Trimester 1:

• Unit 1 - Literary Elements - Theme, plot, characterization, irony, figurative language, inferencing, allusions

  • Short fiction stories

    • The Necklace

    • The Gift of the Magi 

    • The Tell-Tale Heart

    • The Lottery

  • Write a mystery 

• Unit 2 

  • Animal Farm by George Orwell

    • Mock Trial

Trimester 2:

• Finish Animal Farm

• Unit 3 - New book! Coming Soon! 

• Begin Poetry

Trimester 3:

• Unit 5 - Poetry - study different types of poems and learn elements of poetry

  • Poetry Test

• Unit 6 - Research 

  • Read Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac

    • Research paper & presentation