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      READING

      WRITING

      UNIT 1 

      Maintaining an Independent Reading Life 

      Launching Writer’s Notebooks & Independent Writing 

      UNIT 2

      Literary Nonfiction

      Writing Memoir

      UNIT 3 

      Nonfiction Shared Choice Reading Tapping the Power of Nonfiction 

      Position Papers: Research 

      UNIT 4

      Critical Literacy: Unlocking Contemporary Fiction- Book Clubs

      The Literary Essay: Analyzing Craft & Theme 

      UNIT 5

      Approaching the Classics Through Close Reading, Drama & Performance

      Argument Writing

      UNIT 6

      Dystopian Book Clubs 

      Fantasy: Writing Within Literary Traditions 

      UNIT 7

      Poetry: Immersion & Innovation 

      Poetry: The Art of Writing Lyrics 

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      READING

      WRITING

      UNIT 1 

      Maintaining an Independent Reading Life 

      Launching Writer’s Notebooks & Independent Writing