Doak's Reading Folks -
This year we will exceed our own expectations in reading by being highly engaged in a variety of genres!
Each day we will participate in Mini Lessons, Read A Louds, Independent Reading, Class Discussions and Writing.
We are all about utilizing our skills and strengths to change our own lives and those around us for the better.
1st Quarter
7th Grade will begin the Literacy Unit reading the novel Flush by Carl Hiaasen
8th Grade will begin the Literacy Unit reading the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
2nd Quarter
7th Grade will begin a Research Unit on Weather
8th Grade will begin a Research Unit on events that led up to the AMerican Revolutionary War
3rd Quarter
7th Grade will begin a Mystery Unit and reading the novel
8th Grade will begin a Science Fiction Unit and reading the novel Eager by Helen Fox
4th Quarter
7th Grade will work on another Research Unit on Civil Rights
8th Grade will work on another Research Unit on Energy