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UNIT 2
The Power to Change
aCademIC voCabULary
compare
contrast
inference
prediction
communication
(verbal/nonverbal)
synthesize
Literary Terms
topic sentence commentary novel
subplot
setting
literary analysis introduction hook
thesis statement conclusion nonfiction fiction
imagery
GoaLS:
• To analyze literary elements
• To apply a variety of reading strategies to fiction and nonfiction texts
• To collaborate and communicate effectively
• To write an expository essay
• To practice using verb tenses and creating sentence variety
Contents
Activities
2.1 Previewing the Unit ................................................................... 92
2.2 Forces of Change ....................................................................... 93
*Film: Clips from Up, directed by Pete Docter
2.3 Beginning the Journey ............................................................... 96 *Novel: Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
Introducing the Strategy: Double-Entry Journal
2.4 Planting the Seeds of Character Analysis ................................. 99
2.5 Mapping the Journey: Plot and Subplot ...................................102
2.6 A Tree of One’s Own: Setting................................................... 104
2.7 Questions and Discussions ......................................................106
Introducing the Strategy: Questioning the Text
2.8 Diction Detectives and “Evidence”...........................................110
2.9 Reporting from Paradise Falls ..................................................113
*Film: Clips from Up, directed by Pete Docter
2.10 Making Connections and Visualizing Art..................................115
2.11 Stepping into the Literature Circle............................................119
Introducing the Strategy: Literature Circles
2.12 Circling the Moon: Literature Circle Discussion ........................123
Embedded Assessment 1: Responding to Literature ........................125
2.13 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2
and Expository Writing ............................................................127
2.14 Explaining and Interpreting Change........................................ 130
2.15 Writing and Changing Together............................................... 134
Introducing the Strategy: Replacing
2.16 Traveling with Charley: Literary Nonfiction ............................ 138 Memoir: Excerpt from Travels with Charley,
by John Steinbeck
Introducing the Strategy: Diffusing
2.17 Reflecting on Marley: Textual Evidence....................................143 Memoir: “Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal,”
by John Grogan
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