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Unit Summary
Unit Summary
This unit provides students with tools and strategies for approaching poetry, trains them in the methods and devices poets use, and equips them to read and interpret both formal and free verse poems. Students also have opportunities to apply what they have learned by creating their own poems.
Students read poems that represent a variety of time periods, ranging from Walt Whitman’s reflections on nineteenth-century American society to the work of living contemporary writer Harryette Mullen. The poets in this unit come from a diverse range of cultural heritages within the US, including Black, Hispanic, and Native American. The structures of the poems themselves are diverse as well—some employ precise meter and rhyme schemes, whereas others use free verse.
Overall Learning Outcomes
Overall Learning Outcomes
Read texts with the purpose of identifying details and supporting evidence
Explore imaginative possibilities for figurative language
Identify and develop an understanding of poetic devices, including rhyme, repetition, alliteration, meter, and tone
Explore and identify extended metaphors in texts
Recite poems orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression
Write original poems using rich language and poetic devices
Unit Assessment
Be reading at least 30 minutes each night to meet your goal of reading 40 books this year!
Science
Science
Human Machine
Human Machine
In this unit, students investigate structures and functions of the human body. Students explore how our bones and muscles are interconnected, how our eyes interact with light and impact our vision, and how our brain responds to stimuli in our environment.
Social Studies
Social Studies
United States / Human Geography
Geography is the scientific study of Earth's landscapes, environments, and the relationships between people and their surroundings. Human geography is the branch of geography that studies how human societies, cultures, economies, and activities interact with and shape the Earth.
Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning
Growth Mindset & Goal Setting
Growth Mindset & Goal Setting
Students learn how to develop a growth mindset and apply strategies to make effective plans to reach goals.
The goals of this unit include students being able to:
Set a group goal that is specific, challenging, and doable
Make a plan to reach the group goal
Evaluate progress toward reaching a group goal
Identify roadblocks that may be getting in the way of achieving a group goal
Make changes to overcome roadblocks
Respond to reflection questions
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School Absences
As stated in our Parent Handbook, "Because of the nature of the classroom learning experience, it is our policy not to provide textbooks or homework assignments prior to the vacation period when school is in session."
This policy is to discourage families from taking their vacations during regular school days. The student can make up anything missed upon their return to school, or complete any digital assignments posted for the days that they are out.
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