Content & Skills
Content:
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Throughout the year
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Students will be responsible for reading two independent novels per marking period.
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IXL - recommended and teacher-assigned skills
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Vocabulary as used in the readings
Textbook: Glencoe Literature: The Reader’s Choice Course 3
Various novels
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Unit 1 - Suspense
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Short stories, dramas, poems, and essays from the textbook,
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Novels: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Advanced), The Abduction (General)
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Narrative Writing
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Unit 2 - Historical Texts and Response to Conflict (Civil Rights and the Holocaust)
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Informational texts, dramas from the textbook
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Novels: To Kill a Mockingbird (Advanced), Watsons Go to Birmingham (General)
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Research Writing
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Unit 3 - Effective Decision Making
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Short stories from textbook
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Novel: Tears of a Tiger
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Writing: Argumentative
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Unit 4 - Civil War Literature
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Speeches, poems, historical documents from textbook
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Novel: Across Five Aprils
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Writing: Literary Analysis
Skills:
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Improving reading comprehension skills
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Analyzing and creating various writing pieces
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Conducting research
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Increasing grade level vocabulary
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Practicing grammar skills
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Preparing for standardized tests and benchmarks
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Practicing skills such as: time management, note taking, organization, and studying
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Developing a sense of responsibility & a strong work ethic