1st Quarter
Close and Critical Reading of Fiction​
  • "Two Kinds," "Rules of the Game," and "A River Runs Through It" (Short Stories)
  • Literary Essay in response to two pieces


2nd Quarter
Reading Informational Text Strategically (Focus on Civil and Human Rights)
  • Music and Poetry
  • Speeches
  • Literary Non-fiction
  • Historical Documents and Article​
​Responses to Reading
  • Author Slideshow
  • Discussion Quizzes
  • Multi-paragraph Analysis

3rd Quarter
  • Read seed texts to form a research question.
  • Move through the research process,
  • Construct an I-Search Project.

4th Quarter
  • Independent reading of memoir, biography, autobiography.
  • Construct a one-pager as a response to reading.
  • The Literary Hero (targets deeper levels of knowledge)
    • Read and respond to Beowulf (collaborative effort in groups).
    • View and analyze  MacBeth.​

  • Student assignments are now on Google Classroom. 

Parents: Ask your student to take you for a tour. Assignments and learning tools are posted regularly. 
Many assignments are completed, turned in, evaluated, and returned to students using Google Classroom.