ENGLISH I
UNIT 1
* What does social status play in limiting dreams?
* How do socail status and wealth effect happiness?
* How is class defined beyond economic status?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Nothing Gold Can Stay - Robert Frost
We Real Cool - Gwendolyn Brooks
Poe's Death Theories non-fiction article
Youth Gangs - non-fiction article
The Caste System - non-ficition article
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS:
Great Expectatios - Charles Dickens
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin
The Necklace - Guy de Maupassant
The Lady and the Tiger - Frank R. Stockton
The Most Dangerous Game - Richard Connell
READING OPTIONS:
Unit 1 Resources:
Nothing Gold Can Stay: Socratic Seminar Lesson
Read Write Think Resources for We Real Cool
Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
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UNIT 2
* Are we governed/guided by fate, free will, a greater power, or do we fall somewhere on the spectum between?
* What is the meaning of life and does that shape our beliefs regarding death?
* What "real life" issues silence teens, and how can we break the silence?
* What are the effects of being silenced and isolated?
* Why is communication with family and friends so important in our lives?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
READING OPTIONS:
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS:
A Long Overdue Encore - Barry Hillenbrand
Romeo & Juliet in Bosnia - Bob Herbert
The Visual Artistry of Romeo and Juliet - James Black
Romeo and Juliet are Palestinian and Jewish - Carol Rosenberg
Unit 2 Resources:
Unit 3
* How do we form and shape our identities?
* In a culture where we are bombarded with images of "what we should be", how does one form an identity that remains true and authentic for herself/himself?
* What turning points determine our individutla pathways to adulthood?
* In a culture where we are bombarded with other people trying to define us, how do we make decisions for ourselves?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
READING OPTIONS:
October Sky - Homer Hickman
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part TIme Indian - Sherman ALeie
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS:
1972 Andes Flight Disaster - nonfiction article commonlit.org
Rebellion with a Cause: Rebellion in Adolescence - nonfiction commonlit.org
It All Started with Sputnik - Robert D. Launius Space Magazine