Assignment Summary For this assignment, you will prepare for and engage in a whole class or small group read-aloud and
discussion about a work of literature. You will complete a graphic organizer to help you plan a
conversation with a group of your peers about the text, and you will write a short reflection about the text
after the conversation.
Background Information
Self-directed readers have the skills to choose texts that are aligned to their interests, purposes, and
reading level. They also know how to share information about texts with other readers. Peer-to-peer
conversations help spread information about texts that might appeal to others with similar interests and
purposes for reading
Materials
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Graphic organizer
Notetaking tools
A text selected by you or a group of
students

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Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

Your denunciation of tyrants brass fronted impudence; your shout of liberty and what is the meaning of denunciation as used in this sentence? a) excessive self-assurance b) to deceive, delude, or disappoint c) a ruler who governs without restrictions d) to condemn or censure openly or publicly

Which statements describe postapocalyptic fiction? check all that apply. it considers humanity and survival. it shows the results of a disastrous event. it focuses on laws and theories of science. it occurs after the end of one world or society. it highlights the role of technology on humanity. it investigates the impact that historical disasters had on people.