Module 1: Myths: Just Not Long Ago
Module Focus: Becoming a close reader and writing to learn
Book (s) read for the Module: The Lightning Thief
Description: Students study the purposes and elements of mythology. Students read Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief with a focus on the archetypal hero’s journey and close reading of the many mythical allusions. They also read complex informational texts about the elements of mythology.
Vocabulary: All definitions can be found in the Reading Vocabulary Notebook
gist, prophecy, dread, fate, stunning, hallucinations, delinquent, irritable, conjugate, solstice, dyslexic, resent, theme, talons, snooty, central idea, imprisoned, expelled, contaminate, reeked, quest, primitive, archery, pursue, excerpt
**Please make sure that you have done the required reading and any articles in your reading folder. Bring your reading folder and books for this Module with you for the Exam.
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Module 2: Rules to Live By
Module Focus: Working with Evidence
Book(s) read for the Module: Bud Not Buddy
Description: What are “rules to live by”? How do people formulate and use “rules” to improve their lives? How do people communicate these “rules” to others? In this module, students considered these questions as they read the novel Bud, Not Buddy, Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement address at Stanford University, “If” by Rudyard Kipling, and informational research texts.
During this module, students launch their study of Bud, Not Buddy, establishing a set of routines for thinking, writing, and talking about Bud’s rules to live by. They read the novel closely for its figurative language and word choice, analyzing how these affect the tone and meaning of the text.
Vocabulary: All definitions can be found in the Reading Vocabulary Notebook
narrator, protagonist, orphaned, vagrant, simile, metaphor, survive, thrive, tortured, revenge, vermin, slug, commencement, relented, naively, calligraphy, serif, inference, typography, karma, evidence, figurative language, tone, Depression, meaning
**Please make sure that you have done the required reading and any articles in your reading folder. Bring your reading folder and books for this Module with you for the Exam.
