Units for Reading

1. UNIT 1:  ELA Foundations -Establishing a community of Literate readers and writers. 

2. UNIT 2: Making Reading and Writing Visible -Understanding of Plot

Understanding of the Writing Process

Elaborate on their thinking

3.  UNIT 3: Memoir Writing - Crafting a story that is worth reading. 

4.  UNIT 4A:  Suspenseful Short Stories- Reading fiction for author’s purpose 

5. UNIT 4B: Science Fiction-   Application of reading skills in a difficult genre Writing a short story using plot elements.

6. UNIT 5: Classic Literature- Reading, writing, and analyzing poems 

7. UNIT 7: Nonfiction Texts-How to read nonfiction texts. 

8. UNIT 8: Argumentative Writing- Forming an opinion based on facts  Articulating your stance on an issue.

9. UNIT 9: Themes in Literature- Focusing on deeper meanings in text. Identifying multiple themes in text.

10. UNIT 10: Myths throughout History- Understanding how myths are/were used to explain the unexplainable .

11.  Unit 11- bookclubs- students share experiences through literature.