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UNIT 3
The Challenge to Make a Difference
aCaDeMIC voCabULary
communication
résumé
euphemism
slogan
media
Literary Terms
found poem
GoaLS:
• To engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
• To analyze the development of a theme or central idea of a text
• To research an issue of national or global significance
• To create an informative and persuasive multimedia presentation
• To strengthen writing through the effective use of voice and mood
Contents
Activities
3.1 Previewing the Unit ..................................................................172 3.2 Collaborating to Preview Holocaust Narratives........................173 3.3 Understanding Literature Circle Discussions............................177
3.4 Making Thematic Connections .................................................181 Memoir: Excerpt from Night, by Elie Wiesel
Poetry: “First They Came for the Communists,”
by Martin Niemöller
3.5 Analyzing an Allegory.............................................................. 186
*Children’s Book: Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust, by Eve Bunting
3.6 Dangerous Diction................................................................... 190 3.7 Exploring the Museum ............................................................ 192 3.8 Presenting Voices .....................................................................195 3.9 Finding Light in Film ................................................................ 198
*Film: Life Is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni
3.10 Dramatic Tone Shifts ............................................................... 201 Drama: Excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank,
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
3.11 The Wrong Side of the Fence ................................................... 206 Fiction: Excerpt from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by
John Boyne
3.12 Creating a Memorable Opening............................................... 214 Diary: Excerpt from The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank
Embedded Assessment 1 Presenting Voices of the Holocaust .........217
3.13 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and
Looking at Multimedia .............................................................219
3.14 Making a Difference .................................................................221
3.15 Never Forget, Never Again....................................................... 223 Speech: From Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
Introducing the Strategy: SOAPSTone
170 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 8
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