Unit 2:  Literary Essay

In this unit, students analyze characters in a story. Students are expected to craft a claim about the character and write an essay following the boxes and bullets essay structure. The following is required: introduction, claim, 3 reasons with evidence from the text, and a conclusion.  

Unit 3: Public Speaking: Book Talk

In this unit, students are writing a speech about a book they are passionate about. Students will then need to give a 3-5 minute speech on their topic. 

Unit 4: Informative Writing

In this unit, students learn all about informative writing and how to write an ebook about teen activists. Students will spend time researching about teen activists and then with a group, they will each be responsible for writing 2 chapters. All sources need to be cited using Noodletools. 

Unit 5: Documentary 

In this unit, students are able to choose any school appropriate topic and learn how to create a documentary using WeVideo. Students will first spend time learning about the elements of a documentary and then spend time researching and taking notes about their topic. We will then share our documentaries in class. Documentaries should be between 3-5 minutes long. All sources need to be cited.