How can you impact the lives of endangered species? ARTICLE TITLES- Tasmanian Devil Endangered, When Elephants Fly, Why We Care NONFICTION

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1 GRADE 5 Essential Question Shared Text September/ October How does literature provide clues to a culture? November/ December How can literature help us understand what it means to grow up? January How can you impact the lives of endangered species? Esperanza Rising Bridge to Terabithia ARTICLE TITLES- Tasmanian Devil Endangered, When Elephants Fly, Why We Care February/ March How are fictionalized characters and real people changed through conflict? Watsons Go to Birmingham April/ May How do characters, real and fictional, use words and actions to demonstrate perseverance? Hatchet June How do poets and playwrights play with language and develop theme? 5 Doors Short dramatic scenes The Dream Keeper and other poems by Langston Hughes Supporting Texts ARTICLE TITLES- The Great Depression, Mexican Migrant Workers: Dying to Work, Impacts of the Dust Bowl, Migrant Farm Workers * The Dream Keeper and Dream Dust * Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp ARTICLE TITLES- My Friend Luke, How to Be a Great Best Friend, Recalling a Childhood Friend Decades After Her BOOK TITLES- Animals Alive, Manatees, Bats, Seahorses World Wildlife Foundation - Internet research (Websites & articles on various endangered species) BOOK TITLES- *The Civil Rights Movement *Nobody Gonna Turn Me round *The Civil Rights Movement for Kids ARTICLE TITLES- Equipped to Survive, How to Survive in the World BOOK TITLE: Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: A classic collection of poems by a master of American verse

2 BOOK TITLE- *Chapters from The Circuit Death, Bullying and Teasing: No Laughing Matter ARTICLE TITLES- Civil Rights: How Far Have We Come?, Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, The Civil Rights Movement, 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Rescues! by Sandra Markle Student Objectives - Define culture - To understand the time period and historical events that occurred during the same time period as the novel - Compare and Contrast the novel and the movie version of the novel - Examine how characters in a story respond to challenges and what they learn from their experience - To research statistics, characteristics, and information about and endangered animals - Create a multi- media presentation to draw attention to and support the effort to save a species - Read and write poetry about America - Compare fiction and nonfiction books about the civil rights movement - Analyze two accounts of the same event and describe important similarities and differences in the details they provide - Conduct research on a person or event from the Civil Rights time period *(Homework) - Define perseverance - Read and discuss fiction and nonfiction text featuring characters that demonstrate perseverance - Analyze how the setting of story or biography shapes the character development - Write a variety of responses to literature and information texts - Students will work in groups - Student directed exploration of arts genres: poetry, drama - Final publishing or performance to share the work R.L.5.1, R.L.5.2, R.I..5.9, Fictional Story Personal Essay comparing self to one or more characters R.L. 3, 6 a- c, 9 a, 11 a- b R.I.T.1,2,6,7,9 R.I. 1,2,4,9 R.L. 1,2,5,10 R.L.2,3,4,5,10 Create a Speech persuading the Historical Narrative (based on Civil Literary Essay Poetry Book or Dramatic Scene Script

3 audience to take action to save an endangered species (with steps) Rights Time Period) OR Report of Information Assessment *Paired Passages + Scantron Performance Series *Performance Task: Bundle 1 W3a, W3b, W3c, W3d, W3e Passage with Multiple Choice RDG Comprehension Grade 5 *CCSS- aligned Informative Text with Opinion Task *Performance Task: Bundle 2 Scantron Performance Series in a genre Paired Passage s Poetry Slam Presentation: Sharing original poems around a chosen theme W4, W5, W8 W1a- d W7, W9a- b, W6 W9a, W2a- e W10, W6

4 GRADE 6 Essential Question September/ October How do individuals in fiction and real life transcend their life situations to change their fate? November/ December What do people need from their family? What are some different ways those needs get met in fiction and real life? January/ February Is the capacity for great good and evil built into the human condition? March/ April How do people and characters cope with social injustice? May/ June How do we bring to life a drama of our own? Shared Text Homeless Bird The Great Gilly Hopkins The Devil s Arithmetic The Color of My Words * Grandpa and the Statue * The Dying Detective Supporting Texts ARTICLES: Arranged Marriage, The Arranged Marriage My Parents Won t Give Up On, Direct Answers From Wayne and Tamara, Arranged Marriage In India BOOK TITLES: *India- The Culture *India- The People *The Ganges- India s Sacred River ARTICLES: Growing Up In Foster Care: Carolyn s Story, Connecticut Foster/Adopt, Foster and Adoption Stories, Look How Far I ve Come BOOK TITLES: *Orphan Train Rider: One Boy s True Story ARTICLES: Introduction to the Holocaust, Krystyna s Story, Beyond Secret Tears, My First Kaddish BOOK TITLES: *The Diary of Anne Frank *Memories of Survival *Children of the Holocaust *Hitler Youth ARTICLES: A Museum of Repression, Dominican Republic: Historical Context, TFK Talks to Julia Alvarez, The Fight for Libya, The French Revolution BOOK TITLES: *90 Miles to Havana *Flight to Freedom *Before We Were Free *The Composition * The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street IT 1,2,3,6,7,8,10 Lit. IT 1,3,4,6,7,8 Lit. 1,6,7,9,10 IT 3,4,7,9 Lit. 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 Lit. 1-7, 9 Student Objectives - Define culture and view aspects of another culture through literature - To appreciate why ancient traditions are maintained by some but abandoned by others - Form an opinion and use evidence to support it - Examine how characters in a story respond to challenges - Discover what individuals learn from their experiences - Understand how characters overcome adversity - Identify the dangers of following a group without using an individual s judgment - Understand the roles of protagonist and antagonist - Appreciate the struggle to survive, even when faced with a horrific situation - Compare fiction and nonfiction books about repressive regimes - Analyze two accounts of the same event and describe important similarities and differences in the details they provide - Empathize with a character s plight - Students become familiar with the various elements of a play - Students use their knowledge of play elements to create their own written drama in a group 2- Sided Persuasive Essay on Rights of Individual vs. Society as a Whole Literary Essay Report of Information Persuasive Essay (news article or editorial piece) Students write a radio play or create a group drama skit/act that follows the structure of a correctly written piece

5 Assessment * Paired Passages + Scantron Performance Series * Performance Task- Bundle 1 Multiple Choice- RDG Comprehension Grade 6 CCSS- aligned Informative Text- (with opinion) Task * Performance Task- Bundle 2 Scantron Performance Series in *Students perform their plays in front of a small audience WS 1a- c, e WS 2a- d, f W 6,7 W 9a & b W1b, e W2a- d, f W4 W5 W6 W1a- c, e W2a- d, f W3a- e W6 W7 W9a,b W1a- d (Presenting) W10 Suggested Leveled Independent Titles *The Land I Lost *The Pinballs * A Series of Unfortunate Events *The Midwives Apprentice *Number the Stars *Letters From Rivka *Behind the Mountains *Salsa Stories *An Island Like You *How Tia Lola Came to Stay *The Surrender Tree * The Phantom Tollbooth *Novio Boy *Create a multi-media presentation on themes from novels (2-3 times a year) *Compare fiction/nonfiction texts on theme *Write responses to a variety of texts *Participate in group discussions

6 Essential Question Content 7 th Grade Literacy Curriculum Map Fiction Non-Fiction Historical Fiction Author s Study How do characters relationships with one another contribute to their sense of self and in turn their life experiences? The Pigman Of Mice and Men Tears of a Tiger Thank you Ma am How can facts and evidence be used to support, understand, and help communicate ones viewpoint? Reality Central- s in the Real World How does the fictional plight of a character in an historical setting depict what it might have been like to live during this time? Nightjohn War Comes to Willy Freeman Sing Down the Moon How do characters sociocultural experiences contribute to their behavior and affect their development? Walter Dean Myers Monster The Glory Field Bad Boys The Arts How does language create a relationship between the performer and the writer? Othello Raisin in the Sun Length of Unit September - October (Literature) #s 1,2,4, 6 November- December (Informational) #s 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 January-February March - April May - June (Literature) #s 9 (Informational Text) #s 3, 5, 6 (Literature) #s 1,2,4, 6 (Literature) #s 1,2,4, 6 Listening & Speaking Language #1 #2 & #7 #2 #1 #1& #3 #1,2 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 #1, 2 #1, 2 #1, 2, 6 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 #1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

7 Supplemental The Tell-Tale Heart Tiger s Heart Charles A Retrieved Reformation The Story-Teller The Story- Teller Book Club My Thirteenth Winter Living Up the Street The Indian All Around Us How To Be Polite Online Harlem Night Song The Charge of the Light Brigade Forgotten Language The Road Not Taken Why Leaves Turn Color in Fall Minimum of 3 articles will be read per unit Minimum of one poem and one short story will be read per unit Independent reading will be included within each unit

8 Essential Question 8 th Grade Literacy Curriculum Map Fiction Non-Fiction Historical Fiction How does the relationship between authority figures and other characters result in both struggles and triumphs? How do writers craft expository pieces with a focus on the relevant facts while maintaining an authentic voice? How does the culture of a society affect and mold the lives of the individuals in it? Author s Study How does a writer convey a message through the use of various events and characters? The Arts How does language create a relationship between the audience and performer/writer? Content The Wave Animal Farm Hunger Games Book Clubs How do characters personal attributes affect real life events? To Kill a Mockingbird The Outsiders That was Then, This Is Now Romeo & Juliet The Crucible The Lady or the Tiger? Red Scarf Girl Tuesdays with Morrie Length of Unit Speaking & Listening September - October (Literature) #s 1,2,3, 6, 9 November- December (Informational) #s 1, (Informational) #s 2, 2, 6, 8, 9 6 January-February March - April May - June (Literature) #s 1,2,3, 6, 9 #1,9 #2,7,9 #2,9 #3,9 #1 & #3 #1, 2 #1, 2,, 3, 4, 5, 6 #1, 2 #1, 2 #1, 2, 6 (Literature) #s 1,2,3, 6, 9

9 Language Supplemental # 1,2,3,4,5, 6 # 1,2,3,4,5, 6 # 1,2,3,4,5, 6 # 1,2,3,4,5, 6 # 1,2,3,4,5, 6 The Most Dangerous Game The Interlopers from Dance to the Piper Brown vs. the Board of Education O Captain, My Captain I Hear America Singing Identity The Seven Ages of Man The invalid s Story The Good Deed The Cask of Amontillado Emancipation The U.S. vs. Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Blackwell Ring Our, Wild Bells Taught Me Purple I Have a Dream Pendulum The Choice The Gift of the Magi The Necklace Incident in a Rose garden Dial Versus Digital A to Z in Foods As Metaphors The Spreading You Know Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom from A Lincoln Preface Minimum of 3 articles will be read per unit Minimum of one poem and one short story will be read per unit Independent reading will be included within each unit

Brookhaven Public School District Pacing Guide Grade/Subject: English I

Brookhaven Public School District Pacing Guide Grade/Subject: English I Grade/Subject: English I 1 st NINE WEEKS 3 days Fact and opinion RL 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10 To Kill a Mocking Bird - fiction 1 st 9 weeks Analyzing and evaluating texts RI 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Emmitt Till -