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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.

Outcomes NotYet MeetsStandards ExceedsStandards

Conclude Studentwrites
inconsistent,
surfacelevelnotes.
Studentwritesgeneral
notes.
Studentwrites
outstandingnotesthat
showstudentis
synthesizingthetext
effectively.
Plan Studentdoesnotsubmit
workontime.
Studentsubmitswork
ontimeormakesupthe
workiflate(within2
days).
Studentsubmitswork
ontimewithno
inconsistencies.