Thematic Unit Ideas9

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Grade English I/ English I-H

1. Culture: Values, Beliefs & Rituals
The Odyssey
Fahrenheit 451
The Declaration of Independence
The Necklace
Ozymandias

2. Heroism
The Odyssey
To Kill a Mockingbird
Encounter with Martine Luther King Jr.
I Have A Dream
The USA Versus Susan B. Anthony
To a war-weary nation, a U.S. POWs return from captivity in Vietnam in 1973 looked like the happiest
of reunions

3. Suspense and Surprise
The Chocolate War
The Most Dangerous Game
Into Thin Air
Cask of Amontillado
Raven
Sniper
The Open Window

4. What is Love? (Or Infatuation and Love)
Romeo and Juliet
Song Lyrics to West Side Story
The Gift of the Magi
Shakespeares Sonnets
No Love is Lost in the Land of Romeo and Juliet
Julio and Romiette
Accidental Love
The Afterlife
Oranges
Annabel Lee
The Science of Love










5. Family Relations and Ties
The Joy Luck Club
House on Mango Street
The Courage My Mother Had
My Papas Waltz
I Stand Here Ironing
Romeo and Juliet
Farewell to Manzanar
To Kill a Mockingbird

6. The American Dream
Of Mice and Men
State of the Union Address
Death of a Salesman
The Grapes of Wrath
A Quilt of a Country
Farewell to Manzanar
The Chocolate War

7. Dillusions and Reality
Of Mice and Men
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Censors
The Open Window
Raven
The Utterly Perfect Murder

8. Mysterious Circumstances
Full Circle
The Great Taos Bank Robbery
Sorry Right Number
Wasps Nest
Trifles
Oliver Twist