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
Text Options
 Little Things Are Big by Jesus Colon (CommonLit Text)
 Profile: Malala Yousafzai from BBC
 Noor Inayat Khan from Women Heroes of WWII by Kathryn J. Atwood
 A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry (CommonLit Text)
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💡 This writing task should be completed as independently as possible as a timed on-demand assessment (1-2 days).Â
Performance-Based Assessment: On-Demand/Timed Informative Essay
Performance-Based Assessment: On-Demand/Timed Informative Essay
Writing Prompt
In this unit, you read about different examples of turning points. Write an informative essay in which you explain what can cause a significant change in someone's life, how it might have a lasting effect, and what it tells you about someone who has undergone a meaningful change. Develop your topic with relevant facts, details, and information from the texts.
Respond to the following prompt:
What can cause a significant change in someone's life?
Develop a clear thesis, or controlling idea, in response to the prompt. Then, use sufficient examples and quotations from the selections that you read i this unit to support your response. Your essay should be logically organized and include transitions to show the relationships between ideas. Be sure to maintain a formal style and tone in your writing.
Academic Vocabulary
contribute
consistent
maintain
observation
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💡 It is essential to have students use these words throughout the unit, particularly in their performance tasks/assessments.                                       Â
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