An overview of the year:

NOVEL STUDY: THE GIVER BY LOIS LOWRY

• Dystopian Literature

• Inferring

• Literary devices and plot development

THRILLS AND CHILLS: GOTHIC LITERATURE STUDY

• Perspective and Dramatic Irony

• Tone and Mood

GREAT BOOKS LITERATURE CIRCLES

• Characterization and Conflicts

A Step Back in Time: WW2 & THE HOLOCAUST

• Central Ideas and Summaries

• Text Structures

DIARY OF HOPE: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (PLAY)/HOLOCAUST BOOK CLUBS/BOOK STUDY

• Theme and Summaries

NONFICTION SKILLS FOR THE REAL WORLD

• Text Structures

• Argumentation/Conflicting VP

THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE-Sudan/DRC

• Passion Project- review any standard