Curriculum Maps
Reading
Trimester 1
Narrative texts
Author’s purpose - word choice and meanings
Central ideas and details
Text features
Notice & Note Signposts (Fiction)
Poetry Analysis
Summer Reading
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Short Stories
Poetry
Independent Reading
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Trimester 2
Informational texts
Analyze interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text
Notice & Note Signposts (Non-Fiction)
Figurative language
Point of View
Compare/contrast medium
Poetry analysis
Harriet Tubman
Short Stories
Poetry
Independent Reading
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Trimester 3
Argument texts
Author’s purpose
Theme and its development over the course of a text
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Poetry analysis
Novel - TBD
Short Stories
Poetry
Independent Reading
Writing
Trimester 1
Narrative writing
Narrative poems
Letter to Refugee
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Trimester 2
Informational Writing
Informational Poems
Compare/Contrast
Note-taking strategies and research
Writing a summary
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Trimester 3
Argument
Poetry
Poetry Anthology
Grammar & Vocabulary
Trimester 1
Grammar
Chapter 2-Effective Sentences and Word Choice
Chapter 3-Sentence Variety & Structure
Chapter 6-Parts of a Sentence
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Workshop
Academic Vocabulary
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Trimester 2
Grammar
Chapter 4 - Effective Paragraphs
Chapter 7 - Nouns & Pronouns
Chapter 8 - Verbs
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Workshop
Academic Vocabulary
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Grammar
Chapter 5 - Writing an Essay
Chapter 9 - Other Parts of Speech
Chapter 10 - Subject Verb Agreement
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Workshop
Academic Vocabulary
Religion
Trimester 1
Confirmation Prep
Jesus Christ the Way
New Testament
Liturgical Year
Ordinary Time
Advent
Christmas
Trimester 2
Jesus Christ the Truth
Liturgical Year
Lent
Holy Week
Triduum
Easter
Saints, Feasts, and Special People
Prayer
Trimester 3
Jesus Christ the Life
Liturgy and Worship
The Liturgical Life of the Church
The Seven Sacraments
Prayer
kinds and purposes
Mary