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Memoir Unit: September to November
Essential Questions:
What is a memoir?
What are the characteristics of an "effective" memoir?
Holocaust Unit: November to January
Focus Text: Night by Elie Wiesel
Essential Questions:
How can we define humanity?
What does it mean to be human?
Is human nature inherently good or inherently evil?
Historical Fiction: February to April
Focus Texts: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch
Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude
Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Essential Questions:
Did the author accurately depict the historical context/event that is presented?
Shakespeare: April to June
Focus Text: Romeo and Juliet
Essential Questions:
How was Shakespeare's theater different from modern day theater?
Why are we still reading Shakespeare's works today?
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