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Devon O'Brien
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Devon O'Brien
8th Grade ELA
124 Lessons
Leonardtown Middle
Leonardtown, MD
Suburban Environment
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8th Grade ELA
(18 Units, 124 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Science Fiction(5 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Narrative Poetry(11 Lessons)
Unit 2 - Romeo and Juliet(12 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Flowers for Algernon(7 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Nature, Naturalism, and The Call of the Wild(14 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Science Fiction(5 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Unlocking Mood and Other Elements of Horror(18 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Short Stories, Plays, and Elements of Fiction(8 Lessons)
Unit 8 - Twelfth Night, or What you Will(14 Lessons)
Unit 9 - Looking through the Lens of the First Person Narrator(3 Lessons)
Unit 10 - Tangerine, by Edward Bloor(6 Lessons)
Unit 11 - Censorship in 2013: Gearing up for Banned Books Week(5 Lessons)
Unit 12 - Close Reading(3 Lessons)
Unit 13 - Student-Created Essays and Creative Writing(2 Lessons)
Unit 14 - Those Pesky Grammar and Language Lessons(2 Lessons)
Unit 15 - Vocabulary Lessons and Resources(1 Lessons)
Unit 16 - A Separate Peace(8 Lessons)
Unit 17 - Mini Unit: Academic Dishonesty(2 Lessons)
Unit 18 - Independent Reading(3 Lessons)

Developing a Definition of "Science Fiction"
8th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Science Fiction

Big Idea:Science + Fiction = Science Fiction?
Standards
11 Resources
8 Favorites
11 Resources
8 Favorites

Mars is Heaven
8th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Science Fiction

Big Idea:Is Mars "heaven"? Or is it something else?
Standards
12 Resources
0 Favorites
12 Resources
0 Favorites

The Pedestrian
8th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Science Fiction

Big Idea:Loneliness and isolation aren't solely confined to the thinking men of the future...
Standards
15 Resources
3 Favorites
15 Resources
3 Favorites

Science Fiction Triple Feature
8th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Science Fiction

Big Idea:Aliens, Dystopias, and Time Travel...so many choices, so little time.
Standards
15 Resources
5 Favorites
15 Resources
5 Favorites

Sci Fi Story Performances & Categorizing
8th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Science Fiction

Big Idea:Sorting and categorizing requires critical thinking skills.
Standards
11 Resources
0 Favorites
11 Resources
0 Favorites