Unit 1-Coming of Age:
Unit – 2 Blast from the Past: Folktales, Traditional Literature, and Mythology – Students explore myths and legends. Students will experience stories that reflect other customs and cultures. Students will recognize characters and plot construction. The goal of this unit is to find commonalities across these genres and discover cultures other than their own. The culminating project is and argumentative essay which answers the following questions: Are fairy tales and myths good or bad for children? Do they make children believe that everything in life has a happy ending, that every girl will find a Prince Charming, etc. or do they simply reflect the values of a culture by rewarding those who do right?
Unit – 3 Courageous Characters – Students choose from stories about varied circumstances in which people acted with tremendous courage in times of slavery, instances of shipwrecks, or during the days of unfair child labor practices. Students will refine their definitions of courage by examining how real and fictional characters overcome obstacles. Students learn how language and vocabulary enhance the reader’s experience, cite passages of text to justify thoughts, and critically examine license often taken in historical fiction. Student will write and publish their own stories of courageous characters.
Unit – 4 Embracing Heritage – America is a nation of immigrant. People have come to America for freedom and opportunity. Except for Native Americans all Americans came from somewhere else. Some came voluntarily and some encountered prejudice and hardship. In this unit different perspectives from different generations will be considered. This unit is a cross-curricular collaboration and demonstrated reading and writing connectivity between English other content areas.
Unit – 2 Blast from the Past: Folktales, Traditional Literature, and Mythology – Students explore myths and legends. Students will experience stories that reflect other customs and cultures. Students will recognize characters and plot construction. The goal of this unit is to find commonalities across these genres and discover cultures other than their own. The culminating project is and argumentative essay which answers the following questions: Are fairy tales and myths good or bad for children? Do they make children believe that everything in life has a happy ending, that every girl will find a Prince Charming, etc. or do they simply reflect the values of a culture by rewarding those who do right?
Unit – 3 Courageous Characters – Students choose from stories about varied circumstances in which people acted with tremendous courage in times of slavery, instances of shipwrecks, or during the days of unfair child labor practices. Students will refine their definitions of courage by examining how real and fictional characters overcome obstacles. Students learn how language and vocabulary enhance the reader’s experience, cite passages of text to justify thoughts, and critically examine license often taken in historical fiction. Student will write and publish their own stories of courageous characters.
Unit – 4 Embracing Heritage – America is a nation of immigrant. People have come to America for freedom and opportunity. Except for Native Americans all Americans came from somewhere else. Some came voluntarily and some encountered prejudice and hardship. In this unit different perspectives from different generations will be considered. This unit is a cross-curricular collaboration and demonstrated reading and writing connectivity between English other content areas.
Classwork
Opening: Drop Everything and Read for 10 minutes (DEAR)
Grammar: Daily Grammar Practice Work Period: Read Aloud/vocabulary/discussion Writing: Complete Flip Book/Quikwrite Closing: homework review and questions/Exit Ticket |
HomeworkGrammar: Daily Grammar Practice Sentence
Reading: Literature Textbook Writing: |
SyllabiSyllabi |