UNIT 1: Crafting Meaning Through Storytelling
In this unit, readers will determine the themes of literary texts and analyze their development, citing several pieces of textual evidence to support their analysis. They will also analyze the ways in which particular elements of a story or drama interact and provide objective summaries. Writers will craft narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
UNIT 2: Determining and Developing Central Ideas
In this unit, readers will determine two or more central ideas of nonfiction texts and analyze the ways in which details and structure work to support their development. They will also analyze the ways in which authors elaborate on central ideas and write objective summaries of texts. Writers will gather relevant information from multiple sources, assessing their credibility and accuracy, in order to write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information.
UNIT 3: Forming and Supporting Claims
In this unit, readers will trace and evaluate authors’ arguments and claims in literary nonfiction by assessing reasoning and evidence. They will also determine how authors use point of view, purpose, and word choice to distinguish their position from others. Writers will engage in research, gathering relevant information from multiple print and digital sources in order to write and present their claims and findings, emphasizing salient points. They will follow a standard format for citation.
UNIT 4: Analyzing Literary & Historical Texts
In this unit, readers will analyze how an author develops and contrasts points of view of different characters, and compare and contrast a fictional portrayal to a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. Writers will draw evidence from literary texts in order to write informational/explanatory pieces that examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information.
UNIT 5: Comparing Authors' Choices
In this unit, readers will compare and contrast literary nonfiction texts to multimedia versions, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject. They will also analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape and distinguish their presentations of key information. Writers will draw evidence from nonfiction texts in order to craft and support arguments with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
UNIT 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure
In this unit, readers will analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure contributes to its meaning, analyzing figurative language as well as the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds. They will compare and contrast a written literary text to a version in a different medium, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium. Writers will construct narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
In this unit, readers will determine the themes of literary texts and analyze their development, citing several pieces of textual evidence to support their analysis. They will also analyze the ways in which particular elements of a story or drama interact and provide objective summaries. Writers will craft narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
UNIT 2: Determining and Developing Central Ideas
In this unit, readers will determine two or more central ideas of nonfiction texts and analyze the ways in which details and structure work to support their development. They will also analyze the ways in which authors elaborate on central ideas and write objective summaries of texts. Writers will gather relevant information from multiple sources, assessing their credibility and accuracy, in order to write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information.
UNIT 3: Forming and Supporting Claims
In this unit, readers will trace and evaluate authors’ arguments and claims in literary nonfiction by assessing reasoning and evidence. They will also determine how authors use point of view, purpose, and word choice to distinguish their position from others. Writers will engage in research, gathering relevant information from multiple print and digital sources in order to write and present their claims and findings, emphasizing salient points. They will follow a standard format for citation.
UNIT 4: Analyzing Literary & Historical Texts
In this unit, readers will analyze how an author develops and contrasts points of view of different characters, and compare and contrast a fictional portrayal to a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. Writers will draw evidence from literary texts in order to write informational/explanatory pieces that examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information.
UNIT 5: Comparing Authors' Choices
In this unit, readers will compare and contrast literary nonfiction texts to multimedia versions, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject. They will also analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape and distinguish their presentations of key information. Writers will draw evidence from nonfiction texts in order to craft and support arguments with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
UNIT 6: Analyzing & Comparing Form & Structure
In this unit, readers will analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure contributes to its meaning, analyzing figurative language as well as the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds. They will compare and contrast a written literary text to a version in a different medium, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium. Writers will construct narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.