Unit 2 Independent Texts

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💡 You may choose which text students will read for their independent tasks or allow them to choose their own.

Text Options

from Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

Poetry Collection

 from Macbeth: The Graphic Novel by William Shakespeare, illustrated by John Haward; script adaptation by John McDonald

 The Lagoon by Joseph Conrad

 What’s Your Time Perspective? By Jane Collingwood/ Does Time Pass? by Peter Dizikes

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Accessible Leveled Texts

💡 This writing task should be completed as independently as possible as a timed on-demand assessment (1-2 days). 

Performance-Based Assessment: On-Demand/Timed Argument

Writing Prompt

In this unit, you read a major dramatic work and a variety of other literature related to the connection of human beings to their past and futures.

Write an argument in the form of a response to literature that answers this question:

What is the relationship of human beings to time?

In this argument, you will use examples and evidence from the diverse texts in the unit to justify a claim that you make. State your assertions with specific evidence from several of the texts. End your argument with a clear conclusion that restates or summarizes your claim.

Academic Vocabulary

proficient
justify
diverse
catalyst
assertion               

💡It is essential to have students use these words throughout the unit, particularly in their performance tasks/assessments.                                        

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