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Overview of the year
Overview of the year
Syllabus and ELA Learning Targets
Syllabus and ELA Learning Targets
Year-Long Learning Targets
Year-Long Learning Targets
LT1 (Reading): I can analyze and evaluate complex literary and informational texts.
LT1 (Reading): I can analyze and evaluate complex literary and informational texts.
LT2 (Writing): I can write well-structured narratives that effectively incorporate a variety of narrative techniques.
LT2 (Writing): I can write well-structured narratives that effectively incorporate a variety of narrative techniques.
LT3 (Writing): I can write well-organized essays that incorporate effective evidence to support a claim.
LT3 (Writing): I can write well-organized essays that incorporate effective evidence to support a claim.
LT4 (Speaking and Listening): I can present my ideas clearly, concisely, and logically in discussions and presentations.
LT4 (Speaking and Listening): I can present my ideas clearly, concisely, and logically in discussions and presentations.
LT5 (Language): I can write using Standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence fluency, and vocabulary.
LT5 (Language): I can write using Standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence fluency, and vocabulary.
Unit 1: Reading is Power
Unit 1: Reading is Power
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
1) How are reading and writing powerful?
2) What can I learn about myself and the world around me from reading?
3) What can readers do to better understand a text?
4) What do writers do to inspire and connect with their readers?
Assessments
Assessments
Verse (LT2 and LT5)
Verse Analysis (LT1)
Unit 2: King Philip, Toto, and an Unmarked History
Unit 2: King Philip, Toto, and an Unmarked History
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
1) What do statues and monuments say about how we remember history?
2) What makes a strong, compelling argument?
Assessments
Assessments
Call to Action for City Leaders (LT1, LT3, and LT5)
Unit 3: Hidden Figures of Springfield
Unit 3: Hidden Figures of Springfield
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
1) Who do we remember?
2) How does word choice create tone and enhance meaning?
Assessments
Assessments
"Who Is..." Children's Biography (LT1, LT2, and LT5)
Unit 4: Hero's Journey - Mission to Mars?
Unit 4: Hero's Journey - Mission to Mars?
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
1) What is the hero's journey?
Assessments
Assessments
Mission to Mars: An Astronaut's Letters Home (LT3 and LT5)
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