Desert Homeschoolers

UNIT 1 Genre Focus: AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHY

          Week One: Read "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings" pg.5
                 & "ICE" pg.18
                 Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.28 

           Week Two: Read "On Top of the World" pg.32
                 Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.36
                Read "The Tell-Tale Heart" pg.46
                 Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.52

           Week Three: Read "The Book of Rock Stars" pg.56
                  Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.60
                 Read "The March of the Mill Children" pg.66
                  Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.74

            Week Four: Read "Filling Out the Application" pg.78
                   & "Exploring Careers" pg.86
                   Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.90

            Week Five: Read "Akiko in the Forbidden Foothills of Gozmature" pg.100
                   Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.104
                  Read "Being Japanese American" pg.108
                   Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.114
               
             Week Six: Read "A Gift of Laughter" pg.119
                    & "A Family Thing" pg.124
                    Complete:Story Review 1-17 pg.130


 




UNIT 2 Genre Focus: PERSUASIVE WRITING

     Week Seven: Read "Racing the Great Bear" pg.151
                       & "The People Could Fly" pg.164
                    Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.168

     Week Eight: Read "A Father's Daring TREK" pg.172
                      Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.176
                  Read "Paul Revere's Ride" pg.186
                     Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.192

     Week Nine: Read "The Oxcart" pg.196
                      Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.202
                  Read "The Snake Chief" pg.208
                     Complete:Story Review 1-5 pg.216

     Week Ten: Read "Harriet Tubman" pg.220
                      Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.232
                  Read "Icarus and Daedalus" pg.242
                     Complete:Story Review 1-5 pg.246

      Week Eleven: Read "A Dose of Medicine" pg.250
                        Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.254

      Week Twelve: Read "Kamau's Finish" pg.259
                          & "The Bunion Derby" pg.268
                        Complete:Story Review 1-15 pg.274-275







UNIT 3 Genre Focus: INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES

      Week Twelve: Read "A Tremendous TRADE" pg.293
                          & "Out of Balance" pg.300
                        Complete:Story Review 1-14 pg.308

      Week Thirteen: Read "Flowers for Algernon" pg.340
                          Complete:Story Review 1-15 pg.378

      Week Fourteen: Read "Tattoos" pg.390
                          Complete:Story Review 1-6 pg.396
                         Read "Veil of Valor" pg.407
                              & "Zoya's Story" pg.414
                          Complete:Story Review 1-14 pg.418



UNIT 4 Genre Focus: CONNECTING TO THE QUESTION