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Class Expectations
Work to your potential
Solve problems
Actively listen to anyone who is speaking
Collaborate with others respectfully
Units of Study
Unit 1 (History)
Chapters 10 – 12: Rome, Early Christianity, Byzantine Empire, Islam
Themes: power, women’s roles, trade, ideas, education
Unit 1 (English)
Novel: Bronze Bow
Emphasis: vocabulary strategies (context, Greek and Latin roots, reference), CER, topic and concluding sentences, theses
Unit 2 (History)
Chapters 14 – 15: Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties, Mongols, Medieval Japan
Themes: meritocracy, alternate social structures, innovation, trade, ideas
Unit 2 (English)
Novel: Choice
Emphasis: expository essay, parenthetical phrases, active voice, parts of speech
Unit 3 (History)
Chapters 12 – 13, 17 – 18: Feudal Europe, African Kingdoms, Islamic Empires, Crusades, Black Death
Themes: wealth, slavery, religious intolerance, medicine, warfare
Unit 3 (English)
Novel: The Pearl
Emphasis: narrative writing, dialogue, points of view
Unit 4 (History)
Chapters 1 – 2 Washington’s Beginning through Statehood
Unit 4 (English)
Novel: Choice
Emphasis: summaries, themes, expository essay
Unit 5 (History)
Chapters 3 – 4 Growth, Immigration, Reform
Unit 5 (English)
Novel: Hotel on Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Emphasis: book v. film in literature, compare and contrast essay
Unit 6 (History)
Chapters 5 – 6 Great Depression, WWII, Modern Washington
Unit 6 (English)
Novel: The Color of My Words
Emphasis: narrative writing, character development, poetry
