Curriculum Map: IB Literacy 2013-2014
Cluster 8b~ Magee
Dates
Reading Units
Aug./Sept.
Launching the Workshop
(**Academic classes
bring both Literacy NBs
to Whitmore’s class)
Sept./Oct.
Inference within Fiction
VG: TKAM
A: Flowers for Algernon
(Short Stories)
Oct.
Theme study
VG: TKAM
A: Flowers for Algernon
Nov./Dec.
Nonfiction Reading
VG/A: Night
Jan.
Relaunching
Independent Reading
Lives
Critical Analysis
(OM&M)
Feb./Mar.
What do I want the students to
consider?
 RNB expectations
 Book Choice
 Responses (Good, Bad,
and Ugly)
 Building the World of
Story
 How can I show thinking
without just retelling
information?
 Identifying meaningful
text
 Following threads
across a text
 Connecting across texts
 How has this piece made
me think in new ways?
 How can I challenge my
reading life?
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April
Poetry
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May
Exploring Genres: Plays
(Inherit the Wind)
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Digging into a text and
making more…
What does the author
want us to think about?
Finding mentor poets
and poems
Exploring culturally
diverse and unique
poetry
Organization
Voice
Writing
Launching the
Workshop
Capture the
Moment
What do I want the students to
consider?
 WNB expectations
 Writing Territories
 Ownership
 Conventions
 Zooming IN on
meaningful moments
 Imagery and Picture
Pushing Details
Flash Fiction
(Short story)
*Woodhead
Street Journal
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Elements of Story
Genres
Dialogue/Conventions
Literary Essay
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Literary Present Tense
Organized citations
Conventions
Community-centered
issues
Presentation of facts
Writing with purpose
Understanding
Perspectives/audiences
Debate piece
Persuasive
Piece
(My Turn)
Poetry
**Stacy Barnett
Poetry Slam
Reflection
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What do I have to say?
How can I write it uniquely,
concisely, powerfully?
Who do I want to reach?
Where have I been? Where
am I going?