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Literature Formats and Models: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Middle School[/flag]

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COMPOSITION FORMS, MODELS, AND GENERAL EXAMPLES

• MLA Format
• Literary Analysis
• Interactive Essay Map
• Self-Evaluation
• Author Profile Instruction Packet
• Bibliography Help
• In Text Citations

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Below you will find rubrics for the types of essays that will be assigned throughout the school year.

Across Five Aprils:

Five Paragraph Essay Rubric

My Brother’s Shadow

Research Project Rubric

Diary of Anne Frank

Narrative Essay Rubric

Wrinkle in Time

Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric

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Literature Resources: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Middle School[/flag]

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General Poetry Resources:

Poetry Analysis Packet

Edgar Allan Poe

• Edgar Allen Poe Biography
• Edgar Allen Poe Timeline
• Edgar Allan Poe Museum-Student Section
• “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe

Lewis Carroll 

• Lewis Carroll Biography
• Timeline of Lewis Carroll’s Life
• “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll
• “The Lobster Quadrille” by Lewis Carroll

Robert Frost

• Robert Frost Biography
• The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
• Choose Something Like a Star by Robert Frost

Shel Silverstein 

• Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too by Shel Silverstein (appears on page 2)
• Picture Puzzle Piece by Shel Silverstein

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[tab_title]Across Five Aprils[/tab_title]

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Below you will find the resources necessary to complete the work for units 5-9 of the curriculum.

Irene Hunt Biography

• Character Chart for Unit 5
• Thesis Statement Practice Sheet Unit 5
• Essay Man
• Topic Sentence Practice Sheet
• Editing Checklist Unit 7
• Transitions

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[tab_title]Peter Pan[/tab_title]

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Below you will find the resources necessary to complete the work for Units 10-14 of the curriculum:

J.M. Barrie Biography

• Character Worksheet – Use this to help you define the characters that inhabit your Neverland.
• Neverland Project Rubric

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[tab_title]My Brother’s Shadow[/tab_title]

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Below you will find the resources necessary to complete the work for Units 15-18 of the curriculum:

Monika Schroeder Biography

• My Brother’s Shadow: Study Guide
• Monika Schroeder Writing Background : This article focuses on another book by Schroeder, but the themes she discusses are an important part of her journey as a writer.
• How to write in text citations
• How to write a bibliography

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[tab_title]Diary of Anne Frank[/tab_title]

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• Study Guide for Diary of Anne Frank – The study questions and vocabulary words in this unit have been taken from this study guide.
• Ann Frank Museum Online

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[tab_title]A Wrinkle in Time[/tab_title]

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• A Wrinkle in Time Study Guide – Glencoe Resource
• Compare and Contrast Essay Notes – This resource teaches several ways in which a student can organize their thoughts for a compare/contrast essay. It is a good resource for parents/teachers who would like different ideas on how to teach the essay.

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