Unit 2

Short Stories and Poetry:

• The Walrus and the Carpenter

• Where the Sidewalk Ends

• The Veldt

• A Dream

Novel:

• Maximum Ride by James Patterson

Reading Skills: 

• • Annotation

  • Identifying Themes

  • Point of View

  • Direct and Indirect Characterization

  • Character Motives

  • Making Inferences

  • Making Connections

  • Identifying Conflict

  • Analyzing Conflict

  • Irony

  • Tone/Mood

  • Word Choice

  • Context Clues

Writing Skills: Research Writing

• • Creating/Maintaining a Google Site

  • Writing Arguments

  • Developing Research Questions

  • Note Taking

  • Citing Evidence

  • Evaluating Sources

  • Citing Sources

  • Revising and Editing