Unit 1: Reading - Modern Fiction and Poetry (1 Semester Long)
Duration of Days: 88
Students will know reading and comprehension skills to improve overall reading ability.
Students will know composition and grammar skills to improve overall writing ability.
Students will be able to apply the skill lesson to the selected texts.
Students will be able to apply grammar and writing lessons to the genre writing assignments.
Students will demonstrate learning with the completion of the quiz and/or open-ended response Think/Write questions, end of unit assessment, final project, and diagnostic assessments (Studysync and No Red Ink).
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blast: Human Potential | 1 |
| 2 | Text 1: First Read | 4 |
| 3 | Text 1: Close Read | 3 |
| 4 | Text 2: First Read | 4 |
| 5 | Text 2: Close Read | 3 |
| 6 | Text 3: First Read | 4 |
| 7 | Text 3: Close Read | 3 |
| 8 | Text 4: First Read | 4 |
| 9 | Text 4: Close Read | 3 |
| 10 | Text 5: First Read | 3 |
| 11 | Text 5: Close Read | 2 |
| 12 | Text 6: First Read | 3 |
| 13 | Text 6: Close Read | 2 |
| 14 | Text 7: First Read | 3 |
| 15 | Text 7: Close Read | 2 |
| 16 | Text 8: First Read | 3 |
| 17 | Text 8: Close Read | 2 |
| 18 | Text 9: First Read | 4 |
| 19 | Text 9: Close Read | 3 |
| 20 | Text 10: First Read | 4 |
| 21 | Text 10: Close Read | 3 |
| 22 | Informational Text Elements | 1 |
| 23 | Theme | 2 |
| 24 | Figurative Language | 2 |
| 25 | Media | 1 |
| 26 | Summarizing | 2 |
| 27 | Language, Style, and Audience | 2 |
| 28 | Poetic Elements and Structure | 2 |
| 32 | Author’s Purpose and Point of View | 2 |
| 33 | Reasons and Evidence | 2 |
| 34 | Mid Unit Assessment | 3 |
| 35 | End of Unit Assessment | 3 |
| 36 | Final Project | 3 |