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Unit
2
Changes in
Essential Questions
My World
Unit Overview
It has been said that the only constant in the world is change. In Unit 1 you explored how you have changed; in this unit, you will explore how the world around you changes. You will identify the challenges and choices that you have made in meeting these changes. Through fiction, nonfiction, print, and nonprint texts, you will see how others have dealt with the choices and the opportunities that change can present.
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How are people influenced by changes in their worlds? How does a writer effectively craft a story?
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Unit
2
Changes in My World
Contents
learning Focus: Imagining Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Activities: 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Previewing the Unit ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 A Toy’s World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 *Film: Clips from Toy Story, directed by John Lasseter Changes in My World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 A Day of Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Short Story: “Eleven,” by Sandra Cisneros Changes in Simba’s World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 *Film: The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994 Play Ball: Part One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Fiction: “The Southpaw,” by Judith Viorst Play Ball: Part Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Picturing Green Gables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Novel: Excerpt from “Morning at Green Gables,” by L. M. Montgomery He Said, She Said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Novel: Excerpts from Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen
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2
Changes in
Essential Questions
My World
Unit Overview
It has been said that the only constant in the world is change. In Unit 1 you explored how you have changed; in this unit, you will explore how the world around you changes. You will identify the challenges and choices that you have made in meeting these changes. Through fiction, nonfiction, print, and nonprint texts, you will see how others have dealt with the choices and the opportunities that change can present.
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How are people influenced by changes in their worlds? How does a writer effectively craft a story?
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69
Unit
2
Changes in My World
Contents
learning Focus: Imagining Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Activities: 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Previewing the Unit ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 A Toy’s World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 *Film: Clips from Toy Story, directed by John Lasseter Changes in My World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 A Day of Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Short Story: “Eleven,” by Sandra Cisneros Changes in Simba’s World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 *Film: The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994 Play Ball: Part One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Fiction: “The Southpaw,” by Judith Viorst Play Ball: Part Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Picturing Green Gables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Novel: Excerpt from “Morning at Green Gables,” by L. M. Montgomery He Said, She Said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Novel: Excerpts from Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen
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