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=Curriculum Map=

August
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.
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**Units** Reading and Writing Assessments Active Reading Strategies- Review and Practice Writing Lab- Fluency

September
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.
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Grammar - Parts of Speech Short Stories- Literary Terms and Devices Writing- Paragraph Structure Writing Lab- Great Sentences and Paragraphs
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October
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Poetry- Literary Terms and Devices Short Stories- APPLY- Literary Terms and Devices/Active Reading Strategies Capitalization and Punctuation Writing Lab- Great Sentences = Great Paragraphs; Literary Analysis Grammar- Subject/Predicate
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November
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Personal Poetry Collection (blog) Essay/Extended Writing Structure Writing Lab- Personal Narrative Essay Grammar- Nouns
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December
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Literature/Vocabulary/Writing__- The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle__ Grammar- Prepositions Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills Writing Lab- Letter Writing
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January
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. "I Have a Dream"- Vocabulary, Literary Terms/Devices, Theme Grammar- Adjectives and Adverbs Writing Lab- Differentiated RAFT Projects
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February
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Edgar Allan Poe- Short Stories and Poetry Script Writing Paragraph Writing Grammar- Review Writing Lab- Ideas/Topic
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March
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Grammar- Punctuation Oral Literary Analysis Presentations Media Literacy/Research Skills Writing Lab- Elaboration and Support
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April
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Research Paper- Process and Writing Literature/Vocabulary/Writing- __Of Mice and Men__ Writing Lab- Theme
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May
1. Students will apply appropriate strategies and skills to understand a variety of texts. 2. Students will use critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of texts. 3. Students will select, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources. 4. Students will appreciate that literature provides an understanding of human experience. 5. Students will apply the writing process to organize and strengthen modes (types) of writing. 6. Students will write with appropriate conventions: spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. (mechanics) 7. Students will apply the rules of grammar and apply them in their writing. (grammar) 8. Students will write fluently. (style) 9. Students will speak effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences. Grammar- Indirect Objects, Direct Objects, Pronoun Agreement, Clauses Writing Lab- Creative
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