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Grade 6 Unit - Characters Who Change and Grow
Grade 6 Unit - Characters Who Change and Grow
Essential Question
Essential Question
- How do a community’s shared values create both belonging and rejection?
Overview
Overview
- For many students, sixth grade marks a transition: the start of a new year, often in a new school. That’s why “Characters Who Change and Grow” is such a strong way to start sixth grade. In this unit, students learn how experiences and relationships can change a person and their outlook on life.
Grade 7 Unit - Community and Belonging
Grade 7 Unit - Community and Belonging
Essential Question
Essential Question
- How are people changed through their relationships and experiences?
Overview
Overview
- Finding belonging in a community is a basic human need. How does a person’s community influence their views? How does the desire to fit in with a community influence people's behavior? In this unit, students will learn about the traits and influences of communities and consider how the need to belong motivates behavior.
Grade 8 Unit - The Art of Suspense
Grade 8 Unit - The Art of Suspense
Essential Question:
Essential Question:
- How do authors create suspense, and why are we drawn to it?
Overview
Overview
- How do authors create suspense and why are readers drawn to it? In this unit, students explore these questions as they read stories that build tension and apprehension. They consider how authors use a variety of techniques to inspire feelings of worry, fear, and dread. Students also learn about the psychology behind their own reactions to suspense.
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