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Contents
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Unit 3
Activities
3.1 Previewing the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Peeling a Tangerine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 Reading the Novel Tangerine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*Novel: Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
introducing the strategy: Questioning the Text
3.4 There’s a New Kid in Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............
3.5 Like Mother, Like Son? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............
3.6 Oh, Brother! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............
3.7 September 11 Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............
News Article: “A Stunning Tale of Escape Traps Its Hero in Replay”
3.8 SIFTing Through Tangerine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
introducing the strategy: siFT
3.9 Same Sport, Different School .. ..............................
3.10 A Good Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............................
3.11 Seeing Is Believing . . . . . . . . . . ...............................
3.12 Conflicts and Consequences . .. ..............................
3.13 Mourning and Night . . . . . . . . . ...............................
Poetry: “To an Athlete Dying Young,” by A. E. Housman
3.14 The Final Score . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................
Choices and Consequences
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Embedded Assessment 1: writing a Literary Analysis Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
3.15 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Analyzing Words That Inspire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.16 Nelson Mandela in Hollywood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*Film: Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood
3.17 A Long Walk to Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Biography: The Nobel Peace Prize 1993, Biography of Nelson Mandela
Autobiography: Excerpt from Long Walk to Freedom, by Nelson Mandela
3.18 Planning for Research and Citing Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.19 Visual Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.20 Comparing Text and Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poetry: “Invictus,” by William Ernest Henley
Nonfiction: Excerpt from Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, by John Carlin
3.21 Follow the Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speech: Excerpt from Nelson Mandela’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
*Speeches: by Great Leaders
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Embedded Assessment 2: Creating a Biographical Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
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