Literature
Potential novels we might read this year:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Crispin by Avi
Downsiders by Neal Shusterman
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
As well as several non-fiction articles and texts related to the novels we will be reading in class and our science and history curriculum.
*Subject to change
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Crispin by Avi
Downsiders by Neal Shusterman
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
As well as several non-fiction articles and texts related to the novels we will be reading in class and our science and history curriculum.
*Subject to change
Writing
Unit 1: Argumentative Writing
Unit 2: Informative / Explanatory Writing
Unit 3: Narrative & Creative Writing
Unit 2: Informative / Explanatory Writing
Unit 3: Narrative & Creative Writing
Grammar
For grammar, we are using the resource of noredink.com
Vocabulary
This year we will be continuing to learn our Latin and Greek roots as well as prefixes and suffixes.