YAL - Young Adult Literature & Units for Books
Welcome. In this section, you will find units that have been developed for the YAL Conference (Young Adult Literature) and Ufb (Units for Books) initiative. UfB are curriculum units that have been developed by teachers participating in the GEAR UP program and shared here online in return for a class set of books. For each book listed below, there is a unit that has been developed either by YAL presenters or by participating teachers. Click on any book or title to get to the unit or units for that book.
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by Sherman Alexie
Subject(s): Reading, Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9th
Posted: 2010
School: World Language High School, Little Village
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by Luis Alberto Urrea
Subject(s): Latin American History
Grade Level(s): 12th
Posted: 2011
School: Kelly High School
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by Mary Pearson
Subject(s): A P Biology
Grade Level(s): 11th, 12th
Posted: 2011
School: Clemente High School
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by Gennifer Choldenko
Subject(s): Language Arts, Math, Technology,
Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 7th
Posted: 2006
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2005/2006
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by Luis Rodriguez
Subject(s): English, Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 10th
Posted: 2010
School: World Language High School
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by Jim Murphy
with Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science, Social
Studies
Grade Level(s): 7th
Posted: YAL Conference March 2006
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2005/2006
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by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: 2006
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by Marina Budhos
There are multiple units for this book. Click for details for each unit.
Subject(s): English, Language Arts, Social
Studies
Grade Level(s): 8th - 10th
Posted: YAL Conference October 2008
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2008/2009
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by M. T. Anderson
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 8th - 10th
Posted: YAL Conference October 2008
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2008/2009
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by Pam Munoz Ryan
Subject(s): Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 8th
Posted: YAL Conference March 2007
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2006/2007
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by Louise
Erdrich
Subject(s): Language Arts, Math, Technology,
Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 7th
Posted: YAL Conference March 2007
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2006/2007
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by Francisco Jimnez
Subject(s): Spanish
Grade Level(s): 9th - 11th
Posted: 2010
School: Mather High School
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by Jane Yolen
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 8th
Posted: 2006
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by Nikki Grimes
Subject(s): English
Grade Level(s): 9th
Posted: 2010
School: Foreman High School
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by Blue Balliett
Subject(s): Language Arts, Math, Technology,
Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 7th
Posted: 2006
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2005/2006
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by Jeanne Duprau
Subject(s): Humanities, Language Arts,
Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 6th
Posted: 2011
CTC Teacher Unit Spotlight
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by Mary Frosch
Subject(s): English, World Literature
Grade Level(s): 12th
Posted: 2010
School: World Language High School
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by Mark Haddon
Subject(s): Language Arts, Art
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: YAL Conference March 2006
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2006/2007
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by Julius Lester
Subject(s): Literature, Special Education
Grade Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Posted: 2011
School: Clemente High School
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by Tennessee Williams
with The Glass Managerie by Tennesee Williams
Subject(s): American Literature
Grade Level(s): 11th
Posted: 2010
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by Erik Larson
Subject(s): American Literature
Grade Level(s): 11th
Posted: 2011
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2011/2012
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by Sherman Alexie
Subject(s): Literature, Special Education
Grade Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Posted: 2011
School: Clemente High School
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by Sharon Draper
with Tears of a Tiger and Darkness Before Dawn also by Draper
Subject(s): English
Grade Level(s): 11th
Posted: 2011
School: Mather High School
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by Lois Lowry
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science, Social
Studies
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: 2006
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by Philip Pullman
Subject(s): English, Language Arts and Science
Grade Level(s): 9th
Posted: YAL Conference October 2007
CTC YAL Presenter
Unit 2007/2008
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by Walter Dean Myers
Subject(s): Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: YAL Conference March 2007
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2006/2007
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by Joseph Conrad
with The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Subject(s): Literature, Special Education
Grade Level(s): 12th
Posted: 2011
School: Social Justice High School, Little Village
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by Al Gore
Subject(s): English, Language Arts and Science
Grade Leve(s)l: 9th
Posted: YAL Conference October 2007
CTC YAL Presenter
Unit 2007/2008
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by Moisés Kaufman
Subject(s): Drama
Grade Level(s): 11th, 12th
Posted: 2011
School: Multicultural Arts High School, Little Village
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by Rick Riordan
Subject(s): Language Arts and Drama
Grade Leve(s)l: 6th - 9th
Posted: YAL Conference October 2007
CTC YAL Presenter
Unit 2007/2008
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by Corey Doctorow
Documents for this unit are posted on a blog.
Subject(s): Language Arts and Drama
Posted: YAL Conference October 2009
CTC YAL Presenter
Unit 2008/2009
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by Gary Soto
Subject(s): English, Special Education
Grade Level(s): 9th
Posted: 2010
School: Kelly High School
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by Olga Loya
Subject(s): Language Arts, Social Science, Art
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: YAL Conference March 2006
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2005/2006
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by Mariane Satrapi
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 8th - 10th
Posted: YAL Conference October 2008
CTC YAL Presenter
Unit 2008/2009
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by Francisco Jimnez
There are multiple units for this book. Click for details for each unit.
Subject(s): Spanish
Grade Level(s): 11th, 12th
Posted: 2011
School: Mather High School
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by Eleanor Coerr
with Night by Elie Weisel
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science, Social
Studies
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: 2006
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by Esme Codell
Subject(s): Language Arts, Dance
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: YAL Conference March 2006
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2005/2006
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by Sue Monk Kidd
Subject(s): Language Arts, Social Science,
Science
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: YAL Conference March 2006
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2005/2006
Units for Books
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by Paul Fleischman
There are multiple units for this book. Click for details for each unit.
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): Middle School and High School
Posted: 2006
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by Gail Giles
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: 2006
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by Linda Sue Park
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science, Technology
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: 2006
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by Sharon Flake
with A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer
Subject(s): English, Language Arts and Social Science and Health
Grade Level(s): 6th - 9th
Posted: YAL Conference October 2007
CTC YAL Presenter
Unit 2007/2008
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by Laurie Halse Anderson
Subjects: Language Arts
Grade Level: Middle School
Posted: 2006
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by Chris Crutcher
Subject(s): Social/Emotional, Reading & Literature, Psychology, Sociology
Grade Level(s): 9th - 12th
Posted: 2010
School: Mather High School
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by Terry Trueman
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): Middle School
Posted: 2006
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by Walter Dean Myers
Subject(s): Social Studies, English
Grade Level(s): 11th
Posted: 2010
School: Social Justice High School, Little Village
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by Ruth Thomas
with What World Is Left by Monique Polak
Subject(s): Reading
Grade Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Posted: 2011
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2011/2012
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by Zora Neale Hurston
Subject(s): English, Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 12th
Posted: 2011
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2011/2012
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by Greg Mortenson adapted by Sarah Thomson
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9th
Posted: 2011
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by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Subject(s): Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 8th
Posted: 2006
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by Margaret Peterson Haddix
with Flesh and Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin
Subject(s): English, Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9th
Posted: 2011
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2011/2012
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by Kalisha Buckhanon
Subject(s): Legal System
Grade Level(s): 11th - 12th
Posted: 2010
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by Andrea Warren
with Worth by A. LaFaye
Subject(s): Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 8th
Posted: YAL Conference March 2007
CTC YAL Presenter Unit 2006/2007
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by Matt De La Pena
Subject(s): English, Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9th
Posted: 2011
School: Kelly High School
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by Karen Hesse
There are multiple units for this book. Click for details for each unit.
Subject(s): Language Arts (See details for each unit.)
Grade Level(s): Middle School (See detail s for each unit.)
Posted: 2006 & 2010
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by A. LaFaye
with Rozdina by Karen Cushman
Subject(s): Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 6th
Posted: March 2007
See also We Rode the Orphan Trains
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by Howard Zinn
There are multiple units for this book. Click for details for each unit.
Subject(s): History
Grade Level(s): 10th, 11th
Posted: 2011
School:Clemente High School
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Get Units for Books Documents
Units for Books Submission Guidelines- Use this document for the submission guidelines.
Units for Books Checklist - Use this checklist to make sure you have everything you need to apply for and complete your Units for Books application and unit.
Units for Books Application and Planning Template - Use this template to apply for and write out your unit plan.
Units for Books Reflection Page - Use this document to reflect on your unit after it is completed with your class.
Unit Overview - Use a calendar or schedule to reveal how your unit will be delivered to students over 15 class sessions.
One-Day Lesson Plan - Use a lesson plan format of your choice. Your lesson plan should demonstrate interactive teaching and learning and include Illinois State Learning Standards and CPS literacy components.
Signed Match Form - Help us meet federal requirements for matching funds by documenting your unpaid work time spent developing your unit. GEAR UP staff will be happy to provide you with assistance in filling out this form.
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