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Unit 2
Activities
2.1 Previewing the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .
2.2 Expository Writing: Compare/Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Essay: “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts,” by Bruce Catton
2.3 Utopian Ideals and Dystopian Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .
Short Story: “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
2.4 Understanding a Society’s Way of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . *Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
2.5 Contemplating Conflicting Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
2.6 Questioning Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Article: “Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read” from the American Library Association
introducing the strategy: socratic seminar introducing the strategy: Fishbowl
2.7 A Shift in Perspective: Beginning the Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
2.8 Navigating the Road of Trials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
2.9 The End of the Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Novel: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, or Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
embedded Assessment 1: writing an expository essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
2.10 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Effective Argumentation ..
2.11 Understanding Elements of Argumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
2.12 Don’t Hate—Debate! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
introducing the strategy: debate
2.13 Highlighting Logos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Article: “Parents Share Son’s Fatal Text Message to Warn Against Texting & Driving,” from the Associated Press
Article: “The Science Behind Distracted Driving,” from KUTV Austin
2.14 Forming and Supporting a Debatable Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .
2.15 Conducting Effective Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .
Article: “How the Brain Reacts,” by Marcel Just and Tim Keller
2.16 Gathering and Citing Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .
Article: “Cellphones and driving: As dangerous as we think?” by Matthew Walberg
2.17 Organizing and Revising Your Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .
embedded Assessment 2: writing an Argumentative essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . *Texts not included in these materials.
the Challenge of utopia
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