students will understand their theme and how each book and character relates to it

read, analyze, discuss

Lit jobs

 

Books

We Were Here OR Mexican White Boy by Matthew de la Pena

Monster by Walter Dean Myers 

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow. 

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

 

Star Girl

Lesson # Lesson Title Duration of Days
1 Intro to the unit 2
2 Reading block 1 2
3 Reading Block 2 2
4 Reading Block 3 2
5 Reading Block 4 2
6 Reading block 5 3
6 Reading Block 6 2