This multi‑genre, low‑prep unit blends Thoreau’s Walden, Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us,” current informational texts, and Disney’s WALL‑E to explore environmental responsibility across time and genre. Students analyze, compare, and synthesize texts through guided reading, discussion, and a culminating argumentative essay aligned to AP‑style expectations. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and classroom procedure. Even t