August-September 2020:
October-November 2020
- Literature: Our first unit will be short stories. We will be reading "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. We will start learning how to annotate and look for specific elements in a story.
- Composition: We will start exploring different types of writing, starting with a review assignment.
October-November 2020
- Literature: We will kick off October with our first novel, Ghost by Jason Reynolds. The theme we will be discussing is adversity, and we will discuss that as we see the main character find outlets to deal with difficult experiences he's had in his life.
- Composition: We will wrap up our persuasive writing unit and continue exploring different types of writing. Our next assignment will be one about imagery.