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Grade Unit A Sub-unit overview A World War II & Narrative A. Welcome! / A.2 Get Started / A.3 Going Solo / A.

5 structure s in this Unit Make inferences about a character s values Compare an author s portrayal of two characters

SUB-UNITS A. Welcome! A.2 Get Started A.3 Going Solo A.

Turn the moments of your ordinary experience into stories that sound like nobody else s.

1 Grade Unit A Sub-unit overview A World War II & Narrative A. Welcome! / A.2 Get Started / A.3 Going Solo / A. Write an Essay structure s in this Unit Make inferences about a character s values Compare an author s portrayal of two characters Strong verbs and sensory details British colonial Africa and Middle East Going Solo by Roald Dahl Historical Accounts SUB-UNITS A. Welcome! A.2 Get Started A.3 Going Solo A. Write an Essay Explore the digital dimensions of Amplify s multi-media curriculum. Turn the moments of your ordinary experience into stories that sound like nobody else s. Discover Roald Dahl s true-life story as he adventures through Africa and flies fighter planes during WWII. Develop your ideas and weave them together into an argument that s easy to follow. R iterature W S Speaking & istening anguage earning Experiences Skills Out oud for an Skills Habits Section : Program overview. Amplify EA: California Edition 5

Grade Unit B Sub-unit overview structure s in this Unit B Biography & iterature B. Benjamin Franklin / B.2 Declaration of Independence / B.

persuasion Colonial America; founding democratic principles Benjamin Franklin: An American ife by Walter Isaacson / The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin / Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin B.2 Declaration of Independence Explore the many sides of Franklin and discover why this founding father is still so fascinating.

2 Grade Unit B Sub-unit overview structure s in this Unit B Biography & iterature B. Benjamin Franklin / B.2 Declaration of Independence / B.3 Write an Essay Trace the development of a historical character s ideas across time Describe different sides of a character and reconcile his contradictions Biography and autobiography; humor; persuasion Colonial America; founding democratic principles Benjamin Franklin: An American ife by Walter Isaacson / The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin / Benjamin Franklin documents (letters and other documents authored by Franklin) / Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress I Biography Opinion Pieces SUB-UNITS B. Benjamin Franklin B.2 Declaration of Independence Explore the many sides of Franklin and discover why this founding father is still so fascinating. Unpack the language in drafts of the Declaration and decide whether a key revision sounds like Franklin s handiwork. B.3 Write an Essay Write an essay where you examine the different facets of Franklin and resolve the contradictions within his character. R iterature W S Speaking & istening anguage earning Experiences Skills Out oud for an Skills Habits. Amplify EA: California Edition Section : Program overview

Grade Unit C Sub-unit overview C iberty & Equality C. Narrative of the ife of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / C.

5 structure s in this Unit Analyze a memoirist s purpose in including or omitting details from his or her life Evaluate which of two texts has a

Narrative of the ife of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass / Incidents in the ife of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs / To My Old Master by

5 Speech Poetry I SUB-UNITS C. Frederick Douglass Trace how Frederick Douglass argues for the country to rid itself of slavery. C.2 ife of a Slave Girl Compare and contrast another abolitionist author s approach with Douglass s.

vil War through the eyes of boys who fought on both sides. C.

3 Grade Unit C Sub-unit overview C iberty & Equality C. Narrative of the ife of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / C.2 Incidents in the ife of a Slave Girl / C.3 The Boys War / C. The Gettysburg Address / C.5 Write an Essay structure s in this Unit Analyze a memoirist s purpose in including or omitting details from his or her life Evaluate which of two texts has a stronger impact on a reader s that cross genre: poetry & prose American slavery, abolition, and the Civil War Song of Myself by Walt Whitman / Narrative of the ife of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass / Incidents in the ife of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs / To My Old Master by Colonel P.H. Anderson / The Boys War by Jim Murphy / A Confederate Girl s Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson / Gettysburg Address by Abraham incoln 2.5 Speech Poetry I SUB-UNITS C. Frederick Douglass Trace how Frederick Douglass argues for the country to rid itself of slavery. C.2 ife of a Slave Girl Compare and contrast another abolitionist author s approach with Douglass s. C.3 The Boys War earn about the key facts of the Civil War through the eyes of boys who fought on both sides. C. The Gettysburg Address Explore how incoln rewrote the Declaration and united the nation in three paragraphs. C.5 Write an Essay Claim whether incoln or Douglass redefined the concept of equality. R iterature W S Speaking & istening anguage earning Experiences Skills Out oud for an Skills Habits Section : Program overview. Amplify EA: California Edition 7

Grade Unit D Sub-unit overview D Science & Science Fiction D. Frankenstein / D.2 Write an Essay / D.3 Poetical Science 2.5 2 90 50 70 0.

English Gris Grimly s Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Gris Grimly / Frankenstein by Mary Shelley / The Tables Turned by William Wordsworth / Debate on the Frame-Work Bill, in the House of ords by

2 Write an Essay D.3 Poetical Science Trace Frankenstein s and the creature s evolutions and decide who ultimately deserves more sympathy.

4 Grade Unit D Sub-unit overview D Science & Science Fiction D. Frankenstein / D.2 Write an Essay / D.3 Poetical Science structure s in this Unit Apply abstract concepts to an author s portrayal of a character Argue opposing claims about a character and resolve the contradiction Graphic novels; 9th century British English Gris Grimly s Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Gris Grimly / Frankenstein by Mary Shelley / The Tables Turned by William Wordsworth / Debate on the Frame-Work Bill, in the House of ords by ord Byron / The Innovators, Chapter, by Walter Isaacson / All Watched Over by Machines of oving Grace by Richard Brautigan 2 Graphic Novel Poetry Speech I SUB-UNITS D. Frankenstein D.2 Write an Essay D.3 Poetical Science Trace Frankenstein s and the creature s evolutions and decide who ultimately deserves more sympathy. Argue both sides of a question about the creature s humanity and defend your final answer. Explore various 9th century perspectives on man s relationship with technology and decide which hold true in the present and the future. R iterature W S Speaking & istening anguage earning Experiences Skills Out oud for an Skills Habits. Amplify EA: California Edition Section : Program overview

Grade Unit E Sub-unit overview E The Frida & Diego Collection E. Info it / E.2 Scavenger Hunt and Internet Research / E.3 Descriptive and Collection Research / E.

5 Write an Essay 2 90 30 0 9 structure s in this Unit Identify various sources perspectives on a topic Synthesize information from several sources to develop an argument Various types of

York Times / My Art, My ife: An Autobiography by Diego Rivera / Detroit Industry: The Murals of Diego Rivera from NPR / The Diary of Frida Kahlo by Frida Kahlo 3 Journalism Biography I

3 Descriptive Boy: Tales of Childhood and Explore the digital Focus Research on what grabs your Explore Collection how Roald Research Dahl Explore dimensions how to of find Amplify s the

targeted the in primary world begin and secondary to pay lows Shakespeare of his own and strange Frida. research. attention. source texts. childhood.

5 Grade Unit E Sub-unit overview E The Frida & Diego Collection E. Info it / E.2 Scavenger Hunt and Internet Research / E.3 Descriptive and Collection Research / E. Socratic Seminar and Internet Research / E.5 Write an Essay structure s in this Unit Identify various sources perspectives on a topic Synthesize information from several sources to develop an argument Various types of historical and cultural documents 20th century art world in Mexico and US Excerpts from a range of documents, including: Rockefellers Ban enin in RCA Mural and Dismiss Rivera from The New York Times / My Art, My ife: An Autobiography by Diego Rivera / Detroit Industry: The Murals of Diego Rivera from NPR / The Diary of Frida Kahlo by Frida Kahlo 3 Journalism Biography I SUB-UNITS E. A. Info Welcome! it A.2 E.2 Scavenger Get Started Hunt and Internet A.3 E.3 Descriptive Boy: Tales of Childhood and Explore the digital Focus Research on what grabs your Explore Collection how Roald Research Dahl Explore dimensions how to of find Amplify s the attention Race to find and the watch answer zeros Compare in on and the contrast highs and best multi-media sources for curriculum. targeted the in primary world begin and secondary to pay lows Shakespeare of his own and strange Frida. research. attention. source texts. childhood. R iterature W S Speaking istening & A.3 E. Socratic Boy: Tales of Childhood Seminar and Explore Internet how Roald Research Dahl zeros Investigate in on the art, highs commerce, and lows Frida, of and his Diego own strange in open childhood. discussion. A. E.5 Write an Essay Stake a claim about who Why did Dahl Kahlo blames start for painting? his childhood What really troubles. happened between Rivera and Rockefeller? anguage earning Experiences Skills Out oud for an Skills Habits Section : Program overview. Amplify EA: California Edition 9

Grade Unit F Sub-unit overview structure s in this Unit F The Space Race Collection F. Info it / F.2 Scavenger Hunt and Internet Research / F.3 Space Blogs and Collection Research / F.

5 Write an Essay Compare and contrast perspectives on a topic Develop a question, conduct research, and create a multi-media project Various types of historical and cultural documents

Kennedy / Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth / What the Moon Rocks Tell Us from National Geographic / Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space 2.

3 Space Boy: Tales Blogs of and Childhood Collection Explore the digital Focus Research on what grabs your Explore Research how Roald Dahl Explore dimensions how of to Amplify s find the

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6 Grade Unit F Sub-unit overview structure s in this Unit F The Space Race Collection F. Info it / F.2 Scavenger Hunt and Internet Research / F.3 Space Blogs and Collection Research / F. Socratic Seminar and Internet Research / F.5 Write an Essay Compare and contrast perspectives on a topic Develop a question, conduct research, and create a multi-media project Various types of historical and cultural documents 20th century competition between US and USSR Excerpts from a range of documents, including: A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 957 The Space Race Begins / Moon Speech Rice Stadium, John F. Kennedy / Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth / What the Moon Rocks Tell Us from National Geographic / Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space I Journalism Historical Accounts SUB-UNITS F. A. Info Welcome! it F.2 A.2 Scavenger Get Started Hunt and Internet F.3 A.3 Space Boy: Tales Blogs of and Childhood Collection Explore the digital Focus Research on what grabs your Explore Research how Roald Dahl Explore dimensions how of to Amplify s find the Race attention to find and the watch answer Research zeros in on and the write highs about and best multi-media sources curriculum. for targeted in the primary world begin and secondary to pay what lows of it s his like own to be strange in research. source attention. texts. space. childhood. R iterature W S Speaking istening & A.3 F. Socratic Boy: Tales of Childhood Seminar and Explore Internet how Roald Research Dahl zeros Discuss in on the the logic highs and and lows ethics of surrounding his own strange the childhood. Space Race. A. F.5 Write an Essay Stake a claim about who Dahl blames for his childhood troubles. anguage earning Experiences Skills Out oud for an Skills Habits 70. Amplify EA: California Edition Section : Program overview

7 Grade Unit G Sub-unit overview G Advanced Story G. Creating a Believable / G.2 Experimenting With a Second / G.3 a Short Story 0 structure s in this Unit Create a believable character Write an original short story Dialogue; plot structure Creative writing SUB-UNITS G. Creating a Believable Experiment with conflict, perspective, and dialogue as you develop a character. G.2 Experimenting With a Second Create a complex character capable of change and growth. G.3 a Short Story Craft a storyline whose resolution reflects your character s change and development. R iterature W S Speaking & istening anguage earning Experiences Skills Out oud for an Skills Habits Section : Program overview. Amplify EA: California Edition 7

Grade 6 Unit A Sub-unit overview

Grade 6 Unit A Sub-unit overview Grade Unit A Sub-unit overview Structure s in this Unit A Dahl & Narrative A. Welcome! / A.2 Get Started / A.3 Boy: Tales of Childhood / A. Write an Essay Observe how an author creates a character Focus