Pieces Covered
- Called Out (Science Essay by Barbara Kingsolver)
- When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer (Poem)
- Hope for Animals and Their World (by Jane Goodall)
- My Life as a Bat (short story by Margaret Atwood)
- The Seventh Man (short story by Haruki Murakami)
- Carry (Poem)
- Close Reader: Writing About the Sea
- Starfish (Poem)
- Sea Stars (Essay)
Present an Oral Narrative
Every text in this collection was inspired by its author’s experience with nature. Consider the kinds of experiences related in three of these texts, including the anchor text "My Life as a Bat." What experience of your own do one or more of these texts bring to mind?
Explore that experience more deeply, and share it in an oral narrative.
Your oral narrative should
• incorporate ideas from texts in this collection and other sources
• use effective narrative techniques
• explore the significance of the experience
• use logical transitions to link events and ideas
Every text in this collection was inspired by its author’s experience with nature. Consider the kinds of experiences related in three of these texts, including the anchor text "My Life as a Bat." What experience of your own do one or more of these texts bring to mind?
Explore that experience more deeply, and share it in an oral narrative.
Your oral narrative should
• incorporate ideas from texts in this collection and other sources
• use effective narrative techniques
• explore the significance of the experience
• use logical transitions to link events and ideas