Units of Study

Middle School Reading, Grades 6-8

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Copyright

2017

Grade(s)

6 - 8

Imprint

Heinemann

Author(s)

Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, Katie Clements

Lucy Calkins and her Teachers College Reading and Writing Project coauthors aim to prepare students for any reading and writing task they will face and to turn kids into life-long, confident readers and writers who display agency and independence. Lucy and her colleagues have drawn on their more than 30 years of research and work in thousands of schools across the country and around the world to develop powerful curriculum resources, instructional methods, and professional learning opportunities to support teachers as they work together and with their students toward these vitally important goals.

In order to provide the greatest flexibility for middle school classrooms, the Units and the Guide for Middle School Reading are all sold separately. You may choose a different sequence based on your school’s curricular needs, but also keep in mind that there is a layering of complexity across the units that you will want to consider as you plan.

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Investigating Characterization: Author-Study Book Clubs with Trade Pack

Literary Nonfiction with Trade Pack

Literary Nonfiction with Trade Pack

A Deep Study of Character with Trade Pack

A Deep Study of Character with Trade Pack

Tapping the Power of Nonfiction with Trade Pack

Tapping the Power of Nonfiction with Trade Pack

Dystopian Book Clubs with Trade Pack

Dystopian Book Clubs with Trade Pack

Historical Fiction Book Clubs with Trade Pack

Historical Fiction Book Clubs with Trade Pack

Critical Literacy: Unlocking Contemporary Fiction with Trade Book

Critical Literacy: Unlocking Contemporary Fiction with Trade Book

Investigating Characterization

Investigating Characterization

Literary Nonfiction

Literary Nonfiction

A Deep Study of Character

A Deep Study of Character

Social Issues Book Clubs

Social Issues Book Clubs

Dystopian Book Clubs

Dystopian Book Clubs

Historical Fiction Book Clubs

Historical Fiction Book Clubs

Essential Research Skills for Teens

Essential Research Skills for Teens

Tapping the Power of Nonfiction

Tapping the Power of Nonfiction

Critical Literacy

Critical Literacy

One Suggestion for Sequencing Units Across Grade Levels

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