Unit 2

Essential Question:

How Can People and Animals Relate to Each Other?

Highlights of Unit 2: Animal Allies

In this unit, students will learn about the special relationship between people and animals, considering how humans and animals can benefit each other. Students will read a variety of texts and view media as they discuss the Essential Question for the unit.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

As a class, in small groups, and independently, students will work to answer the question How can people and animals relate to each other? Give your student

the opportunity to continue the discussion at home.

TALK IT OVER WITH YOUR STUDENT

• What are some of the ways you could answer the question How can people and animals relate to each other?

• What do these selections say about our relationship to animals? How can animals teach us to be better people?

• Why do you think stories about animals are so popular in the media and in books and film?

The core novel for this unit will focus on accepting disabilities and students will have a choice of what novel to read. Their choices for this unit will include:

One Crazy Summer by Rita-Williams-Garcia

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

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