In Unit 1: A Journey of Self Discovery, students will explore characters persevering to find the strength within. They will also spend time examining the underlying theme of hope that is woven throughout both texts. These two texts work together to reinforce narrative structure, fictional or nonfiction, and demonstrate the idea that the same theme can be expressed across multiple texts. The lessons provide students with ample opportunities to identify and discuss narrative elements in both fiction and narrative nonfiction texts.