10th Grade Recommended Reading List: "Invictus"

The British poet William Ernest Henley was in and out of hospitals because of a disease that led to amputations of his foot and leg. While recovering, he wrote "Invictus." On another continent, in another century, Nelson Mandela recited the poem to his fellow prisoners. Empower your own soul with these words.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 7 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Tangerine, A stunning tale of escape, To an Athlete Dying Young, Biography of Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Landmarks of Nelson Mandela's Life, Invictus, Playing the Enemy, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech