Navigating Narratives: A Thematic Reader

Navigating Narratives: A Thematic Reader is a reading resource containing short stories, essays, speeches, poems, articles, and more, both fiction and nonfiction. Students can hone their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills as they encounter a carefully curated selection of both literary classics and contemporary pieces—varying in genre, length, topic, voice, and more—by authors of diverse perspectives, experiences, and purposes. The readings are grouped into six thematic units emphasizing the powerful relationship between literature and the human experience: • Unit 1: Connections We Share • Unit 2: Turning Points • Unit 3: By Our Own Power • Unit 4: Who Am I? • Unit 5: The Roles We Play • Unit 6: Breaking Free Each passage is supported by a framework of instructional content, developed by English educators across the country and designed to promote thoughtful discussion, deeper comprehension and analysis, and ample teaching opportunities: • Introduction with author background • Discussion questions • Style and strategy questions • Writing assignment(s)