CURRICULUM BY SEMESTER
FALL SEMESTER
Unit 1: Heroes "A Mystery of Heroism" "I Understand the Large Hearts of Heroes" The Secret Life of Walter Mitty "I Will Fight No More Forever" The Crucible Unit 2: Dreams "The Raven" The Story of an Hour An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Bless Me Ultima |
SPRING SEMESTER
Unit 3: Search for Identity ERWC: Pursuit of Unhappiness A Raisin in the Sun Death of a Salesman Poetry of Langston Hughes Unit 4: War The Things They Carried War is Kind / The Art of War Healing War's Wounds / A Noiseless Flash Soldier's Home |
“Ninety-nine percent of the U.S. adult population can read and write at a basic level. There is no crisis in basic literacy. The issue is how to achieve higher levels, the ability to read and write complex texts. The only way this happens is by extensive reading. Studies show that if children have access to a plentiful supply of interesting and comprehensible books, nearly all read. The greater the exposure to books, the more they read and the better they read and write.” (Krashen)