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9th grade Year Long Plan*
Unit: 1
Title: THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
Reading Focus: Non - U.S. Literature and Literature from other cultures; Informational Text
Writing Focus: Informative/Explanatory, Literary Analysis Task (LAT), Short Research Question
Unit: 2
Title: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Reading Focus: Informational Text; Non-U.S. Literary Text
Writing Focus: Literary Analysis Task (LAT); Research Simulation Task (RST); Argumentative Writing
Unit: 3
Title: THE BOND BETWEEN US
Reading Focus: Non - U.S. Fiction; Mythology; Poetry; Informational Text
Writing Focus: Literary Analysis; Narrative Writing, Research Writing
Unit: 4
Title: SWEET SORROW
Reading Focus: Literature; Drama; Poetry; Informational
Writing Focus: Informative/Explanatory; Research Writing