McDougal Littell Piloting Curric

McDougal Littell Piloting Curriculum for 2007-08

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Unit 9

Unit 1
Reader's Workshop: What Makes a Good Story?	Essential Questions??	Skills
*The School Play*	What Makes a Good Story?	Plot Conflict Setting Inferences Sequencing Author's Purpose Chronological Order
*The Good Deed*	Can First Impressions be Trusted?
*All Summer in a Day*	What if your world Changed?
*Settling in Space*
*Lob's Girl*	How Powerful is Loyalty?
*Great Reads: from Bud, Not Buddy*
*Media Study: from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events*	What makes your heart pound?
*from Woodsong (Non-Fiction)*	Does Nature Demand Respect?
*The Horse Snake, from the Land I Lost*	When is there strength in numbers?
*The Walrus and the Carpenter*	Have you ever been fooled?
*The Prince and the Pauper*	Who would you BE if you could?
Writing Workshop: Short Story

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Reader's Workshop: Analyzing Character and Point of View	Essential Questions??	Skills
Eleven	Is AGE more than a number?	Point of View Characterization Character Visualize Predict
*Ghost of the Lagoon*	What makes a HERO?
*Tuesday of the Other June*	How do you deal with a BULLY?
*President Cleveland, Where are you?*	What would you do for your family?
*Aaron's Gift*	What would you do for your family?
*Media Study: from Smallville*	What is a character's true IDENTITY?
*Role-Playing and Discovery*	What makes a perfect SATURDAY?
*The Red Guards (Non-Fiction)*	What happens when FREEDOM vanishes?
*The Problem with Bullies (Non-Fiction)*
*Life doesn't Frighten Me/ On Turning Ten*	How do we know we're GROWN up?
Writing Workshop: Describing a Person

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Reader's Workshop: Understanding Theme	Essential Questions??	Skills
The Dog of Pompeii	What would you RISK for someone else?	Theme and topic Theme and character Recurring Theme Inferences
*Pompeii and Vesuvius*
*Nadia the Willful*	Can MEMORIES keep the past alive?
*Scout's Honor*	When is a trip and adventure?
*Ant and Grasshopper/The Richer, the Poorer*	Should you LIVE for the present or the future?
Great Reads: from Esperanza Rising
*Words Like Freedom/ Dreams*	How do possibilities become reality?
*Same Song/ Without Commercials*	Can how you LOOK change who you are?
Writing Workshop: Analyzing a Story

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Reader's Workshop: Mood, Tone, and Style	Essential Questions??	Skills
*The All-American Slurp*	Are People More ALIKE or different?	Tone Mood Style Author's Purpose
*The True Story of the Three Little Pigs*	Are there TWO SIDES to every story?
*Jeremiah's Song*	When is a story a TREASURE?
*Great Reads: from Maniac Magee*
*The Jacket*	What builds confidence?
*The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Non-Fiction)*	How strong is PEER PRESSURE?
*Skateboard Science*
*Poem: The Morning Walk/There Is No Word for Goodbye*	When are words not enough?
*The Phantom Tollbooth, Act One*	When is logic not logical?
*Media Study: Artists and Style*	What gives an artist STYLE?
Writing Workshop: Comparison-Contrast Essay

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Reader's Workshop: Appreciating Poetry	Essential Questions??	Skills
*Analysis of Baseball/Alone in the Nets*	Why do we love sports?	Imagery Repetition Rhyme/rhythm Sound Devices Inferences
*Sea-Fever/The Village Blacksmith*	When is your work your life?
*Something Told the Wild Geese/ Change*	What are NATURE'S mysteries?
Message from a Caterpillar/Fog/Two Haiku	How much can one WORD say?
*Windshield Wiper/Night Journey*	How do you SEE the world?
*From A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter*	"
*I'm Nobody! Who are you?/ Is the Moon Tired?/ Mooses*	When do ATTITUDES need adjusting?
*who knows if the moon's/ Two Limericks*	Can language surprise you?
*Good Hotdogs/Ricos Hot Dogs/ Ode to an Artichoke/ Oda a la Alcahofa*	When is FOOD more than fuel?
Writing Workshop: Personal Response to a Poem

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Reader's Workshop: Myths, Legends, and Tales	Essential Questions??	Skills
*The Story of Ceres and Proserpina*	How powerful is love?	Characteristics of traditional stories Cultural values in traditional stories Universal Theme Main Idea Outline
*Apollo's Tree: The Story of Daphne and Apollo/Arachne*	Can PRIDE ever hurt you?
*Spider Webs (Non-Fiction)*
*The Chenoo*	Is FEAR ever fun?
*Damon and Pythias*	What is true FRIENDSHIP?
*Uncle Septimus's Beard*	Why do we exaggerate?
*The Crane Maiden/Aunty Misery*	When is it time to let go?
*Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China/ Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story*	Is goodness always rewarded?
Writing Workshop: Problem-Solution Essay

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Reader's Workshop: Biography and Autobiography	Essential Questions??	Skills
Matthew Henson at the Top of the World	Why attempt the IMPOSSIBLE?	Biography Compare and contrast Synthesize Conclusions Autobiography Main Idea Chronological Order
from Over the Top of the World
from The Story of My Life	Do we have to accept our LIMITS?
Great Reads: Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
from Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini	Can you BELIEVE your eyes?
from Houdini: The Great Escape	How do you UNLOCK a mystery?
In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles / For Gwen 1969	How would you like to be REMEMBERED?
Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative

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Reader's Workshop: Reading for Information Can information be trusted?	Essential Questions??	Skills
SuperCroc	Are MONSTERS real?	Text Features Summarize Main Idea / Details Multiple Sources Argument Evaluate Support Persuasion
Bird Brains	How SMART are animals?
The First Emperor/Digging Up the Past: Discovery and Excavation of Shi Huangdi's Tomb	How can we uncover the PAST?
Media Study: News Reports	What's the FULL news story?
Reader's Workshop: Argument and Persuasion
What Video Games Can Teach Us/ The Violent Side of Video Games	Can a GAME play YOU?
Should Wild Animals be kept as pets?	Can we ever TAME what's wild?
No Thought of Reward	What good comes from GOOD DEED?
Media Study: Persuasive Techniques in Commercials	How do you CAPTURE a customer?
Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay

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Reader's Workshop: The Power of Research	Essential Questions??	Skills
Research Strategies Workshop	How do I answer my QUESTIONS?	Research Strategies Workshop
Begin research process Using the Internet Using the Media Center Selecting Sources Evaluation Sources Gathering your own facts
Writing Workshop: Research Report

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