January 5-6: Review expectations and procedures, set goals

Week 1:  Paired Passage Study: Fiction, Non-Fiction

Week 2:  Poetry Study: Comprehension and Vocabulary

Week 3:  Poetry Study: Genre Features  

Week 4:  Poetry Study: Writer's Workshop: Tone/Mood, Voice, POV, Author's Purpose

Week 5:  Drama Study: Genre Features, Letter Writing       

Week 6:  Drama Study: Comprehension, Plot Elements          

Week 7:  Argument Study: Comprehension and Vocabulary  

Week 8:  Argument Study: Genre Features, Debate   

Week 9:  Arguement Study: Writer's Workshop: Organization, Rhetorical Devices     

*Note: Grammar and editing will be integrated daily with a specific lesson and focus.