UNIT 2

TOPICS/THEMES

Topic/Theme Intro
Theme/Topic Practice

Thematic Collage

Theme and Topic Rubric
Wife with The Velvet Ribbon Topic/Theme Activity

OTHELLO
Othello Intro Activities

Summaries

Othello Topic Tracker / Theme Activity

Othello: Full Text
Othello Soliloquies + Soliloquy Analysis

Movie Permission Form

INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT

Independent Reading Book Analysis Worksheet
Common Topics

Book Selection Presentation + Book Selection Brochure
Dates
 Book selected: 11/4-5;
Three (3) Topics picked/ 1/2 book finished: 11/15
3/4 book finished: 11/22
Whole novel completed: 12/6 [assessment]

SHORT STORIES and NON-FICTION ARTICLE

Topic-Theme Organizer
Theme Rubric

African American Experience [non-fiction]

Growing Up Black in a White Suburb by Brian Crooks
Growing Up Black in a White Suburb Analysis
Growing Up Black Discussion Reflection\

African Folk Tales
Why People Do Not Live Again After Death
The Night Beauty
The Man Who Took a Water Mother for a Bride
The Story of the Cannibal Mother and Her Children
The Oranges
The Filial Son
Anansi Takes a Ride
Anansi and the Turtle
Anansi Falls into a Trap
How Wisdom Came Into the World
Adzanumee and Her Mother
Things Fall Apart -- The Final Chapter + Things Fall Apart Context

Modern African Stories 

Apollo by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  + Apollo Analysis

How Do You Feel About It by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichei 

Legal Alien by Rutangye Crystal Butungi + Legal Alien Analysis

PROJECT GREENLIGHT
Activity Packet
Green, Yellow, and Red Lights

ESSAY
Essay Organizer
Rubric
Style Rules
Non-Fiction Article Evidence Sheet
Sample Theme Statements
Topics - Similarities and Differences
Synthesis Essay Discussion

REVISION
REQUIRED: STEP ONE
REQUIRED: STEP TWO

LANGUAGE
Mini-Lessons
Cheat Sheet
Practice
Murder Mystery Practice
Relay Race
More Practice