MyView Literacy

By Savvas Learning Company

Overview: Spotlight on Informational Text

Unit 1: Journeys (How do journeys change us?)

1. "The Path to Paper Son" and "Louie Share Kim, Paper Son" by Grant Din

Weekly Question: What motivates people to leave a place they call home?

2. from Life on Earth -and Beyond by Pamela S. Turner

Weekly Question: WHat can scientists discover by traveling to distant places?

3. fom Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad

Weekly Question: What can people learn from visiting unknown lands?

4. Poetry Collection by Kristine O'Connell George

Weekly Question: What inspires people to start a journey?

5. Picturesque Journeys by Yanitzia Canetti

Weekly Question: How Can new places change the way a person sees?

6. Project Based Inquiry; Write a Argumentative Travel Guide