Course curriculum

  • 1

    UNIT 1 - TESTING OUR LIMITS

    • Annotation, Connotation, and reading strategies

    • STORY 1: ELEVEN - TEXT

    • ELEVEN- Text analysis

    • STORY ELEMENTS Questions

    • Diction and Figurative language

    • POP Quiz: Diction & Figurative Language

    • ELEVEN - CLOSED READ possible answer

    • STORY 2: In-Depth Analysis of the Text from The Mighty Miss Malone

    • Simplified Analysis of The Mighty Miss Malone

    • Sept 30- The Might Miss Malone Comprehension questions- DUE on October 04 (FRIDAY)

    • STORY 3: Analysis of "Scout's Honor" by Avi

    • Assignment: Understanding Word Connotations

    • “How Malcolm Learned to Read” Explained

    • Thurs. Nov. 14- Context clues and word relationship worksheet
  • 2

    UNIT 2: YOU AND ME

    • Connotation and Denotation

    • Theme and Main Idea

    • Feb 14 writing assignment

    • Basic Structure for an Argumentative Essay

    • Quiz April 11