Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September

To Kill A Mockingbird

Of Mice and Men

Moon Over Madeline Island

·         Race/Discrimination

·         Nelle Harper Lee Biography

·         “Maycomb Tribune”

·         Character Analysis

·         Active Reading Skills

·         “Character Sketches”

·         Quote Analysis

·         Compare Literature to Film

·         Theme Identification

·         Writing for the “Underdog”

·         John Steinbeck Biography

·         Character Analysis

·         Active Reading Skills

·         Theme Identification

·         Compare Literature to Film

·         Author Visit

·         Book Discussion Group

·         Vocabulary quizzes

·         Oral presentation

·         Chapter Study Guides

·         Chapter Quizzes

·         Literature Circles

·         Crossword Puzzles

·         View Film

·         Final Exam

·         Essay Writing

A12.1, A12.2, A12.3, A12.4, B12.1, B12.2, B12.3, C12.3, D12.1, D12.2

October

Lord of The Flies

The Great Gatsby

The Giver

• “Survival Manual”
• “Coral Island” Study
• William Golding Biography
• Vocabulary Skills
• Comprehension Skills
• Allegorical Literature
• Theme Identification
• Island Map Project
• Critical Viewpoints

• “Roaring 20’s”
• Francis Scott Fitzgerald Biography
• Theme Identification
• Symbol Identification
• Character Analysis
• “Gatsby Movie Poster”

• Lois Lowry Biography
• Science Fiction
• Explore Minds of Characters
• Vocabulary Study
• Point of View
• Interviewing Project

“What Would it be Like to Live     

In a World With No Color?

• Visual Representation

(Of Jonas and his community

before he is selected Receiver-

in-Training.)

·         Vocabulary quizzes

·         Oral presentation

·         Chapter Study Guides

·         Chapter Quizzes

·         Literature Circles

·         Crossword Puzzles

·         View Film

·         Final Exam

·         Essay Writing

·         Reaction Writing

·         Creative Writing Prompts

·         Grammar Review Worksheets

·         Book Review

A12.1, A12.2, A12.3, A12.4, B12.1, B12.2, B12.3, C12.3, D12.1, D12.2

November

And Then There Were None

Old Man and the Sea

The Pearle

• Mystery Novel Criteria
• Agatha Christie Biography

• Ernest Hemingway Biography
• Theme Identification
• Honor in Struggle, Defeat, Death
• Pride as a Source of   

      Determination and Greatness

• Understanding Fables

• John Steinbeck Review
• Theme Identification

(Happiness and peace cannot be purchased)

·         Vocabulary quizzes

·         Oral presentation

·         Chapter Study Guides

·         Chapter Quizzes

·         Literature Circles

·         Crossword Puzzles

·         View Film

·         Final Exam

·         Essay Writing

·         Reaction Writing

·         Creative Writing Prompts

·         Grammar Review Worksheets

A12.1, A12.2, A12.3, A12.4, B12.1, B12.2, B12.3, C12.3, D12.1, D12.2

December

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

• Racism and Segregation
• Maya Angelou Biography
• Analysis of Major Characters
• Exploration of Symbols

(The Store and Maya’s Easter Dress)

• Adventure Story

• Jules Verne Biography

·         Vocabulary quizzes

·         Oral presentation

·         Chapter Study Guides

·         Chapter Quizzes

·         Literature Circles

·         Crossword Puzzles

·         View Film

·         Final Exam

·         Essay Writing

·         Reaction Writing

·         Creative Writing Prompts

·         Grammar Review Worksheets

A12.1, A12.2, A12.3, A12.4, B12.1, B12.2, B12.3, C12.3, D12.1, D12.2

January

Student’s Choice Novel

Suggestions

     The Secret Life of Bees

     Back to Madeline Island

     A Child Called It

     Life on the Mississippi

     Canterbury Tales

• Author Biography
• Explore Individual Interests in Literature

• Presentation of Novel

A12.1, A12.2, A12.3, A12.4, B12.1, B12.2, B12.3, C12.3, D12.1, D12.2