About This Lesson
Distance Learning Summer School: A 30 Day Unit for English I (Ninth Grade)
Week 1: All About You
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Getting to Know You 
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My Life Is a Song 
Week 2: To Be Young
Close Reading
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Big Joe’s Funeral 
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Research: Difficulty of being a Teen 
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Writing: One Paragraph Summaries/Connections to reading 
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"The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber": Evidence-Based Claims 
Week 3: Friendship
Seven Habits of an Effective Reader
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Of Mice and Men 
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Research: Friendship 
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Writing: Multi-paragraph response to literature - 
Effective Body Paragraph Writing (TEAL) 
 
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Week 4: Friendship
Seven Habits of an Effective Reader
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Of Mice and Men 
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Research: Friendship 
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Writing: Multi-paragraph response to literature - 
Effective Body Paragraph Writing (TEAL) 
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Effective Conclusion Writing 
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Effective Introduction Writing - 
Thesis Statement 
 
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Week 5: Individuals vs The Collective
Seven Habits of an Effective Reader (continued)
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Anthem by Ayn Rand 
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Writing: Short Essay Responses 
Week 6: Biography and Memoir
Effective Writing
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DL Unit One 
 
 
 
 
 
 
               
 
 
 
 
 
