8+Reading

**DRIVING QUESTION: //How do we stay true to ourselves and face our fears?//** ===

**LITERARY TEXTS:**
 * Author Study - Edgar Allen Poe
 * Short Stories - //Flowers for Algernon, The Lottery//
 * Poetry
 * // The Diary of Anne Frank //
 * // The Giver //
 * // Romeo and Juliet //
 * // So Far From the Bamboo Grove - // independent book
 * // Tom Sawyer //

Common Assessment: Opinion Essay - Did Jonas Make the Right Decision in The Giver? 2-3 paragraphs. Scheduled: Sept. - Oct. ||
 * 1. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Common Assessment: Suspense Chart throughout the Poe Unit. Scheduled: Oct. - Nov. ||
 * 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

Common Assessment: Open Response Question for Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Scheduled: Jan. - Feb. ||
 * 3. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.