SEMESTER I
I SHORT STORY UNIT

A LITERARY TERMS/ELEMENTS OF FICTION
B SHORT STORY SUMMARIES
C LITERARY BOOK QUESTIONS
D 1 PARAGRAPH RESPONSES
TOPIC SENTENCES: ASSERT, SUPPORT, EXPLAIN
PROOFREAD

II FABLE, FANTASY, FOLK TALE, SCIENCE FICTION

A LITERARY TERMS
B VOCABULARY
C LIT. BOOK QUESTIONS
D GROUP WRITE

III POETRY UNIT

A LITERARY TERMS
B THEMES
C LIT. BOOK QUESTIONS
D 1 PARAGRAPH RESPONSES
E GROUP PRESENTATIONS

IV EPIC UNIT

A LITERARY TERMS/VOCABULARY
B LIT BOOK QUESTIONS
C GROUP DISCUSSIONS OF EPISODES
D POST CARD CREATIVE ASSIGNMENT

V NONFICTION UNIT

A CATEGORIES
B SUMMARIES
C PROFILES IN COURAGE
D NONFICTION BOOK OF CHOICE
E 1-3 PARAGRAPH/5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY

SEMESTER II
I NOVEL UNIT—GREAT EXPECTATIONS

A LITERARY TERMS/ELEMENTS OF FICTION
B VOCABULARY
C CHAPTER RESPONSES FROM BOOK
D CHAPTER SUMMARIES
E CHARACTER LISTS
F 1-5 PARAGRAPH ESSAYS

II DRAMA UNIT—“ROMEO AND JULIET”

A LISTEN, DISCUSS, READ ALOUD
B LITERARY TERMS/VOCABULARY
C LIT. BOOK QUESTIONS
D HANDOUT PACKET
E GROUP ELIZABETHAN ORAL REPORTS

III MODERN NOVEL—CHOICE OF SELECTED BOOKS
ESSAY DISCUSSING LITERARY TERMS

ONGOING WORK FOR THE YEAR:
VOCABULARY REVIEW FROM WORKBOOK
GRAMMAR REVIEW
REVIEW OF WRITE FOR COLLEGE