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UNIT 1

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We All Came Here From SomewhereAretta Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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A Quilt of a CountryAnna Quindlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

AnChOR text: eSSAY

the immigrant Contribution from A nation of immigrantsJohn F. Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MeDiA: tiMeLine

nYt interactive immigration Map . . . . . .00

ShORt StORY

American HistoryJudith Ortiz Cofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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ShORt StORY

Rules of the gameAmy Tan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

BLOG POSt

the Writing on the WallCamille Dungy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MeMOiR

With a little Help From My Friends from Funny in FarsiFiroozeh Dumas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POetRY

Morning talkRoberta Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

immigrant picnicGregory Djanikian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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WRITING FOCUS

Write a Nonfiction Narrative . . . . . . . . .00

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Present a Nonfiction Narrative . . . . . . .00

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from When I Was puerto ricanEsmeralda Santiago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

ESSAY

from What is an american?J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur . . . . . . . .00

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY

Finding a Voice: a taiwanese Family adapts to americaDiane Tsai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POETRY

the new ColossusEmma Lazarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

Legal alienPat Mora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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What does Citizenship Mean to You?Damola Akinola and Maria Cornejo . . . . . .00

perForManCe-based assessMent

nonfiction narrative: reflective essay and Informal speech . . .00

UnIt reFLeCtIon

reflect on the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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Review Evidence for a Nonfiction Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

essential question: What makes people feel “american”?

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2 Survival

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UNIT ACTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

LAUNCh TexT: ArgUmeNT modeL

the Cost of SurvivalTheo Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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ANChor TexT: ShorT STorY

the Seventh ManHaruki Murakami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

ANChor TexT: opINIoN pIeCe

the Moral logic of Survivor guiltNancy Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

medIA: podCAST

the Key to Disaster Survival? Friends and neighborsShankar Vedantam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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NArrATIVe NoNFICTIoN

the Voyage of the James Caird from the enduranceCaroline Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

medIA: phoTo gALLerY

the Endurance and the James Caird in imagesFrank Hurley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

NoVeL exCerpT

from life of piYann Martel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

ArgUmeNT

the Value of a Sherpa lifeGrayson Schaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

poeTrY

i am Offering this poemJimmy Santiago Baca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

the writerRichard Wilbur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

hugging the JukeboxNaomi Shihab Nye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

perFormANCe TASk

Writing Focus

Write an Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

perFormANCe TASk

speAking And Listening Focus

present an Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Short Story

to Build a FireJack London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Short Story

the Most dangerous gameRichard Connell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

BIoGrAPhy

from UnbrokenLaura Hillenbrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

ExPoSItory nonfIctIon

Seven Steps to Surviving a disasterJim Y. Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

MAGAzInE ArtIclE

Titanic vs. Lusitania: How people Behave in a disasterJeffrey Kluger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

MEMoIr

from WaveSonali Deraniyagala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

perForMance-BaSed aSSeSSMent

argument: essay and oral presentation . . . . . . . . . 126

UnIt reFLectIon

reflect on the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

PErforMAncE-BASEd ASSESSMEnt PrEP

Review Evidence for an Argument . . . 125

essential question: What does it take to survive?

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UNIT The Literature of Civil Rights3

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Unit ACtiVitY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00

LAUnCh text: exPLAnAtORY MODeL

1963: The Year That Changed EverythingSara Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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AnChOR text: SPeeCh

“i have a Dream . . .”Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MeDiA: ViDeO

“i have a Dream . . .”Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

AnChOR text: ARGUMent

Letter from a Birmingham City JailMartin Luther King, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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Remarks on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.Robert F. Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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Remembering Civil Rights history, when “words Meant Everything”PBS Newshour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POetRY

For My peopleMargaret Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

incidentNatasha Trethewey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

SPeeCh

Lessons of Martin Luther King, Jr.Cesar Chavez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MeMOiR

TravelingGrace Paley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

PeRfORMAnCe tASk

WRITING FOCUS

Write a Research Outline . . . . . . . . . . .00

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SPEAKING AND LISTENING FOCUS

Present Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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ARGUMENT

Just Walk on By: Black Men and public SpacesBrent Staples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

How the Children of Birmingham Changed the Civil-rights MovementLottie L. Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

from Black BoyRichard Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

the Many Lives of Hazel BryanDavid Margolick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

SHORT STORY

Liars don’t QualifyJunius Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MEDIA: RADIO BROADCAST

Sam Cooke’s Swan Song of protestAll Things Considered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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essential question: How can words inspire change?

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UNIT

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Romeo and Juliet: A tragedy? Or Just a tragic Misunderstanding?Olivia Dasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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the tragedy of Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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the tragedy of Romeo and JulietLos Angeles Theatre Works . . . . . . . . .00

ShORt StORY

Pyramus and thisbeOvid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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LiteRARY CRitiCiSM

Romeo and Juliet is a terrible PlayAlyssa Rosenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

in Defense of Romeo and Juliet: it’s not Childish, it’s *About* ChildishnessNoah Berlatsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

JOURnALiSM

twenty Years On: the unfinished lives of sarajevo’s Romeo and JulietGordana Sandic-Hadzihasanovic . . . . . .00

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tragic Romeo and Juliet Offers Bosnia hopeNic Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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WRITING FOCUS

Write a Critical Review . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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SPEAKING AND LISTENING FOCUS

Present a Claim and Summary . . . . . . .00

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MYTH

popocatepetl and IxtlaccihuatlJuliet Piggot Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POEM

annabel LeeEdgar Allan Poe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

NONFICTION

What’s the rush?: Young Brains Cause doomed LoveTK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

GRAPHIC NOVEL

romeo and JulietEli Neugeboren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

If romeo and Juliet Had Cell phonesMisty Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

performanCe-Based assessment

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essential question: Do we determine our own destinies?

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Gone and Back Again: A traveler’s AdviceLuis Rivera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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from the OdysseyHomer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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the OdysseyGareth Hinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

WORKPLACe/FUnCtiOnAL DOCUMent

Application for a Mariner’s licenseUnited States Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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ShORt StORY

half a DayNaguib Mahfouz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

inteRVieW

Bill Moyers interview with Joseph CampbellMoyers/Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POetRY

CourageAnne Sexton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

ithakaC. P. Cavafy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

from narrow Road to a Far provinceMatsuo Bashō . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

PeRFORMAnCe tASK

WRITING FOCUS

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SPEAKING AND LISTENING FOCUS

Deliver an Informative Talk . . . . . . . . . .00

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

polynesians Set Sail on three Year, Historic JourneyAmy Lieu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POETRY

the road not takenRobert Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

Your WorldGeorgia Douglas Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

SHORT STORY

the returnNgugi wa Thiong’o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MEDIA: PHOTO GALLERY

13 epic animal Migrations that prove Just How Cool Mother nature IsBrianna Elliott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MEMOIR

from WildCheryl Strayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

traveling teaches Students in a Way Schools Can’tAmanda Machado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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essential question: Which matters more, the journey or the destination?

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LAUnCh text: FiCtiOnAL nARRAtiVe

Story Outline: Dream’s WinterMaya Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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By the Waters of BabylonStephen Vincent Benet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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there Will Come Soft RainsRay Bradbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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MAGAZine ARtiCLe

the nuclear touristGeorge Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POetRY

the beginning of the end of the worldLucille Clifton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

the powwow at the end of the WorldSherman Alexie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

a Song on the end of the WorldCzeslaw Milosz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MeDiA: RADiO BROADCASt

from War of the WorldsRadiolab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MeDiA: DOCUMentARY

from War of the WorldsPBS American Experience . . . . . . . . . . .00

MAGAZine ARtiCLe

the myth of the War of the Worlds panicJefferson Pooley and Michael Socolow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

PeRFORMAnCe tASk

WRITING FOCUS

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GOVERNMENT BLOG POST

preparedness 101: Zombie apocalypseAli S. Khan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

WEBSITE ARTICLE

the Secret Bunker Congress never UsedNPR Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

SHORT STORY

patient ZeroTananarive Due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

the end of the World May Look Just Like thisMegan Gambino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

POETRY

Fire and IceRobert Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

perhaps the World ends HereJoy Harjo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00

MEDIA: NEWSCAST

a Visit to the doomsday Vault60 Minutes with Scott Pelley . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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narrative:Short Story and recitation . . . . . . . . . . . .00

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