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UNIT INTRODUCTION
UNIT ACTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
LAUNCH TEXT: EXPOSITORY NARRATIVE MODEL
Why I Love Monsters Bella Adkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING
ANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY
The Fall of the House of UsherEdgar Allan Poe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY
House Taken OverJulio Cortazar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ANCHOR TEXT: INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
from How to Tell You’re Reading a Gothic Novel (in pictures)Adam Frost and Zhenia Vasiliev . . . . . . . . .00
SMALL-GROUP LEARNING
SHORT STORY
Where is Here?Joyce Carol Oates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MEDIA: PHOTO GALLERY
from The Dream Collector Arthur Tress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
INTERVIEW
Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?Allegra Ringo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
POETRY
Beware: Do Not Read This PoemIshmael Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
The RavenEdgar Allan Poe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WindigoLouise Erdrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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INDEPENDENT LEARNING
LITERARY CRITICISM
How Maurice Sendak’s “Wild Things” Moved Children’s Books Toward RealismGloria Goodale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
The LotteryShirley Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
EXPOSITORY NONFICTION
Sleep Paralysis: A Waking Nightmare Greta Cadbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
The Feather PillowHoratio Quiroga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
NEWS ARTICLE
Stone Age Man’s Terrors Still Stalk Modern NightmaresRobin McKie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT
Expository Narrative: Text and Oral Presentation . . . . . . . . . . .00
UNIT REFLECTION
Reflect on the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT PREP
Review Evidence for an Expository Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the allure of fear?
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UNIT INTRODUCTION
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LAUNCH TEXT: ARGUMENT MODEL
Isn’t Everyone at Least a Little Bit Weird? Sebastian Guererro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING
ANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY
The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MEDIA: VIDEO
The Metamorphosis Black Moon Theater Company . . . . . . .00
MEDIA: VIDEO
Franz Kafka and Metamorphosis BBC Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SMALL-GROUP LEARNING
SHORT STORY
The Doll’s HouseKatherine Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
POETRY
Sonnet with BirdSherman Alexie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
EllipticalHarryette Mullen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
FencesPat Mora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
OPINION PIECE
Revenge of the GeeksAlexandra Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
LECTURE
Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21st CenturyRyszard Kapuscinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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POETRY
Much Madness is Divinest SenseEmily Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MYTH
The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dogs Richard Erdoes; Alfonso Ortiz . . . . . . . . . .00
MEMOIR
from By Any Other Name Santha Rama Rau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
NEWS ARTICLE
Outsider’s Art is Saluted at Columbia, Then Lost AnewVivian Yee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
NEWS BROADCAST
Fleeing to Dismal Swamp, Slaves and Outcasts Found FreedomSandy Hausman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
The Glass of MilkManuel Rojas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Is the experience of being an outsider universal?
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UNIT Extending Freedom’s Reach3
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LAUNCH TEXT: EXPOSITORY TEXT MODEL
Born Free: Children and the Struggle for Human Rights Veronica Greenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING
ANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY
Four FreedomsFranklin Roosevelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ANCHOR TEXT: SPEECH
Inaugural AddressJohn F. Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MEDIA: VIDEO
Inaugural AddressJohn F. Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SMALL-GROUP LEARNING
SPEECH
Speech at the Youth Takeover of the United NationsMalala Yousafzai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
INTERVIEW
Diane Sawyer Sits Down with the Inspirational Malala YousafzaiABC News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
POETRY
Caged BirdMaya Angelou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
Some Advice to Those Who Will Serve Time in PrisonNazim Hikmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
The Prison Cell PoemMahmoud Darwish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
The CensorsLuisa Valenzuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
Key Findings Infographics from Freedom House Report on Freedom of the Press and Press Freedom MapsFreedom House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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EXPOSITORY ESSAY
What Is the Law?Organization of American States . . . . . . . .00
POETRY
The Birthday of the WorldMarge Piercy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
FreedomRabindranath Tagore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ESSAY
Misrule of LawAung San Suu Kyi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
Harrison BergeronKurt Vonnegut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ESSAY
Credo: What I BelieveNeil Gaiman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT
Expository: Text and Oral Presentation . . . . . . . . . . .00
UNIT REFLECTION
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the relationship between power and freedom?
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LAUNCH TEXT: NARRATIVE MODEL
I Came, I Saw, I ShoppedVladimir Szerb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING
ANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY
The NecklaceGuy de Maupassant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY
Civil PeaceChinua Achebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MEDIA: PHOTO ESSAY
from Material WorldSusan K. Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SMALL-GROUP LEARNING
NEWS ARTICLE
In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in UglinessMarie Arana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
POETRY
AvariceYusef Komunyakaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
The Good LifeTracy K. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MoneyReginald Gibbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
The Golden TouchNathaniel Hawthorne . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
POETRY
from King MidasHoward Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The Thrill of the ChaseMargie Goldsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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SHORT STORY
The Rocking Horse WinnerD.H. Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
The Gold Series: A History of Gold Visual Capitalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
NEWS ARTICLE
Ads May Spur Unhappy Kids to Embrace MaterialismAmy Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
A Dose of What the Doctor Never Orders Ihara Saikaku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
My Possessions, MyselfRussell Belk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
NEWS ARTICLE
Heirlooms’ Value Shifts from Sentiment to CashRose Salter Rodriguez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Do our possessions define us?
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Neither Justice Nor Forgetting: Defining Forgiveness Margarita Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING
ANCHOR TEXT: DRAMA
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MEDIA: VIDEO
The Tempest: Helen Mirren and Felicity Jones interviewJulie Taymor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ANCHOR TEXT: POETRY
En El Jardin de los Espejos Quebrados, Caliban Catches a Glimpse of His Reflection Virgil Suarez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
Caliban J.P. Dancing Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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POETRY
They Are Hostile NationsMargaret Atwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
Under a Certain Little StarWislawa Syzmborska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SPEECH
Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive Desmond Tutu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MEMOIR
from The SunflowerSimon Wiesenthal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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NOVEL EXCERPT
The Sun ParlorDorothy West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WEB ARTICLE
Eric LomaxThe Forgiveness Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
BOOK REVIEW
A Dish Best Served ColdAminatta Foma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
LITERARY CRITICISM
from Shakespeare and the French PoetYves Bonnefoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
FAIRY TALE
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Is there more merit in vengeance or forgiveness?
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LAUNCH TEXT: INFORMATIONAL MODEL
The Rule of LightSharifa Redson-Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING
ANCHOR TEXT: DRAMA
Oedipus RexSophocles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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Oedipus RexLA Theater Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SMALL-GROUP LEARNING
LETTER
The Empire State BuildingHelen Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
POETRY
BlindFatima Naoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
Blind Seer of AmbonW.S. Merwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
On His BlindnessJose Luis Borges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SHORT STORY
A Golden LightRebecca Hirsch Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
MEMOIR
For the Benefit of Those Who See Rosemary Mahoney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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from Blindness Jose Saramago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
How Your Eyes Trick Your Mind Melissa Hogenboom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
NEWS ARTICLE
Blind, Yet Seeing: The Brain’s Subconscious Visual SenseBenedict Carey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
ORAL HISTORY
Experience: I First Saw My Wife 10 Years After We MarriedShander Herian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
SCIENCE ARTICLE
Visual Neuroscience: Look and LearnApoorva Mandavilli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the difference between seeing and knowing?
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