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    Evaluate/Critique "Button, Button"
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    'Art of Suspense' Vocabulary
    "Button, Button" (short story)
    "Ruthless" (short story)
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    August 12 - August 18
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    "Button, Button" + "Ruthless" - Suspense
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    August 19 - August 25
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    First-Person Narrative: Memoir (Rough Draft)
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    August 26 - September 1
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    Narrative Essay - Final Draft
    Narrative Essay - Presentation
    'Turn Your Story Into A Poem' - Poem Composition
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    September 2 - September 8
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    September 9 - September 15
    Google Classroom Materials for 9/9-9/13
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    September 16 - September 22
    Research & Report on a Legend
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    September 23 - September 29
    IXL: G.1 Identify the narrative point of view
    THotB (Chs. 1-6) 'Literature Circles'
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 5
    September 30 - October 6
    Direct and Indirect Characterization
    THotB Chs. 5-10: Vocabulary Analysis/Acquisition
    October 7 - October 13
    IXL: O.1 Identify thesis statements
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 6
    October 21 - October 27
    THotB: Continuing the Story & Evaluation
    October 28 - November 3
    THotB: STEAM Unit Project (Essay Rough Draft)
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    THotB: STEAM Unit Project
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 7
    November 4 - November 10
    Remote Learning Day - IXL: U.5 Identify Plagiarism
    Edgar Allan Poe - Notebook Check
    November 11 - November 17
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 8
    Anthem - Pre-Reading Prompt & Background Vocabulary
    Anthem - 'Anticipation Guide' & 'Ch. 1 Reading Guide'
    November 18 - November 24
    STEAM Project: 'I am an Individual'/'Design an Invention' (Draft)
    December 2 - December 8
    Anthem: Vocabulary Acquisition/Analysis
    Anthem: STEAM 'Invention' Presentation
    Anthem: 'I Am An Individual' Account
    December 9 - December 15
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 9
    "Harrison Bergeron" - Discussion Questions
    Anthem & "Harrison Bergeron" - Tonal Comparisons and Hypotheses
    January 6 - January 12
    IXL O.3: Choose evidence to support a claim
    TKAM: Background and Context (PBS Learning Media)
    TKAM, Chs. 1-3 Activity Sheets
    January 13 - January 19
    TKAM: Preliminary Essay Topic
    TKAM: Chs. 4-5, In-Class Essay
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 10
    January 20 - January 26
    U.2 Evaluate newspaper headlines for bias
    IXL S.2 - Rewrite the sentence in active voice
    TKAM: Preliminary Research, Secondary Sources
    TKAM Chs. 9-10 Activity Sheets
    January 27 - February 2
    TKAM: Character Types
    TKAM, Chs. 12-14 Analysis Sheets
    February 3 - February 9
    TKAM: Primary Source Analysis
    Socratic Seminar Preparation Questions
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 11
    February 10 - February 16
    TKAM: Exploring the Trial & Chs. 24-26 Activity Sheets
    February 17 - February 23
    TKAM: MLA Analysis-Argumentative Essay Rough Draft
    TKAM: Cross-Genre Analysis (Poetry & Fiction)
    Socratic Seminar: TKAM
    February 24 - March 2
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 12
    MLA TKAM Essay: Peer Editing via Parlay
    March 3 - March 8
    TKAM MLA Essay: Final Draft
    March 10 - March 16
    Bearing Witness: Elie Wiesel and Night - Video and Response
    AJC Article Analysis: "5 of Kanye West’s Antisemitic Remarks, Explained"
    Elie Wiesel Timeline through "German Forces Surrender" Response
    March 17 - March 23
    Night - Ch. 1 Digital Annotations
    Night Pre-Reading: Ethical Dilemmas
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 13
    March 24 - March 30
    Night: Text-to-World Connections - Faith and Gov't Conspiracies
    Night - Ch. 2 (and, if necessary, some of 3) Digital Annotations
    "The Problem of Evil - The Trolley Problem" Watch & Respond
    March 31 - April 6
    MAP Testing Prep: Analyzing Informational, Argumentative and Literary texts
    April 14 - April 20
    Night Comprehension Qs - Chs. 4 & 5
    'Auschwitz Article' Analysis
    Night, Ch. 5 - Quote Analysis (on paper)
    April 21 - April 27
    Night, Gallery Walk - Chs. 8, 9, Nobel Speech
    April 28 - May 4
    Julius Caesar + Romeo & Juliet: "What's in a name?"
    Julius Caesar Intro. Video Response
    DGP/Vocabulary Acquisition Quiz 14
    Night - Hardship Journal (Unit Final Assignment)
    May 5 - May 11
    Julius Caesar Prompt Response: Tragedy, Betrayal, Conspiracy
    An American Brutus: Lincoln & Caesar, Booth and Brutus
    May 12 - May 18
    ELA '24-'25: Exit Ticket Journal Reflection
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