Grade
Level
2014-2015
Anchor Texts
1st Quarter
Project
2nd Quarter
Projects
3rd Quarter
Projects
4th Quarter
Projects
5
Tuck
Everlasting
Students will
write a critical
analysis
of one of the
exemplar or
supplemental
texts.
2 Analyses,
Focus on
Informing and
Explaining; 2
Narratives,
Focus on
conveying
experiences,
events and/or
procedures
2 Analyses,
Focus on
Informing and
Explaining; 2
Narratives,
Focus on
conveying
experiences,
events and/or
procedures
2 Analyses,
Focus on
Opinions; 2
Narratives,
Focus on
conveying
experiences,
events and/or
procedures
After reading
Flesh and Blood
So Cheap: The
Triangle Fire and
Its Legacy by
Albert Marrin
and other texts,
write a series of
narrative
vignettes from
the perspective
of an early 20th
century
immigrant
worker
describing how
he or she
After reading
The Lightning
Thief by Rick
Riordan and
other texts,
write an essay in
which you
explain how a
character
develops into a
unique
individual
through his or
her actions,
experiences,
and/or
environment.
After reading
Roll of Thunder,
Hear My Cry by
Mildred Taylor
and other texts,
write an essay in
which you
discuss the
conflicts facing
the characters
and argue which
character is
affected the
most by conflict.
Support claim(s)
with clear
reasons and
After reading
The House on
Mango Street by
Sandra Cisneros
and other texts,
write an essay
in which you
discuss aspects
of Esperanza’s
culture and
argue whether
Esperanza’s
culture has a
negative or
positive effect
on her. Support
claim(s) with
History of US:
Volume 2
History of US:
Volume 3
“Echoing
Green”
Sophia’s War: A
Tale of the
Revolution
We are the Ship
“The New
Colossus”
“Casey at the
Bat”
Various Books
on Animals
(TBD)
6
Flesh and Blood
So Cheap: The
Triangle Fire
and Its Legacy
The Lightning
Thief
Roll of Thunder,
Hear My Cry
The House on
Mango Street
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overcame a
significant
challenge. Use
narrative
techniques, such
as dialogue,
pacing, and
description, to
develop
experiences,
events, and/or
characters.
After reading
Getting Away
with Murder: The
True Story of the
Emmett Till Case
by Chris Crowe
and other texts,
write a narrative
from the
perspective of a
person living in
the 1950s in
which you
explain how his
or her view of
right and wrong
was affected by
the actions of an
individual. Use
narrative
techniques, such
as dialogue,
pacing, and
description, to
develop
experiences,
events, and/or
characters.
Develop the
topic with
relevant facts,
definitions,
concrete details,
quotations, or
other
information and
examples from
the texts.
relevant
evidence, using
credible sources
and
demonstrating
an
understanding
of the topic or
texts.
clear reasons
and relevant
evidence, using
credible sources
and
demonstrating
an
understanding
of the topic or
texts.
After reading A
Long Walk to
Water by Linda
Sue Park and
other texts,
write an essay in
which you
explain how Nya
and Salva
persevere in the
face of
adversity.
Develop the
topic with
relevant facts,
definitions,
concrete details,
quotations, or
other
information and
examples from
the texts
After reading 47
by Walter Mosley
Chew on This
and other texts,
write an
Nothing But the additional
Truth
chapter of the
After reading
Chew on This by
Eric Schlosser
and Charles
Wilson and
other texts,
After reading
The Diary of
Anne Frank: The
Play by Francis
Goodrich and
Alfred Hacket
and other texts,
write an essay in
which you
discuss Anne’s
relationships
and argue which
one had the
greatest impact
on her
throughout the
play. Support
claim(s) with
logical
reasoning and
relevant
evidence, using
accurate,
credible sources
and
demonstrating
an
understanding
of the topic or
texts.
After reading
Nothing But the
Truth by Avi and
other texts,
write an essay in
which you
After reading
Inside Out and
Back Again by
Thanhha Lai and
other texts,
write an essay
in which you
discuss the
conflicts facing
Ha and her
family, and
argue which
conflict is the
greatest
challenge to
their sense of
security.
Support claim(s)
with logical
reasoning and
relevant
evidence, using
accurate,
credible sources
and
demonstrating
an
understanding
of the topic or
texts.
After reading Of
Mice and Men
by John
Steinbeck and
other texts,
write an essay
Getting Away
with Murder:
The True Story
of the Emmett
Till Case
A Long Walk to
Water
The Diary of
Anne Frank:
The Play
Inside Out and
Back Again
8
47
Of Mice and
Men
text from the
perspective of a
new field slave
named 48 who is
empowered by
47 in the same
way 47 is
empowered by
Tall John. Use
narrative
techniques, such
as dialogue,
pacing,
description, and
reflection, to
develop
experiences,
events, and/or
characters.
write an essay in
which you
explain how
society
influences the
decisions of
individuals.
Develop the
topic with
relevant, wellchosen facts,
definitions,
concrete details,
quotations, or
other
information and
examples from
the texts.
discuss the
actions of Philip
and Miss
Narwin, and
argue whether
or not the
consequences
of their actions
were fair and
reasonable.
Support claim(s)
with logical
reasoning and
relevant
evidence, using
accurate,
credible sources
and
demonstrating
an
understanding
of the topic or
texts.
in which you
discuss George’s
choices
throughout the
text and argue
whether or not
George’s final
choice was
justifiable.
Support claim(s)
with logical
reasoning and
relevant
evidence, using
accurate,
credible sources
and
demonstrating
an
understanding
of the topic or
texts.