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Reading Ages 11-12

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1MONTH 1
AIMS:
1. Develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material
independently.
2. Understand increasingly challenging texts.
TARGET:
* 1. Reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction.
* 2. Checking their understanding to make sure that what they have read makes sense.
RESOURCES: Choose one of the following texts
Text #1: Lord of the Flies 
Text #2: The Giver
(FRONTLOAD): Click on the link of the book you chose to read to open it.
(TASK): After reading the book, choose 1 question per chapter/part to answer.
The Lord of the Flies: Guide questions
The Giver: Guide questions
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MONTH 2
AIMS: Read critically
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TARGET: Studying setting, plot, and characterization, and the effects of these.
RESOURCES: Choose one of the following texts
Text #1: Lord of the Flies ​
Text #2: The Giver
 After reading the whole book complete the following tasks.

1. Describe the setting of the book.
2. Create a mind map to show the plot of the book, Use the following video if you don’t know what a mind map is. Video
3. Compare and contrast 2 main characters using a Venn Diagram.

MONTH 3
AIMS: Understand increasingly challenging texts.
TARGET:
* 1. Reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including in particular whole books, short stories, poems and plays with a wide coverage of genres, historical periods, forms and authors. The range will include high-quality works.
* 2. Making Inferences and referring to evidence in the text.
RESOURCES:
Read: Frankenstein
(FRONTLOAD): Open the novel.
(TASK): Read the novel and after every act create an Inferring chart. Use the examples below as references.
Inferring examples: example 1 example 2 example 3
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MONTH 4
AIMS: Read critically
TARGET:
* 3. Understanding how the work of dramatists is communicated effectively through performance and how alternative staging allows for different interpretations of a play.
RESOURCES:
Video: Young Frankenstein - Malibu High School
(FRONTLOAD): Open the video and watch the play.
(TASK): After watching the play and having read the book.
1. Compare and contrast both of them using a Venn Diagram.
2. Questions
  • What new perspectives did you gain after watching the play?
  • How did watching the play help you understand the story more in depth?

MONTH 5
AIMS:
* 1.Understand increasingly challenging texts.
* 3.Read critically
TARGET: Recognising a range of poetic conventions and understanding how these have been used
RESOURCES: Poetry: Edgar Alan Poe


  1. Read The Raven poem from this page.
  2. briefly summarize the following elements:

    • Plot: Give a brief summary of the piece.
    • Setting: Describe the setting. What words or phrases help paint the picture?
    • Characters: How does Poe portray the characters?
    • Perspective: Who is the narrator? Describe this person's feelings. Is it written in third or first person? How does this affect the piece?
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MONTH 6
AIMS:
*Understand increasingly challenging texts.
TARGET:
Learning new vocabulary, relating it explicitly to known vocabulary and understanding it with the help of context and dictionaries.
RESOURCES:  Edgar Alan Poe
(FRONTLOAD): Open the link to go to Poe’s poems.
(TASK):
1. Choose three of the poems and make a list of all the new words you can find.
2. Choose 3 of the words and write 3 poems inspired by these words.
3. Use the following examples to help you with ideas on how to write poetry.
How to write a poem  
Types of Poems  
How to write Poetry

MONTH 7
AIMS: Develop a love of Reading
TARGET: Knowing how language, including figurative language, vocabulary choice, grammar, text structure and organisational features, presents meaning
RESOURCES: Text: Huckleberry Finn
(FRONTLOAD): Click on the link below to answer the questions.
(TASK): Answer the quiz questions:
Questions
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MONTH 8
Watch this video
Analyze Huckleberry Finn by commenting on each of the elements from the video within the story. ​

MONTH 9
AIMS: Read critically
TARGET: Reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, will include high-quality works.
RESOURCES: Non-Fiction Books: The Diary of a Young Girl
 Click on the link below to answer the questions.
 Answer 10 of the 13 questions.
Study Guide
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MONTH 10
Read the Diary of  a Young Girl summary from this website:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/annefrank/
Answer these questions:
  • Who do you think this novel was written for? (audience)
  • What was happening in German at the time it was written? (context)
  • Why do you think this story was written? (purpose)

MONTH 11
Watch this video
Analyze Diary of a Young Girl by commenting on each of the elements from the video within the story. ​

MONTH 12
Review any two books you have read.
Create a venn diagram comparing the two books you have read. ​

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