Semester I
Short Narrative Fiction:
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
"Reunion" by John Cheever
"The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton
"Hop Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe
"A&P" by John Updike
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber
Vocabulary
Writing Realistic Narrative Fiction:
"My Last Day of High School" realistic narrative assigment
Six Traits of Quality Writing
Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar (SPAG):
Commonly Misspelled Words
Independent Clauses
Semicolons
Biographical Narratives:
Autobiographical Narratives:
Writing Autobiographical Narratives:
Student Collection
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Investigating a Theme: Technology's Impact on Society
Technology's Impact on Society: Nonfiction Articles
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
"Robbie" by Isaac Asimov
"Evil Robot Monkey" by Mary Robinette Kowal
Investigating a Theme: Issues Affecting Teens Today
Inquiry to Promote Awareness of Issues Impacting American Teens assignment
Groups
How to refine searches in Google
Performing an academic search (How to identify "quality" sources) (Why Wikis aren't always the best options...)
How to create a Google Presentation
Semester II
Timeless Themes in Literature:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Debate:
The Power of the Pen:
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The Ballot or the Bullet" by Malcolm X
Women's Suffrage Speeches by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Writing An Op. Ed. Piece:
Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar (SPAG):
Vocabulary:
Realistic Fiction Literature Circles:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Writing Realistic Fiction:
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Sites