V for Vendetta Unit

Students are guided through reading and analysis of literary elements for each section of the graphic novel, with formative assessments for each. Students are asked to write a final essay utilizing evidence from the text as a summative asessment. All...

The Word for World is Forest Unit

Students are guided through reading and analysis of literary elements for each chapter of the novel, participate in discussions using evidence from the text, and are asked to research and then write about a corollary from our world and society as it...

To Kill a Mockingbird Unit

Students are guided through reading and analysis of literary elements for each chapter of the novel and a Socratic Seminar on the themes of the novel acts as a summative assessment. All materials to guide students through activities and learning via...

The Things They Carried Unit

Students are guided through reading and analysis of literary elements for the novel using evidence. Corollary texts are included to compare and augment the literature, as well as an analysis of the song Lemon Tree, as it is highlighted in the text. A...

A Modern Scarlet Letter

Students are guided through reading a few chapters of the Scarlet Letter in order to become familiar with romantic literary elements and style. Formative assessment focuses on these elements in the novel. Students are then split up into groups or alone,...

The Scarlet Ibis Unit

Students are guided through reading and analysis of literary elements for The Scarlet Ibis. Formative assessments for each section of reading reinforce literary elments through evidence citation. Students are then asked to watch Simon Birch and analyze...