Nonfiction/info text: The American Criminal Justice System;

Students should be analyzing texts for purpose, theme, meaning, and message.

Students should be analyzing texts by making inferences and drawing conclusions.

Novel options: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; To Be a Slave; Kiterunner; A Raisin in the Sun; Things Fall Apart

Students should be analyzing texts for the elements of plot and character development.

Students should be engaged in the writing of analytical quick writes in response to reading. Teachers and students should be evaluating writing based on the various domains so that students can apply the necessary skills to enhance their writing.