Quarter 1
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Quarter 2
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Quarter 3
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Quarter 4
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Unit Title
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War Poetry & Propaganda
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Short Stories
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Drama: Shakespeare
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Novel Study
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Overall Focus
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Students will understand that through its use of language and ability to depict universal concerns, literature is a powerful tool that can:
- connect people across time periods and cultures - persuade and manipulate masses - creatively convey ideas, beliefs, and values - serve as a voice for marginalized groups - promote open-mindedness, empathy, and compassion Students will hone writing & analytical skills, and will learn to produce a variety of text types. |
Literary Focus
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Style, Tone, Literary Devices, Visual Communication (Image analysis), Advertising & propaganda techniques.
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Style and Theme (Plot, Setting, Theme, Conflict, Point of View, Characterization, Style, and various Literary devices)
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Drama as a literary Genre (inquiry into the structural, thematic, linguistic, and aesthetic qualities of a play)
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Style, Theme, Literary Devices, Introduction to Literary Contexts (social, historical, political, etc.) and literary criticism
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Texts
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World War 1 poetry & various propaganda posters and articles
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Various Short Stories (mix of places & time periods to be represented)
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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Related Fiction & Non-fiction texts (articles) |
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Related Fiction & Non-fiction texts |
A - Analzying
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B - Organizing
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C - Producing Text
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D - Using Language
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myp_year_5_rubrics.pdf | |
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