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ContentsUnit 1 — Conflict
Unit Opener 1 Let’s Talk About It 2
Focus on Reading 4Make ConnectionsMake Inferences
The Trickster 6Short Story by Jacqueline Pearce
Fish Cheeks 14Personal Anecdote by Amy Tan
B., 16 16Memoir recorded by Deborah Ellis
Canadian January Night 19Poem by Alden Nowlan
Focus on Genre 20Analyze the Elements of Short Stories
Scars 24Short Story by Don Aker
Invasion of the Snotty Badgers 34Flash Fiction by Karin Weber
Ashes 36Short Story by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Accident 44Short Story by Dave Eggers
Focus on Media 46Interpret Media Messages
The Wolves Inside 48Graphic Story based on a Cherokee tale Illustrated by Chris King
One Team, One Country 50Documentary Transcript narrated by Morgan Freeman
Focus on Writing 54Develop and Organize Ideas
Teen on Strike 56Newspaper Article by Tamie Dolny
Dulce et Decorum Est 60Poem by Wilfred Owen
Focus on Listening & Speaking 62Use Active Listening StrategiesUse Appropriate Vocal Strategies
Conflict 64Play Excerpt by Wade Bradford
Unit 1 Wrap Up 68
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ContentsUnit 2 — What’s the Big Idea?
Unit Opener 69 Let’s Talk About It 70
Focus on Reading 72Determine Main Ideas and Summarize
Big Ideas 74Article by Elizabeth MacLeod
Top 25 Innovations: The World 78 Was Different Before the InternetOnline Article from CNN
Frankenstein 80Graphic Fiction by Scott Hepburn and Espen Grundetjern Based on the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Jeremy Gutsche: Mister Chaos 86Newspaper Feature by Cathal Kelly
Focus on Genre 90Identify the Elements of a Biography
Sheila Watt-Cloutier: The Life and 92 Times of an Inuit ActivistBiography by Carmen Jones
Top of the World 96Biographical Article by Margaret Jetelina
This Is Mustafa and Hazal Babadagli 99Magazine Article by Vivian Lee
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Evolution of an Inspirational Singer 102Biography by Laurie Thomas Lyrics by Ani DiFranco
Focus on Writing 106Develop and Organize Ideas
Design That Fits to a Tee 108Online Article by Laura House
Worldwide We 112Article by Cheryl Gilbert
Pity This Busy Monster, Manunkind 116 and Dream DeferredPoems by E.E. Cummings and Langston Hughes
Focus on Media 118Analyze Codes, Conventions, and Techniques
Group of Seven Awkward Moments 120Gallery Exhibit by Diana Thorneycroft
Saving the World through Game Design 124Blog Entry by Jane McGonigal
Focus on Listening & Speaking 128Use Oral and Visual Cues to Interpret TextsUse Interpersonal Speaking Skills
My First Million 130Transcript from CBC News
Unit 2 Wrap Up 132
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