Quarter 1- Life Lessons
This first thematic unit will incorporate several literary genres and focus on life lessons that can be learned through reading literature. Students will be reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as focusing on several writing opportunities. As we focus on the literature, students will be reviewing basic literary terms as well as practicing both informative and argumentative writing.
Literature Selections:
"Charles" by Shirley Jackson"The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank
Stockton (fictional short story)- (fictional short story)
- "The Story of an Eyewitness" by Jack
London (nonfiction informative article) - From Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora
Kroeber (excerpt from a nonfiction biography) - My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
(nonfiction biography) - "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes
(poetry) - "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
(poetry) - "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes
(poetry) - "lesson of the moth" by Don Marquis
(poetry)
London (nonfiction informative article)
Kroeber (excerpt from a nonfiction biography)
(nonfiction biography)
(poetry)
(poetry)
(poetry)
(poetry)
Story resources
the_ransom_of_red_chief.ppt | |
File Size: | 302 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
Ishi
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ishi.pdf | |
File Size: | 9088 kb |
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the_story_of_an_eyewitness.ppt | |
File Size: | 675 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
the_lady_or_the_tiger.ppt | |
File Size: | 359 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
lady_vs._tiger_1st.jpg | |
File Size: | 113 kb |
File Type: | jpg |
charles.ppt | |
File Size: | 190 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
Poetry
langston_hughes_poetry_-_ct.ppt | |
File Size: | 527 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
lesson_of_the_moth.ppt | |
File Size: | 226 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
q1_poetry_handout.docx | |
File Size: | 16 kb |
File Type: | docx |
My Life In Dog Years
mylifeindogyears.pdf | |
File Size: | 142 kb |
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