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The Crucible
by Arthur Miller This unit consists of activities that address the following three questions, respectively: What are the relationships between the characters of The Crucible? What contributed to the events leading up to the real witch trials of 1692? How do the political events of the 1950s contribute to our understanding of The Crucible?
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The Glass Menagerie
by Tenessee Williams This supplemental unit provides resources for students in 11th grade to focus on a playwright's use of contemporary commercial images to develop theme, mood, and character in a drama.
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The Legend of La Llorona
by Rudolfo Anaya This unit presents an excellent opportunity for students to explore a popular legend of the Southwest and Mexico on multiple levels using trial proceedings, research techniques, and poetry.
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The Pearl
by John Steinbeck The Pearl depicts the themes of greed and lost dreams, and this CyberGuide presents an opportunity for students to explore these concepts. Through gradual stages of change, Kino realizes that money is not always the most important thing in life.
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The Tempest
By William Shakespeare This supplemental unit provides resources for more advanced high school students to make connections between Shakespeare and fine art and films. It extends the study of motifs and character studies. It encourages communicating with other people about the play through the Internet.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
This unit, designed to supplement the teaching of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, consists of five activities that will help the reader more deeply understand Janie Crawford and her journey to self-discovery.
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To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird depicts the themes of misunderstanding and prejudice and this unit presents an opportunity for students to explore these concepts. Through gradual stages of change, Jem, Scout, and Dill realize that prejudgment of people is generally inaccurate.
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