DUE DATES:
Argumentative Writing (topic: uniforms) FRIDAY 12/15/17
NF autobiography presentation/ written biography MONDAY 1/22/18
NF autobiography presentation/ written biography MONDAY 1/22/18
Class Documents
esperanza_rising_vocabulary_1.docx
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS DUE 1/22/18: nonfiction_arts_project.docx
PROJECT RUBRIC PART ONE 20171219_160333.jpg
PROJECT RUBRIC PART TWO20171219_160342.jpg
Peer Editing Symbols: 20171211_085746.jpg
Argument Writing Anchor Chart: 20171206_135240.jpg
the_little_prince-_themes.pptx
grammar_unit_2a.pptx
unravel_strategy_for_informational_text.docx
parts_of_speech_reference_sheet.docx
Inference Practice: www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/strategies-better-reading
esperanza_rising_vocabulary_1.docx
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS DUE 1/22/18: nonfiction_arts_project.docx
PROJECT RUBRIC PART ONE 20171219_160333.jpg
PROJECT RUBRIC PART TWO20171219_160342.jpg
Peer Editing Symbols: 20171211_085746.jpg
Argument Writing Anchor Chart: 20171206_135240.jpg
the_little_prince-_themes.pptx
grammar_unit_2a.pptx
unravel_strategy_for_informational_text.docx
parts_of_speech_reference_sheet.docx
Inference Practice: www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/strategies-better-reading
Curriculum Focus by Units:
Unit 1: Literary Experts
Cite textual evidence
Draw inferences
Determine a central idea or theme
Summarize a text
Describe how a plot unfolds
Dynamic/ Static characters
Figurative/Connotative meanings of words
Author/Narrator's point of view
Unit 2: Diving into Nonfiction
Cite textual evidence
Draw inferences
Determine a central idea or theme
Analyze how literary elements are introduced
Analyze how a particular element or paragraph fits into the
the overall structure/ideas
Determine author's point of view/purpose
Determine meanings of words based on inferences
and context clues
Unit 3: The Little Prince Novel Study
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific
claims in the text
Distinguish claims that are supported by reasons
and evidence from claims that are not
Compare and contrast the experience of reading to
listening or viewing an audio or video version of the text
PLUS practice all standards from units 1 and 2
Unit 4: Perseverance in the Face of Adversity- Esperanza Rising Novel Study
Figurative language
Use context clues to interpret foreign language words (Spanish)
Describe relationships between characters
Draw conclusions based on evidence
Describe the impact significant relationships and events have on
characters
Identify change in characters and relationships
Determine the theme
Analyze conflicts
Analyze the extended metaphor in the novel
Describe the historical context of the novel
Find central idea and supporting details of nonfiction
Identify cause and effect relationships in nonfiction
Cite textual evidence
Draw inferences
Determine a central idea or theme
Summarize a text
Describe how a plot unfolds
Dynamic/ Static characters
Figurative/Connotative meanings of words
Author/Narrator's point of view
Unit 2: Diving into Nonfiction
Cite textual evidence
Draw inferences
Determine a central idea or theme
Analyze how literary elements are introduced
Analyze how a particular element or paragraph fits into the
the overall structure/ideas
Determine author's point of view/purpose
Determine meanings of words based on inferences
and context clues
Unit 3: The Little Prince Novel Study
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific
claims in the text
Distinguish claims that are supported by reasons
and evidence from claims that are not
Compare and contrast the experience of reading to
listening or viewing an audio or video version of the text
PLUS practice all standards from units 1 and 2
Unit 4: Perseverance in the Face of Adversity- Esperanza Rising Novel Study
Figurative language
Use context clues to interpret foreign language words (Spanish)
Describe relationships between characters
Draw conclusions based on evidence
Describe the impact significant relationships and events have on
characters
Identify change in characters and relationships
Determine the theme
Analyze conflicts
Analyze the extended metaphor in the novel
Describe the historical context of the novel
Find central idea and supporting details of nonfiction
Identify cause and effect relationships in nonfiction