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Geography
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Unit 1: Introduction to Geography
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Unit 2: North and South America
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Unit 3: Africa
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Unit 4: South and East Asia
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Language Arts
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Unit 1: Short Stories
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Unit 2: Fiction and Non-Fiction
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Unit 3: Poetry and Oral Tradition
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Unit 4: Drama
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Communication Skills
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Unit 1: Note-taking, Study Skills, and Presenting to Inform
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Unit 2: Short Story Writing
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Unit 3: Research and Newspaper
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Unit 4: Movie Study
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World History I
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Unit 1: Ancient Greece
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Unit 2: Ancient Rome
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Unit 3: Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe
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Unit 4: The Islamic World
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Unit 5: The Americas
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Unit 6: Kingdoms and City-States in Africa
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Unit 7: Dynasties and Kingdoms of East Asia
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Unit 8: The Middle Ages
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World History II
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation
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Unit 2: The Age of Discovery
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Unit 3: European Monarchies
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Unit 4: The Scientific Revolution and The Enlightenment
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Unit 5: The French Revolution
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Essential Questions
What do we learn from other cultures?
How is my culture similar to/different from others?
What does it mean to grow up?
How do you make a difficult decision?
How can a frienship change your life?
What is figurative language?
Enduring Understandings
Understanding and accepting another culture can enrich your life.
I can understand my own culture better by learning about others.
Becoming more independent is part of growing up.
Similes are a kind of figurative language.
Using context to determine the meanings of words helps us to understand a text.
Writing an essay includes a thesis, arguments and examples.
Key Vocabulary
Expatriates
Henna
Superficial
Hobbled
Nomadic
Zenith
Mecca
The Middle East
Compound
Pathetic
Foreigner
Concussion
Merchants
Mosque
Similie
Parts of Speech
Thesis
Body
Conclusion
Essay