Need a 360 Degree Look?
Check out this collection of resources built around Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution by Linda Monk. You'll find a roadmap for the anchor text, as well as a close reading lesson that models text-dependent questions. Finally, we've included a text set for students in grades 6-8 to build knowledge about the constitution and governance.
Text Sets
Interested in creating units of instruction? These text sets provide examples of how to organize texts around a clear line of inquiry to help students build knowledge about the world. The accompanying Guide to Creating Text Sets walks you through the process so you can create sets of your own.
2-3
Animals with Special Abilities
Anchor Text: Wonders of Nature
4-5
Anchor Text: A Drop Around the World
4-5
Anchor Text: After the Last Dog Died
4-5
Anchor Text: When Mr. Jefferson Came to Philadelphia
4-5
Anchor Text: Flush
6-8
Ecosystems and Their Impacts on Populations
Anchor Texts: Naturally Selected to Survive
6-8
Anchor Text: The Watsons Go to Birmingham
6-8
Anchor Text: Words We Live By
9-10
Impact of Individuals' Words and Actions
Anchor Text: 1917 Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage
9-10
Leaving a Legacy: Eulogies of Civil Rights Figures
Anchor Text Remarks on the Assassination of MLK
9-10
Anchor Text: The Lottery
9-10
Anchor Text: Four Freedoms Speech
9-10
Examining Issues of Violence Against Women
Anchor Text: The Good Braider
9-10
Anchor Text: To Kill A Mockingbird
9-10
Anchor Text: Young Goodman Brown
11-12
Anchor Text: "Kill 'Em! Crush 'Em! Eat 'Em Raw!"
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