Many Voices A Multicultural Reader: Collection One - Perfection

Field Work by Rose del Castillo Guilbault (4.5 pages). 870. Poem. Tattoo by Gregg Shapiro (1 page). Autobiography. **From I Know Why the Caged Bird Si...

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Many Voices A Multicultural Reader: Collection One Genre

Selections

Lexile

Theme One: Families: Comfort and Conflict Memoir

*Looking for Work by Gary Soto (6 pages)

1200

Short Story

The Warriors by Anna Lee Walters (14 pages)

820

Poem

*Nikki-Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (1 page)

Autobiography

From Roots by Alex Haley (6.5 pages)

Poem

Immigrant Picnic by Gregory Djanikian (1.5 pages)

Short Story

Housepainting by Lan Samantha Chang (10.5 pages)

730

Short Story

The Horned Toad by Gerald Haslam (10 pages)

1150

1280

Theme Two: Traditions and Customs Poem

The Real Thing by Marilou Awiaktai (1.5 pages)

Short Story

Gentleman of Río en Medio by Juan Sedillor (3 pages)

Poem

Sunday by Angela Shannon (1 page)

Short Story

Fortune Tellers by Nguyen Duc Minh (19.5 pages)

1000

Essay

Little Things Are Big by Jesús Colón (2.5 pages)

1150

Memoir

The Cutting of My Long Hair by Zitkala-S̆a (2.5 pages)

920

Memoir

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Egyirba High (3.5 pages)

810

Short Story

Magic by Liz Rosenberg (5.5 pages)

1070

970

Theme Three: Becoming Me Poem

David Talamántez on the Last Day of Second Grade by Rosemary Catacalos (2 pages)

Short Story

A Whole Nation and a People by Harry Mark Petrakis (5.5 pages)

Autobiography

From Black Boy by Richard Wright (4.5 pages)

1050 840

Short Story

Indian Education by Sherman Alexie (3.5 pages)

910

Short Story

Chitterling by Henry Van Dyke (13 pages)

1060

Poem

Not Knowing, in Aztlán by Tino Villanueva (1 page)

Short Story

Fox Hunt by Lensey Namioka (8.5 pages)

Poem

this morning by Lucille Clifton (1 page)

Personal Essay

Tiffany as told to Rebecca Carroll (3.5 pages)

870 910

Theme Four: Between Two Worlds Short Story

Monkeyman by Walter Dean Myers (9.5 pages)

950

Memoir

Thank You in Arabic by Naomi Shihab Nye (14 pages)

1000

Poem

Reading Poems in Public by Maurice Kenny (1 page)

Poem

American Hero by Essex Hemphill (1 page)

Memoir

A Shot at It by Esmeralda Santiago (11.5 pages)

1060

Essay

Achieving the American Dream by Mario Cuomo (2 pages)

1070

Short Story

The Winter Hibiscus by Minfong Ho (16 pages)

920

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Many Voices A Multicultural Reader: Collection One (continued) Genre

Selections

Lexile

Theme Five: Defining Moments Short Story

*American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer (8.5 pages)

Poem

hate by Tato Laviera (1 page)

930

Letter

Letter to a Young Refugee from Another by Andrew Lam (3 pages)

1040

Autobiography

Not Poor, Just Broke by Dick Gregory (4 pages)

930

Poem

A New Story by Simon J. Ortiz (2 pages)

Article

Foul Shots by Rogelio R. Gomez (3.5 pages)

1100

Short Story

I Thought About This Girl by Jerome Weidman (3.5 pages)

830

Memoir

A Mason-Dixon Memory by Clifton Davis (6 pages)

1030

Drama

Cross Over by Rita Williams-Garcia (6.5 pages)

Short Story

Field Work by Rose del Castillo Guilbault (4.5 pages)

Poem

Tattoo by Gregg Shapiro (1 page)

Theme Six: Outside Influences

Autobiography

**From I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (3.5 pages)

Poem

Have You Heard About America? by D. L. Birchfield (1 page)

Short Story

A Haircut by I. S. Nakata (3.5 pages)

Poem

The Phone Booth at the Corner by Juan Delgado (1 page)

Essay

Americans All by Michael Dorris (1.5 pages) *Common Core Exemplar Author **Common Core Exemplar Text

870 1020 700 1230

Common Core Alignment Overview: Variety of genres and levels, including poetry and drama; short, complex selections for Close Reading; text dependent, higher level thinking and discussion; exemplar authors and texts

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