How does our personal experience play a role in analysis of poetry?
How does figurative language create a deeper meaning for the reader?
Driving Questions:
How does understanding the author's purpose impact how one reads?
Narrative Writing and Realistic Fiction
These units includes a focus on nonfiction, poetry, and fiction and their impact on the reader. Additionally: CLEAR and reading responses *using text evidence correctly, writing a memoir, studying a minimum of two books in a series and character development
Adventure Fiction and Historical Fiction Units Essential Questions:
How do the choices we make influence our identity?
How do conflicts impact our identity?
How is identity reflected in our choices?
Driving Questions:
What is adventure fiction and historical fiction?
How are characters' motivations essential to the plot?
How do characters' actions communicate a larger meaning by revealing something about self or life?
How do political and social themes in text shed light on today's issues?
This unit includes a focus on identifying literary elements and their characteristics, writing an adventure story, and learning the different points of view. Additionally: Socratic Circles, Book Groups
Research and Mystery Units Essential Questions:
Why does duress impact our identities?
How is identity impacted by the choices we make?
How is identity impacted by governmental decisions/the laws within our society?
Driving Questions:
How are citizens today affected by governmental decisions?
How do people handle situations of duress differently?
How do the courts protect our rights?
How do I conduct credible and relevant research?
This unit includes a focus on conducting meaningful research, participating in a mock trial, analyzing the role of the Bill of Rights in the 21st century, learning to identify the ingredients in a mystery, and identifying different types of irony.