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*Cross-curricular connections to science and social studies
*Inferencing, predicting, and analyzing practice
* Analysis of symbolism

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sportmore-davies@portnet.org

Please allow up to 24-36 hours for a response.

*Extra help: Every other Tuesday 7:15-7:45 am both in person-rm117 and virtually through Google Meet

*All assignments and grades will be on Google Classroom.

Only quarterly grades are posted on Infinite Campus.

GRADING-

*Class engagement and homework = 20%

* Assignments, tests & quizzes = 80 %

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Bias vs. unbiased -
news articles, databases, blogs
Paired texts to fiction literature

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Analytical

Narrative

Journaling

Argumentative

Letter writing: business query letter to the editor and personal letters

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Q.1- Reader's Choice- writing logs

Q.2- Immigration literature -writing logs

Q.3-WWII themed literature -book clubs and acting workshop with artist Barbara Tirrell

Q.4 -Social Justice literature - research multimedia project

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*Cross-curricular connections to The Scottsboro Trials and Civil Rights.
*Development of Socratic discussion techniques
*Literary devices, vocabulary, analysis of characterization and plot.
*Expository and business letter writing

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*Literary terms and devices
*Cross-curricular connection to social studies' Westward Expansion Unit
*Analysis of development of characterization and plot
*Developing and supporting a thesis statement
*Narrative writing workshop with author Maddy Lederman-
made possible through an Ed Foundation Grant

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Foundations are interwoven into all units-

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Foundations are interwoven into all units-

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vocabulary
grammar
mechanics