During the 2nd half of the year...

January: Grammar & War of the Worlds


February: War of the Worlds & A Midsummer Night's Dream


March:


April: Warriors Don't Cry


May:


June:

During the 2008-2009 school year, we will be engaged in the following units/subjects:

“OUTSIDERS”
-Poetry
-The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
-Peer Editing/6 Traits Writing
-The Giver (Lois Lowry)

“FREEDOM/SURVIVAL”
-Historical fiction
-Science Fiction
-War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)

“DREAMS”
-American Legends/Folktales
-Chicago Literature/Art
-Warriors Don’t Cry (Melba Beals)
-Drama
-A Midsummer Night's Dream

The following are materials that you will need this year:
(Anything marked with an asterisk (*) is optional)

3-ring binder
2-pocket homework folder
* CD-R or DVD-R discs