The author of the passage thinks that Percy Fawcett was “a remarkable man.” Write a short paragraph explaining how the text supports the idea that Fawcett was a remarkable man. Use at least two details from the text in your response.


THE STORY
1 Since the dawn of the modern age, the notion of a pre-historic world, hidden deep in the jungle and untouched by the passage of time, has captivated our imaginations.
2 Before “Jurassic Park,” before “King Kong,” there was “The Lost World.” Written in 1912 by Sherlock Holmes’ creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Lost World” was in turn largely inspired by the real-life adventures of one remarkable man: Col. Percy Harrison Fawcett.
3 David Grann, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, says in his time Fawcett was a larger-than-life figure: “Oh, he really was. I mean, he was the last of these kind of great territorial explorers who would plunge into the blank spots on the map, carrying a machete, essentially, and an almost divine sense of purpose.”
4 Grann was researching an article on Conan Doyle when he came across a reference to Fawcett.
5 “I had typed Fawcett’s name into one of these newspaper databases, and up came all these kind of crazy headlines: Fawcett disappears into the unknown. A movie star kidnapped trying to save Fawcett.
6 “I had never heard of this man, and I quickly discovered there was this legendary figure,” Grann said. “And this enormous mystery that had been eclipsed by history. And it really intrigued me.”
7 So Grann started digging. Fawcett, he learned, was an honored member of Britain’s renowned Royal Geographical Society.
8 “He would live in the jungle for years at a time without contact with the world,” Grann said. He discovered stories about “how he’d battle anacondas and electric eels, and how he’d emerge with maps of regions that no one had ever came back from.”
9 In April 1925, Fawcett set out with just two others—his 21-year-old son Jack, and Jack’s best friend, Raleigh Rimmel—on what was to be his crowning adventure . . . finding the remains of a lost world he believed existed deep in the Amazon jungle of South America.
10 Fawcett called his mythical city, simply, “Z.”
11 After 30 years as an explorer, Fawcett’s survival skills were unrivaled. But this time, he went in . . . and never came out.
12 “Well, we know he got as far as a place called Dead Horse Camp, where he would send these dispatches back for five months,” said Grann. “And then after the fifth month, the dispatches ceased. And they were never heard from again.”
13 . . . setting off one of the greatest manhunts of the 20th century.
14 George Dyott was the first, taking a film crew with him into the Amazon in 1928 and radioing back regular progress reports.
15 But he never found Fawcett.
16 In 1996 Brazilian financier James Lynch launched a multi-million dollar expedition to finally solve the mystery. But he and his party were kidnapped by tribesmen.
17 They were released only after surrendering $30,000 worth of gear.
18 Now, finally, after 85 years, the mystery that has tantalized so many may finally have been solved by perhaps Fawcett’s least likely pursuer.
19 Grann turned his jungle adventure into a best-seller, “The Lost City of Z,” in which he recounts Fawcett’s final days.
20 “We stayed with many of the same tribes that Fawcett stayed with,” said Grann. “And to my astonishment, they had an oral history about Fawcett and his expedition. 21 “It describes how Fawcett had insisted on moving eastward, towards the ‘River of Death.’ And the tribe tried to persuade them not to go in that direction. In that direction were what they referred to as ‘the fierce Indians.’ And off he marched.
22 “And they could see the fire for five days, rising above the treetops. And then on the fifth day, it went out as if it was snuffed out. And they had no doubt that they had been killed by the Indians.”
23 No physical trace of Fawcett has ever been found. But Grann’s efforts did bring one revelation to light: Fawcett may have been right about the “lost civilization” after all.
24 “In the last few years, archaeologists are now going into this region using high-tech gadgetry that Fawcett could never imagine—satellite imagery, ground penetrating radars to pinpoint various artifacts,” said Grann. “And they are discovering ancient ruins scattered throughout the Amazon.
25 “One archaeologist has found, in the very area where Fawcett believed he would find Z, 20 pre-Columbian settlements that had roads built at right angles, bridges, causeways, and that a cluster of these settlements that were interconnected had populations of between 2,500 to 5,000 people, which would have made them the size of many medieval European cities at the time.”

Answer:

Percy Fawcett was a remarkable man because, He was most famous for his half-dozen mapmaking expeditions to the wilds of the Amazon, a place he called “the last great blank space in the world.” Beginning in 1906, Fawcett had ventured into previously uncharted territory in Brazil and Bolivia, where he dodged poisonous pit vipers.                                                                                                                

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1. "I can't believe this class is one hour / our long," said John.

2. "I know, that's a long thyme / time , right?" I replied.

3. John is my best friend and I'll never meat / meet a better friend than him.

4. Our teacher was giving us a lessen / lesson on homophones.

5. It was still pretty early in the morning / mourning.

6. That was when those ninjas jumped threw / through the window.

7. I was worried because ninjas are masters of the marshal / martial arts.

8. I could feel their cold stairs / stares on me.

9. "John, they are here to steal / steel our teacher's answer keys," I said.

10. John didn't seam / seem that worried.

11. I exclaimed, "We can knot / not let that happen, John!"

12. John said, "I just don't sea / see why we should put ourselves in danger for more homework."

13. I stood up and said, "Because it's the right / write thing to do, John."

14. Some of these ninjas were twice my sighs / size so I had to be smart.

15. I grabbed the answer keys and ran toward the principal's / principle's office.

16. The ninjas were chasing me so I dropped a banana peal / peel on the ground.

17. One of the ninjas slipped and fell into the garbage chute / shoot face first.

18. I said, "What a waist / waste ," as I heard him fall into the dumpster with a crash.

19. The ninjas were still chasing me so I lead / led them downstairs.

20. I grabbed a handful of tacks / tax from a bulletin board and tossed them on the floor.

21. Then I hid in a supply closet as the ninjas ran passed / past me.

22. I knew / new when they ran over my trap because several ninjas started howling.

23. Those ninjas must have been in a lot of pain / pane because they left the school after that.

24. I returned to class with the answer keys and everyone rose / rows and cheered for me.

25. Except for John, he was to / too / two mad at me to celebrate.​

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Unit 2 Journey to Identity
Text Analysis

Title: Little Brother Author: Cory Doctorow Publication Date: April 29, 2008
I chose this book because (respond in at least 2 sentences):

Discussion Questions
Use the text and your analysis to prepare two interpretive or evaluative discussion questions, then identify the type of question you have created.
Question Is your question interpretive or evaluative?
1.
2.

Connecting with Character: Protagonist’s Name ________________________________

How do you relate to this character?
I am similar to the character in the following ways… I am different from the character in the following ways…
Beginning:





End:




Beginning:





End:

Identity Development
Identify the protagonist’s stage of identity development throughout the story. Complete the chart with the correct stage and two instances of support from the text. Recall the different stages:
• Identify Diffusion occurs when an adolescent does not make a commitment to any particular roles, values, or goals.
• Identify Foreclosure occurs when someone makes a commitment without considering other possibilities.
• Identity Moratorium occurs when an individual is in the midst of a crisis over a particular role or value and tries out alternatives in order to make a commitment.
• Identity Achievement occurs when someone makes a personal decision or commitment after going through a crisis and exploring his or her option.

Stage of Identity Development Text Support – provide two instances of textual support for each stage.
Beginning
Middle
End

Conflict
Identify and describe two conflicts in the story. Explain how the protagonist responds throughout the story and what his or her response reveals about him or her. Write in complete sentences.
Conflict Protagonist’s Response What does this reveal about the character?




Plot
What narrative structure (episodic plot, parallel plot, etc.) does the author use to tell the story? __________________________________________________________________
Summarize the story using the elements of plot. Include details to demonstrate your reading.
Exposition


Rising Action
Climax


Falling Action


Resolution



Looking Back
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. How does the trailer compare to the book? Is it an accurate representation of the story you read? Why or why not?



2. What changes would you make to the book trailer? If you would not make any changes, please explain why.

Theme
What is the message the author communicates through key events in the story?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Complete the following chart with details and a thoughtful analysis of how the events in the story influence the theme.
Key Events - What happens? What do we learn about the character in this event? Or how does the event change the character? What is the author’s message in each set of events you have identified?

Which of these is an example of a reflection? Select all that apply.

an expression of feeling about an event
a highly vivid description of an event
one specific detail about an event
a thoughtful insight about an event

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence?

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A. snakes
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Vladek uses the expression “pssh” on page 73 panel 8 how does this expression impact the tone of his statement
A. It creates a condescending tone
B. It creates a relaxed tone
C. It creates a disinterested tone
D. It creates an exciting tone

"For the love of God, Montresor!"
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!"
What conclusion can you draw about Montresor's feelings based on
this dialogue?

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