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U1NiT
The ChoiCes We Make: analyzing and Creating
Narratives
Visual Prompt: You may have heard the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words.” What story does this picture tell?
Unit Overview
This unit introduces the year-long focus on “choices,” using a variety of genres to investigate this theme. You will examine texts that present characters who have made choices about the way they live their lives. You will analyze fiction and nonfiction texts and create and present original works that express the concept of choice.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Personal Narrative:
The Scholarship Jacket by Marta Salinas ................................2
Why Couldn’t I Have Been Named Ashley?
Personal Narrative:
by Imma Achilike .....................................................................................................16 Myth:
Arachne by Olivia E. Coolidge ....................................................................28
Embedded Assessment .......................................................................................39 Unit 1 • Overview 1
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