Possibilities is a supplemental anthology of fifty short stories, poems, essays, and speeches along with turn-key journal prompts and ready-made discussion questions.
As students read the literary pieces that integrate thematically with the lessons in the Career Choices series text, they receive career advice from John Updike, inspiration from Emily Dickinson, and life planning tips from Ralph Waldo Emerson, all while exploring activities that meet the Common Core State Standards.
How to Use Possibilities in Your Career Choices Series Course
- Ideal as a supplement to expand reading and writing opportunities in the foundation course of your Get Focused Stay Focused/pathway program
- Perfect for developing substitute lesson plans that stay on message and support your regular instruction without the need for a lot of prep
- Great for integrating career exploration and college/career readiness in a semester or full-year English class
A Sampling of the Selections in Possibilities
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To Build a Fire
by Jack London
- A Dream Deferred
by Langston Hughes
- Sympathy
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- The Savings Book
by Gary Soto
- from Self-Reliance
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Hope
by Emily Dickinson
- Secret Life of Walter Mitty
by James Thurber
- To Be of Use
by Marge Piercy
- The Boys’ Ambition
by Mark Twain
- I Hear America Singing
by Walt Whitman
- Ex-Basketball Player
by John Updike
- from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
- Sonnet 43
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
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