Photograph of African bead jewelry Selection 2 title page
Selection 2 Overview
  • Build Background

  • Language & Grammar

    Give Information

    Use Nouns in Sentences

  • Prepare to Read

    Learn Key Vocabulary

    Learn a Reading Strategy

    Plan Your Reading

  • Read and Write

    Focus on Genre

    Autobiography

    Apply the Reading Strategy

    Plan Your Reading

    Critical Thinking

    Reading Fluency

    Read with Expression

    Vocabulary Review

    Write About the Guiding Question

  • Connect Across the Curriculum

    Literary Analysis

    Analyze Text Structure: Point of View

    Vocabulary Study

    Use Suffixes

    Listening/Speaking

    Tell a Story

    Discuss Different Viewpoints

    Language and Grammar

    Give Information

    Writing and Grammar

    Write About Bravery

Build Background
Connect

Group Discussion Dangerous events force us to make quick decisions. Is it always brave to face danger? Discuss this question with your group. Give examples of when being brave might be a good choice and when it might not be a good choice.

Learn About Bravery

Whether as a writer or a warrior, Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton knows what it means to be brave. He had to prove his bravery to become a Maasai warrior.