Semester Overviews

Please note that this outline may change.

Semester 1

Unit 1: Short Stories

• • "The Scarlet Ibis" James Hurst

  • "Rappaccini's Daughter" Nathaniel Hawthorne

  • The Danger of a Single Story (TED Talk) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  • "The Flowers" Alice Walker

Unit 2: Native American Experience

Unit 3: Growth Mindset

• • "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson

  • "The Monkey's Paw" W. W. Jacobs

  • Wish Stories

  • Alex Honnold TED Talk

Unit 4: Hero's Journey

• • TED Radio Hour

End of Semester: Review + Final

Semester 2

Unit 1: The Great Gatsby

Unit 2: Inquiry into Dreams/Goals

Unit 3: The Things They Carried

Unit 4: Making Meaning

End of Semester: Review + Cumulative Final

Students: Additional information can be found on Google Classroom.