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meeting college and career A Memoir by Nicholas Gage readiness standards BUILD BACKGROUND USE READING SKILLS At a Glance Guided Reading A full range of selections engages students while teaching genres, literary elements, and critical thinking skills. • Relevant, interesting, and diverse literature selections • Three levels of reading support, from guided to directed to independent (see below) • Mix of easy, moderate, and challenging selections • Cross-curricular and text-to-text connections • In-depth workshops for skills mastery • 100% compliant with the Common Core State Standards and College and Career Readiness Standards Independent reading—self-monitoring during reading; minimal support before and after reading E  ach unit in the Mirrors & Windows program provides for a gradual release of responsibility, moving from... to Directed reading—extensive support before and after reading; less support during reading to Guided reading—extensive support before, during, and after reading Annotated Teacher’s Edition and Multi-platform eBook ANALYZE LITERATURE: Memoir RL.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refi ned by specifi c details; provide an objective summary of the text. 3, 136–137, 138, 150, 152–153, 214, 502, 820– 821, 943 RL.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or confl icting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. 3, 68–69, 136–137, 153 Craft and Structure A memoir is a type of autobiography that focuses on one incident or period in the writer’s life. Memoirs are often based on writers’ reactions to historical events. Read Meet the Author to begin to understand the historical events that influenced this memoir. RL.6. Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience refl ected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature. 82–98, 88, 276–281, 434–437, 490–497, 498– 619, 663–667, 670–675, 678–685, 690–695, 708–709, 710–711, 712–733, 734–737, 742–759, 762–763, 764–786, 787–788, 792–797 33, 65, 145, 163, 177, 317, 393, 417, 427, 450, 464, 518, 528, 573, 667, 673, 681, 729 RL.8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specifi c claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and suffi ciency of the evidence. Not Applicable to Literature per CCSS guidelines RL.9. Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specifi c work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare). 143, 268, 275, 504, 615, 616, 617–618, 663, 734– 737, 760–761, 762–763, 785–786, 787–788 As you read, think about the historical events that are the backdrop of Gage’s memoir. As you read, think about the historical events that are the backdrop of Gage’s memoir. Distinguish the most important from the less important details and events that the author included in his memoir. Consider these questions: How did these events change his life? How did Miss Hurd’s instructions to write about what happened to his family in Greece change his life? Consider these questions: How did these events change his life? How did Miss Hurd’s instruc- tions to “write about what happened to your family in Greece” change his life? selection. Launch the Lesson 214 Briefly discuss movies students may have seen about teachers who made a difference—for example, Stand and Deliver, Dangerous Minds, or Freedom Writers. Ask students to answer these questions: Who is someone who has taught you something important? How did that person make a differ- ence in your life? Integration of Knowledge and Ideas RL.7. Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts” and Breughel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus). MEET THE AUTHOR UNIT 2 NONFICTION Nicholas Gage (b. 1939), born Nikos Gatzoyiannis, lived in a small village in Greece. His mother, Eleni, was killed for sending him and his sisters to join their father in America. With the encourage- ment of his junior-high teacher, Miss Hurd, he received a scholarship to Boston University and later graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Gage moved to Athens, Greece, to become a foreign corre- spondent for the New York Times but later quit and began searching for information about his mother. His experiences became the basis for his book Eleni (1983). Gage, the author of a number of other books, has received several awards for his works. Refer to the Language Arts Handbook 1.3, Using Reading Skills, for additional instruction on sum- marizing. Words in Use 214 0212-0243_Lit3eG09_U02.indd 214 Preview Vocabulary 214 no-nonsense schoolteacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I entered her classroom in 1953, I had been to six schools in five years, start ing in the Greek village where I was born in 1939. When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor on a gray March day in 1949, USE READING STRATEGIES I was an undersized Ask Questions Why 9-year-old in short was it difficult for pants who had lost Nicholas and his family his mother and to leave Greece? was coming to live Reading Literature RL.2 Reading Informational RI.1, RI.10 Writing W.3, W.7 214 UNIT 2 NONFICTION Selection Words authoritarian, 215 askance, 216 mentor, 216 formidable, 216 mortify, 217 Selection Words refugee, 215 steely, 216 honed, 216 ravine, 217 tact, 217 Teaching Words significant, 214 backdrop, 214 guerrillas, 217 oppression, 219 campaign, 219 refugee, 215 steely, 216 honed, 216 ravine, 217 tact, 217 Teaching Words KEY TERMS MEMOIR , 11/30/09 2:06:45 PM 214 214 218 CONTRAST , 218 NARRATIVE ESSAY , 219 MULTIMEDIA , 219 PROPAGANDA , 219 MEMOIR , 0212-0243_Lit3eG09_U02_2a_RegSel215 215 SUMMARIZE , COMPARE , 1. tenement. A house or an apartment, often one in poor condition significant, 214 backdrop, 214 guerrillas, 217 oppression, 219 campaign, 219 0212-0243_Lit3eG09_U02_ATE.indd 214 214 214 COMPARE , 218 CONTRAST , 218 NARRATIVE ESSAY , 219 MULTIMEDIA , 219 PROPAGANDA , 219 SUMMARIZE , 11/30/09 2:06:45 PM 11/28/07 9:09:32 AM 0212-0243_Lit3eG09_U02_ATE.indd 214 our world and other cultures? Where are the scientists like Galileo and Newton who changed the way we think about ourself and the universe? 3 Whole new fields of technology were opened by 4 inventors such as the Wright Brothers and Thomas Edison, but where are their modern counterparts? 5 In childhood, children test the limits of their physical ability and the limits imposed on them by others. Without current examples of explorers and inventors to look up to, many childhood ambitions fade away. By the time they get old enough to work, many of these same people seem content to live inside a tiny world just so they 6 can make a few bucks and “secure their future.” UNIT 4 NONFICTION 11/30/07 12:13:29 PM 0442-0453_Lit3eG06_U04.indd 451 2. A. NO CHANGE B. Marco Polo and Lewis and Clark C. Marco Polo, Lewis, and Clark, D. Marco Polo, and Lewis and Clark 3. A. NO CHANGE B. changed the way we think about ourself, C. changes the way we think about ourself D. changed the way we think about ourselves 4. A. NO CHANGE B. The Wright Brothers and Thomas Edison opened whole new fields of technology, C. Whole new fields of technology were opened by inventors, such as the Wright Brothers, and Thomas Edison, D. The Wright Brothers and Thomas Edison, who opened whole new fields of technology, 5. The first sentence in this paragraph is: A. a problem-solution statement. B. a cause-effect statement. C. a thesis statement. D. a persuasive statement. 6. In this sentence, content is used as which part of speech? A. noun B. adverb C. verb D. adjective TEST PRACTICE WORKSHOP 451 0212-0243_Lit3eG09_U02_2a_RegSel215 215 1/17/11 12:53:51 PM 1. tenement. A house or an apartment, often one in poor condition au • thor • i • tar • i • an (@ th5r< @ ter> 7 @n) adj., expecting or demanding strict obedience 215 • Selection Test questions in EXAMVIEW® are correlated to the Common Core State Standards and labeled by level of difficulty as Easy, Medium, or Difficult. 11/28/07 9:09:32 AM Meeting the Standards Program Planning Guide and eBook 1/17/11 12:53:51 PM • Meeting the Standards unit resource books include a Unit Study Guide with a Practice Test for each unit correlated to the Common Core State Standards. Call: 800-328-1452 • Fax: [phone] • Email: [email protected] • Visit: www.emcp.com/mw Student Resources Student Edition Textbook Multiplatform Student eBook Meeting the Standards Unit Resources Exceeding the Standards Resources Differentiated Instruction Differentiated Instruction • English Language Learners • Developing Readers • Advanced Students 11/30/07 12:13:30 PM • Assessment tools include lesson tests and unit exams, oral reading fluency tests, and formative reading surveys correlated to the Common Core State Standards and accompanied by rubrics that prescribe remediation activities provided in the program. UNIT 2 NONFICTION •  College and Career Readiness Curriculum Guide •  Lesson Plans with Text Complexity Ranges and Lexile scores • Alternative Teaching Options • Evaluation Guidelines 450 0442-0453_Lit3eG06_U04.indd 450 THE TEACHER WHO CHANGED MY LIFE au • thor • i • tar • i • an (@ th5r< @ ter> 7 @n) adj., expecting or demanding strict obedience 215 Organize your essay in a logical and consistent way Include introductory and concluding paragraphs Introduce your position in the first paragraph Support your main idea in each body paragraph Assessment Guide and EXAMVIEW® Assessment Suite with becoming a single parent at the age of 56, but at first our relationship was prickly, full of hostility. As Father drove us to our new home—a tenement 1 in Worcester, Massachusetts—and pointed out the huge brick building that would be our first school in America, I clutched my Greek notebooks from the refugee camp, hoping that my few years of schooling would impress my teachers in this cold, crowded country. They didn’t. THE TEACHER WHO CHANGED MY LIFE Plan and write several paragraphs for an expository essay in which you state and support a thesis about events that shaped the life of Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima. Use cause-effect organization for your essay. Include evidence from the story, including direct quotations, to support your thesis. As you write, be sure to: 1. A. NO CHANGE B. worried more about their own future then C. worry more about their own future than D. worries about their own future more then • The Language Arts Handbook in the back of each textbook provides an in-depth section on Test-Taking Skills. Nicholas Gage and his teacher, Marjorie Hurd. refugee—who, in fact, nearly dragged me onto the path that would bring all the blessings I’ve received in America—was a salty-tongued, no-nonsense schoolteacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I entered her classroom in 1953, I had been to six schools in five years, start ing in the Greek village where I was born in 1939. When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor on a gray March day in 1949, USE READING STRATEGIES I was an undersized Ask Questions Why 9-year-old in short was it difficult for pants who had lost Nicholas and his family his mother and to leave Greece? was coming to live Where are the explorers like Marco Polo, and 2 Lewis and Clark, who broadened our ideas about • Common Core Assessment Practice tests available online based on PARCC and Smarter Balanced formats. Introduction: Nicholas Gage, a young Greek refugee, arrives in America with his sisters. Body: KEY TERMS Words in Use Preview Vocabulary authoritarian, 215 askance, 216 mentor, 216 formidable, 216 mortify, 217 Common Core State Standards Reading Literature RL.2 Reading Informational RI.1, RI.10 Writing W.3, W.7 T Topic: Finding your talents Try to unlock the meanings of the underlined vocabulary words using the context clues in the sentences. 1. An authoritarian person gives orders and is unwilling to hear criticism. 2. Showing their disapproval, the unfriendly students looked askance at the newcomer. 3. By providing guidance and protection, a mentor takes you under his wing. 4. I’d expected my new boss to be formidable, but she was easygoing and supportive. 5. Although the attention morti- fied him at first, Jamel soon got over his embarrassment. Many people today worries more about their own 1 future than about the future of the human race. tortured and shot by Communist guerrillas for sending me and three of my four sisters to • freedom. She • • died so that her children could go • to their father in the United States. The portly, bald, well-dressed man who met me and my sisters seemed a foreign, authoritarian figure. I secretly resented him for not getting the whole family out of Greece early enough to save my mother. Ultimately, I would grow to love him and appreciate how he dealt with becoming a single parent at the age of 56, but at first our relationship was prickly, full of hostility. As Father drove us to our new home—a tenement 1 in Worcester, Massachusetts—and pointed out the huge brick building that would be our first school in America, I clutched my Greek notebooks from the refugee camp, hoping that my few years of schooling would impress my teachers in this cold, crowded country. They didn’t. • Each unit in the textbook offers a fully developed Test Practice Workshop correlated to the Common Core State Nicholas in Gage and his teacher, writing, Marjorie Hurd. and revising Standards reading, he person who set the course of my life and editing. Writing in the new land I practice entered as a includes young war refugee—who, in fact, nearly dragged me onto argumentative, informative, narrative, the path that would bring all the blessings I’ve received in America—was a salty-tongued, and descriptive writing prompts. Summarize The ability to summarize a piece of writing, or recap its main ideas or events in your own words, is impor- tant to a successful reading experience. As you read the excerpt from “The Teacher Who Changed My Life,” use a graphic organizer like the one below to summarize each part of the selection. UNIT 2 NONFICTION 0212-0243_Lit3eG09_U02.indd 214 T3 Common Core State Standards Introduction: Nicholas Gage, a Conclusion: Refer to the Language Arts Handbook 1.3, Using Reading Skills, for additional instruction on sum- marizing. 13, 14, 16, 21, 268, 412–413, 420, 712, 939–940 Reader’s Context The author makes the statement, “For the first time I began to understand the power of the written word.” What does the “power of the written word” mean to you? What do you think gives the written word its power? In this excerpt from the first draft of a student’s paper, words and phrases are underlined and numbered. Alternatives to the underlined words and phrases appear in the right-hand column. Choose the one that best corrects any grammatical or style errors in the original. If you think that the original is error-free, choose “NO CHANGE.” Some questions might also be asked about a section of the passage or the entire passage. These do not refer to a specific underlined phrase or word and are identified by a number in a box. Record your answers on a separate sheet of paper. In “Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima,” Walter Dean Myers describes a young man’s journey into slavery. What caused the young son of an African tribal king to become a slave? Why did he decide to return to his “owner” after his escape? What events enabled him to return to Africa? using the context clues in the sentences. 1. An authoritarian person gives orders and is unwilling to MEET THE AUTHOR The hear criticism. The Teacher Who Changed My Life Preview the Selection Teacher A Memoir by Nicholas Gage 2. Showing their disapproval, At a Glance Nicholas Gage (b. 1939), born Nikos Gatzoyiannis, lived in a small village in Guided Reading Who Changed BUILD BACKGROUND READING SKILLS the unfriendly students looked • Reading Level: Moderate Greece. His mother, Eleni, was USE killed for sending him and his • Difficulty Considerations: My Life Unfamiliar Greek cultural/political askance at the newcomer. sisters to join their father in America. With the encourage- references A Memoir by Nicholas Gage • Ease Factors: Point of view; dia- 3. By providing guidance and ment of his junior-high teacher, Miss Hurd, he received a logue; humor; familiar setting protection, a mentor takes scholarship to Boston University and later graduated from Objectives “What are all you goof-offs Studying this lesson will enable stu- you under his dents to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. doing wing. here?” she bellowed… • recognize the importance of mentors. • read, interpret, analyze, and evalu- 4. I’d expected my new boss to Gage moved to Athens, Greece, to become a foreign corre- with the father he didn’t know. My mother, ate a memoir about a teacher’s ANALYZE LITERATURE: Memoir Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned, effect on her student. be formidable, but she was spondent for the New York Times but later quit and began tortured and shot by Communist guerrillas • define memoir and recognize the sending me and three of my four sisters to type of writing. easygoing for freedom. and She supportive. died so that her children could go • summarize a piece of writing. searching for information about his mother. His experiences to their father in the United States. • write a one-page outline and a 5. Although the attention morti- The portly, bald, well-dressed man who brief narrative essay. became the basis for his book Eleni (1983). Gage, the • create an advertising campaign met me and my sisters seemed a foreign, SET PURPOSE and research propaganda. authoritarian figure. I secretly resented fied him at first, Jamel soon him for author of a number of other books, has received several • practice reading assessment by not getting the whole family out of Greece early PREVIEW VOCABULARY answering multiple-choice and enough to save my mother. Ultimately, I would he person who set the course of my life got over his embarrassment. awards for his works. short-answer questions about the T in the new land I entered as a young war grow to love him and appreciate how he dealt Literary Context “The Teacher Who Changed My Life” is a memoir, or brief autobiography. In the memoir, Gage doesn’t discuss everything that has happened to him so far. Instead, he focuses on a significant event in his life. The word memoir gives a clue to its meaning: Gage examines memorable expe- riences in his childhood and early adulthood and explains how these events helped shape his life. The title of the memoir indicates that Gage is describing a teacher who influenced him. What do the words “changed my life” suggest about the selection? Revising and Editing Skills Carefully read the following writing prompt. Before you begin writing, think carefully about what task the assignment is asking you to perform. Then create an outline to help guide your writing. • Text Complexity and Lexile scores included PREVIEW in VOCABULARY Try to unlock the meanings of Scope & Sequence and prereading the underlined vocabulary words RL.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, 44–45, 132–133, 207, 208, 210, 211, 282–283, including fi gurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact 355, 361, 418–419, 742, 944, 951 of specifi c word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone). RL.5. Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, fl ashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. Topic: Finding your talents memoir. As you read, think about the historical events that are the backdrop of Gage’s memoir. Distinguish the most important from the less important details and events that the author included in his memoir. Consider these questions: How did these events change his life? How did Miss Hurd’s instructions to write about what happened to his family in Greece change his life? Consider these questions: How did these events change his life? How did Miss Hurd’s instruc- tions to “write about what happened to your family in Greece” change his life? movies students may have seen about teachers who made a difference—for example, Stand and Deliver, Dangerous Minds, or Freedom Writers. Ask students to answer these questions: Who is someone who has taught you something important? How did that person make a differ- ence in your life? 11, 21, 22, 42, 54, 66, 80, 98, 104, 118, 128, 130, 143, 150, 192–197, 359, 365, 369, 389, 396, 403, 407, 409, 417, 422, 429, 433, 437, 497, 531, 553, 581, 597, 614, 618, 667, 674, 684, 704, 733, 737, 759, 761, 763, 784, 786, 788 Writing Skills historical events that influenced this memoir. Pages That Cover the Launch the Lesson EMC Standards RL.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. The Mirrors & Windows program contains “What Test are Practice all Workshop you goof-offs extensive opportunities and support doing Expository here?” Essay she bellowed… materials to help prepare your students for with the father he didn’t know. My mother, taking standardized assessments. Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned, • Point-of-use standards correlations are also Conclusion: SET PURPOSE available in the Teacher’s Edition eBook As you read, think about the historical events that are the backdrop of Gage’s Briefly discuss Reading Standards for Literature Mirrors & Windows Components A Memoir by A memoir to is a type that focuses • Full correlations the of autobiography Common Core on State young Greek refugee, arrives in one incident or period in the writer’s life. Memoirs are America with his sisters. often based on writers’ reactions to historical events. Standards are available in the Teacher’s Edition Body: eBook Read Meet the Author to begin to understand the English Language Arts Standards, Grades 9–10 Key Ideas and Details Reader’s Context The author makes the statement, “For the first time I began to understand the power of the written word.” What does the “power of the written word” mean to you? What do you think gives the written word its power? Student Edition and Multiplatform eBook © Studying this lesson will enable stu- dents to • recognize the importance of mentors. • read, interpret, analyze, and evalu- ate a memoir about a teacher’s effect on her student. • define memoir and recognize the type of writing. • summarize a piece of writing. • write a one-page outline and a 2016 brief narrative essay. • create an advertising campaign and research propaganda. • practice reading assessment by answering multiple-choice and EMC Mirrors & Windows, Correlation short-answer questions about the to selection. Common Core State Standards, Grade 9 Program Resources Prepare Your Gage Success on Assessment Nicholas Tests Summarize The ability to summarize a piece of writing, or recap its main ideas or events in your own words, is impor- tant to a successful reading experience. As you read the excerpt from “The Teacher Who Changed My Life,” use a graphic organizer like the one below to summarize each part of the selection. Help Your Students Meet College and Career Readiness Standards Objectives Your Best Resource for Meeting College and Career Readiness Standards in English Language Arts Literary Context “The Teacher Who Changed My Life” is a memoir, or brief autobiography. In the memoir, Gage doesn’t discuss everything that has happened to him so far. Instead, he focuses on a significant event in his life. The word memoir gives a clue to its meaning: Gage examines memorable expe- riences in his childhood and early adulthood and explains how these events helped shape his life. The title of the memoir indicates that Gage is describing a teacher who influenced him. What do the words “changed my life” suggest about the selection? • Reading Level: Moderate • Difficulty Considerations: Unfamiliar Greek cultural/political references • Ease Factors: Point of view; dia- logue; humor; familiar setting © 2016 The Teacher Who Changed Students for My Life The Who Your Teacher best resource for Changed My Life Preview the Selection Additional Technology Tools EMC Bookshelf ETS Criterion® Online Writing Evaluation (Grades 6–12) EMC Audio Library EMC E-Library www.mirrorsandwindows.com Common Core Assessment Practice Online Flipgrid TM Avenue TM Teacher Resources Annotated Teacher’s Edition Teacher’s Edition eBook Program Planning Guide E-Lesson Planner Assessment Guide EXAMVIEW® Assessment Suite Meeting the Standards Differentiated Instruction Exceeding the Standards Visual Teaching Package Common Core State Standards Correlations