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Unit 4: Interactions
Time: 25 hours Description In this unit, students analyse a variety of relationships in literature and in their lives. They read widely in newspapers and magazines and conduct interviews to assess relationships. They write a personal response about relationships and produce a pamphlet for possible use in a Guidance Centre. In literature, they analyse relationships in short stories, using well-constructed paragraph answers, and write a multi-paragraph letter of advice to a character. They view a film of the Shakespearean play //Romeo and Juliet// and write personal responses, expressing their opinion about relationships in the film. In the culminating activity, students role-play characters from literature and the media in a television talk show format. Students continue their Independent Reading at home to complete the required reading or to further their reading. They may also expand their reading by exploring magazines in preparation for Unit 5. They maintain their reading response journal and conference with the teacher.