Nonfiction

 Syllabus

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Schedule for First Quarter

UNIT: NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS

Watch "Elements of Nonfiction"

Essays:

"Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie

"Biography"

"I Hated Tonto"

Read: The Way to Rainy Mountain 

Evaluation:  Discourse Rainy Mountain 

LIT CIRCLES WITH MULTICULTURAL WRITERS

Evaluation:  Annotated Review

Reflective Journal

Independent Books

Second Quarter

Partner Books:            

Evaluation:  Annotated Bibliography

Read: In Cold Blood

    Discussion Questions

    Part I Quiz

Part 2 Powerpoint

Capital Punishment essay

Watch: Capote

Capote essay

Independent Books

 

WATCH:

The Pursuit of Happyness

Read:

"Everything I needed to know I learned in Kindergarten"

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