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*Please note that these breakdowns are subject to change based on student understanding and the school calendar*
*Please note that these breakdowns are subject to change based on student understanding and the school calendar*
Marking Period One
Marking Period One
Beginning of the Year Intro
Essential Questions:
What makes me who I am?
Vocabulary/Writing:
Student Interest Survey
Goal Setting
First Quarter Vocab Words
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Unit 1: Paradims
Essential Questions:
Do paradigms help or hinder you?
Texts:
Nonfiction Excerpt: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens- “What is a Paradigm?”
Realistic Fiction: “Ovatniah” by Roland Smith
Fable: “The Rooster the and Jewel” by Aesop
NewsELA/Actively Learn News Articles
Writing Pieces:
Poetry - I am Poem
Short Answer Responses with color coding
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Marking PEriod TWO
Marking PEriod TWO
Unit 2: Paradigm Shifts
Essential Question:
How do paradigm shifts impact one’s journey?
Texts:
Novel - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (and movie)
Poem- “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost
NewsELA/Actively Learn News Articles
Writing Piece:
Extended responses: Outsiders Essay
Film:
The Outsiders
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Marking Period Three
Marking Period Three
Unit 3: NPR's Podcast Challenge
Essential Question:
How can I tell a story using only my voice?
Writing Pieces:
Various podcast response activities
Podcast script
Project:
Create a research-based podcast and website.
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Unit 4: Be Proactive
Essential Question:
How does being proactive create success? (Habit One)
Texts:
Nonfiction Excerpt: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens- “Habit 1: Be Proactive”
Nonfiction: “The Legacy of Stinky the Robot” -Carl Hayden High in Phoenix OR "From Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story"
Folktale: “The Happy Man’s Shirt” (Italian folktale)
Fable: “The Ant and the Grasshopper” retold in prose by James Reeves
Informational Text: King Cobra
Fable: “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling
Short Story: "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
Short Story: "The Interlopers" by Saki
NewsELA and Actively Learn Articles
Writing Pieces:
Journals and SARs
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Marking Period Four
Marking Period Four
Unit Five: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Essential Question:
Why is it important to first seek understanding and then to be understood?
Texts:
Teleplay - “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling
NewsELA and Actively Learn Articles
Writing Piece:
Journals/skits
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Unit Six: Poetry & Media
Essential Question:
How can poetic devices be used to effectively tell a story in a poem?
How can media be an effective means to express poetry?
Poems/Texts:
"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" - Dylan Thomas
“Oh Captain, My Captain” - Walt Whitman
“Still I Rise” - Maya Angelou
- NewsELA and Actively Learn Articles
Writing Pieces:
Various Poetry styles
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Marking Period Five
Marking Period Five
Unit Seven: Historical Fiction Literature Circles
Essential Question:
How do authors of historical fiction make the time period and characters come alive, as well as provide insight into the time period?
In what ways may events in historical fiction connect to real history?
Text:
Literature Circle Texts
Writing Piece:
Project Choice Board
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