6th Grade Narrative Common Planning Texts “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros “First Day of Middle School” Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman 6th Grade Expository Common Planning Texts “What's Buried at Pompeii” “A World of Difference" Tasks Write about a scar/Personal Narrative Sensory Writing Activity “I Am” Poem Story Structure Activity Tasks Travel Brochure Research Paper/ Compare & Contrast 6th Grade Response to Literature Common Planning Text Task__ The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard multi-paragraph essay Evslin critiquing the credibility of Ulysses 6th Grade Persuasive Common Planning Text Task__ 7th Grade Narrative Common Planning Texts “Bone Black” by bell hooks “An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard “Priscilla and the Wimps” by Richard Peck 7th Grade Expository Common Planning Texts Articles from Time for Kids.com and Teen Ink.com Tasks Write a personal narrative Write where I’m from poem Complete a Character Map Tasks Write a feature article Analyze articles for adequacy, accuracy and appropriateness Analyze articles for bias and stereotyping 7th Grade Response to Literature Common Planning Texts Tasks The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Write an essay identifying and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert analyzing a recurring theme Frost from "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and The Outsiders. 7th Grade Persuasive Common Planning Text Task__ 8th Grade Narrative Common Planning Texts “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes “Hamadi” “The Day I Got Lost” 8th Grade Narrative Common Planning Texts "Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom" by Ann Petry "The Vision of Maya Ying Lin" by Brent Ashabranner Tasks “Dear Mrs. Jones” letter Autobiographical essay Tasks Write an expository essay Using Step-Up to Writing: "Was Harriet Tubman a Hero?" 8th Grade Response to Literature Common Planning Texts Tasks To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Write an essay identifying "Old Man" by Ricardo Sanchez and analyzing a recurring Grandmothers theme from "Old Man" and "Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost "Grandmothers." 8th Grade Persuasive Common Planning Text Task__