Unit plans
Objectives
STUDENTS WILL:
-expand vocabulary through word study, literature, and class discussion.
-read, construct meaning, and respond to a wide variety of literary forms.
-conduct research and organize information
-express ideas effectively in written modes for a variety of audiences and purposes
-expand vocabulary through word study, literature, and class discussion.
-read, construct meaning, and respond to a wide variety of literary forms.
-conduct research and organize information
-express ideas effectively in written modes for a variety of audiences and purposes
COurse outline
1st semester-
Dreamland Burning-(discussion/activities/essay)
Writer’s Workshop (Takes place over the course of the semester)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian (Annotation and MYP Literary Analysis)
The Glass Castle (Dialectical journal and MYP Research Essay)
2nd semester
Writer’s Workshop (Takes place over the course of the semester)
Secret Life of Bees (or other novel)
Into the Wild (Dialectical journal and Synthesis Essay)
Other possible works:
Macbeth or Midsummer Night’s Dream
Fahrenheit 451
Reading for Pleasure-Your choice of novel
Dreamland Burning-(discussion/activities/essay)
Writer’s Workshop (Takes place over the course of the semester)
- Parts of speech review
- Clauses and phrases
- Sentence modeling
- Paragraph composition
- Schaeffer method/CQA
- Embedding quotes
- Active vs. Passive Voice
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian (Annotation and MYP Literary Analysis)
The Glass Castle (Dialectical journal and MYP Research Essay)
2nd semester
Writer’s Workshop (Takes place over the course of the semester)
- Paragraph composition
- Extended paragraphs/CQA
- Embedding quotes
Secret Life of Bees (or other novel)
Into the Wild (Dialectical journal and Synthesis Essay)
Other possible works:
Macbeth or Midsummer Night’s Dream
Fahrenheit 451
Reading for Pleasure-Your choice of novel