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English 12
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Units & Lessons
Unit 01
Reading Smart - Living Smart
This unit develops practical literacy skills for academic and daily life. Students learn to navigate real-world documents, communicate professionally, understand financial products and investment basics, and make informed financial decisions through research and persuasive writing.
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Unit 02
Survival and Community - The Marrow Thieves
This unit examines Cherie Dimaline's *The Marrow Thieves* through close reading and literary analysis. Students explore themes of survival, cultural preservation, intergenerational trauma, and resistance while developing skills in textual evidence integration and literary interpretation.
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Unit 03
Unmasking Hidden Agendas - Media Bias and Misinformation
This unit develops critical media literacy skills essential for navigating today's information landscape. Students learn to identify bias, recognise manipulation techniques, evaluate sources, and produce media texts that demonstrate understanding of how messages are constructed. The 2026 US-Iran conflict serves as the unit's primary sustained case study, entering in Week 2 once students have the analytical vocabulary to engage with it meaningfully.
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Unit 04
The Power of Visual Storytelling - Maus
This unit explores Art Spiegelman's *Maus*, analyzing how the graphic novel form communicates meaning through the integration of text and image. Students develop visual literacy skills while examining themes of trauma, memory, testimony, and the ethics of representation.
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