Unit 1: In this first unit, students consider an American man's (Louis Zamperelli) life adventure and hardships during World War II. Students begin the literary non-fiction biography, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. Students will build background knowledge and evaluate varying perspectives of World War II events through the text and a variety of primary source documents.
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Grade 8, Module 3a, Unit 1 Overview
Grade 8, Module 1, Unit 3a Recommended Texts: These texts are provided as recommended resources which relate to the theme of the unit. Lexile scores are provided to provide appropriate independent reading for each student to build content knowledge about the topic. Districts may substitute other books as appropriate and available.
Grade 8, Module 3a, Unit 1 Lessons: There are 13 lessons that can be downloaded as a complete unit from EngageNY here or below as individual files. The handouts and resources needed for each Lesson are included.
Lesson One: Lesson Eight:
Lesson Two: Lesson Nine:
Lesson Three: Lesson Ten:
Lesson Four: Lesson Eleven:
Lesson Five: Lesson Twelve:
Lesson Six: Lesson Thirteen:
Lesson Seven:
Grade 8, Module 1, Unit 3a Implementation Resources: These resources were developed by the IES Team and regional E2CCB teachers. Permission to use/adapt resources is by Creative Commons-Attribution-Share Alike license.
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Grade 8, Module 3a, Unit 1 Overview
Grade 8, Module 1, Unit 3a Recommended Texts: These texts are provided as recommended resources which relate to the theme of the unit. Lexile scores are provided to provide appropriate independent reading for each student to build content knowledge about the topic. Districts may substitute other books as appropriate and available.
Grade 8, Module 3a, Unit 1 Lessons: There are 13 lessons that can be downloaded as a complete unit from EngageNY here or below as individual files. The handouts and resources needed for each Lesson are included.
Lesson One: Lesson Eight:
Lesson Two: Lesson Nine:
Lesson Three: Lesson Ten:
Lesson Four: Lesson Eleven:
Lesson Five: Lesson Twelve:
Lesson Six: Lesson Thirteen:
Lesson Seven:
Grade 8, Module 1, Unit 3a Implementation Resources: These resources were developed by the IES Team and regional E2CCB teachers. Permission to use/adapt resources is by Creative Commons-Attribution-Share Alike license.