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Language Arts 1 Mrs. Deller
Introduction to High School Reading
and Writing• Informational Text
• Timed Writing
• Reading Strategies
• Exploring the genres of writing
• Reading Apprenticeship • Sustained Silent Reading• Talking to the Text
Sustained Silent Reading (SSR+)
Two novels of your choice
In-class reading time (at least twice a week)
Reflections/Metacognitive Logs/Individual responses to a variety of writing prompts
Group discussions of novels
Final book project on your novels
3 EssaysReflective/Narrative
On a personal life event
PersuasiveAfter having read The Odyssey
ArgumentativeBiographical Analysis/Annotated Bibliography
Main TextsShort Story Unit
“The Most Dangerous Game”“The Birds”“Casey at the Bat”
The Odyssey (epic poem by Homer)
Literary Non-Fiction“A White House Diary”“I Have a Dream”
Classroom Blog:
http://iblog.dearbornschools.org/deller