This page includes the student reader for the unit, as well as editable resources from the teacher manual: writing tasks, charts for discussion, forms and graphic organizers. All resources can be downloaded and added into Schoology for implementation with students.

Table of Contents

Text Audio

Thank You M’am by Langston Hughes
Audio File Link
(Youtube Link)
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Audio File Link
(Youtube Link)

Writing Tasks

S-5: Assignment #1 Writing About “Thank You, M’am”
Word Doc
S-10: Assignment #2 Writing About “The Lottery”
Word Doc

Charts for Discussion

S-2: Comprehension Strategies
PowerPoint
S-5: Comprehension Vs. Interpretation
PowerPoint
I-B: Style Manual Contents
PowerPoint

Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-4: Criteria For a Good Discussion
Word Doc
Modeling Reading Strategies: What, How, and When
Word Doc
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