Launch and Expectations
Independent Reading Contract.doc | |
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Book Challenge.doc | |
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Unit 1: Launch
- Build community, understand the importance of reading/writing and basic classroom routines
Unit 2. Fiction with Narrative Writing
- The Outsiders
- Narrative Writing Component
- Literary Elements
*The Outsiders audio
Unit 3. Historical Fiction: Civil Rights
- Literary Analysis - Author’s Purpose
- Research - Civil Rights event/people from novel
- Aligned with Social Studies curriculum - Book club
Unit 4: Argument with Research: Focus on Happiness
- DEBATE!
- Read informational articles
- Literary analysis: evaluate strengths/weaknesses of an article
Student Resources:
- Opposing Viewpoints: Evanston Public Library
- New York Times: Room for Debate
- Debate.org
- Middle School Public Debate Program
- SIRS Discoverer
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL): Adl.org
Unit 5: Poetry & Music
- Read, write, and perform
- Literary Analysis comparing/contrasting two poems
Figurative Language:
Unit 6. Nonfiction Research with Dystopian Literature
- Research a dystopian issue
- Present on a theme or issue from book club novel
- Build community, understand the importance of reading/writing and basic classroom routines
Unit 2. Fiction with Narrative Writing
- The Outsiders
- Narrative Writing Component
- Literary Elements
*The Outsiders audio
Unit 3. Historical Fiction: Civil Rights
- Literary Analysis - Author’s Purpose
- Research - Civil Rights event/people from novel
- Aligned with Social Studies curriculum - Book club
Unit 4: Argument with Research: Focus on Happiness
- DEBATE!
- Read informational articles
- Literary analysis: evaluate strengths/weaknesses of an article
Student Resources:
- Opposing Viewpoints: Evanston Public Library
- New York Times: Room for Debate
- Debate.org
- Middle School Public Debate Program
- SIRS Discoverer
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL): Adl.org
Unit 5: Poetry & Music
- Read, write, and perform
- Literary Analysis comparing/contrasting two poems
Figurative Language:
- Kahoot Definitions
- Kahoot Examples
- Kahoot Definitions and Examples
- Quizlet Definitions
- Quizlet Examples
Unit 6. Nonfiction Research with Dystopian Literature
- Research a dystopian issue
- Present on a theme or issue from book club novel
End-of-Year
American Library Association's recommendations for young adult fiction and non-fiction:
American Library Association's recommendations for young adult fiction and non-fiction:
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YA Reading Bingo.doc | |
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