ContentsINTRODUCTORY UNIT
COMMON CORE FOUNDATIONS
Academic Vocabulary Workshop ............................................................... xlviGeneral Academic Vocabulary ..................................................................... xlviDomain Specific Vocabulary ........................................................................ xlix
Writing an Objective Summary .....................................................................liiMODEL: Summary of “Ribbons” by Laurence Yep ....................................... liii
Comprehending Complex Texts ................................................................... livSTRATEGY 1: Multidraft Reading ...................................................................... liv
MODEL: “Migrant Birds”Moumin Manzoor Quazi ....................................................................................lv
STRATEGY 2: Close Reading .............................................................................. lviMODEL: from On DutyCicero ............................................................................................................... lvii
STRATEGY 3: Ask Questions ............................................................................ lviiiMODEL: from The Funeral Oration of Periclesretold by Thucydides .......................................................................................... lix
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: from The Funeral Oration of Pericles (continued)retold by Thucydides .......................................................................................... lix
Analyzing Arguments ......................................................................................lxMODEL: from We Choose to Go to the MoonJohn F. Kennedy ................................................................................................ lxi
The Art of Argument: Rhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques ........................................................................... lxii
MODEL: A Tribute to the DogGeorge Graham Vest ...................................................................................... lxiii
Composing an Argument ........................................................................... lxviiPRACTICE ....................................................................................................... lviii
Research Workshop ....................................................................................... lxviConducting Research .................................................................................... lxviResearch Process Workshop ........................................................................lxviiiMODEL: Alexander the Great .................................................................... lxxvCiting Sources Reference Guide ................................................................. lxxvii
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INTRODUCTORY UNIT I CONTENTS
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
The following standards are introduced in this unit and revisited throughout the program.
Reading Literature 2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over
the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Reading Informational Text 2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course
of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
Writing 1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Additional standards addressed in these workshops: Writing
1.a, 1.b, 1.e, 2.a, 2.c, 2.f; Language
2.b, 6
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Can all conflicts be resolved?
PART 1SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Introducing the Big QuestionCan all conflicts be resolved? ............ 2
Close Reading WorkshopRead • Discuss • Research • Write ............ 4
shoRT sToRy
from Peter and RosaIsak Dinesen ............................................. 5
shoRT sToRy
An Hour With Abuelo Judith Ortiz Cofer ..................................... 8
PART 2TEXT ANALYSIS GUIDED EXPLoRATIoN
TURNING PoINTs
Elements of Short Stories .............................................. 16Analyzing Plot, Character Development, and Theme ..................................................................... 18
shoRT sToRy READINGs
Raymond’s RunToni Cade Bambara ........................................................... 22
The Tell-Tale HeartEdgar Allan Poe ................................................................ 38
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes ..................................................................... 52
The Story-TellerSaki .................................................................................. 92
COMPARING TEXTS LITERARy ANALysIs ................ 102
shoRT sToRy
The Finish of Patsy BarnesPaul Laurence Dunbar ..................................................... 104
shoRT sToRy
The Drummer Boy of ShilohRay Bradbury .................................................................. 112
LANGUAGE STUDY Using a Dictionary and Thesaurus .................................... 120
SPEAkING AND LISTENING Delivering a Narrative Presentation .................................. 122
WRITING PROCESS Narration: Autobiographical Essay ................................... 124
ASSESSMENT skILLs .................................................. 132
selected Response .......................................................... 132
Constructed Response .................................................... 136
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ONLINE TEXT SET
NARRATIVE EssAy
BaseballLionel G. GarcÍa
AUToBIoGRAPhy
from An American ChildhoodAnnie Dillard
shoRT sToRy
The White UmbrellaGish Jen
UNIT 1 I CONTENTS
PART 3TEXT SETS DEVELoPING INsIGhT
hUMAN Vs. MAChINE
shoRT sToRy
Who Can Replace a Man?Brian Aldiss ..................................................................... 141
BALLAD
John HenryTraditional Ballad ............................................................ 154
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Julie and the Turing TestLinda Formichelli ............................................................. 160
CARTooN
“The good news, Dave, . . . “Chris Madden ................................................................. 164
PREss RELEAsE
Robots Get a Feel for the World at USC ViterbiUniversity of Southern California Viterbi .......................... 166
TV sCRIPT
from The Measure of a Man from Star Trek: The Next GenerationMelinda M. Snodgrass .................................................... 172
ASSESSMENT syNThEsIs .......................................... 182
Speaking and Listening: Group Discussion ................... 182
Writing: Autobiographical Narrative ............................... 183
Writing to Sources: Argumentative Essay...................... 184
PART 4 DEMONSTRATING INDEPENDENCE
Independent ReadingRecommended Titles for Extended Reading ................................ 186
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Unit at a Glance
READ
Text AnalysisPlotCharacter TraitsPoint of ViewThemeComparing Characters of Different Erassetting oral TraditionstyleComparisonsDialogue
ComprehensionMake PredictionsCompare and ContrastMake Inferences
Language StudyGreek root -scope-Latin suffix -ityLatin root -spec-Latin prefix per-
Language Study WorkshopUsing a Dictionary and Thesaurus
DISCUSS
Presentation of Ideasoral Response
Comprehension and CollaborationRadio BroadcastPanel Discussion
Responding to TextGroup DiscussionPanel Discussionone-on-one DiscussionClass DiscussionDebatePanel Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopDelivering a Narrative Presentation
RESEARCH
Research and Technologysummary of an Article
Investigate the Topic: Human vs. Machine The Rise of “smart” MachinesThe Machine AgeWatson the ComputerNeuroroboticsAndroids
WRITE
Writing to SourcesNarrative TextCharacter ProfileDialogueComparison of WorksExplanatory EssayArgumentative Essay Letter to the Editor Diary Entry Comparison-and-Contrast Essay Autobiographical Narrative
Writing Process WorkshopNarration: Autobiographical Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue
Introducing the Big Question argument, injury, insecurity, interact, negotiate, oppose, reaction, solution, viewpoint, compromise, irritate, mislead, stalemate, victorious, violenceRaymond’s Run prodigy, liable, reputation, pageant, periscope, gestureThe Tell-Tale Heart cunningly, resolved, stealthily, vex, audacity, derisionFlowers for Algernon deceive, refute, intellectual, naïveté, deterioration, introspectiveThe Story-Teller persistent, inevitable, conviction, suppressed, immensely, assailThe Finish of Patsy Barnes compulsory, meager, diplomaticThe Drummer Boy of Shiloh immortality, resolute, argument, interact, negotiate, viewpoint Who Can Replace a Man? deficiency, erosion, ravaged, interactions, reaction, viewpoint John Henry region, aspects, elementsJulie and the Turing Test software, artificial intelligence, wired, distinctive, identify, capable“The good news, Dave . . .” illogical, identify, validityRobots Get a Feel for the World at USC Virterbi tactile, algorithm, thermal, beneficial, imitate, incorporatefrom The Measure of a Man from Star Trek: The Next Generation hostile, contention, condemn, arguments, evaluation, technique
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.6, RL.8.9, RL.8.10
Reading Informational TextRI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.5
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1.c, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.b, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.b, W.8.3.c, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.4, W.8.5, W.8.6, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9a, W.8.10
Speaking and ListeningsL.8.1, sL.8.1.a, sL.8.1.b, sL.8.1.c, sL.8.1.d, sL.8.2, sL.8.4, sL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.2, L.8.4, L.8.4.b, L.8.4.c, L.8.4.d, L.8.5.b, L.8.6
UNIT 1
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UNIT 1 I CONTENTS
READ
Text AnalysisPlotCharacter TraitsPoint of ViewThemeComparing Characters of Different Erassetting oral TraditionstyleComparisonsDialogue
ComprehensionMake PredictionsCompare and ContrastMake Inferences
Language StudyGreek root -scope-Latin suffix -ityLatin root -spec-Latin prefix per-
Language Study WorkshopUsing a Dictionary and Thesaurus
DISCUSS
Presentation of Ideasoral Response
Comprehension and CollaborationRadio BroadcastPanel Discussion
Responding to TextGroup DiscussionPanel Discussionone-on-one DiscussionClass DiscussionDebatePanel Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopDelivering a Narrative Presentation
RESEARCH
Research and Technologysummary of an Article
Investigate the Topic: Human vs. Machine The Rise of “smart” MachinesThe Machine AgeWatson the ComputerNeuroroboticsAndroids
WRITE
Writing to SourcesNarrative TextCharacter ProfileDialogueComparison of WorksExplanatory EssayArgumentative Essay Letter to the Editor Diary Entry Comparison-and-Contrast Essay Autobiographical Narrative
Writing Process WorkshopNarration: Autobiographical Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue
Introducing the Big Question argument, injury, insecurity, interact, negotiate, oppose, reaction, solution, viewpoint, compromise, irritate, mislead, stalemate, victorious, violenceRaymond’s Run prodigy, liable, reputation, pageant, periscope, gestureThe Tell-Tale Heart cunningly, resolved, stealthily, vex, audacity, derisionFlowers for Algernon deceive, refute, intellectual, naïveté, deterioration, introspectiveThe Story-Teller persistent, inevitable, conviction, suppressed, immensely, assailThe Finish of Patsy Barnes compulsory, meager, diplomaticThe Drummer Boy of Shiloh immortality, resolute, argument, interact, negotiate, viewpoint Who Can Replace a Man? deficiency, erosion, ravaged, interactions, reaction, viewpoint John Henry region, aspects, elementsJulie and the Turing Test software, artificial intelligence, wired, distinctive, identify, capable“The good news, Dave . . .” illogical, identify, validityRobots Get a Feel for the World at USC Virterbi tactile, algorithm, thermal, beneficial, imitate, incorporatefrom The Measure of a Man from Star Trek: The Next Generation hostile, contention, condemn, arguments, evaluation, technique
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.6, RL.8.9, RL.8.10
Reading Informational TextRI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.5
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1.c, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.b, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.b, W.8.3.c, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.4, W.8.5, W.8.6, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9a, W.8.10
Speaking and ListeningsL.8.1, sL.8.1.a, sL.8.1.b, sL.8.1.c, sL.8.1.d, sL.8.2, sL.8.4, sL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.2, L.8.4, L.8.4.b, L.8.4.c, L.8.4.d, L.8.5.b, L.8.6
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How much information is enough?
PART 1SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Introducing the Big QuestionHow much information is enough? ........................................ 190
Close Reading WorkshopRead • Discuss • Research • Write ........ 192
NONFICTION
We the People from Words We Live ByLinda R. Monk ..................................... 193
NARRATIVE NONFICTION
Making Tracks on Mars Andrew Mishkin .................................. 196
PART 2TEXT ANALYSIS GUIDED EXPLORATION
FACTS AND VISIONS
Elements of Literary Nonfiction .................................. 204Determining Point of View and Structure ................. 206
NONFICTION READINGS
from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground RailroadAnn Petry ....................................................................... 210
from Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying LinBrent Ashabranner .......................................................... 226
The Trouble With TelevisionRobert MacNeil ............................................................... 238
Science and the Sense of WonderIsaac Asimov ................................................................... 248
COMPARING TEXTS LITERARY ANALYSIS ................ 256
ESSAY
Forest FireAnaïs Nin ........................................................................ 258
ESSAY
The Season’s Curmudgeon Sees the LightMary C. Curtis ................................................................. 262
ESSAY
Why Leaves Turn Color in the FallDiane Ackerman ............................................................. 264
LANGUAGE STUDY Word Origins ........................... 270
SPEAkING AND LISTENING Effective Listening and Note-Taking ........................... 272
WRITING PROCESS Exposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay ............. 274
ASSESSMENT SkILLS .................................................. 282
Selected Response .......................................................... 282
Constructed Response .................................................... 286
UNIT 2
EXEMPLAR TEXT
EXEMPLAR TEXT
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ONLINE TEXT SET
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Sun Suckers and Moon CursersRichard and Joyce Wolkomir
MEMOIR
A Glow in the Dark from WoodsongGary Paulsen
SHORT STORY
The 11:59Patricia C. McKissack
UNIT 2 I CONTENTS
PART 3TEXT SETS DEVELOPING INSIGHT
BELONGING TO A PLACE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
from Travels with Charley John Steinbeck ................................................................ 290
SHORT STORY
Gentleman of Río en MedioJuan A. A. Sedillo ............................................................ 300
SPEECH
Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther king, Jr.Alice Walker ................................................................... 306
SHORT STORY
Tears of AutumnYoshiko Uchida ............................................................... 312
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
from I know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya Angelou ................................................................ 322
ONLINE ARTICLE
Study Finds Americans Increasingly RootedCindy Weiss .................................................................... 332
CHART
Relationships to Place from What Is Sense of Place?Jennifer E. Cross .............................................................. 336
ASSESSMENT SYNTHESIS .......................................... 338
Speaking and Listening: Group Discussion ................... 338
Writing: Narrative Essay ................................................. 339
Writing to Sources: Expository Essay ............................. 340
PART 4 DEMONSTRATING INDEPENDENCE
Independent ReadingRecommended Titles for Extended Reading ................................ 342EXEMPLAR TEXT
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Unit at a Glance
READ
Text AnalysisNarrative EssayBiography and AutobiographyTypes of AppealsWord ChoiceComparing Types of OrganizationStylePlot and ThemeAuthor’s PerspectiveCultural ContextPoint of ViewMain Idea and Support
ComprehensionMain IdeaFact and Opinion
Language StudyOld English suffix -lyGreek root -nym-Latin root -vad- or -vas-Latin root -tract-
Language Study WorkshopWord Origins
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasSkitSnapshotSpeech
Responding to TextPartner DiscussionGroup DiscussionSmall Group DiscussionPanel DiscussionClass Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopEffective Listening and Note-Taking
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyMultimedia Presentation
Investigate the Topic: Belonging to a PlaceFear: A Barrier to BelongingSurveyingking’s Speeches and Sermons The Immigration BoomEducationThe American Frontier
WRITE
Writing to SourcesBiographical SketchReflective EssayEvaluationResponse to an EssayExplanatory EssayInformative Travel EssayArgumentative EssayAnalytical EssayFictional NarrativeComparison-Contrast EssayArgumentNarrative EssayExpository Essay
Writing Process WorkshopExposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question accumulate, challenge, decision, development, discrimination, factor, global, reveal, statistics, explanation, exploration, inequality, quality, quantity, valuablefrom Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad invariably, fugitives, incentive, dispel, mutinous, bleakfrom Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin authorized, criteria, harmonious, anonymously, eloquent, unanimousThe Trouble With Television constructive, diverts, passively, pervading, trivial, skepticallyScience and the Sense of Wonder exultantly, awed, cataclysm, radiation, conceivable, contractionForest Fire • The Season’s Curmudgeon Sees the Light • Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall evacuees, tenacious, consoling, contemplation, predisposed, capriciousfrom Travels with Charley radiation, omens, desolate, explicable, anticipate, intensify, rationalGentleman of Río en Medio negotiation, descendants, preliminary, accurate, factors, influence, methodsChoice: A Tribute to Martin Luther king, Jr. disinherit, revolutionary, brutal, annotated, cause-and-effect, citeTears of Autumn affluence, radical, degrading, significance, techniques, traditionfrom I know Why the Caged Bird Sings enchantment, valid, intolerant, community, maintain, roleStudy Finds Americans Increasingly Rooted disruption, assumption, embedded, evidence, statisticsRelationships to Place from What Is Sense of Place? categories, sources, support
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.8
WritingW.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b, W.8.2.c, W.8.2.d, W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.6, W.8.7, W.8.9, W.8.9.b
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8.1.c, SL.8.2, SL.8.3, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.1.b, L.8.1.c, L.8.1.d, L.8.3.a, L.8.4, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.b, L.8.4.c, L.8.5.b, L.8.5.c
UNIT 2
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UNIT 2 I CONTENTS
READ
Text AnalysisNarrative EssayBiography and AutobiographyTypes of AppealsWord ChoiceComparing Types of OrganizationStylePlot and ThemeAuthor’s PerspectiveCultural ContextPoint of ViewMain Idea and Support
ComprehensionMain IdeaFact and Opinion
Language StudyOld English suffix -lyGreek root -nym-Latin root -vad- or -vas-Latin root -tract-
Language Study WorkshopWord Origins
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasSkitSnapshotSpeech
Responding to TextPartner DiscussionGroup DiscussionSmall Group DiscussionPanel DiscussionClass Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopEffective Listening and Note-Taking
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyMultimedia Presentation
Investigate the Topic: Belonging to a PlaceFear: A Barrier to BelongingSurveyingking’s Speeches and Sermons The Immigration BoomEducationThe American Frontier
WRITE
Writing to SourcesBiographical SketchReflective EssayEvaluationResponse to an EssayExplanatory EssayInformative Travel EssayArgumentative EssayAnalytical EssayFictional NarrativeComparison-Contrast EssayArgumentNarrative EssayExpository Essay
Writing Process WorkshopExposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question accumulate, challenge, decision, development, discrimination, factor, global, reveal, statistics, explanation, exploration, inequality, quality, quantity, valuablefrom Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad invariably, fugitives, incentive, dispel, mutinous, bleakfrom Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin authorized, criteria, harmonious, anonymously, eloquent, unanimousThe Trouble With Television constructive, diverts, passively, pervading, trivial, skepticallyScience and the Sense of Wonder exultantly, awed, cataclysm, radiation, conceivable, contractionForest Fire • The Season’s Curmudgeon Sees the Light • Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall evacuees, tenacious, consoling, contemplation, predisposed, capriciousfrom Travels with Charley radiation, omens, desolate, explicable, anticipate, intensify, rationalGentleman of Río en Medio negotiation, descendants, preliminary, accurate, factors, influence, methodsChoice: A Tribute to Martin Luther king, Jr. disinherit, revolutionary, brutal, annotated, cause-and-effect, citeTears of Autumn affluence, radical, degrading, significance, techniques, traditionfrom I know Why the Caged Bird Sings enchantment, valid, intolerant, community, maintain, roleStudy Finds Americans Increasingly Rooted disruption, assumption, embedded, evidence, statisticsRelationships to Place from What Is Sense of Place? categories, sources, support
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.8
WritingW.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b, W.8.2.c, W.8.2.d, W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.6, W.8.7, W.8.9, W.8.9.b
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8.1.c, SL.8.2, SL.8.3, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.1.b, L.8.1.c, L.8.1.d, L.8.3.a, L.8.4, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.b, L.8.4.c, L.8.5.b, L.8.5.c
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What is the secret to reaching someone with words?
PART 1SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Introducing the Big QuestionWhat is the secret to reaching someone with words? .................... 504
Close Reading WorkshopRead • Discuss • Research • Write ........ 506
POEM
A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. LongNikki Giovanni ..................................... 349
POEMS
Describe Somebody; Almost Summer SkyJacqueline Woodson ............................ 353
PART 2TEXT ANALYSIS GUIDED EXPLORATION
VOICES IN VERSE
Elements of Poetry ....................................................... 360Analyzing Poetic Language ......................................... 362
POETRY COLLECTION 1
Silver Walter de la Mare ............................................... 367
Ring Out, Wild Bells Alfred, Lord Tennyson ................ 368
Cat! Eleanor Farjeon ...................................................... 370
Thumbprint Eve Merriam ............................................ 372
POETRY COLLECTION 2
The Sky Is Low, the Clouds Are Mean Emily Dickinson ............................................................... 379
Concrete Mixers Patricia Hubbell ............................................................... 380
Harlem Night Song Langston Hughes ........................ 382
The City Is So Big Richard García ................................ 384
POETRY COLLECTION 3
The New Colossus Emma Lazarus ............................... 391
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind William Shakespeare ....................................................... 392
Paul Revere’s Ride Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ......................................... 394POETRY COLLECTION 4
Grandma Ling Amy Ling ............................................. 405
your little voice / Over the wires came leaping E. E. Cummings ............................................................... 406
New World N. Scott Momaday .................................... 408
January John Updike .................................................... 410
COMPARING TEXTS LITERARY ANALYSIS ................ 414
POEM
The Road Not TakenRobert Frost .................................................................... 416
POEM
O Captain! My Captain!Walt Whitman ................................................................ 420
UNIT 3
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ONLINE TEXT SET
POEM
Poetry (La PoesÍa)Pablo Neruda
OPEN LETTER
from My Own True NamePat Mora
REFLECTIVE ESSAY
Words to Sit in, Like ChairsNaomi Shihab Nye
UNIT 3 I CONTENTS
LANGuAGE STuDY Words With Multiple Meanings .................................. 422
SPEAkING AND LISTENING Evaluating an Oral Presentation .................................. 424
WRITING PROCESS Argument—Response to Literature: Critical Review .............................................................. 426
ASSESSMENT SkILLS .................................................. 434
Selected Response .......................................................... 434
Constructed Response .................................................... 438
PART 3TEXT SETS DEVELOPING INSIGHT
GENERATIONS
POEM
Old Man Ricardo Sánchez ............................................ 442
POEM
For My Sister Molly Who in the FiftiesAlice Walker ................................................................... 444
SHORT STORY
The Medicine BagVirginia Driving Hawk Sneve ........................................... 452
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Cub Pilot on the Mississippi Mark Twain ................... 464
SHORT STORY
Thank You, M’am Langston Hughes ........................... 476
NEWS ARTICLE
Tutoring Benefits Seniors’ Health, Students’ Skills David Crary ........................................ 484
RESEARCH ARTICLE WITH GRAPHS
The Return of the Multi-Generational Family Household Pew Research Center ..................... 490
ASSESSMENT SYNTHESIS .......................................... 496
Speaking and Listening: Group Discussion ................... 496
Writing: Autobiographical Narrative ............................... 497
Writing to Sources: Expository Essay ............................. 498
PART 4 DEMONSTRATING INDEPENDENCE
Independent ReadingRecommended Titles for Extended Reading ................................ 500
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Unit at a Glance
READ
Text AnalysisSound DevicesFigurative LanguageForms of PoetryImageryComparing Types of DescriptionFree Verse and StructureSymbolismConflictPoint of ViewDiction
Comprehension ContextContext CluesParaphrasing
Language StudyLatin Prefix im-Latin Suffix -ousLatin Prefix in-Latin Root -cede- or -ceed-
Language Study WorkshopWords With Multiple Meanings
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasPoetry RecitationPoet Profile
Comprehension and CollaborationEvaluation form
Responding to TextPartner DiscussionGroup DiscussionPanel DiscussionQuick Write and DiscussClass Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopEvaluating an Oral Presentation
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyMini-AnthologyProfile
Investigate the Topic: GenerationsGenerations Across CulturesTraditionsQuestioning AuthorityChanging StylesSenior VolunteersLife in a Multi-Generational Household
WRITE
Writing to SourcesPoem With RhythmStudy for a PoemLyric or Narrative PoemArgumentative Text: ReviewExplanatory EssayCompare-and-Contrast EssayNarrative RetellingScenarioCause-and-Effect AnalysisPersuasive EssayAutobiographical NarrativeExpository Essay
Writing Process WorkshopArgument—Response to Literature: Critical Review
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question benefit, connection, cultural, individuality, inform, relevant, significance, valid, experience, express, feedback, meaningful, media, misunderstood, sensorySilver • Ring Out, Wild Bells • Cat! • Thumbprint scampering, flatterer, strife, singularity, spite, imprintThe Sky Is Low, the Clouds Are Mean • Concrete Mixers • Harlem Night Song • The City Is So Big rut, urban, debates, roam, ponderous, dewBlow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind • The New Colossus • Paul Revere’s Ride exiles, somber, yearning, defiance, ingratitude, perilGrandma Ling • your little voice / Over the wires came leaping • New World • January tongue, exquisite, jostling, pollen, impertinently, recedeThe Road Not Taken divergedO Captain! My Captain! exultingOld Man legacy, aromas, remote, reinforce, pattern, conveyedThe Medicine Bag authentic, procession, unseemly, represents, initial, traditionsCub Pilot on the Mississippi malicious, judicious, confronted, adjust, opposing, relevantThank You, M’am contact, presentable, barren, insight, imply, factorTutoring Benefits Seniors’ Health, Students’ Skills buoyed, promising, engaged, benefit, valid, supportThe Return of the Multi-Generational Family Household demographic, prevalent, incentives, percentage, statistics, trend
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.8.9, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.7, RI.8.8, RI.8.9
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1.c, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b, W.8.2.c, W.8.2.d, W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.b, W.8.3.c, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.4, W.8.5, W.8.6, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9.a
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8.1.a, SL.8.1.b, SL.8.1.c, SL.8.1.d, SL.8. 2, SL.8.3, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.1.a, L.8.1.c, L.8.1.d, L.8.2, L.8.2.a, L.8.3, L.8.4, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.b, L.8.4.c, L.8.4.d, L.8.5.a, L.8.6
UNIT 3
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UNIT 3 I CONTENTS
READ
Text AnalysisSound DevicesFigurative LanguageForms of PoetryImageryComparing Types of DescriptionFree Verse and StructureSymbolismConflictPoint of ViewDiction
Comprehension ContextContext CluesParaphrasing
Language StudyLatin Prefix im-Latin Suffix -ousLatin Prefix in-Latin Root -cede- or -ceed-
Language Study WorkshopWords With Multiple Meanings
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasPoetry RecitationPoet Profile
Comprehension and CollaborationEvaluation form
Responding to TextPartner DiscussionGroup DiscussionPanel DiscussionQuick Write and DiscussClass Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopEvaluating an Oral Presentation
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyMini-AnthologyProfile
Investigate the Topic: GenerationsGenerations Across CulturesTraditionsQuestioning AuthorityChanging StylesSenior VolunteersLife in a Multi-Generational Household
WRITE
Writing to SourcesPoem With RhythmStudy for a PoemLyric or Narrative PoemArgumentative Text: ReviewExplanatory EssayCompare-and-Contrast EssayNarrative RetellingScenarioCause-and-Effect AnalysisPersuasive EssayAutobiographical NarrativeExpository Essay
Writing Process WorkshopArgument—Response to Literature: Critical Review
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question benefit, connection, cultural, individuality, inform, relevant, significance, valid, experience, express, feedback, meaningful, media, misunderstood, sensorySilver • Ring Out, Wild Bells • Cat! • Thumbprint scampering, flatterer, strife, singularity, spite, imprintThe Sky Is Low, the Clouds Are Mean • Concrete Mixers • Harlem Night Song • The City Is So Big rut, urban, debates, roam, ponderous, dewBlow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind • The New Colossus • Paul Revere’s Ride exiles, somber, yearning, defiance, ingratitude, perilGrandma Ling • your little voice / Over the wires came leaping • New World • January tongue, exquisite, jostling, pollen, impertinently, recedeThe Road Not Taken divergedO Captain! My Captain! exultingOld Man legacy, aromas, remote, reinforce, pattern, conveyedThe Medicine Bag authentic, procession, unseemly, represents, initial, traditionsCub Pilot on the Mississippi malicious, judicious, confronted, adjust, opposing, relevantThank You, M’am contact, presentable, barren, insight, imply, factorTutoring Benefits Seniors’ Health, Students’ Skills buoyed, promising, engaged, benefit, valid, supportThe Return of the Multi-Generational Family Household demographic, prevalent, incentives, percentage, statistics, trend
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.8.9, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.7, RI.8.8, RI.8.9
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1.c, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b, W.8.2.c, W.8.2.d, W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.b, W.8.3.c, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.4, W.8.5, W.8.6, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9.a
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8.1.a, SL.8.1.b, SL.8.1.c, SL.8.1.d, SL.8. 2, SL.8.3, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.1.a, L.8.1.c, L.8.1.d, L.8.2, L.8.2.a, L.8.3, L.8.4, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.b, L.8.4.c, L.8.4.d, L.8.5.a, L.8.6
Introductory Unit xix
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Is it our differences or our similarities that matter most?
UNIT 4
PART 1 SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Introducing the Big QuestionIs it our differences or our similarities that matter most? ....... 504
Close Reading WorkshopRead • Discuss • Research • Write ........ 506
DRAMA
from Billy ElliotLee Hall ................................................ 507
DRAMA
from The Miracle WorkerWilliam Gibson .................................... 510
PART 2TEXT ANALYSIS GUIDED EXPLORATION
DIALOGUE AND DISCOVERY
Elements of Drama ...................................................... 526Analyzing Dramatic Elements ..................................... 528
DRAMA
The Diary of Anne FrankFrances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Act I ............................................................................... 534
Act II.............................................................................. 598
The GovernessNeil Simon ...................................................................... 642
COMPARING TEXTS LITERARY ANALYSIS ................ 652
SHORT STORY
The NinnyAnton Chekhov ............................................................... 654
LANGuAGE STuDY Borrowed and Foreign Words .......................................... 658
SPEAkING AND LISTENINGEvaluating Media Messages ............................................ 660
WRITING PROCESSExposition: Cause-and-Effect Essay .................................. 662
ASSESSMENT SkILLS .................................................. 670
Selected Response .......................................................... 670
Constructed Response .................................................... 674
EXEMPLAR TEXT
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ONLINE TEXT SET
POEM
Snake on the EtowahDavid Bottoms
NARRATIVE ESSAY
Vanishing SpeciesBailey White
NONFICTION
Old BenJesse Stuart
UNIT 4 I CONTENTS
PART 3TEXT SETS DEVELOPING INSIGHT
THE HOLOCAUST
DRAMA
from kindertransportDiane Samuels ................................................................ 678
DIARY ENTRIES
from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank ..................................................................... 712
MEMOIR
from Anne Frank RememberedMiep Gies (with Allison Leslie Gold) ................................. 718
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE (WITH MAP)
from NightElie Wiesel ...................................................................... 726
SPEECH
from Remarks on a Visit to BuchenwaldElie Wiesel ...................................................................... 738
EXPOSITORY TEXT
Local Holocaust Survivors and Liberators Attend Opening Event for ExhibitionFlorida Holocaust Museum .............................................. 742
ASSESSMENT SYNTHESIS .......................................... 746
Speaking and Listening: Group Discussion ................... 746
Writing: Dramatic Text ................................................... 747
Writing to Sources: Expository Essay ............................. 748
PART 4 DEMONSTRATING INDEPENDENCE
Independent ReadingRecommended Titles for Extended Reading .................................. Tk
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Unit at a Glance
READ
Text AnalysisDialogueCharacter’s MotivationSetting and CharacterComparing Adaptations to OriginalsPlot and ConflictDiaryNarrative PacingSupporting VisualsClaims and EvidenceAuthor’s Purpose
ComprehensionCause and EffectDraw Conclusions
Language StudyGreek suffix -istLatin prefix in-Latin suffix -ory
Language Study WorkshopBorrowed and Foreign Words
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasGuided TourDebate
Responding to Text Group DiscussionPartner DiscussionDebatePanel DiscussionSmall Group DiscussionQuick Write and Discuss
Speaking and Listening WorkshopEvaluating Media Messages
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyBulletin Board Display
Investigate the Topic: The HolocaustHolocaust SurvivorsSurvival in PrintHistorical CausesResistanceAn International CommunityLiberators
WRITE
Writing to SourcesDiary EntriesFilm ReviewPublic Service AnnouncementExplanatory EssayCause-and-Effect EssayArgumentative EssayNonfiction NarrativeAnalytical EssayInformative EssayLetter to the EditorImaginary InterviewPlayCompare-and-Contrast Essay
Writing Process WorkshopExposition: Cause-and-Effect Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question class, discriminate, distinguish, divide, identify, judge, represent, assumption, common, generalization, separate, superficial, sympathy, tolerance, unifyThe Diary of Anne Frank, Act I conspicuous, insufferable, tension, bewildered, resent, fatalistThe Diary of Anne Frank, Act II inarticulate, forlorn, apprehension, intuition, blackmail, ineffectuallyThe Governess inferior, satisfactory, discrepancies, lax, discharged, guilelessThe Ninny account, carelessness, spineless, timidlykindertransport callous, morbid, monumental, motive, distinguishes, evidencefrom Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl enhance, emigrated, evading, observations, investigate, precisefrom Anne Frank Remembered chaos, refugee, succumbed, perception, transfer, documentfrom Night protruded, vulnerable, delirious, respond, evidence, crediblefrom Remarks on a Visit to Buchenwald aspirations, denigrate, invoke, opinion, support, conditionLocal Holocaust Survivors and Liberators Attend Opening Event for Exhibit liberators, testimonies, genocides, contrast, argument, primary sources
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.6. RI.8.7
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b., W.8.2.c, W.8.2.d, W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.4, W.8.5, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9.a, W.8.10
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8. 2, SL.8.3, SL.8.4, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.1.a, L.8.4, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.d, L.8.5, L.8.6
UNIT 4
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UNIT 4 I CONTENTS
READ
Text AnalysisDialogueCharacter’s MotivationSetting and CharacterComparing Adaptations to OriginalsPlot and ConflictDiaryNarrative PacingSupporting VisualsClaims and EvidenceAuthor’s Purpose
ComprehensionCause and EffectDraw Conclusions
Language StudyGreek suffix -istLatin prefix in-Latin suffix -ory
Language Study WorkshopBorrowed and Foreign Words
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasGuided TourDebate
Responding to Text Group DiscussionPartner DiscussionDebatePanel DiscussionSmall Group DiscussionQuick Write and Discuss
Speaking and Listening WorkshopEvaluating Media Messages
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyBulletin Board Display
Investigate the Topic: The HolocaustHolocaust SurvivorsSurvival in PrintHistorical CausesResistanceAn International CommunityLiberators
WRITE
Writing to SourcesDiary EntriesFilm ReviewPublic Service AnnouncementExplanatory EssayCause-and-Effect EssayArgumentative EssayNonfiction NarrativeAnalytical EssayInformative EssayLetter to the EditorImaginary InterviewPlayCompare-and-Contrast Essay
Writing Process WorkshopExposition: Cause-and-Effect Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question class, discriminate, distinguish, divide, identify, judge, represent, assumption, common, generalization, separate, superficial, sympathy, tolerance, unifyThe Diary of Anne Frank, Act I conspicuous, insufferable, tension, bewildered, resent, fatalistThe Diary of Anne Frank, Act II inarticulate, forlorn, apprehension, intuition, blackmail, ineffectuallyThe Governess inferior, satisfactory, discrepancies, lax, discharged, guilelessThe Ninny account, carelessness, spineless, timidlykindertransport callous, morbid, monumental, motive, distinguishes, evidencefrom Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl enhance, emigrated, evading, observations, investigate, precisefrom Anne Frank Remembered chaos, refugee, succumbed, perception, transfer, documentfrom Night protruded, vulnerable, delirious, respond, evidence, crediblefrom Remarks on a Visit to Buchenwald aspirations, denigrate, invoke, opinion, support, conditionLocal Holocaust Survivors and Liberators Attend Opening Event for Exhibit liberators, testimonies, genocides, contrast, argument, primary sources
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.6. RI.8.7
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b., W.8.2.c, W.8.2.d, W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.4, W.8.5, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9.a, W.8.10
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8. 2, SL.8.3, SL.8.4, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.1.a, L.8.4, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.d, L.8.5, L.8.6
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Are yesterday’s heroes important today?UNIT 5
PART 1 SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Introducing the Big QuestionAre yesterday’s heroes important today? ............................ 754
Close Reading WorkshopRead • Discuss • Research • Write ........ 756
FICTION
from The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain .......................................... 757
FICTION
Water NamesLan Samantha Chang ........................... 763
PART 2TEXT ANALYSIS GUIDED EXPLORATION
HEROES AND TRADITIONS
Elements of the American Folk Tradition ................... 770Analyzing Themes in American Stories ...................... 772
READINGS IN AMERICAN STORIES
Coyote Steals the Sun and MoonRichard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz .................................... 776
Chicoria • from The People, YesRudolfo A. Anaya and José Griego y Maestas • Carl Sandburg ................................................ 784
from Out of the DustKaren Hesse .................................................................... 796
An Episode of WarStephen Crane ................................................................ 808
COMPARING TEXTS LITERARy ANALySIS ................ 818
TALL TALE
Davy Crockett’s DreamDavy Crockett ................................................................. 820
TALL TALE
Paul Bunyan of the North WoodsCarl Sandburg ................................................................. 823
POEMInvocation from John Brown’s BodyStephen Vincent Benét .................................................... 826
LANGuAGE STuDY Figurative Language ........................................................ 832
SPEAkING AND LISTENINGDelivering a Persuasive Speech Using Multimedia ............ 834
WRITING PROCESSArgument: Problem-and-Solution Essay ........................... 836
ASSESSMENT SkILLS .................................................. 844
Selected Response .......................................................... 844
Constructed Response .................................................... 845
EXEMPLAR TEXT
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ONLINE TEXT SET
LETTERS
from Steinbeck: A Life in LettersJohn Steinbeck
SHORT STORy
up the SlideJack London
POEM
Ellis IslandJoseph Bruchac
UNIT 5 I CONTENTS
PART 3TEXT SETS DEVELOPING INSIGHT
FREEDOM FIGHTERS
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
from The American DreamMartin Luther King, Jr. .................................................... 852
NARRATIVE POEM
Runagate RunagateRobert Hayden ................................................................ 860
HISTORICAL ESSAy
Emancipation from Lincoln: A PhotobiographyRussell Freedman ............................................................ 866
LyRIC POEM
Harriet Beecher StowePaul Laurence Dunbar ..................................................... 874
HISTORICAL ESSAy
Brown vs. Board of EducationWalter Dean Myers ......................................................... 876
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
On Woman’s Right to SuffrageSusan B. Anthony ........................................................... 886
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
from Address to the Commonwealth Club of San FranciscoCesar Chavez ................................................................. 890
CHART
Nonviolence Tree
ASSESSMENT SyNTHESIS .......................................... 898
Speaking and Listening: Group Discussion ................... 898
Writing: Autobiographical Narrative ............................... 899
Writing to Sources: Argumentative Essay...................... 890
PART 4 DEMONSTRATING INDEPENDENCE
Independent ReadingRecommended Titles for Extended Reading .................................. Tk
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Unit at a Glance
READ
Text AnalysisMythologyOral TraditionCultural ContextAuthor’s InfluencesComparing Heroic CharactersOratoryForms of PoetryWord Choice and TonePersuasive TechniquesClaims and Evidence
ComprehensionSummarizePurpose for Reading
Language StudyLatin root -sacr-Suffix -eerLatin root -grat-Latin root -aud-
Language Study Workshop Figurative Language
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasOral Presentation
Comprehension and Collaboration Storytelling Workshop
Responding to Text Partner DiscussionPanel DiscussionGroup DiscussionPartner DiscussionClass Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopDelivering a Persuasive Speech Using Multimedia
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyLetterResearch Article
Investigate the Topic: Freedom FightersCivil Rights LeadersUnderground RailroadThurgood Marshall’s Contributions to Civil RightsThe Women’s MovementThe Grape BoycottHenry David Thoreau
WRITE
Writing to SourcesMythCritical AnalysisResearch ProposalPersuasive SpeechEssayInformative EssayNarrativeArgumentPoemAutobiographical NarrativeArgumentative Essay
Writing Process Workshop Argument: Problem-and-Solution Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question aspects, cultural, emphasize, exaggerate, imitate, influence, symbolize, accomplishments, admirably, bravery, courage, endure, outdated, overcome, sufferingCoyote Steals the Sun and Moon sacred, shriveled, pestering, pursuit, lagged, curiosityChicoria cordially, self-confident, haughty from The People, Yes, straddling, cyclone, mutineersfrom Out of the Dust feuding, spindly, drought, grateful, sparse, ricketyAn Episode of War winced, audible, compelled, tumultuous, contempt, disdainfully Davy Crockett’s Dream kindledPaul Bunyan of the North Woods shanties, commotionInvocation from John Brown’s Body subdued, arrogantfrom The American Dream paradoxes, devoid, perish, observation, distinguish, evidence Runagate Runagate beckoning, shackles, anguish, objective, elementsEmancipation from Lincoln: A Photobiography alienate, compensate, humiliating, contribute, endured, factorsHarriet Beecher Stowe complacent, transfigured, significance, extentBrown vs. Board of Education predominantly, deliberating, oppressed, distinction, aspect, accessOn Woman’s Right to Suffrage posterity, mockery, rebellion, discriminate, emphasizing, primaryfrom Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco implements, exploit, infamy, reference, investigate, aspectNonviolence Tree conveyed, civil, valid
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.8.7, RL.8.9, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.7
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1c, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b., W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.b, W.8.3.c, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9.a
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8.1.a, SL.8.1.b, SL.8.1.c, SL.8.1.d, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.2, L.8.2.a, L.8.2.b, L.8.2.c, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.b, L.8.5, L.8.5.a, L.8.6
UNIT 5
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UNIT 5 I CONTENTS
READ
Text AnalysisMythologyOral TraditionCultural ContextAuthor’s InfluencesComparing Heroic CharactersOratoryForms of PoetryWord Choice and TonePersuasive TechniquesClaims and Evidence
ComprehensionSummarizePurpose for Reading
Language StudyLatin root -sacr-Suffix -eerLatin root -grat-Latin root -aud-
Language Study Workshop Figurative Language
DISCUSS
Presentation of IdeasOral Presentation
Comprehension and Collaboration Storytelling Workshop
Responding to Text Partner DiscussionPanel DiscussionGroup DiscussionPartner DiscussionClass Discussion
Speaking and Listening WorkshopDelivering a Persuasive Speech Using Multimedia
RESEARCH
Research and TechnologyLetterResearch Article
Investigate the Topic: Freedom FightersCivil Rights LeadersUnderground RailroadThurgood Marshall’s Contributions to Civil RightsThe Women’s MovementThe Grape BoycottHenry David Thoreau
WRITE
Writing to SourcesMythCritical AnalysisResearch ProposalPersuasive SpeechEssayInformative EssayNarrativeArgumentPoemAutobiographical NarrativeArgumentative Essay
Writing Process Workshop Argument: Problem-and-Solution Essay
UNIT VOCABULARY
Academic Vocabulary appears in blue.
Introducing the Big Question aspects, cultural, emphasize, exaggerate, imitate, influence, symbolize, accomplishments, admirably, bravery, courage, endure, outdated, overcome, sufferingCoyote Steals the Sun and Moon sacred, shriveled, pestering, pursuit, lagged, curiosityChicoria cordially, self-confident, haughty from The People, Yes, straddling, cyclone, mutineersfrom Out of the Dust feuding, spindly, drought, grateful, sparse, ricketyAn Episode of War winced, audible, compelled, tumultuous, contempt, disdainfully Davy Crockett’s Dream kindledPaul Bunyan of the North Woods shanties, commotionInvocation from John Brown’s Body subdued, arrogantfrom The American Dream paradoxes, devoid, perish, observation, distinguish, evidence Runagate Runagate beckoning, shackles, anguish, objective, elementsEmancipation from Lincoln: A Photobiography alienate, compensate, humiliating, contribute, endured, factorsHarriet Beecher Stowe complacent, transfigured, significance, extentBrown vs. Board of Education predominantly, deliberating, oppressed, distinction, aspect, accessOn Woman’s Right to Suffrage posterity, mockery, rebellion, discriminate, emphasizing, primaryfrom Address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco implements, exploit, infamy, reference, investigate, aspectNonviolence Tree conveyed, civil, valid
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
For the full wording of the standards, see the standards chart following the Contents pages.
Reading LiteratureRL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.8.7, RL.8.9, RL.8.10
Reading Informational Text RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.7
WritingW.8.1, W.8.1.a, W.8.1.b, W.8.1c, W.8.1.d, W.8.1.e, W.8.2, W.8.2.a, W.8.2.b., W.8.2.e, W.8.2.f, W.8.3, W.8.3.a, W.8.3.b, W.8.3.c, W.8.3.d, W.8.3.e, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9.a
Speaking and ListeningSL.8.1, SL.8.1.a, SL.8.1.b, SL.8.1.c, SL.8.1.d, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, SL.8.6
LanguageL.8.1, L.8.2, L.8.2.a, L.8.2.b, L.8.2.c, L.8.4.a, L.8.4.b, L.8.5, L.8.5.a, L.8.6
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