Unit 3 - Declaring Your Genius - HSD2 Literary Canon - 9th Grade - LibGuides at Pikes Peak Library District

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Unit 3 Texts

Unit 3 Texts

Informational & Argumentative

Fiction & Poetry

An Indian Father’s Plea (Argumentative)
Georgia O’Keeffe (Informational)
The Singularity Is Near (Argumentative)
The Outliers: The Story of Success (Argumentative)
The Origin of Intelligence (Argumentative)
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids (Argumentative)
Convocation Remarks at Harvard University (Argumentative)

Señora X No More (Poetry)
from The Lost Letters of Frederick Douglass (Poetry)
The Most Dangerous Game (Fiction)
The Odyssey (A Graphic Novel) (Fiction)
The Odyssey (Fiction)

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Expand Your Knowledge

Overview: Cherokee (2008)
An in-depth overview of the Cherokee Nation.
Overview: Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee Nation) (2012)
Learn more about the Iroquois Confederacy in this in-depth guide.
Overview: Native American Rights (2019)
Learn more about the rights of indigenous peoples of North America.
Overview: Seneca (2008)
A brief cultural overview of the Seneca Nation.

Article: Self-Made Woman (2017)
This article reviews the 2017 art exhibition "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern" at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City.
Biography: Georgia O'Keeffe (2004)
An in-depth look at the life of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Overview: Georgia O'Keeffe (n.d.)
An overview and short biography of American Painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
Video: The White Calico Flower (1931) Georgia O'Keeffe (2012)
Learn more about Georgia O'Keeffe's 1931 painting "The White Calico Flower" in this 2012 documentary from the Whitney Museum of American Art (Kanopy).

Georgia O'Keefe by Susan Wright
ISBN: 9781422241592
Publication Date: 2018-08-15

Article: The Human Future (2013)
Read about artificial intelligence and the technological singularity predicted by Ray Kurzweil.
Biography: Ray Kurzweil (2010)
An in-depth look at the life and work of futurist Ray Kurzweil.
Interview: Imagine There's No Cyber-Heaven (2021)
Read author Hal Niedzviecki's interview with Ray Kurzweil about the future.
Podcast: Will We Recognize the Future? (2005)
Listen to Ray Kurzweil speak with NPR about the "singularity" and whether technology will change what it means to be human.
Click here for more articles, podcasts, and interviews related to this topic.

Audio Interview: 'Outliers' Puts Self-Made Success To The Test (2008)
Listen to Malcolm Gladwell discuss The Outliers: The Story of Success with NPR.
Biography: Malcolm Gladwell (2019)
An in-depth look at the life and work of author Malcolm Gladwell.
Critical Essay: The Outliers (2008)
Read Heller McAlpin's review of Gladwell's The Outliers: The Story of Success.
Click here for more articles and audio clips on Malcolm Gladwell.

Article: Brainy acts: experts raise doubts over 'growth mindset' phenomenon (2019)
A critical perspective on the 'growth mindset.'
Article: GROWTH PROJECTIONS: Educators adopt growth mindset to tap into students' capacity to boost intelligence (2018)
Learn more about the 'growth mindset' and it's applications in education.
Viewpoint Essay: To Promote STEM, Teach Students that Anyone Can Learn Math and Science (2017)
An argument for the 'growth mindset' and it's specific benefits in math and science education.

Overview: Harvard University (2002)
Discover More about the history, curriculum, and faculty at Harvard University.
Click here for more information about Harvard University.
Discover profiles on Harvard's notable alumni, as well as current events related to the university.

Biography: Pat Mora (2015)
A comprehensive look at the life and work of poet Pat Mora.
Critical Essay, Excerpt: Why I Am a Writer (1990)
Read about Pat Mora's motivation for writing, in her own words.
Interview: Interview with Pat Mora (2003)
Discover more about Pat Mora's life and poetry.

Biography: Evie Shockley (2012)
A brief overview of the life and work of contemporary poet Evie Shockley.
Biography: Frederick Douglass (2017)
An in-depth look at the life of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Podcast: Lincoln And Douglass Shared Uncommon Bond (2012)
Listen to this NPR broadcast on Frederick Douglass and his relationship with President Abe Lincoln.
Click here for more Information on Frederick Douglass.

Overview: The Most Dangerous Game (1997)
An overview of the short story written by Richard Connell.
Biography: Richard Edward Connell (n.d.)
A brief overview of the life of American author Richard Connell.

Biography: Homer (1998)
An overview of the the Greek poet, Homer.
Character Overview: Circe (2009)
An brief summary of Circe, a character in Homer's Odyssey.
Character Overview: Odysseus (2009)
An in-depth look at The Odyssey's protagonist.
Character Overview: Penelope (2009)
A summary of Penelope, a character in Homer's Odyssey.
Topic Overview: Odyssey (2014)
An in-depth look at Homer's epic poem.

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Spirits of the Earth by Lake-Thom, Bobby
ISBN: 9781101141779
Publication Date: 1991

Article: Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Ethics: Promise and Peril (2005).
Learn more about the overlap between nanotechnology and other sciences in this article by Ray Kurzweil.

How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil
ISBN: 9780670025299
Publication Date: 2012-11-13
Transcend by Ray Kurzweil; Terry Grossman
ISBN: 9781605299563
Publication Date: 2009-04-28

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
ISBN: 9781400069286
Publication Date: 2012-02-28
Quiet Power by Susan Cain; Gregory Mone; Erica Moroz; Grant Snider (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780803740600
Publication Date: 2016-05-03

Grit by Angela Duckworth
ISBN: 9781501111105
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
ISBN: 9781400062751
Publication Date: 2006-02-28

American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Hayes, Terrance
ISBN: 9780525504962
Publication Date: 2018
Cascade Experiment by Alice Fulton
ISBN: 0393059286
Publication Date: 2004-05-01
How to Be Drawn by Terrance Hayes
ISBN: 9780143126881
Publication Date: 2015-03-31
Soulscript by June Jordan
ISBN: 9780767918466
Publication Date: 2004-11-02
Tonight No Poetry Will Serve by Adrienne Rich
ISBN: 9780393079678
Publication Date: 2011-01-17

Ink Knows No Borders by Patrice Vecchione (Editor); Alyssa Raymond (Editor)
ISBN: 9781609809072
Publication Date: 2019-03-12
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by David W. Blight
ISBN: 9781319048891
Publication Date: 2016-09-02
The New Black by Evie Shockley
ISBN: 9780819571403
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay; Sophia Janowitz (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781938912481
Publication Date: 2014-03-18
Of Poetry and Protest by Phil Cushway
ISBN: 9780393352733
Publication Date: 2016-06-21

Circe by Madeline Miller
ISBN: 9780316556347
Publication Date: 2018-04-10
The Hobbit by Alan Lee (Illustrator); J. R. R. Tolkien; Martin Shaw (Read by); Peter Sís (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780547928227
Publication Date: 2012-09-18
The Iliad by Gareth Hinds (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763681135
Publication Date: 2019-03-12
Jubilee by Margaret Walker; Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780544812123
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
ISBN: 9781841957982
Publication Date: 2006-09-14
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9780786856299
Publication Date: 2005-06-28
A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price
ISBN: 9781250301994
Publication Date: 2019-11-05

Explore (multimedia and recommended websites)

Website: Cherokee Nation (2020)
Learn more about the Cherokee Nation on their website.
Website: Seneca Nation of Indians (2020)
Visit the website for the Seneca Nation.

Video: Art of Cooking: Georgia O'Keeffe (2017)
The Art Assignment. PBS Digital Studios. YouTube.
Video: How to see more and care less: The art of Georgia O'Keeffe (2020)
Iseult Gillespie. Ted-Ed. YouTube.
Video: Ida O'Keeffe. Escaping Georgia's Shadow (2020)
Dallas Museum of Art. YouTube.
Website: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (2020)

Video: Pat Mora on Poetry.
Colorín Colorado. YouTube.
Website: Literature Map.
Discover other authors and poets like Pat Mora.
Website: Pat Mora.
Pat Mora's personal website.
Website: Poets.org. Pat Mora.
Read a brief biography of poet Pat Mora and discover related poets at poets.org.

Biography: Evie Shockley.
Discover more about Evie Shockley and her poems on this page from the poetry foundation.
Video: The Road to Rescue (2019)
Watch Evie Shockley read selected poems at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard University. YouTube.

Film: The Most Dangerous Game (1932).
Watch the 1932 film adaptation of "The Most Dangerous Game" on Kanopy.
Video: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell (2014).
A YouTube video on "The Most Dangerous Game" by Minute Book Report.

Blog: Blogging the Odyssey (2016)
In whish Sparknotes blogger Elodie blogs about the Odyssey.
Quiz: Is This A Coldplay Lyric Or A Quote From The Odyssey? (2018)
Test your knowledge by determining whether the lines in this quiz are Coldplay lyrics or lines from The Odyssey
Video: A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey: Crash Course Literature 201 (2014)
A YouTube video in which YA author John Green teaches you about Homer's Odyssey.
Video: Everything you need to know to read Homer's 'Odyssey' (2017)
A YouTube video by Ted-Ed on Homer's Odyssey.
Webcomic: Odyssey Comix (n.d.)
A Greek Myths webcomic by Jenks.

O Brother, Where art Thou? by Coen, Joel.
ISBN: 0788826883
Publication Date: 2001

HSD2 Literary Canon - 9th Grade

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