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 * Content Focus:**

-Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Douglass) -//Outliers// Malcolm Gladwell -Shorter Texts -Persuasive Essays -Analyze how text makes connections, Author's POV, Evaluate different mediums, persuasive strategies, and rhetorical techniques. -Analyze different argument on same topic, evaluate credibility of sources. -Grammar/Language Skills -Papers -Projects/Assessments
 * Shifts in verb tense, vague pronoun reference, vary sentence patterns for meaning, eliminating wordiness.
 * Research paper on //Outliers,// Timed persuasive essay, Journals
 * Test on //Frederick Douglass,// Outside Reading, Seminar on Education and Society


 * Themes:**
 * Education and Success in America


 * Essential Questions:**


 * Can success be achieved in American?
 * What role does education play in one's success?

Common Core State Standards