Topic outline
General
Critical Lenses and Elements of Fiction
with the novel Speak
- This unit is aimed at 9th grade, but can easily be adapted up or down for 8th-10th graders. This unit explores three critical lenses, some intermediate-level elements of fiction, and works on reading and vocabulary strategies with an eye toward solid comprehension. The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is required.
Topic 1
Before you read
Topic 2
Technology
Topic 3
Elements of Fiction
Topic 4
Comprehension
Topic 5
Vocabulary
Topic 6
Critical Lenses
Topic 7
Assessments