Module 1: Telling Our Stories – From Fiction to Memoir
Short Story Unit (narrative structure, literary devices)
Personal Narrative Writing (Common App–style prompts)
Mentor Texts: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai, short stories, nonfiction excerpts
Module 2: Journeys
Novel Study: Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
character development, point of view, theme, textual evidence
Module 3: History, Voice, and Argument
A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls LaNier
informational writing / expository essays on the Civil Rights Movement)
The Omnivore’s Dilemma (Young Readers Edition) by Michael Pollan
analyzing argumentative writing
Module 4: Drama & Synthesis
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (No Fear Shakespeare edition)
culminating literary analysis
research-based argumentative writing
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