FWISD English I
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Instructional
Frameworks
Unit 5: Learning
Experience 1
Reading Selection
from I Know Why
the Caged Bird
Sings
Achieve3000
Lesson
Remembering Maya
Angelou
Unit 5: Learning
Experience 2
“The Sneeze”
The Art of Funny
Unit 5: Learning
Experience 3
“Elegy for the Giant
Tortoises”
A Pink Lizard and a
Striped Fish
Unit 6: Learning
Experience 2
from Rosa Parks,
Writing Activity
Goodbye to a
Longtime Leader
Lesson
Connection
ID
16146 The textbook selection highlights a difficult
point in the life of esteemed author and poet
Maya Angelou. The Achieve3000 lesson
describes Angelou’s myriad accomplishments
and how she led a life “that followed not a
straight path but detour upon detour."
11963 In “The Sneeze,” students read a short
comedy episode written by playwright Neil
Simon. The Achieve3000 lesson presents
information about a program that teaches
aspiring comedians the art of being funny.
15266 In the poem, “Elegy for the Giant Tortoises,”
Margaret Atwood laments the potential
extinction of giant tortoises. On page 2 of the
Achieve3000 Article, students learn about the
Galapagos region which is home to a wide
diversity of plants and animals, including the
giant tortoises described in Atwood’s poem.
8346
The textbook selection describes the day that
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a
white passenger on a segregated bus. In
“Goodbye to a Longtime Leader,” students
learn about Dorothy Height, another pioneer in
the civil rights movement. Students can use
the Achieve3000 lesson’s Thought Question to
practice the Writing Process, including
planning and organizing with a graphic
organizer, gathering information and evidence
FWISD English I
Instructional
Frameworks
Reading Selection
Achieve3000
Lesson
Unit 6: Learning
Experiences 1 & 2
“Math and After
Math,”
Writing Activity
Learning Math
Through Art
Unit 7: Learning
Experience 1
"The Sniper"
Murphy's Honor
Unit 7: Learning
Experience 1
"Two Kinds"
Where Dreams Were
Put on Hold
Unit 7: Learning
Experience 1
"A Different Level of
Competition"
Titus Makes a Splash
Lesson
Connection
ID
with the Setting the Purpose Reading
Connection, and revising.
7300
In the textbook selection, students read about
math aptitude and some of the cultural
differences in the teaching of mathematics. In
“Learning Math Through Art,” students learn
about a museum in South Africa that uses
Ndebele tribal artwork to help children learn
about geometry and patterns in math. The
lesson’s Thought Question asks students to
explain how they might use one of their
interests to teach a subject usually taught in
schools. In crafting their responses, students
can hone their skills in organizing, planning,
and drafting an expository essay.
10707 In the short story "The Sniper," students read
a work of fiction that related the brutal and
often pointless reality of war. In the
Achieve3000 article, students read about the
tragedy of Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who
lost his life while attempting to save his SEAL
team during a firefight against Taliban forces
in Afghanistan.
16253 Author Amy Tan explores Chinese-American
culture and the connection between a mother
and daughter in the short story "Two Kinds."
The narrator's mother came to the U.S. from
China shortly after World War II. In "Where
Dreams Were Put on Hold," students learn
more about the history of the Chinese
immigration experience and the immigration
station at Angel Island in California.
11040 In "A Different Level of Competition," students
read a newspaper article about disabled
FWISD English I
Instructional
Frameworks
Reading Selection
Achieve3000
Lesson
Unit 7: Learning
Experience 2 (novel)
House on Mango
Street
My World in Words
Unit 8: Learning
Experience 1
from A Walk in the
Woods;
Writing Activity
Too Many Climbers?
Unit 8: Learning
Experience 1
"Primal Screen";
Writing Activity
Listen Up, Families!
Lesson
Connection
ID
athletes and some of the opportunities they
have to compete. "Titus Makes a Splash"
explores the experiences and aspirations of
American professional swimmer Marcus Titus
who was born deaf.
16216 In the novel, House on Mango Street, students
read a series of vignettes detailing some of the
experiences of a young Latina girl growing up
in Chicago. The main character--Esperanza-hopes that by becoming a writer she can
escape the poverty of living on Mango Street.
In the Achieve3000 lesson, students learn
about young people who share their personal
experiences transitioning into mainstream
American life in an immigrant writing class.
10927 Students read a suspenseful account of hiking
during a snowstorm in the excerpt from A
Walk in the Woods. In the Achieve3000
lesson, students learned about the problem
with an increased number of hikers attempting
the treacherous climb to the top of Half Dome
in Yosemite National Park. Students can use a
Problem Solution Chart from the Teacher
Resources section to practice organizing and
drafting an expository piece that answers the
lesson's Thought Question.
6992
In the essay "Primal Screen," author Ellen
Goodman presents the idea that the quality of
family life is declining because Americans
spend too much time watching T.V. In "Listen
Up, Families!" students read about a study
supporting the idea that families spend less
quality time together because of technology.
Students can use the Achieve3000 lesson's
FWISD English I
Instructional
Frameworks
Reading Selection
Achieve3000
Lesson
STAAR Prep
NA
Unit 10: Learning
Experience 1
The Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet
Identity to Story to
Identity
7675
Unit 10: Learning
Experience 2
The Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet
Theater by
Candlelight
15994
Unit 10: Learning
Experience 2
The Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare Lost
and Found?
8221
Unit 9
Lesson
Connection
ID
Thought Question to practice developing a
draft with a clear thesis statement and logical
progression of ideas using a Problem/Solution
organizing structure.
NA
NA
In studying the underlying theme for The
Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, students are
introduced to the powerful words that can be
used to describe love, hate, beauty, and
identity. In the Achieve3000 lesson, students
read how authors explore their own identities
through the words they write. Students can
use both selections to discuss how writers can
use words to elicit emotion and help formulate
the identities of their characters.
In the Achieve3000 lesson "Theater by
Candlelight," students read how the modernday Globe Theater has been designed to
resemble the original Globe Theater of William
Shakespeare's time. In The Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet, students learned about the
key elements of a drama. Students can
discuss some of the characteristics of an
Elizabethan theater and what makes it a
perfect setting for the performance of a
Shakespearean play.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, students
read a classic Shakespearean tragedy. In the
Achieve3000 lesson "Shakespeare Lost and
Found?" students expand their understanding
of the characteristics of Shakespearean text.
Students can reflect on both readings to
discuss some of the classic elements found in
Shakespearean plays, such as long
FWISD English I
Instructional
Frameworks
Reading Selection
Achieve3000
Lesson
Lesson
Connection
ID
soliloquies, humor, and a particular language
structure.