Correlation Charts

Book Club provides many opportunities to integrate your curriculum with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The charts in this section correlate each unit in Book Club for Middle School to the Grade 8 CCSS for English Language Arts. Book Club lessons are flexible and may be enhanced with more explicit instruction in particular standards as needed. Your individual approach will depend on the specific grade-level standards you are using and on the content of your curriculum.

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Book Club for Middle School | Common Core State Standards

The Giver | Advanced Lesson Plans: The Giver | Multi-Book Unit: Civil Rights

Theme-Based Unit for The Giver: Correlation to Grade 8 CCSS for English Language Arts
Section of Unit	Common Core State Standards
Before Book Club
Week 1: Research/Introduction to Themes	W 8, W 9b; SL 1; L 5b
Week 2: Background Building	W 2, W 8, W 9b, W 10; SL 1, SL 4, SL 5
Book Club (Weeks 3–6)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Book Club	W 9a, W 10; SL 1
Lesson 2: The Tripod Log Format	RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1
Lesson 3: Extended Responses to Text	RL 1; W 2a–b, W 4, W 9a, W 10; SL 1
Lesson 4: Build Vocabulary	RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 5: Me and the Book	W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 6: Compare and Contrast	RL 3, RL 5; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 7: Author’s Craft	RL 3, RL 4, RL 6; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 8: Dialogue	RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 9: Favorite Story Part	RL 1, RL 3, RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 10: Story Characters	RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 11: Sequence of Story Events	RL 2, RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 12: Author’s Purpose and Genre	RL 1, RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 13: Intertextual Connections—Theme	RL 2; W 9a, W 10; SL 1
Lesson 14: The Essay	RL 1, RL 4; W 1, W 2, W 4, W 5, W 9a, W 10; SL 1; L 1, L 2
Lesson 15: Collaborative Project	W 4, W 10; SL 1
After Book Club
Weeks 7–8: Extension of Themes	W 2, W 3b, W 4, W 6, W 9, W 10; SL 1; L 1, L 2, L 3
Weeks 9–10: Completion of Theme Study	W 4, W 8, W 10; SL 1, SL 3, SL 4, SL 6
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Advanced Lesson Plans for The Giver: Correlation to Grade 8 CCSS for English Language Arts
Book Club Lessons	Common Core State Standards
Lesson 1: Author’s Craft—Word Choice	RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d; L 5c
Lesson 2: The Concept of Rituals	W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 3: Setting	RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d; L 5c
Lesson 4: Making Connections	RL 1, RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d; L 5c
Lesson 5: Imagery	RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 6: Foreshadowing	RL 1, RL 2; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 7: Static and Dynamic Characters	RL 3; W 5, W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 8: Loaded Statements and Symbolism	RL 2, RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 9: Internal and External Conflict	RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 10: Main Ideas and Sequencing	RL 1, RL 2; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 11: Answering the Big Theme Questions	RL 1, RL 2, RL 4; W 1, W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 12: Genre Study—Fantasy and Science Fiction	RL 1, RL 2; W 9a, W 10; SL 1
Lesson 13: Writing Poetry	RL 1, RL 2; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 14: Incorporating Quotations	RL 1, RL 4; W 1, W 2, W 4, W 5, W 9a, W 10; SL 1; L 1, L 2
Lesson 15: Dream House Project	W 4, W 10; SL 1
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Multi-Book Unit: Civil Rights Correlation to Grade 8 CCSS for English Language Arts
Section of Unit	Common Core State Standards
Before Book Club
Week 1: Research/Building Background	RI 2; W 10; SL 1
Weeks 2–3: Research Papers	W 2a–f, W 4, W 5, W 7, W 8, W 9b, W 10; SL 1; L 1, L 2, L 6
Week 4: Oral Presentations	SL 4, SL 5, SL 6
Book Club (Weeks 5–8)
Lesson 1: Setting	W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 2: Characterization	RL 1, RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 3: Point of View and Voice	RL 1, RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 4: Plot and Sequencing	RL 3, RL 5; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 5: External and Internal Conflict	RL 2, RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 6: Symbolism	RL 1, RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 7: Confronting Problems	RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 8: Imagery	RL 2, RL 4; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 9: Personal Letter	RL 1, RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 10: Family Connections	RL 1; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 11: Characters Coming of Age Through Experience	RL 2, RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1a–d
Lesson 12: Writing a Poem	RL 2; W 5, W 10; SL 1
Lesson 13: Round-Table Discussion of Big Theme Questions	RL 1, RL 2, RL 3; SL 1, SL 6
Lesson 14: Review and Synthesis	RL 2, RL 3; W 9a, W 10; SL 1
After Book Club
Week 9: Extending Themes	RL 1, RL 2; W 2, W 3, W 4, W 9a, W 10; SL 1; L 1, L 2, L 3
Week 10: Applying Themes	W 1, W 2, W 3, W 4, W 10
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