- Students select and begin reading an independent reading novel related to the unit focus.
- An audio recording of Monster by Walter Dean Myers is available here. An audio recording of Nothing But the Truth by Avi is available here.
Lesson plan
Archived
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Common Core State Standards
RL.8.1
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/1
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Common Core State Standards
RL.8.10
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/10
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Common Core State Standards
RL.8.3
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/3
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Common Core State Standards
RL.8.4
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/4
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Common Core State Standards
RL.8.6
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/6
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Common Core State Standards
SL.8.1.a
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/1/a
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Common Core State Standards
SL.8.1.b
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/1/b
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Common Core State Standards
SL.8.1.c
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/1/c
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Common Core State Standards
SL.8.1.d
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/1/d
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Common Core State Standards
SL.8.4
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/4
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Common Core State Standards
W.8.9.a
http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/8/9/a