7th Grade Units:
  • Examining the Influence of Setting on Character Development

  • Narrative: Narrative: Realistic Fiction and/or Fantasy

  • Distinguishing Differing Points of View and Perspectives

  • Argumentative: Consumer Product Review and/or Researched-Based Essay

  • Constructing Interpretations: Analyzing Genre and Its Structures

  • Informational: Feature Article, Information Book, Historical Documentary Transcript



8th Grade Units:
  • Studying the Interaction between Characters

  • Narrative: Memoir and/or Historical Fiction

  • Testing Responses to Conflicting and/or Limited Points of View

  • Argumentative: Personal Commentary and/or Position Paper

  • Revising Interpretations: Comparing and Contrasting Genres and Their Structures

  • Informational: Profile: Individual(s), Event(s), Object(s), and/or Idea(s)