Unit 3

Short Stories:

• I Survived the Nazi Invasion

• “Muffin” by Susan Cooper  

• “Rescued from the Holocaust” by Sean Price

• From O, Pioneers by Willa Cather

• From Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery

• From The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

• “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes

Informational Text: 

• • “The Youngest of the Little Rock Nine Speaks Out About Holding onto History.”

  • “Introduction to the Holocaust” 

  • “Who Was Anne Frank?” 

  • “The Blue-eyed, Brown-eyed” 

Novels:

• Elly

• The Diary of Anne Frank

• Devil's Arithmetic

Reading Skills: 

• • Annotation

  • Identifying Theme

  • Making Inferences

  • Citing Textual Evidence

  • Making Connections

  • Summarizing

Writing Skills: Personal Narrative

• • Plot

  • Theme

  • Point of View

  • Conflict

  • Figurative Language

  • Transitions