Unit 7 – Inspiration (4.5 Weeks) Suggested Text (Examples of text) Short Story by Toni Cade Bambara (Textbook * +) pairs with Garth Brooks video “Raymond’s Run” Excerpt from of by Mildred D. Taylor (Textbook *) “Roll Thunder, Hear My Cry” Picture Book by Dr. Seuss Oh, The Places You’ll Go Non-Fiction the Top: The True Adventures of a (Textbook *) “Over Volcano Chaser” Play by William Gibson “The Miracle Worker” YouTube video of play Novel by Sherman Alexie (Not on BCS Middle School Approved List) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Films (2013) PG-13 Freedom Writers (2006) PG-13 Pursuit of Happyness Video the Fire´ performed by Garth Brooks “Standing Outside “Kid President” Textbooks Referenced: * Grade 8, Holt McDougal, 2012 + Grade 8, McDougal Littell , 2006 Literature The Language of Literature
Unit 7 – Inspiration (4.5 Weeks) Suggested Text (Examples of text) Short Story “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara (Textbook * +) pairs with Garth Brooks video Excerpt from “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor (Textbook *) Picture Book Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss Non-Fiction “Over the Top: The True Adventures of a Volcano Chaser” (Textbook *) Play “The Miracle Worker” by William Gibson YouTube video of play Novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (Not on BCS Middle School Approved List) Films Freedom Writers (2013) PG-13 Pursuit of Happyness (2006) PG-13 Video “Standing Outside the Fire´ performed by Garth Brooks “Kid President” Textbooks Referenced: * Literature Grade 8, Holt McDougal, 2012 + The Language of Literature Grade 8, McDougal Littell , 2006
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