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    A Thematic Unit: Book Review Genre Study For 9th Grade ELA

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    The document outlines a thematic unit for 9th grade students to learn about book reviews. Students will write in writer's notebooks throughout the year and share select pieces. They will learn key characteristics of book reviews like theme, plot, audience, tone, and transitions. Mini-lessons will teach these conventions as students work independently and in groups to write multiple drafts of book reviews with feedback and revision. Students will present their final reviews to their classmates.

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    The document outlines a thematic unit for 9th grade students to learn about book reviews. Students will write in writer's notebooks throughout the year and share select pieces. They will learn key characteristics of book reviews like theme, plot, audience, tone, and transitions. Mini-lessons will teach these conventions as students work independently and in groups to write multiple drafts of book reviews with feedback and revision. Students will present their final reviews to their classmates.

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    The document outlines a thematic unit for 9th grade students to learn about book reviews. Students will write in writer's notebooks throughout the year and share select pieces. They will learn key characteristics of book reviews like theme, plot, audience, tone, and transitions. Mini-lessons will teach these conventions as students work independently and in groups to write multiple drafts of book reviews with feedback and revision. Students will present their final reviews to their classmates.

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    A Thematic Unit: Book Review Genre Study For 9th Grade ELA

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    The document outlines a thematic unit for 9th grade students to learn about book reviews. Students will write in writer's notebooks throughout the year and share select pieces. They will learn key characteristics of book reviews like theme, plot, audience, tone, and transitions. Mini-lessons will teach these conventions as students work independently and in groups to write multiple drafts of book reviews with feedback and revision. Students will present their final reviews to their classmates.

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    AThematicUnit:BookReviewGenreStudy For9thgradeELA

    Our9thgradestudentswillbeengagingincollaborativeandindependentpracticeasthey composemultiplepiecesofcreativeandacademicwriting.Throughoutthecourseofthe schoolyear,studentswillcontinuouslywriteintheirpersonalizedWritersNotebooks,and shareselectpiecestotheirclassmates.Theywillexperiencethewritingprocessthrough thelensoftheauthor,literarycharactersandtheindividualreader.Inturn,studentswill strengthenanddeveloptheirknowledgeandskillsofcriticalreadingandwritingastheyre assessedontheuseofthefollowingkeycharacteristicsofbookreview: theme outliningtheplot audience&tone transitions

    Minilessonswillbetaughtontheabovegenrerelatedconventions,andstudentswillwork independentlyandinsmallgroups(basedonthegenreoftheirchosenreadingnovels)in ordertoeffectivelyunderstandanddelveintotheartofcomposingabookreview.Theywill createmultipledraftsastheyworktorevise,editandselfassesstheirworks.Peerand teacherfeedbackwillbeprovidedthroughouttheprocesstoensuretheproductionof developedandsophisticatedreviews.Allstudentswillpresenttheirfinalbookreviewsto theauthenticaudienceandcommunityofclassmates.Finally,studentswillreflectontheir practice,involvementandwritingprocessinorderforthemtorecognizetheirstrengths, weaknessesandfuturegoalsforfurtherlearning.

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