Novel study relating to theme of rites of passage; multimedia text "Apache Girl's Rite of Passage" (p. 29 of TE myPerspectives); Writing skills: use prewriting strategies to generate/organize ideas and how purpose for writing affects writing process steps

Make inferences based on details in video; analyze to compare/contrast "The Medicine Bag" and "Apache Girl's Rite of Passage"; apply prewriting strategies to compare/contrast texts and defend a position