MYPNA_TE_G12_TOC_web.pdf

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Performance-Based

Assessment

Independent

Performance Task Learning

The Song of the Mud/Dulce et

Decorum Est

To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars/

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Introduce

Independent Learning

TRADE BOOKS

Don Quixote: Part 2, second half

Narrative of Sojourner Truth: Entries 26–

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions:

Chapters 21—

TRADE BOOKS

Don Quixote: Part 2, first half

Narrative of Sojourner Truth: Entries 16–

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions:

Chapters 13–

Suggested Trade Books

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

Lexile: 1410

A well-intentioned but delusional man

acts out the heroic, romantic life of a

knight.

Connection to

Essential Question

The title character is noble and well-

intentioned. But because he is completely

out of touch with reality, he doesn’t do

anyone any good. His answer to the

Essential Question: What makes a hero? is

founded on out-of-date, unrealistic ideals.

Narrative of Sojourner

Truth

Sojourner Truth

Lexile: 1310

Sojourner Truth tells how she grew up

in slavery, became free, and came to

famously preach against it.

Connection to

Essential Question

Truth displays extraordinary courage,

fighting first for her own rights and then

for others. Her actions and attitude are

model answers to the Essential Question:

What makes a hero?

Flatland: A Romance of

Many Dimensions

Edwin A. Abbott

Lexile: 1280

This social satire is set in a literally two-

dimensional world, where the square

protagonist learns of the existence of

higher and lower dimensions.

Connection to

Essential Question

The protagonist A Square suffers greatly

for his efforts to convince members of

the rigid hierarchy that there could be

a third dimension, but he never gives

up. Despite the fact that he lacks many

human characteristics he still has qualities

that let him be a heroic figure in the

story. His determination provides insight

into the Essential Question: What makes

a hero?

Introduce

Small-Group

Learning How Did Harry

Patch Become an

Unlikely WWI Hero?

T

LIT21_TE12_U01_FM_Trade_Books.indd 49 08/04/21 2:19 PM