Contents INTRODUCTORY UNIT COMMON CORE FOUNDATIONS Academic Vocabulary Workshop ............................................................... xlvi General Academic Vocabulary ..................................................................... xlvi Domain Specific Vocabulary ........................................................................ xlix Writing an Objective Summary ..................................................................... lii MODEL: Summary of “Ribbons” by Laurence Yep ....................................... liii Comprehending Complex Texts ................................................................... liv STRATEGY 1: Multidraft Reading ...................................................................... liv MODEL: “Migrant Birds” Moumin Manzoor Quazi .................................................................................... lv STRATEGY 2: Close Reading .............................................................................. lvi MODEL: from On Duty Cicero............................................................................................................... lvii STRATEGY 3: Ask Questions ............................................................................ lviii MODEL: from The Funeral Oration of Pericles retold by Thucydides .......................................................................................... lix INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: from The Funeral Oration of Pericles (continued) retold by Thucydides .......................................................................................... lix Analyzing Arguments ...................................................................................... lx MODEL: from We Choose to Go to the Moon John F. Kennedy ................................................................................................ lxi The Art of Argument: Rhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques ........................................................................... lxii MODEL: A Tribute to the Dog George Graham Vest ...................................................................................... lxiii Composing an Argument ........................................................................... lxvii PRACTICE ....................................................................................................... lviii Research Workshop ....................................................................................... lxvi Conducting Research .................................................................................... lxvi Research Process Workshop........................................................................ lxviii MODEL: Alexander the Great .................................................................... lxxv Citing Sources Reference Guide................................................................. lxxvii vi UNIT 1 • Can all conflicts be resolved?
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Writing an Objective Summary .....................................................................liiMODEL: Summary of “Ribbons” by Laurence Yep ....................................... liii
Comprehending Complex Texts ................................................................... livSTRATEGY 1: Multidraft Reading ...................................................................... liv
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.