Eighth-graders develop their ability to read and understand a complex text as they consider the plight of refugees. The first unit uses Thanhha Lai’s novel, Inside Out & Back Again, as well as informational text, to build background knowledge of the war in Vietnam and the fall of Saigon. Unit 2 introduces informational texts that broaden learners’ understanding of the universal themes of the refugee experience across cultures. The final performance task for Unit 3 has individuals draw on what they have learned to craft two, free verse narrative poems that reflect the refugee experience.
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English Language Arts, Reading: Informational Text
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narrative poetry, poetry, the writing process, research writing, the vietnam war, refugees, free verse, culture, literary analysis, informational texts, expository essays, evidence, textual evidence, informative writing, book analysis, writing analysis, essay writing, poetry analysis, inferences, making inferences, word choice, harry potter and the sorcerer's stone, word meanings, text analysis, responding to literature, responding to reading
