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Unit 1: Strategic Reading Skills for Success

Essential Question #1 – What are the skills I will need to be successful?
Essential Understanding: Successful high school students read for purpose by first identifying the genre, audience and source of the reading. They use this information to guide their reconstruction of the central ideas and supporting details the author is attempting to communicate. Once they have a handle on the basics, they analyze the reading to make critical insights, ask critical questions, and connect the reading to prior learning. 

Key Content
1. Strategic Reading
2. Genre
3. Audience
4. Source
5. Purpose
6. House Model
7. Central Ides
8. Supporting details


9.  Analysis 
10. Critical Insights
11.  Merits of the central ideas
12.  Evidentiary support
13.  POV/Credibility/Bias
14.  Purpose
15. Critical Questions
16. Application

First Day of Class:  Active Citizenship is about Power

This class is about Power PowerPoint - Teacher Copy
This class is about Power PowerPoint - Student Copy

Getting to Know You Handout

Why are You Here Anyway?

​Does Money Buy Happiness? - Teacher Copy
Does Money Buy Happiness? - Student Copy
Monthly Budget Calculator
Money Game

Earning by Occupation

Strategic Reading Benchmark (DDM)

Black Lives Matter Reading

Strategic Reading Sheet

Strategic Reading Rubric
Watch Blackfish
Transcript of Blackfish



Identifying GAS - Genre Audience & Source

Strategic Reading Rubric with 'HOW TO' instructions.
Intro and Genre, Audience and Source Notes
Intro and Genre, Audience and Source Student Copy

House Model Introduction

House Model PowerPoint
Demonstrate Comprehension Notes
Demonstrate Comprehension Student Copy


Note Taking


Blackfish House Prezi
Blank House for Blackfish

Credibility and Bias Day 1

Should I trust this source? - Handout on Bias


Blackfish Sources



Credibility and Bias Day 2


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