English 1, Fall 2014 (8/6/14-12/19/14)
Themes Essential Questions Literature Links
EQ & SEL
What is EQ/SEL? Why is it important?
• Research models
• Non-fiction articles
Short Stories & Literary Elements
Why do we tell stories?
• A variety of classic and contemporary short stories
• *The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
• Related non-fiction
English / Social Studies Connection
What lessons - explicit and implicit – are embedded in this novel?
• *Between Shades of Gray (Ruta Sepetys)
Epic Heroes
Are epic heroes brave, smart, or lucky?
• Excerpts from Mythology
• Related non-fiction.
Poetry
How does poetry reveal what we might not otherwise recognize?
• Classic and contemporary poetry
• Poetry Out Loud national scholarship competition
Independent Reading
What lessons - explicit and implicit – are embedded in this text?
• *A school appropriate student-selected book, fiction or non-fiction, of at least 125 pages
*Books must be purchased by students - see "Things to Bring / Purchase" page
Themes Essential Questions Literature Links
EQ & SEL
What is EQ/SEL? Why is it important?
• Research models
• Non-fiction articles
Short Stories & Literary Elements
Why do we tell stories?
• A variety of classic and contemporary short stories
• *The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
• Related non-fiction
English / Social Studies Connection
What lessons - explicit and implicit – are embedded in this novel?
• *Between Shades of Gray (Ruta Sepetys)
Epic Heroes
Are epic heroes brave, smart, or lucky?
• Excerpts from Mythology
• Related non-fiction.
Poetry
How does poetry reveal what we might not otherwise recognize?
• Classic and contemporary poetry
• Poetry Out Loud national scholarship competition
Independent Reading
What lessons - explicit and implicit – are embedded in this text?
• *A school appropriate student-selected book, fiction or non-fiction, of at least 125 pages
*Books must be purchased by students - see "Things to Bring / Purchase" page