September:
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2006-2007
How do people show pride and maintain
integrity in difficult situations?
Probable Readings:
An Acquaintance With Darkness (Honors only)
40 Acres and Maybe A Mule
Among the Hidden
“Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground
Railroad” (143)
“Drumbeats and Bullets” (197)
“Drummer Boy of Shiloh” (203)
Barbara Frietchie” (163)
“Gettysburg Address” (480)
“O Captain! My Captain!” (667)
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Skills/Elements:
Characterization, Conflict, Plot, Symbolism,
Paragraphing
October:
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How do people come to an acceptance of
differences?
Probable Readings:
“Raymond’s Run” (547)
“Mrs. Flowers” (185)
“Treasure of Lemon Brown” (729)
“A Smart Cookie” (747)
“The Medicine Bag” (759)
“The Wise Old Woman” (5)
“Ribbons”(712)
“The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson”
(782)
Skills/Elements:
Inference, Compare/Contrast, Plot, Formal
Essay Format
January (ELA MONTH):
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How can education and knowledge act as
resources for survival?
Probable Readings:
The Call of the Wild
“I Have a Dream” (483)
“Power of Non-Violence” (489)
“Home, Sweet Saddie” (180)
“The Green Mamba” (239)
“Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World” (331)
“The New Colossus” (493)
“Refugee in America” (496)
“The First Americans” (499)
“Coming to America” (506)
Skills/Elements:
November:
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How do the choices people make
change themselves and the environment
around them?
Probable Readings:
Novel Option: Oliver Twist or The Pearl
“The Monkey’s Paw” (85)
“The Landlady” (71)
“In Trouble” (251)
“The Third Wish” (101)
“Thanksgiving” (137)
Skills/Elements:
Theme development, Foreshadowing,
Irony, Further develop essay format,
Multiple Choice Strategies, MOCK ELA
EXAM
February:
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Skills/Elements:
March:
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“Charles” (473)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (537)
“Ransom of Red Chief” (579)
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (266)
“Flowers for Algernon” (32)
Helen Keller
“The Circuit” (281)
“Brer Possum’s Dilemma (597)
“Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion” (575)
“The Open Window” (110)
“The Flying Machine” (303)
“The Fog Horn” (319)
Skills/Elements:
May:
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Theme, Compare/Contrast, Setting,
Skills/Elements:
Figurative and Literal Language, Non-fiction
interpretation
Probable Readings:
April:
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The Giver
I am a Star
Baseball Saved Us
The Diary of Anne Frank (364)
“A Tragedy Revealed: A Heroine’s Last Day”
(443)
“Camp Harmony” (469)
“In Response to Executive Order 9066” (475)
“Refugee in America” (677)
“The People Could Fly” (357)
“Walking With Living Feet” (463)
Probable Readings:
“Poetry: Sound and Sense”
(Collection 6—615)
“Reading for life” (Collection 8—799)
How do people justify actions as
appropriate or inappropriate?
Sensory Details; Imagery
Probable Readings:
How do people determine what is fair and
what is unjust?
How can people justify their decisions?
How does a person’s perspective affect his
or her actions?
How can looking at a situation through the
eyes of another enhance understanding?
Irony, Point of View, Conflict; Tales, Fables,
and Folk Tales
How is hope connected to survival?
December:
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How can people maintain individuality while
acting as part of a group?
Probable Readings:
The Outsiders
The Glory Field
“My Mother Pieced Quilts” (563)
“Sweater” (565)
Skills/Elements:
Characterization, Symbolism, Conflict, Plot,
Theme, Protagonist/Antagonist
Probable Readings:
Skills/Elements:
Tone, Mood; Research Skills
June:
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How do people overcome conflicts?
Probable Readings:
Skills/Elements:
Review and Research
Mrs. Woolever’s Grading Policy

Homework assignments count 1x. The lowest homework grade is dropped.
Homework may be turned in late, but the maximum grade given is 85.

Quizzes and in class assignments count 1x.

Unit Exams count 3x.
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Writing assignments count AT LEAST 3x. Weight may vary based on the
number of components involved and the amount of time we spend on it.

Class Projects count AT LEAST 3x (again, depending on components and
time involved), and Notebook check counts 3X.
EACH OF THE ABOVE COMPONENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE
AVOERALL CLASS AVERAGE.