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UNIT 1

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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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

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Review Evidence for an Expository Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the allure of fear?

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2 Outsiders and Outcasts

UNIT INTRODUCTION

UNIT ACTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

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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INDEPENDENT LEARNING

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

UNIT INTRODUCTION

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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

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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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LAUNCH TEXT: ARGUMENT MODEL

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

SMALL-GROUP LEARNING

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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UNIT

UNIT INTRODUCTION

UNIT ACTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

LAUNCH TEXT: INFORMATIONAL MODEL

The Rule of LightSharifa Redson-Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING

ANCHOR TEXT: DRAMA

Oedipus RexSophocles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MEDIA: AUDIO

Oedipus RexLA Theater Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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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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NOVEL EXCERPT

from Blindness Jose Saramago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MEDIA: VIDEO

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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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