Taught September- October
Approx. 37 Days
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Module 1
Module 1
Poetry, Poets, and Becoming Writers
This module uses literature and informational text to introduce students to what inspires people to write. It is intentionally designed to encourage students to embrace a love of literacy and writing.
Unit 3 Assessments
Mid Unit Assessment
End of Unit Assessment
Taught November - January
Approx. 39 Days
Module 2
Module 2
Animal Defense Mechanisms
In this eight-week module, students explore animal defense mechanisms. They build proficiency in writing an informative piece, examining the defense mechanisms of one specific animal about which they build expertise. Students also build proficiency in writing a narrative piece about this animal.
Unit 3 Assessments
Mid Unit Assessment
End of Unit Assessment
Taught
January - March
Approx. 39 Days
Module 3
Module 3
The American Revolution
How does one’s perspective influence his or her opinion? In this module, students consider the answer to this question through the lens of the American Revolution.
Taught
March - May
Approx. 39 Days
Module 4
Module 4
Responding to Inequality: Ratifying the 19th Amendment
This module uses literature and informational texts to introduce students to gender and racial inequality issues in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, and to recognize how the process of ratifying the 19th Amendment can teach us about how people were responding to gender and racial inequality at that time.
Unit 1 Assessments
Mid Unit Assessment
End of Unit Assessment
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