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7thGradeHumanities
BowYoung/Marlena
Unit:IndependentReading
EnduringUnderstanding/OverarchingObjective:
Literaturehasthepowertoshedlightonthedepthsofhumanityandtochallengereaderstoread,think,
writecriticallyabouttheirreading.Theprocessofreadingisntalinearprocess,andskilledreadersknow
howtochoosechallengingbooks,struggleeffectivelywiththetextandideas,andselfreflectastheyread
theirbooks.Readingisawayforustojourneyintodifferentreadingworlds,andtoknowhowwe
navigatethroughthesedifferentspheresiscriticaltobecomedisciplined,selfawareandgoalsetting
readers.
Forthisunit,wewillbeestablishingproductiveandeffectivereadinghabitsforyoutodevelopthroughout
thisyearandbeyond.
Eachnightyouareexpectedtoreadminimumof30pagesofyourindependentreadingbookandwrite
thoughts,notes,questionsthatyouhaveaboutyourreading.Youwillcometoclasspreparedwithyour
notestosharewithyoureadingbuddy.Withyourreadingbuddy,youwilldiscusswhatfromyourreading
wasconfusingandcomplex,andhelpeachotherbecomebetterreaders.
IwillcollectyourhomeworktwiceaweekandwillgradeyouontheConcludeandPlanoutcomes.