Trimester One

Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts

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• elements of plot and characterization ( notes / video )
• Finding main idea and understanding informative texts ( notes / video )
• Identifying text structures ( notes 1 2 3 / video )
• Making inferences and supporting with text evidence ( notes within a video citing text evidence )
• independent reading (genre unit - notes / video )
• writing - variety of journal entries, paragraph writing, elaborating paragraphs, and elements of an essay ( notes )
• integrating technology
• vocabulary - root words (Vocab page with Quizlet access)