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Unit One - Informational Writing
Unit One - Informational Writing
During this unit, students will be reading a historical nonfiction novel with their class. Students will have multiple written response assignments where they will learn how to properly cite evidence from the text.
Additional Concepts Taught:
- nonfiction text features (title, subtitle, caption, sidebars, etc.)
- nonfiction text structures (compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, etc.)
- author's purpose (his/her purpose for writing: persuade, inform, or entertain)
- connotation/denotation (actual meaning of a word vs. the feeling a word implies)
Each ELA class will be reading a different historical nonfiction. The list of books read in unit one are:
Each ELA class will be reading a different historical nonfiction. The list of books read in unit one are:
- Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
- Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood
- The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Teachers have a class set of books. This means that the books will be used for three other classes throughout the day. If you wish to buy your child his/her own copy of the book he/she will be reading, please contact his/her teacher to find out which book is needed.
Honors ELA
Honors ELA
Honors classes during this time will be reading the novel, Hidden Figures - Young Reader's Edition, as the anchor text. This book covers multiple historical events, such as: the Civil Rights Movement, Space Race, and Cold War. Students will do a short research project on their chosen historical event and present their findings. We will compare the novel to different short stories and look at how authors perspectives differ. At the end of the unit we will watch the Hidden Figures movie (rated PG). Parents can expect to see a movie permission slip go home.
**A permission slip must be signed to watch the movie. **
Due to the high reading level of this book, students should expect multiple vocabulary quizzes throughout the course of the novel. Understanding the complex vocabulary used in this novel is crucial to comprehending the events and character perspectives.
Books will be supplied for students on our school kindles. If you wish for your child to have his/her own copy, you can find it for $5-7 online.
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