​Young people often learn from older people, but sometimes it works the other way around.

​Jump Start

​What have you learned from people who are more than 20 years older than you?

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​Were these lessons valuable?

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​In 20 years, will you be teaching a teenager the same things?

​Unit Goals

• ​Reading - Read and evaluate nonfiction narratives. Read a variety of genres to better understand the ways writers express ideas.

• ​Writing and Research - Learn the elements of nonfiction narrative writing. Write our own nonfiction narrative. We will conduct research to explore ideas.

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• ​Language - Develop a better understanding of voice or style of writing, with word choice and sentence structure to convey meaning and add variety to our writing.

• ​Speaking and Listening - Work together to build on one another's ideas, develop consensus, and communicate with one another.

​Academic Vocabulary