For this section, students should read the poems "What Spain Was Like," "Machu Picchu XII," "United Fruit Co.," and "The Dictators."
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4
Present...