7th Grade (in order)
Expository Reading and Writing Units: The Power of Music, Time and Space, Tap or Bottled Water?, Helicopter Parents: Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Celebrities. Article of the Week
Novels:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Slake's Limbo
Freak the Mighty
Read Aloud: Genres of Poetry, Because of Winn Dixie
*Excerpts, articles, film, and poetry will be used throughout the year to enhance Units and Activities
8th Grade
Expository Reading and Writing Units: The Power of Music, Social Networking or Antisocial Networking, When is Lying Okay? , The Omnivore's Dilemma, excerpts from Genocide Impact. Article of the Week
Novels:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Read Aloud: Genres of Poetry, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Romeo and Juliet
*Excerpts, articles, film, and poetry will be used throughout the year to enhance Units and Activities