Writer’s Choice:

Grammar and Composition

©2009

Connections to
Glencoe Literature
Grade 8
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Alignment to Writer’s Choice

Glencoe’s Writer’s Choice is a complete, stand-alone grammar and
composition program that can be used to support the selection writing
activities, Grammar Workshops, and Writing Workshops in Glencoe
Literature.
In Glencoe Literature, selections include concise Writing prompts that
focus on brief, manageable products, extended Write with Style activities
that apply literary elements, and full-page Respond Through Writing
assignments that cover each step of the writing process. Grammar
Workshops show students common problems and clear solutions, and
Writing Workshops at the end of each unit walk students through the
writing process in detail.
In Writer’s Choice, Composition lessons feature models and rubrics;
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics lessons show how to apply rules; and
Resources and Skills lessons improve students’ study skills, media literacy,
and oral communication skills. In addition, the reference section includes a
Writing and Research Handbook.
The correlation charts in this section of the Road Map show how these two
programs coordinate and indicate which Writer’s Choice lessons provide
additional instruction, scaffolding, and practice for specific grammar and
writing activities in Glencoe Literature.

Learning Objectives

For pages 730–737

Writing Workshop
Plan and Conduct Your Research
Begin by asking specific
person you have chosen.
where, when, and how can
answers to your questions
questions about the positive
Questions that begin with
be especially helpful. Then
on reliable Web sites and
impact of the
who, what, why,
look for
in encyclopedias,
How is Glencoe Literature
Prewriting Tip
Quotations While taking
notes, put quotation marks
Research Report use primary sources such
as letters,

aligned with Writer’s Choice?

In this workshop, you will around any words or phrases
books, and magazines. Also the information you
focus on the following this workshop, if they’re available. Record you copy directly from a
really important in life? In diaries, and interviews, each piece of source. Make sure the quote
objective: How do you decide what’s think about the chart like the one below. Number
report that will help you gather in a research
, or paraphrase it. Note whether
the is accurate and that you
give
Writing: you will write a research
Writing a research paper Really Matters? information and quote, summarize it correct and proper credit.
Unit 5 Big Question: What opinion.
using the writing process.
or assignment, below. Then
read the Writing information is a fact or an
Review the writing prompt, research report.
you will do to write your
Plan. It will tell you what
Information Fact or
Standort
Writing Assignment present information
Source
of Info
Opinion
investigate a subject and
In a research report you a research Only U.S. president fact
documented sources. Write h.
on it, using a variety of reliable decisions and 1. Britannica http://searc
elected to 4 terms
contemporary person whose
report on a historical or on society or Online eb.com/eb/
make a positive lasting impact article-9109502
actions led that person to
be your classmates and teacher. “inspired free opinion
science. The audience should 2. New York April 13,
1945, p. 16 men in every part
Times
Prewri te s and
of the world”
have read about in the biographie
How did the people you really matters
decide and act upon what
autobiographies in this unit Jones
Writing Plan about the biography of Mother
to society as a whole? Think or
Children.” What other historical
• Choose a focused subject
in “The March of the Mill a good subject for your report?
her might be tion
or topic on which to develop contemporary person like Evaluate Your Informa yourself how
you have gathered. Ask
a thesis.
Gather Ideas Now evaluate the information about this person.
people who is to what you want to say
• Draw upon reliable information activities to get ideas about important the information and
Try any or all of the following to determine which sources
from multiple sources. impact on society or science: Then use the following criteria
have made a positive lasting information will be most
dependable and useful.
• Incorporate relevant facts your point?
family. you make
and details to support the Talk with your friends and information help
and science textbooks, and
check • Relevance How does the organization
main idea of the report. Look through your social studies come from an author or
• Organize the report in
a logical
the library and the Internet.
• Authority Does the information
Does the author have expert qualificatio
ns?
a . with a good reputation?
sequence, concluding with newspapers and news magazines be verified with another
source? Do
Watch the news or read
summary of the main idea.
a list of people you’d like
to write about. • Accuracy Can the information make the source seem questionab
le?
• Include a list of sources Use this research to create grammatical or factual errors
information? How
(bibliography) and footnotes. sources provide conflicting
Choose a Subject • Conflict Do different ep search resolve any conflicts? Literature Online
impact as well does performing a multiple-st
subject. Consider the person’s
Use your list to pick your with a partner. a fact or an opinion? Is the source Writing and Research
you. Talk about your goal • Objectivity Is the information For prewriting, drafting,
why the person interests or organization that is one-sided?
follow these steps: associated with an author and revising tools, go to
Partner Talk With a partner, explain why. current or out-of-date? glencoe.com and enter
1. Decide which three people
interest you the most and • Currency Is the information QuickPass code GL39770u5.
the most positive important
have had
2. Decide which three people below.
Then complete the sentence
impact on society or science. REPORT 731
________. I chose this person because ________. Writing Workshop RESEARCH
I will write about

730 UNIT 5 What Really Matters?

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 Coordinating Glencoe Literature
and Writer’s Choice
Writer’s Choice activities listed below can be used to highlight, reinforce,
or extend writing and grammar activities related to selections and features
in the Glencoe Literature—Course 3 Student Edition.

Unit 1

Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Explore the Big Question: Miracle Man by Sam Blair • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.5 Responding in a Journal,
pp. 2–6 p. 24
• Writing: Write a Journal Entry, p. 6

My Name / Bums in the Attic by Sandra Cisneros • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.5 Responding in a Journal,
pp. 8–12 p. 24
• Write a Journal Entry, p. 12

Raymond’s Run by Toni Cade Bambara • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 13–29 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Research Report, p. 29 • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.7 Reports: Researching
• Grammar Tip: Capitalization, p. 29 a Topic, p. 226
• Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.9 Reports: Planning and
Drafting, p. 234
• Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.10 Reports: Revising,
Editing, and Presenting, p. 238
• Unit 19 Capitalization; Lesson 19.4 Capitalizing Other Proper
Nouns and Adjectives, p. 589

And Ain’t I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.7 Writing a Letter to the
pp. 30–34 Editor, p. 290
• Writing: Write a Letter, p. 34

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
The Medicine Bag by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 39–54 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Summary, p. 54 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
• Grammar Tip: Verb Tense, p. 54 Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
Order, p. 160
• Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.5 Present and Past Tenses, p. 409

Waters of Gold by Laurence Yep • Unit 9 Nouns; Lesson 9.1 Kinds of Nouns, p. 381
pp. 56–68 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.8 Revising: Creating
• Grammar Link: Concrete and Abstract Nouns, p. 68 Sentence Fluency, p. 74
• Write with Style: Apply Sentence Length, p. 68

Abuela Invents the Zero by Judith Ortiz Cofer • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
pp. 72–79 Order, p. 160
• Writing: Write a Scene, p. 79 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.3 Establishing Point
of View, p. 164
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.4 Writing Realistic
Dialogue, p. 168

Grammar Workshop: Sentence Combining • Unit 21 Sentence Combining; Lesson 21.1 Prepositional
pp. 80–81 Phrases, p. 629
• Unit 21 Sentence Combining; Lesson 21.2 Appositives, p. 631
• Unit 21 Sentence Combining; Lesson 21.3 Adjective Clauses,
p. 633

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work together with Writer’s
Choice?

Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Who Can Be Born Black by Mari Evans / • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.4 Writing One’s Own Story,
Saying Yes by Diana Chang p. 20
pp. 82–86 • Unit 7 Troubleshooter; Lesson 7.5 Incorrect Use of Pronouns,
• Writing: Stanza, p. 85 p. 320
• Grammar Link: Personal Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns, • Unit 11 Pronouns; Lesson 11.1 Personal Pronouns, p. 435
and Antecedents, p. 86 • Unit 11 Pronouns; Lesson 11.2 Pronouns and Antecedents,
p. 437
• Unit 11 Pronouns; Lesson 11.3 Using Pronouns Correctly,
p. 439
• Unit 11 Pronouns; Lesson 11.4 Possessive Pronouns, p. 441

The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 91–99 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Short Story, p. 99 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
• Grammar Tip: Quotation Marks, p. 99 Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
Order, p. 160
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.3 Establishing Point of
View, p. 164
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.4 Writing Realistic
Dialogue, p. 168
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.6 Using Quotation Marks and
Italics, p. 609

Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier • Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.6 Main Verbs and Helping Verbs,
pp. 100–106 p. 411
• Grammar Link: Main Verbs and Helping Verbs, p. 106

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Comparing Literature: from Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain / • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare and
Born Worker by Gary Soto Contrast, p. 210
pp. 107–127 • Unit 7 Troubleshooter; Lesson 7.6 Incorrect Use of Adjectives,
• Write to Compare, p. 127 p. 322
• Writing Tip: Comparative Adjectives, p. 127 • Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.3 Comparative and
Superlative Adjectives, p. 461

Writing Workshop: Narrative • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 128–133 Writing Process, p. 46
• Prewrite, p. 128 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Organizing Ideas, p. 58
• Draft, pp. 129–130 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.3 Establishing Point of
• Apply Good Writing Traits: Organization, p. 130 View, p. 164
• Revise, p. 132 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
• Revising Tip: Speaker Tags, p. 132 Down, p. 62
• Edit and Proofread, p. 133 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
Order, p. 160
• Grammar Focus: Punctuation of Dialogue, p. 133
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
• Grammar Tip: Question Marks and Exclamation Points, p. 133
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Present, p. 133
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.4 Writing Realistic
Dialogue, p. 168
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.6 Using Quotation Marks and
Italics, p. 609
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.10 Publishing/
Presenting: Sharing Your Writing, p. 82

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Explore the Big Question: from Zoya’s Story by Zoya with • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.6 Answering an Essay
Rita Cristofari and John Follain Question, p. 222
pp. 146–152
• Writing: Write a Short Essay, p. 152

There is no Frigate like a Book by Emily Dickinson / • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.1 Writing Persuasively,
Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things by Naomi p. 266
Shihab Nye
pp. 154–158
• Writing: Write a Blurb, p. 158

from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou • Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.11 Irregular Verbs, p. 421
pp. 165–177 • Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.12 More Irregular Verbs, p. 423
• Grammar Link: Irregular Verbs, p. 177

Huge, Freed Pet Pythons Invade Florida Everglades • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
by Stefan Lovgren Writing Process, p. 46
pp. 178–185 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.3 Prewriting:
• Respond Through Writing: Summary, p. 185 Investigating a Topic, p. 54
• Grammar Tip: Apostrophes, p. 185 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.7 Using Apostrophes, p. 611

from The Great Fire by Jim Murphy • Unit 11 Pronouns; Lesson 11.5 Indefinite Pronouns, p. 443
pp. 188–198 • Unit 16 Subject-Verb Agreement; Lesson 16.4 Indefinite
• Grammar Link: Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns, p. 198 Pronouns as Subjects, p. 547

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Functional Document: Consumer Choice Article / Product • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.4 Writing About a
Warranty / Technical Directions Process, p. 214
pp. 199–207
• Writing Tip: Write Technical Directions, p. 207

Hollywood’s Rise to Fame by Robert D. San Souci • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 209–215 Writing Process, p. 46
• Writing: Write a Summary, p. 215

Grammar Workshop: Sentence Fragments • Unit 7 Troubleshooter; Lesson 7.1 Sentence Fragment, p. 310
p. 216

Pretty Words by Elinor Wylie / Introduction to Poetry • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.5 Responding in a Journal,
by Billy Collins p. 24
pp. 218–221
• Writing: Write a Journal Entry, p. 221

Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.1 Writing for Yourself, p. 8
pp. 222–228
• Writing: Write a Letter, p. 228

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 230–241 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Expository Essay, p. 241 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.5 Explaining Connections
Between Events, p. 218

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Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs • Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.8 Perfect Tenses, p. 415
pp. 247–265 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
• Grammar Link: Present Perfect Tense, p. 265 Language, p. 122
• Write with Style: Apply Diction, p. 265 • Writing and Research Handbook; Using the 6+1 Trait®
Model, p. 839

Comparing Literature: A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry / • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare
A Retrieved Reformation adapted by Gary Gianni and Contrast, p. 210
pp. 266–286 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
• Write to Compare, p. 286 Language, p. 122
• Writing Tip: Adjectives, p. 286 • Unit 12 Adjectives; Lesson 12.1 Adjectives, p. 457

Writing Workshop: Functional Document • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 288–293 Writing Process, p. 46
• Prewrite, p. 288 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.3 Prewriting:
• Draft, pp. 289–290 Investigating a Topic, p. 54
• Apply Good Writing Traits: Conventions, p. 290 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Organizing Ideas, p. 58
• Revise, p. 292 • Business and Technical Writing; Memos, p. 338
• Edit and Proofread, p. 293 • Business and Technical Writing; Work Plans, p. 341
• Grammar Focus: Capitalization, p. 293 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.2 Prewriting:
• Grammar Tip: Proper Names, p. 293 Determining Audience and Purpose, p. 50
• Present, p. 293 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking a
Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 19 Capitalization; Lesson 19.2 Capitalizing Names and
Titles of People, p. 585
• Unit 19 Capitalization; Lesson 19.3 Capitalizing Names of
Places, p. 587
• Unit 19 Capitalization; Lesson 19.4 Capitalizing Other Proper
Nouns and Adjectives, p. 589
• Unit 7 Troubleshooter; Lesson 7.9 Incorrect Capitalization,
p. 330
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.10 Publishing/
Presenting: Sharing Your Writing, p. 82

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Unit 3

Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Explore the Big Question: Travel by Edna St. Vincent Millay • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
pp. 306–308 p. 114
• Writing: Write a Poem, p. 308 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.2 Collecting Sensory
Details, p. 118
• Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
Language, p. 122

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.1 Writing Persuasively,
pp. 310–319 p. 266
• Writing: Write a Persuasive Letter, p. 319

The Dying Cowboy • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
pp. 320–323 Order, p. 160
• Writing: Write an Action Scene, p. 323 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.3 Establishing Point of
View, p. 164
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.4 Writing Realistic
Dialogue, p. 168

the lesson of the moth by Don Marquis / Identity • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.5 Responding in a Journal,
by Julio Noboa Polanco p. 24
pp. 324–328 • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare and
• Writing: Write a Journal Entry, p. 328 Contrast, p. 210

Icarus and Daedalus by Josephine Preston Peabody • Unit 9 Nouns; Lesson 9.1 Kinds of Nouns, p. 381
pp. 329–335
• Grammar Link: Common and Proper Nouns, p. 335

Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Unit 11 Pronouns; Lesson 11.2 Pronouns and Antecedents,
pp. 338–346 p. 437
• Grammar Link: Pronouns, p. 346 • Unit 11 Pronouns; Lesson 11.6 Reflexive and Intensive
Pronouns, p. 445

Exile by Julia Alvarez • Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.9 Expressing Future Time, p. 417
pp. 347–353 • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.4 Writing One’s Own Story,
• Grammar Link: Future Tense, p. 353 p. 20
• Write with Style: Apply Figurative Language, p. 353 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
p. 114
• Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
Language, p. 122

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Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
The Oxcart by Eric A. Kimmel • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 354–365 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Research Report • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.7 Reports: Researching
• Grammar Tip: Semicolons a Topic, p. 226
• Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.9 Reports: Planning and
Drafting, p. 234
• Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.10 Reports: Revising,
Editing, and Presenting, p. 238
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.5 Using Semicolons and
Colons, p. 607

Harriet Tubman by Eloise Greenfield • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
pp. 366–368 p. 114
• Writing: Write a Stanza, p. 368 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
Order, p. 160

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost • Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.1 Adjectives,
pp. 384–388 p. 457
• Grammar Link: Adjectives and Adverbs, p. 388 • Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.5 Adverbs, p. 465
• Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.7 Using Adverbs
and Adjectives, p. 469

The Sound of Night by Maxine Kumin • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.4 Writing One’s Own Story,
pp. 389–392 p. 20
• Writing: Write a Stanza, p. 392 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
p. 114
• Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
Language, p. 122

Checkouts by Cynthia Rylant • Unit 14 Clauses and Complex Sentences; Lesson 14.1
pp. 393–401 Sentences and Clauses, p. 505
• Grammar Link: Modifying Phrases and Clauses, p. 401 • Unit 14 Clauses and Complex Sentences; Lesson 14.3
Adjective Clauses, p. 509
• Unit 14 Clauses and Complex Sentences; Lesson 14.5 Adverb
Clauses, p. 513

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni / Los New Yorks • Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.3 Comparative
by Victor Hernández Cruz and Superlative Adjectives, p. 461
pp. 403–409 • Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.6 Comparative
• Grammar Link: Comparative and Superlative, p. 409 and Superlative Adverbs, p. 467
• Write with Style: Apply Imagery, p. 409 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
p. 114
• Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.2 Collecting Sensory
Details, p. 114
• Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
Language, p. 122

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus / Childhood • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
by Margaret Walker Writing Process, p. 46
pp. 410–416 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
• Respond Through Writing: Expository Essay, p. 416 Ideas, p. 58
• Grammar Tip: Colons • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare
and Contrast, p. 210
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.5 Using Semicolons and
Colons, p. 607

Comparing Literature: from Beowulf by Anonymous, translated • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare and
by Burton Raffel / Racing the Great Bear by Joseph Bruchac Contrast, p. 210
pp. 417–433 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
• Write to Compare, p. 433 Language, p. 122
• Writing Tip: Word Choice, p. 433 • Writing and Research Handbook; Using the 6+1 Trait®
Model, p. 839

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Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Writing Workshop: Response to Literature • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 434–439 Writing Process, p. 46
• Prewrite, pp. 434–435 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.3 Investigating a Topic,
• Draft, pp. 435–436 p. 54
• Writing Tip: Transitions, p. 436 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Organizing Ideas, p. 58
• Apply Good Writing Traits: Word Choice, p. 436 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
• Revise, p. 438 Down, p. 62
• Edit and Proofread, p. 439 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Grammar Focus: Quotations from Poetry, p. 439
• Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
• Present, p. 439
Language, p. 122
• Writing and Research Handbook; Using the 6+1 Trait®
Model, p. 838
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.6 Using Quotation Marks
and Italics, p. 609
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.10 Publishing/
Presenting: Sharing Your Writing, p. 82

Unit 4

Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Explore the Big Question: Homeless by Anna Quindlen • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.1 Writing for Yourself,
pp. 452–456 p. 8
• Writing: Write a Letter, p. 456

Saving Water by Marjorie Lamb • Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.8 Avoiding Double
pp. 458–467 Negatives, p. 471
• Grammar Link: Double Negatives, p. 467

The Trouble with Television by Robert MacNeil • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.1 Writing Persuasively,
pp. 468–474 p. 266
• Writing: Write a Blurb, p. 474

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 476–492 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Expository Essay, p. 492 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
• Grammar Tip: Commas, p. 492 Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising; Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.2 Using Commas I, p. 601
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.3 Using Commas II, p. 603
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.4 Using Commas III, p. 605

from Civil War Journal by Louisa May Alcott • Unit 19 Capitalization; Lesson 19.1 Capitalization of
pp. 494–503 Sentences, Quotations, and Salutations, p. 583
• Grammar Link: Capitalization of Sentences, p. 503

The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln • Unit 15 Verbals; Lesson 15.1 Participles and Participial
pp. 504–509 Phrases, p. 527
• Grammar Link: Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers, p. 509 • Writing and Research Handbook; Using Parallelism, p. 834
• Write with Style: Apply Parallelism, p. 509

Going, Going Green by Alexander Wolff • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 516–525 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Persuasive Essay, p. 525 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.3 Prewriting:
• Grammar Tip: Parallelism, p. 525 Investigating a Topic, p. 54
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising; Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.1 Writing Persuasively, p. 266
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.2 Determining a Position,
p. 270
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.3 Evaluating Evidence, p. 274
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.4 Developing a Strategy,
p. 278
• Writing and Research Handbook; Using Parallelism, p. 834

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Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Ode to Thanks by Pablo Neruda / Ode to Rain by Pat Mora • Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs; Lesson 12.4 Demonstratives,
pp. 526–532 p. 463
• Grammar Link: Demonstrative Adjectives, p. 532

Functional Documents: Poster / Contract / Regulations / Form • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.6 Creating an Ad, p. 286
pp. 533–538
• Writing: Create a Poster, p. 538

Escaping by Zdenko Slobodnik • Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.2 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs,
pp. 542–546 p. 403
• Grammar Link: Direct Object, p. 546

A Giant Step by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
pp. 547–554 p. 114
• Writing: Write a Scene, p. 554 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
Order, p. 160
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.3 Establishing Point of
View, p. 164
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.4 Writing Realistic
Dialogue, p. 168

Napa, California by Ana Castillo / Working Hands • Unit 10 Verbs; Lesson 10.3 Verbs with Indirect Objects, p. 405
by Francisco X Alarcón • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
pp. 555–560 p. 114
• Grammar Link: Indirect Objects, p. 560 • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.3 Using Precise
• Write with Style: Apply Figurative Language, p. 560 Language, p. 122

Gentleman of Río en Medio by Juan A. A. Sedillo • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 564–570 Writing Process, p. 46
• Writing: Write a Summary, p. 570 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
Order, p. 160

Comparing Literature: Harlem by Langston Hughes / • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.5 Responding in a Journal,
I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr. p. 24
pp. 571–581 • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare
• Write to Compare, p. 581 and Contrast, p. 210
• Writing Tip: Direct Quotation, p. 581 • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.6 Using Quotation Marks
and Italics, p. 609

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 582–587 Writing Process, p. 46
• Prewrite, pp. 582–583 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.3 Investigating a Topic,
• Prewriting Tip: Audience, p. 582 p. 54
• Draft, pp. 583–584 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Organizing Ideas, p. 58
• Drafting Tip: Appeal to Authority, p. 584 • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.2 Determining a Position,
• Apply Good Writing Traits: Voice, p. 584 p. 270
• Revise, p. 586 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.2 Prewriting:
• Edit and Proofread, p. 587 Determining Audience and Purpose, p. 50
• Grammar Focus: Parallelism, p. 587 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
• Grammar Tip: Parallelism, p. 587 Down, p. 62
• Present, p. 587 • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.3 Evaluating Evidence,
p. 274
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.4 Developing a Strategy,
p. 278
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.3 Evaluating Evidence,
p. 274
• Writing and Research Handbook; Using the 6+1 Trait®
Model, p. 838
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.5 Strengthening Your
Argument, p. 282
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Writing and Research Handbook; Using Parallelism, p. 834
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.10 Publishing/
Presenting: Sharing Your Writing, p. 82

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 Unit 5

Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Explore the Big Question: from The Book of Rock Stars: • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.1 Writing for Yourself, p. 8
Bob Marley by Kathleen Krull
pp. 600–604
• Writing: Write a Letter, p. 604

Clean Sweep by Joan Bauer • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.4 Writing One’s Own Story,
pp. 606–622 p. 20
• Respond Through Writing: Autobiographical Narrative, p. 622 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
• Grammar Tip: Dashes, p. 622 Writing Process, p. 46
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.8 Using Hyphens, Dashes,
and Parentheses, p. 613

The Night Ghost, from Woodsong by Gary Paulsen • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.4 Writing One’s Own Story,
pp. 623–629 p. 20
• Writing: Write a Journal Entry, p. 629 • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.5 Responding in a Journal,
p. 24

My Father’s Song by Simon J. Ortiz / I Ask My Mother to Sing • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.1 Writing for Yourself, p. 8
by Li-Young Lee
pp. 634–638
• Writing: Write a Letter, p. 638

O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman • Unit 16 Subject-Verb Agreement; Lesson 16.1 Making
pp. 640–645 Subjects and Verbs Agree, p. 541
• Grammar Link: Subject-Verb Agreement, p. 645

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Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
The March of the Mill Children by Judith Pinkerton Josephson • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 648–660 Writing Process, p. 46
• Respond Through Writing: Biographical Narrative, p. 660 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.3 Prewriting:
Investigating a Topic, p. 54
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.1 Writing the Stories of
History, p. 156

from Elegy on the Death of César Chávez by Rudolfo Anaya • Unit 3 Descriptive Writing; Lesson 3.1 Writing Descriptions,
pp. 662–666 p. 114
• Writing: Write an Informational Blurb, p. 666 • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.1 Writing Persuasively,
p. 266

Flowers for Algernon, Part 1 by Daniel Keyes • Unit 9 Nouns; Lesson 9.6 Appositives, p. 391
pp. 670–688 • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.4 Writing One’s Own Story,
• Grammar Link: Commas with Appositives, p. 688 p. 20
• Writing: Apply Irony, p. 688 • Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.2 Using Chronological
Order, p. 160
• Unit 4 Narrative Writing; Lesson 4.4 Writing Realistic
Dialogue, p. 168

Flowers for Algernon, Part 2 by Daniel Keyes • Unit 14 Clauses and Complex Sentences; Lesson 14.3
pp. 689–713 Adjective Clauses, p. 509
• Grammar Link: Commas with Relative Clauses, p. 713 • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.3 Using Commas II, p. 603
• Unit 21 Sentence Combining; Lesson 21.3 Adjective Clauses,
p. 633

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 Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Comparing Literature: from The Story of My Life • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare and
by Helen Keller / Letters of Annie Sullivan by Annie Sullivan Contrast, p. 210
pp. 714–729 • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.6 Using Quotation Marks and
• Write to Compare, p. 729 Italics, p. 609
• Writing Tip: Direct Quotation, p. 729

Writing Workshop: Research Report • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 730–737 Writing Process, p. 46
• Prewrite, p. 730 • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.7 Reports: Researching
• Plan and Conduct Your Research, pp. 731–732 a Topic, p. 226
• Prewriting Tip: Quotations, p. 731 • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.6 Using Quotation Marks
• Draft, pp. 732–733 and Italics, p. 609
• Apply Good Writing Traits: Sentence Fluency, p. 733 • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.9 Reports: Planning
and Drafting, p. 234
• Revise, p. 736
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.8 Revising: Creating
• Revising Tip: Citing Sources, p. 736
Sentence Fluency, p. 74
• Edit and Proofread, p. 737
• Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.10 Reports: Revising,
• Grammar Focus: Commas in Dates and Place Names, p. 737 Editing, and Presenting, p. 226
• Grammar Tip: State Names, p. 737 • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.4 Using Commas III, p. 605
• Present, p. 737 • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.9 Using Abbreviations, p. 615

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Unit 6

Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Explore the Big Question: Bouncing Back by Jan Ferrington • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
pp. 750–756 Writing Process, p. 46
• Writing: Write a Summary, p. 756

The Diary of Anne Frank, Act 1 by Frances Goodrich and • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.2 Using Commas I, p. 601
Albert Hackett • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.3 Using Commas II, p. 603
pp. 758–813 • Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.4 Using Commas III, p. 605
• Grammar Link: Commas to Prevent Misreading or Confusion,
p. 813

The Diary of Anne Frank, Act 2 by Frances Goodrich and • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
Albert Hackett Writing Process, p. 46
pp. 816–852 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Prewriting: Organizing
• Respond Through Writing: Review, p. 852 Ideas, p. 58
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Taking a Fresh Look,
p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.1 Writing Persuasively,
p. 266
• Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.2 Determining a Position,
p. 270

from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.5 Responding in a Journal,
pp. 853–864 p. 24
• Writing: Write a Journal Entry, p. 864

Comparing Literature: Mother to Son by Langston Hughes / • Unit 1 Personal Writing; Lesson 1.1 Writing for Yourself, p. 8
Speech to the Young, Speech to the Progress-Toward • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.3 Writing to Compare and
by Gwendolyn Brooks Contrast, p. 210
pp. 876–879 • Unit 5 Expository Writing; Lesson 5.11 Comparing Two Poems,
• Write to Compare, p. 879 p. 242
• Writing Tip: Direct Quotes, p. 879 • Unit 6 Persuasive Writing; Lesson 6.1 Writing Persuasively,
p. 266
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.6 Using Quotation Marks and
Italics, p. 609

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 Glencoe Literature
Selections and Workshops Writer’s Choice Lessons
Writing Workshop: Expository Essay pp. 880–885 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.1 Working with the
• Prewrite, pp. 880–881 Writing Process, p. 46
• Draft, pp. 881–882 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.3 Investigating a Topic,
• Apply Good Writing Traits: Ideas, p. 882 p. 54
• Revise, p. 884 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.4 Organizing Ideas, p. 58
• Edit and Proofread, p. 885 • Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.5 Drafting: Writing It
Down, p. 62
• Grammar Focus: Colons, p. 885
• Writing and Research Handbook; Using the 6+1 Trait®
• Grammar Tip: Semicolons, p. 885
Model, p. 838
• Present, p. 885
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.6 Revising: Taking
a Fresh Look, p. 66
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.7 Revising: Writing
Unified Paragraphs, p. 70
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.9 Editing/Proofreading:
Fine-tuning Your Work, p. 78
• Unit 20 Punctuation; Lesson 20.5 Using Semicolons and
Colons, p. 607
• Unit 2 The Writing Process; Lesson 2.10 Publishing/
Presenting: Sharing Your Writing, p. 82

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