Module 1: Stories of Human Rights

Core texts: Esperanza Rising & The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Unit 1: 

• Reading informational and fiction texts

• Main idea and details,

• Write summaries

• Story structure

• Text based discussions

• Determining the meaning of unknown vocabulary using context and affixes

Unit 2: 

• Make connections between texts

• Analyze, compare,  and contrast character reactions

• Interpret figurative language

• Theme

• Write character reaction paragraphs, a literary essay and a two-voice poem

Unit 3: 

• Writing & revising a narrative: monologues

• Verb tenses

Module 2: Biodiversity in the Rainforest

Core text: The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

Unit 1:

• Reading & analyze informational texts

• Write summaries

• Compare text structures

• Web- based research

• Science talks

Unit 2:

• Read & analyze literary texts

• How point of view influences how events are describes in a text

• Concrete and descriptive language, sensory details, figurative language

• Literary analysis essay

Unit 3:

• Write and revise a first personal narrative

Module 3: Athlete Leaders of Social Change

Core text: Promises to Keep

Unit 1:

• Main ideas and details

• Write summaries

• Collect evidence

• Analyze relationships between key ideas and concepts

Unit 2:

• Describe and compare points of view

• Determine and collect evidence to support an opinion

• Text-based discussions

• Write an opinion essay

Unit 3:

• Informative writing: Compare and contrast 

• Research

Module 4: The Impact of Natural Disasters

Core text: Eight Days: A Story of Haiti

Unit 1:

• Research

• Identify and explain how evidence supports an author's point

• Science talk

• Write a public service announcement (PSA)

• Commas

Unit 2:

• Analyze how visuals contribute to the meaning, tone, and beauty of the text.

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases

• How point of view influences how events are described in a text

Unit 3:

• Research

• Opinion writing