English with Mrs. Foley

IFL Unit Literary Analysis: Identity and Theme

• TEXT 1: “The Southpaw” by Judith Viorst
• TEXT 2: “maggie and milly and molly and may” by e.e. cummings
• TEXT 3: “What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?” by Avi
• TEXT 4: “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros

Related Read Aloud: Missing May

Social Action Fiction Unit - Narrative Writing
What is social injustice? What is activism? How can I provoke change in society? What do writers do to tell an effective story that engages and inspires readers to strive for change? 

• Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting (Homelessness/Poverty)
• The Water Princess by Georgie Badiel and Susan Verde (Clean Water)
• ​The Jacket by Andrew Clements (Racial tensions, Bigotry, Stereotypes)
• Homelessness/Poverty Article
• Clean Water (video)
• Racial Tension/Bigotry/Stereotypes Article
• Song: ​ Where is the Love? By the Black Eyed Peas (2003) ​
• Flocabulary video: Quotation Marks
• Flocabulary video: Plot Elements

​Informational - Argumentative Unit

​Informational - Explanatory Unit

Social Studies
Ancient Civilizations

Geography (Unit continued throughout the year)

Early Stone Age

Neolithic Age 
      Argument Writing: Was the Development of Agriculture Good For Humans?

River Valley Civilizations

​Comparing World Religions 

Comparing Classical Civilizations

The Mediterranean World
                 Feudalism, Byzantine empire, Spread of Islam, The Crusades

Interactions Across the Eastern Hemisphere
                  Trade Routes/Silk Roads, The Mongol Empire,
                  Complex Societies,  The Black Plague

Science

Astronomy
Rock Cycle
Natural Disasters

Math with Mrs. Foley

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