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Quarter 1
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Quarter 2
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Quarter 3
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Quarter 4
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Unit Titles
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How do I define myself?
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What can I learn about myself by examining the lives and experiences of others?
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With other people continually trying to define me, how do I learn to make decisions for myself?
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What does it mean to grow up? How can I find my own path to being the person I want to be?
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Learning Outcomes
Reading Strategies in Context
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Students will:
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Maintain a reading journal
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Activate prior knowledge.
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Set a purpose for reading.
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Make predictions.
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Visualize.
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Reread for information
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Use context clues.
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Annotate text.
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Engage in think-alouds.
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Draw inferences.
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Take notes.
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Students will:
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Students will:
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Maintain a reading journal
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Question the text.
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Distinguish between fact and opinion.
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Annotate text.
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Compare and contrast.
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Monitor comprehension and use fix-up strategies.
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Make connections.
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Extend thinking.
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Use: They say…I say.
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Students will:
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Question the text.
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Draw inferences.
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Distinguish between fact and opinion.
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Annotate text.
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Compare and contrast.
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Monitor comprehension and use fix-up strategies.
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Make connections.
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Extend thinking.
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Use sticky note annotation.
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Learning Outcomes
Writing Strategies in Context
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Students will:
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Maintain working portfolio.
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For all formal papers, use the writing process and address the following:
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Attention to audience and purpose
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Prewriting (e.g. discovery drafts)
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Drafting
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Conferencing
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Revising
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Proofreading
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Publishing
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Reflection
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Students will:
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Maintain working portfolio.
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For all formal papers, use the writing process and address the following:
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Attention to audience and purpose
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Prewriting
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Drafting
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Conferencing
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Revising
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Proofreading
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Publishing
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Reflection
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Students will:
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Maintain working portfolio.
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For all formal papers, use the writing process and address the following:
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Attention to audience and purpose
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Prewriting)
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Drafting
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Conferencing
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Revising
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Proofreading
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Publishing
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Reflection
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Students will:
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Maintain working portfolio.
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For all formal papers, use the writing process and address the following:
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Attention to audience and purpose
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Prewriting)
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Drafting
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Conferencing
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Revising
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Proofreading
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Publishing
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Reflection
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Learning Outcomes
Revision Areas in Context
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Students will revise their writing addressing the following:
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Use of details to show, do not tell
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Cohesive body with details and support
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Improvement and/or clarification by adding, by deleting extraneous material, by modifying
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MLA heading format
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Students will revise their writing addressing the following:
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Conclusion summarizing and giving new twist to thesis
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MLA format for heading, parenthetical citations, and Works Cited.
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Students will revise their writing addressing the following:
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Students will revise their writing addressing the following:
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Significant Task
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1) Composing a Personal Narrative
2) Improving Responses to Literature
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3) Character Analysis
4) Relating Literature to Our Lives: Composing a Polished Connection Response
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5) Becoming a Critical Reader
6) Critical Analysis Paper
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7) Enhancing our Understanding of Texts through Book Chats
8) Self-Discovery Presentation
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Content
Supporting Materials
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