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6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Through the reading of novels, short stories, articles, and excerpts, students will learn how to discuss themes, literary elements, significance of setting, and author’s craft. Text annotation, close reading, and the formal argument are introduced. Novels read throughout the year may include:
Through the reading of novels, short stories, articles, and excerpts, students will continue to discuss themes, literary elements, significance of setting, and author’s craft. Text annotation, close reading and the formal argument will be introduced and practiced. Novels read throughout the year may include:
Students will learn to analyze the influence of literature on social and political change. They will continue to discuss theme, literary elements, significance of setting, and author’s craft. During this year students will continue to focus on composing a formal argument using a variety of texts. Novels read throughout the year may include:
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Short Story Collection by O.Henry Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman Animal Farm by George Orwell The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Academics
12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Chris Collier The Giver by Lois Lowry The Children’s Story by James Clavell Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Rules of the Game/Two Kinds by Amy Tan Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Hamlet by William Shakespeare Uncle Tom’s Cabin Excerpts by Harriet Beecher Stowe The Odyssey Excerpts by Homer How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis The Jungle Excerpts by Upton Sinclair
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