Unit Goal:
Students read literary texts to understand that even in the most fantastical settings, literature can teach us real lessons about life. Students explore the opposition of good vs. evil, the value in courage, adventure, forgiveness, and honesty. They begin to consider how authors convince readers to believe the impossible and discuss the history and use of special effects in movies to begin to see how imagination and creativity can inspire story-telling. Students express their understanding of narrative point of view and the features of the fantasy genre by considering the stories from another perspective.
Texts:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
"Adventures of Isabel" by Ogden Nash https://youtu.be/iCOErYzhIVo
Excerpt from "The Robin Who Showed the Way" from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Chapters 1 & 12) 
Skills:
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Comparing/Contrasting
Theme
Summarizing
Characterization
Analyzing Poetry
Symbolism
Point-of-View
Context Clues
Sensory Details
Narrative Writing
Assessments:
Comprehension Cold Read Tests - EVERY Wednesday
Essay Writing - one each 9 weeks
Group/Class Participation - 100 point grade each 9 weeks
Extra Credit Points: Maximum 25 points earned for every AR point earned and/or every score of a 100 on Digital Readworks passages.
