Unit 4: Survival

Essential Question: What Does it take to Survive?

Cluster 1: Think about how luck helps survivors.

1. “Two Were Left” (short story)

2. “Tornado Survivor” (Newspaper Article)

Cluster 2: Find out how creative thinking can help people survive.

1. “Surviving Katrina” (News)

2. “Maps” (nonfiction)

3. “Test Your Survival Skills” (article)

Cluster 3: Explore how the body and the mind work together for survival.

1. “Fight or Flight? What your Body Knows About Survival” (science article)

2. “Survivor Rulon Gardner: Hardheaded” (magazine profile)

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Unit 4 Standards

Unit 5 Fitting in

Essential Question: How Important is it to Fit in?

Cluster 1: Think About when it is worth it to try to fit in.

1. “Frijoles” (novel excerpt) -Gary Soto

2. “The Jay and the Peacocks” (fable) - Aesop

Cluster 2: Learn what makes people feel good about themselves.

1. “Cochlear Implants Two Sides of the Story” (Persuasive Essay)”

2. “A Different Drummer” (Quote)

3. “High School” (Photo Essay)

Cluster 3:

1. “The Right Moves” (Short Story)

2. “I’m Nobody” (poem) -Emily Dickinson

Unit 6 What Matters Most

Essential Question: What is Most Important in Life?

Cluster 1:

1. “Luck (Play)

2. “Young at Heart” (Memoir)

3. “The Marketplace”

Cluster 2:

1. “The Scholarship” (Short Story)

2. “Eye on Cheaters” (Article)

Cluster 3:

1. “The Gift of the Magi” (Short Story)

2. “Shoulders”

Introduction to Fundamentals Level A

↓ EDGE Level A

Unit 1: Theme-Think Again

Essential Question: What Influences How You Act?

Cluster 1: Find out how beliefs can affect people

1. “The Experiment” (Short Story)

2. “Superstitions: The Truth Uncovered” (Magazine Article)

Cluster 2: Find out how people get to where they want to go

1. “Building Bridges” (Short Story)

2. “The Right Words at the Right Time” (Memoir)

Cluster 3: Find out how easily people can be fooled

1. “The Open Window” (Short Story)

2. “One in a Million” (Folk Tale)

Unit 2 Theme: Family Matters

EQ: How Do Families Affect Us?

Cluster 1: Explore the science behind family resemblances.

1. “Genes: All in the Family” (Science Article)

2. “How to See DNA” (Science Procedure)

Cluster 2: Learn about the impact of family meals.

1. “Do Family Meals Matter?” (Research Report)

2. “Fish Cheeks” (Anecdote)

Cluster 3: Read about how the behavior of parents can make a difference.

1. “Only Daughter” (Memoir)

2. “Calling a Foul” (News Commentary)

3. “Surveys on Sports” (Surveys)

Unit 3 Theme: True Self

EQ: Do We Find or Create Our True Selves?

Cluster 1: Explore whether appearance matters.

1. “Heartbeat” (Short Story)

2. “Zits” (Comic Strip)

3. “Behind the Bulk” (Informative Article)

Cluster 2: Find out about people who put themselves in categories.

1. “I Go Along” (Short Story)

2. “Theme for English B” (Poem)

Cluster 3: Discover some struggles that people must face about their identity.

1. “The Pale Mare” (Short Story)

2. “My Horse, Fly Like a Bird” (Poem)

3. “Caged Bird” (Poem) -Maya Angelou

Unit 4 Theme: Give & Take

EQ: How Much Should People Help Each Other?

Cluster 1: Read about helpful and harmful relationships.

1. ‘Enabling or Disabling?” (Informational Text)

2. “This I Believe (Essay) -Isabel Allende

Cluster 2: Learn what families do for each other in special situations.

1. ‘Brother ray: Ray Charles’s own Story” (Autobiography)

2. “Hard Times” (Song Lyrics) -Ray Charles

3. “Power of the Powerless” (Memoir)

Cluster 3: Read about people who can barely survive on their own.

1. “He Was no Bum” (Eulogy)

2. “miss rosie” (Poem)