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First Semester
First Semester
Collection 1:
Collection 1:
Finding Common Ground
Finding Common Ground
Essential Questions: What factors unite and divide society? What links individuals to their family, friends, and community?
Collection Objective: Students will be able to write and/or present an argument in which they take a position on the factors that unite or divide individuals in a society and cite evidence from multiple texts.
Anchor Text: House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Collection 2:
Collection 2:
The Struggle for Freedom
The Struggle for Freedom
Essential Question: How does the struggle to obtain freedom manifest itself?
Collection Objective: Students will be able to analyze to what extent struggle is a part of freedom and progress in an argumentative essay.
Anchor Text: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Second Semester
Second Semester
Collection 4:
Collection 4:
Sweet Sorrow
Sweet Sorrow
Essential Question: How do emotions motivate actions?
Collection Objective: Students will be able to examine how emotions impact characters’ actions by writing an analytical essay.
Anchor Text: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Collection 5:
Collection 5:
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
Essential Question: How do individuals adapt for survival?
Collection Objective: Students will be able to synthesize how individuals and communities adapt to radically different situations in order to survive.
Anchor Text: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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Collection 6:
Heroes and Quests
Heroes and Quests
Essential Question: What characteristics or traits allow individuals to make progress on their journey?
Collection Objective: In an analytical essay using evidence from the texts, students will be able to evaluate a character’s traits and actions to determine if the character acts as a worthy hero or leader while on their journey.
Anchor Text: The Odyssey by Homer
Daily Agenda Slides
Daily Agenda Slides
English 1P
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