Standard 3.1
Focus: Humorous Essays and Images
Spelling Lesson 23
Holt Handbook pp. 224-228: Comparative/Superlative
Fine Art Transparency #9: “Girl Holding Wreath in a Field”
Interactive Reader p. 183
WEEK 22
2/4–8
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 87-90
Continue with selections from Chapter 5
Standards Review HLLA pp. 404-405
Spelling 24
Holt Handbook pp. 232-238: Placement of Modifiers
Poetry Selections, p. 380-400
WEEK 23
2/11–15
Holt Third Quarter Assessment
Spelling 25
Holt Handbook Review: Focus on Subject/Verb Agreement
Continue poetry
Fine Art Transparency #10: “Welcome to my Ghetto Land”
WEEK
2/18–22
OFF
WEEK 24
2/25–29
Timed Writing Review
Spelling Lesson 27
Trimester 3
STRATEGIC
BENCHMARK
ADVANCED
WEEK 25
3/3–7
Interactive Reading, p. 219
CST Writing Assessment
Chapter 6 Literary Criticism HLLA pp. 412-413
Spelling Lesson 28
WEEK 26
3/10–14
Interactive Reading 220-234
King Arthur HLLA pp. 414-431
Reading Standard 3.6
Focus: Legend
Three Responses HLLA pp. 432-437
Reading Standard 3.6
Focus: Literary Response
Spelling Lesson 29
DVD: The Sword in the Stone—Library
Fine Art Transparency #11: “Eowyn & the Nazgul”
Interactive Reader p. 233 & 234
WEEK 27
3/17–21
Lesson Plans for Language Development, pp. 209-210
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 99-102 and 120-122
Sir Gawain HLLA pp. 451-462
Reading Standard 3.6
Focus: Quest and Riddle
Spelling Lesson 30
Holt Handbook pp. 333-335 and 267-268: Capitalization of Names/Places; Contractions
“He’s No King” p. 464-465
Interactive Reader p. 236, 237, 260-263
WEEK
3/24–28
OFF
WEEK 28
3/31–4/4
Lesson Plans for Language Development, pp. 213, 227-228
Interactive Reading, pp. 265-271
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 113-114
It’s Greek to Me Vocabulary HLLA pp. 466
Standards Review HLLA pp. 472-475
Chapter 7 Reading for Life HLLA pp. 482-483
Spelling Lesson 32
Holt Handbook pp. 310-313: Semi-Colon/Colon
WEEK 29
4/7–11
Holt Handbook Chapter 16 pp. 346-355
Interactive Reading, pp. 272-273
Public Documents HLLA pp. 484-489
Workplace Documents HLLA pp. 490-494
Spelling Lesson 33
Application Form
Business Letter
Interactive Reader p. 272 & 273
WEEK 30
4/14–18
Interactive Reading, pp. 274-275 and 290-294
Developmental Language and Sentence Skills Practice, pp. 117-120
Consumer Documents HLLA pp. 495-500
Reading Standard 2.2
Technical Documents HLLA pp. 501-504
Reading Standards 2.5
Spelling Lesson 34
Holt Handbook pp. 322-326: Punctuating Dialogue
Writing: “How to”
Interactive Reader p. 274 & 275
WEEK 31
4/21–25
Holt End of Year Assessment
CST Review
Spelling Lesson 35
Review Holt Handbook pp. 338-342: Hyphens, Brackets, and Dashes
Interactive Reader: California State Parks, p. 295-299
WEEK 32
4/28–5/2
CST
WEEK 33
5/5–9
WEEK 34
5/12–16
WEEK 35
5/19–23
WEEK 36
5/26–30
WEEK 37
6/2–5