Week 1
Lesson 1
Story 1 by Matt De La Peña
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium" by Matt De La Peña. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. This week, students will learn about point of view and analyzing dialogue.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Story 2 by Grace Lin
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "The Difficult Path" by Grace Lin. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about the ways modern literature draws on themes, patterns of events, and character types from myths or traditional stories. 
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Story 3 by Meg Medina
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "Sol Painting, Inc." by Meg Medina. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about identifying theme and central idea. 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Story 4 by Tim Federle
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "Secret Samantha" by Tim Federle. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. 
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Story 5 by Kelly J. Baptist
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "The Beans and Rice Chronicles by Isaiah Dunn" by Kelly J. Baptist. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about citing textual evidence that most strongly supports analysis of a text. 
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Story 6 by Tim Tingle
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains" by Tim Tingle. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about analyzing how different points of view create effects such as suspense or humor. 
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Story 7 by Jacqueline Woodson
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "Main Street" by Jacqueline Woodson. Learners will be given comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about analyzing how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. 
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Story 8 by Soman Chainani
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "Flying Lessons" by Soman Chainani. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about analyzing the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Story 9 by Kwame Alexander
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents" by Kwame Alexander. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Student will learn about analyzing text structure. 
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Story 10 by Walter Dean Myers
In this lesson, students will focus on the short story "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push" by Walter Dean Myers. Learners will be given vocabulary words and comprehension questions related to this story. Students will learn about assessing how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.