FULL YEAR of Literature Bundle | 4 NOVEL UNIT PLANS, Complete Curriculum

Year Long Unit | Literature Unit Bundle | The Handmaid's Tale, A Raisin in the Sun, Flight, Copper Sun.

This bundle includes my top four novel study units. These are my student favorites all in one place. Everything is included for you to post the lessons directly each day. Every document is fully editable, so you can also add or remove segments of the lesson. There are a few ways to use this bundle:

1) Whole class read: Read each book together

If you read one book at a time, this will be a full year of lessons. Just post one lesson at a time to your online learning platform. Easy.

2) Differentiated reading groups: Assign the right book to the right student

Students can either choose or be assigned a book to read based on subject matter or reading level. You can have three different reading groups happening at once. Because I use the exact same lesson format and structure in each unit, assigning a variety of books at once becomes manageable.

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I use an engaging, easy-to-use lesson structure that is the same across all four units.

Lesson Plan Structure  <--- Click for a free sample

1. Pre-reading journal to connect to that day's reading on a personal level
2. Chapters divided into 30 min reading chunks
3. Comprehension questions (short answer)
4. Online review quiz game (multiple choice (Kahoot), self-grading, all links included)
5. Visual and supplemental resources to enhance understanding
6. Exit ticket or closing activity

**Ongoing formative assessments and end-of-unit assessment

***All rubrics included

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THE BOOKS

The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

Use the hit Hulu series and hot topic current events to teach this feminist, dystopian classic. This unit includes every single thing you need to teach this terrifying, captivating and mind blowing book.

Copper Sun, by Sharon Draper

Few first person narrative style novels are as powerful as this story about 15 year old Amari, stolen from her village and sold into slavery in America. Draper gives an unflinching, historically accurate account of the atrocities young women like Amari faced during the transatlantic slave trade in the 1700s. This unit includes optional history resources as well.

Flight, by Sherman Alexie

In this book, we meet 15 year old “Zits” (as he calls himself), who has been traumatized and passed through the foster care system for so long, he easily becomes prey for a boy who wants to pull him into a terrible crime. But just at the moment of the dirty deed, the magical realism in the book kicks in and Zits begins one of many “flights” to different time periods. He learns about his Indian roots, his own tragic family history and also has experiences that teach him about what it means to be human, to get un-lonely and to be lovable. This unit includes optional history resources as well.

"A Raisin in the Sun", by Lorraine Hansberry

A “Raisin in the Sun” is a story that rises and crescendos into one of the most powerful and yet understated climaxes in all of playwriting. It's the story of the Younger family and their struggle to achieve the American Dream even as they are blocked at every turn by the deeply engrained racial issues of the day. In this unit, students explore the themes and characters through personal connection, performance and written reflection.

Included:

• over 150 pages of lessons and materials
• Links to read the books online for free
• Lesson plans in Google Doc format (ready to post to Google Classroom, Office 365, Microsoft Teams or any other online learning platform)
• All formative and final assessments with rubrics

Bonus: Reading Reflection for ANY Book

I often use this alternate assignment for students who have missed large sections of class, so I'm including it for free as a tool to help you keep kids on track who may be absent due to illness.

Contact me with any questions!

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