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Quarter
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Students
will read selected non-fiction to find author's purpose and tone,
and to separate fact from opinion |
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Students
will study political or other advertising to discover standard
advertising techniques.
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Students
will design a political ad, using at least five of the studied
techniques. |
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Students
will study vocabulary. |
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Students
will study grammar, usage, and conventions of language to improve
writing skills.
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Students
will write a letter of request/complaint.
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Students
will use a variety of outlining techniques.
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Students
will examine a variety of resources, including the Internet.
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Quarter
2: |
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Students
will read selected fiction and learn elements of the genre. |
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Students
will form opinions and make inferences and judgments with selected
texts. |
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Students
will correctly sequence events in a plot, including plots with
flashbacks. |
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Students
will uncover motives of characters and judge their actions. |
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Students
will study vocabulary, language and mechanics. Students will
understand differences between static and dynamic characters,
protagonist and antagonist. |
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Quarter 3:
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Students
will read selected poetry and analyze for figurative language,
unifying devices and content. Students will write poetry in a
variety of formats. |
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Students
will read a drama based on a diary. |
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Students
will write a short drama, based on a non-fiction selection or poem. |
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Quarter 4:
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Students
will read a novel with a study group to find the elements of the
novel. |
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Students
will view the film version of the novel read and compare to the
book. |
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Students
will research an aspect of the novel and present findings with a
partner to the class. |
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Students
will compare the novel to the short story. |
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Students
will learn the various genres within the novel. |
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Students
will learn to analyze test questions, including analogies. |
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