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This #|class is an accelerated class that focuses on both Language Arts and Reading. You will be expected to check this wiki page weekly, so you can respond to the discussion question. The discussion questions are graded and applied to your daily assignments grade. You may also find electronic copies of various classroom documents under the classroom documents tab, you can also find important announcements under #|the Bulletin Board tab.

Check this Wiki often for assignments, discussion boards, classroom documents and any notifications. Below is a tentaive schedule for each unit, which lasts 9 weeks. I reserve the right to switch things up when it is necessary for the class. Students will be able to: Readings: The Necklace, Rights to the Streets of Memphis, The Gift of the Magi Writing: Point of View writing activity, personal narrative
 * Unit 1- What makes a good story?**
 * Week 1-**
 * Analyze the meaning of a text
 * Generate inferences using prior experience and details from the text
 * Support analysis with explicit details and inferences drawn from a text
 * Prioritize quality of textual evidence to select strong supporting examples
 * Write a narrative that sets out a problem, establishes point of view and includes narrator.
 * Create a smooth progression of experiences
 * Produce clear and coherent writing that is specific to my purpose and meets the needs of my audience
 * Develop and organize thoughts in a way that is appropriate to the task, audience, and purpose

Students will be able to: Readings: Checkouts, Scarlet IBIS, Daughter of Invention Writing: Writing using imagery
 * Week 2-**
 * Identify complex characters
 * Analyze the motivations of complex characters
 * Analyze how the actions of characters advance the plot
 * Analyze how characters develop and change over the course of a text
 * Convey a vivid picture through precise words and sensory language
 * Produce clear and coherent writing that is specific to my purpose and meets the needs of my audience
 * Develop and organize thoughts in a way that is appropriate to the task, audience, and purpose

Students will be able to:
 * Week 3**-
 * Identify the elements of a story
 * Analyze the structure of a text
 * Analyze how mystery, tension and surprise were created through the structure, order of events and manipulation of time
 * Support my thinking with textual evidence
 * Provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrative
 * Create a smooth progression of experiences
 * Develop and organize thoughts in a way that is appropriate to the task, audience, and purpose
 * Produce clear and coherent writing that is specific to my purpose and meets the needs of my audience

Readings: most dangerous game, sorry, right number, A Sound of Thunder Writing: Finish the story, rewrite the story

Students can: Readings: GBAG Writings: On Demand Narrative
 * Week 4**
 * Generate inferences using prior experience and details from the text
 * Identify the elements of a story
 * Analyze structure of a text
 * Support my thinking with textual evidence
 * Write a narrative that sets out a problem, establishes point of view, includes narrator/characters
 * Convey a vivid picture through precise words and sensory language
 * Provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrative

Students can: Readings: GBAG Writings: work on personal narrative for publication
 * Week 5**
 * Identify complex characters
 * Analyze the motivations of complex characters
 * Analyze how the actions of characters advance the plot
 * Analyze how characters develop and change over the course of a text
 * Write a narrative
 * Create a smooth progression of experiences
 * Produce clear and coherent writing that is specific to my purpose
 * Use parallel struscture
 * Apply conventional grammar

Students can: Readings: GBAG Writing: narrative
 * Week 6-**
 * Analyze the meaning of a text
 * Support analysis with explicit details and inferences
 * Prioritize quality of textual evidence to select strong supporting examples
 * Support my thinking with textual evidence
 * Write a narrative
 * Create a smooth progression of experiences
 * Produce clear and coherent writing that is specific to my purpose
 * Use parallel structure
 * Apply conventional grammar

Students can: Readings: GBAG Writing: Cover Letter for publication
 * Week 7-**
 * Generate inferences using prior experience and details from the text
 * Identify the elements of a story
 * Analyze structure of a text
 * Support my thinking with textual evidence
 * Write a narrative that sets out a problem, establishes point of view, includes narrator/characters
 * Convey a vivid picture through precise words and sensory language
 * Provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrative

Students can: Readings: GBAG Writings: cover letter and envelope and narrative
 * Week 8-**
 * Identify complex characters
 * Analyze the motivations of complex characters
 * Analyze how the actions of characters advance the plot
 * Analyze how characters develop and change over the course of a text
 * Write a narrative
 * Create a smooth progression of experiences
 * Produce clear and coherent writing that is specific to my purpose
 * Use parallel struscture
 * Apply conventional grammar

Students can: Readings: GBAG, IR projects, send off letters Writings: narrative test, vocab test, GBAG test
 * Week 9-**
 * Analyze the meaning of a text
 * Support analysis with explicit details and inferences
 * Prioritize quality of textual evidence to select strong supporting examples
 * Support my thinking with textual evidence
 * Write a narrative
 * Create a smooth progression of experiences
 * Produce clear and coherent writing that is specific to my purpose
 * Use parallel structure
 * Apply conventional grammar

Readings: The Sun, The House on Mango Street, The Open Window Writings: PIE writing activity
 * Unit 2- What human experiences transcend time and place?**
 * Week 1-**
 * Analyze a specific point of view from a text
 * Understand the different points of view from a variety of world literature
 * Recognize the effects of cultural experience on point of view
 * Identify qualities of an argument
 * Write an argument to support a claim that uses logical reasoning and relevant evidence
 * Make choices in their writing to affect meaning and style

Reading: I know why the Caged Bird Sings, The Future in My Arms, Billy Thomas and Life is Calling Writing: Primal Screen, Persuasive Essay Writer’s Workshop
 * Week 2-**
 * Determine author’s point of view or purpose in writing
 * Recognize differing rhetorical devices in a text
 * Analyze how the author uses these rhetorical devices to further his or her determined point of view or purpose
 * Identify qualities of an arugument
 * Write an argument to support a claim that uses logical reasoning and relevant evidence
 * Acknowledge and distinguish claim from alternate or opposing claims
 * Write with formal style
 * Write with a predictable structure

Reading: I Have a Dream, How Private is Your Private Life, Testimony before the Senate Writing: Persuasive Essay Writer’s Workshop, Literary Analysis and Argument Readings: TKMB Writing: Speaking and Listening Workshop, begin research project
 * Week 3-**
 * Trace an argument and claims through a through a text; include specific details
 * Evaluate the argument and claims
 * Assess whether the reasoning of an argument is sound
 * Assess whether the evidence is relevant and valid
 * Recognize false statements and fallacious reasoning in an argument or claim
 * Identify qualities of an arugument
 * Write an argument to support a claim that uses logical reasoning and relevant evidence
 * Acknowledge and distinguish claim from alternate or opposing claims
 * Write with formal style
 * Write with a predictable structure
 * Week 4-**
 * Analyze a specific point of view from a text
 * Understand the different points of view from a variety of world literature
 * Recognize the effects of cultural experience on point of view
 * Prepare for and participate in collaborative discussion by reading, researching, investigating and reflecting
 * Listen attentively and contribute to discussion
 * Set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making
 * Use other’s ideas to build their own opinions
 * Contribute relevant evidence, observations and ideas
 * Ask questions that connect ideas of several speakers

Reading- TKMB Writing- Research Project
 * Week 5-**
 * Determine author’s point of view or purpose in writing
 * Recognize differing rhetorical devices in a text
 * Analyze how the author uses these rhetorical devices to further his or her determined point of view or purpose
 * Prepare for and participate in collaborative discussion by reading, researching, investigating and reflecting
 * Listen attentively and contribute to discussion
 * Set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making
 * Use other’s ideas to build their own opinions
 * Contribute relevant evidence, observations and ideas
 * Ask questions that connect ideas of several speakers

Reading: TKMB Writing: research project
 * Week 6-**
 * Trace an argument and claims through a through a text; include specific details
 * Evaluate the argument and claims
 * Assess whether the reasoning of an argument is sound
 * Assess whether the evidence is relevant and valid
 * Recognize false statements and fallacious reasoning in an argument or claim
 * Apply knowledge of language when listening and reading to comprehend more fully
 * Make choices in their writing to affect meaning and style
 * Understand how language functions in different contexts
 * Conforms to MLA style guidelines when formally writing and editing


 * Week 7-**
 * Analyze a specific point of view from a text
 * Understand the different points of view from a variety of world literature
 * Recognize the effects of cultural experience on point of view
 * Make choices in their writing to affect meaning and style
 * Understand how language functions in different contexts
 * Conforms to MLA style guidelines

Reading: TKMB Writing: Research Project

Reading: TKMB Writing: Research project discussion
 * Week 8-**
 * Determine author’s point of view or purpose in writing
 * Recognize differing rhetorical devices in a text
 * Analyze how the author uses these rhetorical devices to further his or her determined point of view or purpose
 * Prepare for and participate in collaborative discussion by reading, researching, investigating and reflecting
 * Listen attentively and contribute to discussion
 * Set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making
 * Use other’s ideas to build their own opinions
 * Contribute relevant evidence, observations and ideas
 * Ask questions that connect ideas of several speakers

Reading: TKMB (test?) Writing: Evaluate and reflect on research project
 * Week 9-**
 * Trace an argument and claims through a through a text; include specific details
 * Evaluate the argument and claims
 * Assess whether the reasoning of an argument is sound
 * Assess whether the evidence is relevant and valid
 * Recognize false statements and fallacious reasoning in an argument or claim