Unit Calendar:



Unit Calendar:

Week One Goal: Introduction and Beginning Persepolis

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|Introduction to the unit. |Introduction to Persepolis |Discussion about reading. |Reading strategy day |Film clip/ |

|Background information |with presentation of the |Practice quiz (not for a |pages (40-79) |Watch some of the |

| |movie trailer. NPR Islamic |grade) | |Persepolis movie. Up to |

| |Rev. clip. | | |where we have read in the |

| |Assign pages (1-39) for HW | | |text |

| | | | |Assign writting assignment |

Week Two Goal: Finish reading Persepolis

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|(Writing assignment due in |In-class reading day,|(118-153) Discuss end of | Good idea for a lesson |Finish lesson and do |

|class) |activity? |novel. Other NPR clip(s) to |plan, something fun |presentations |

|(Val) |(80-117) |frame discussion. | | |

|Tableaux lesson plan (Ryan) | |Assign reflection assignment | | |

| | |to be due Monday (artifact | | |

| | |included)   | | |

Week Three Goal: Begin to read The Kite Runner

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|Finish film. Assign |Reflection due today. |Sample Quiz over Chapters 1-3.|Burke Reading Strategy |Writing Paragraphs (activity)|

|reflection to compare and|Introduce Kite Runner | |Day | |

|contrast novel and film. |Guided reading questions for| | |LESSON PLAN A (VAL) Assign a |

|Due tomorrow. |quiz tomorrow... | | |question for reflective |

| | | | |assignment |

Week Four Goal: Continue to read The Kite Runner

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|Reflection assignment due |Reading Day |Quiz on Chapters 4-7 |Burke Reading Strategy Day| Arabian Nights short |

|Lesson Plan A on vocab | |Discuss Chapters 1-7 |Assign reflection due |story reading strategy|

| | |(distribute a copy of “Merchant |Monday | |

| | |and the Genie” from Arabian | | |

| | |Nights | | |

Week Five Goal: Continue to read The Kite Runner

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|(Writing Assignment due in |Reading Day |Quiz day |Burke Reading Strategy |Jeopardy! Assign writing |

|class) | |Discuss (74-142) |Day |reflection due Monday. |

| | | | |VAL |

Week Six Goal: Continue reading The Kite Runner

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|(Writing Assignment due in |Reading Day |Quiz day |Burke Reading Strategy |Discussion of Islam and |

|class) | |Discuss (143- 189) |Day |Koran excerpts lesson plan |

|Islam lesson plan (Ryan) | | | |(Ryan) Assign writing |

| | | | |reflection due Monday |

Week Seven Goal: Continue The Kite Runner

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|(Writing Assignment due in |Reading Day |Quiz Day Discuss (190-272) |Burke Reading Strategy |Analyzing Racism and Racial |

|class) Racism and stereotypes| | |Day |Stereotypes of Middle East in |

|lesson plan | | | |Aladdin (Shannon) Assign |

| | | | |reflection due Monday |

Week Eight Goal: Finish The Kite Runner

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|(Writing Assignment due in |Reading Day |Quiz Day Discuss (273-371) |9/11 Lesson Plan A |30 days as a Muslim |

|class) | | |Continued |filming Assign |

|9/11 Lesson Plan A | | | |reflection due Monday. |

Week Nine Goal: Projects and Conclusions

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|(Writing Assignment due in |Test Prep lesson plan |Test Prep |Essay Exam |Finish “Kite Runner” |

|class) |(include exam prompts) | | |film. |

|Show “Kite Runner” film. | | | | |

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