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Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman
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Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi (graphic novel)
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Define “Normal” by Julie-Anne Peters
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Forged by Fire by Sharon Draper
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
October Sky by Homer Hickam (Challenge)
One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Challenge)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Challenge)
Essential Questions: What does it mean to
overcome adversity? What does it take to
overcome adversity? How do we overcome
adversity in our own lives?
Enduring Understandings: It takes
perseverance, belief in oneself, and a
positive attitude to overcome adversity.
There are many different ways in which
people face and overcome adversity. It is
difficult to overcome adversity without the
help and support of others.
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Novel Titles Used:
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran
Foer (Challenge)
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
Godless by Pete Hautman
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (Challenge)
Numbering All the Bones by Ann Rinaldi
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Challenge)
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Challenge)
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles
Essential Question: Are we governed by
fate, free-will, or a greater power?
Enduring Understandings: Literature
provokes a discussion of fate and/or the
consequences of choice. How an author
tells a story affects the impact of the telling.
Valid judgments are text supported.
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Novel Titles Used:
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (Challenge)
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Challenge)
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Challenge)
Essential Questions: What does it
mean to be disempowered? Do the
empowered have a responsibility to the
oppressed and the disempowered?
Enduring Understandings: Our self
image impacts how we treat others.
Our sense of self is influenced by
relationships, conflicts, and
experiences.
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RTI MODEL: http://goo.gl/Dwbg4
PARENT LETTER: http://goo.
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NOVEL STUDY PROJECT: http://goo.
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BLOGGING: http://goo.gl/G140w
TECHNOLOGY BLOGS: http://goo.
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