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U 1
NIT The Choices We Make
aCadeMIC voCabULary
effect
effective
coherence
internal coherence
external coherence
Literary Terms
genre
stanza
denotation connotation figurative language narrative
sensory details characterization
myth symbol symbolism
GoaLs:
• To analyze genres and their organizational structures
• To examine the function of narrative elements
• To apply techniques to create coherence and sentence variety in writing
• To apply revision techniques in preparing drafts for publication
Contents
Activities
1.1 Previewing the Unit ..................................................................... 4
1.2 Exploring the Concept of Choice.................................................. 5
1.3 Choices and Consequences: Paired Poetry ................................. 9 Poetry: “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost
Poetry: “Choices,” by Nikki Giovanni
1.4 Exploring the Personal Narrative ...............................................14 Personal Narrative: “The Scholarship Jacket,” by Marta Salinas
Introducing the Strategy: Metacognitive Markers
1.5 Analyzing Language .................................................................. 20 Memoir: from Bad Boy, by Walter Dean Myers
1.6 Timed Writing: Choosing a Topic and Drafting a
Personal Narrative .....................................................................27
1.7 Once Upon a Time: Revising the Beginning .............................. 30
1.8 Can You Sense It? Revising the Middle ..................................... 32 Personal Narrative: “Why Couldn’t I Have Been Named
Ashley?” by Imma Achilike
Introducing the Strategy: Looping
1.9 Tie It Together: Revising the Ending .......................................... 38
Embedded Assessment 1 Revising a Personal Narrative
About Choice ............................................. 40
1.10 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2:
Expanding Narrative Writing ......................................................42
1.11 Poor Choices: “Phaethon”......................................................... 46
Myth: “Phaethon,” by Bernard Evslin
1.12 A Matter of Pride ........................................................................57 Myth: “Arachne,” by Olivia E. Coolidge
Introducing the Strategy: Diffusing
1.13 Symbolic Thinking ..................................................................... 62
1.14 Animals as Symbols ..................................................................65
Fable: “The Burro and the Fox,” by Angel Vigil
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