The Handmaid’s Tale Unit Plan - Emily Nelson



Overview:Level: IB A2 English Year 1 HLLocation: Taejon Christian International SchoolTime Frame: 5 weeksCreated by: Emily Nelson Understandings:An author's style and tone create the meaning of his or her work.Authors comment on the societies in which they live, encouraging their readers to question the status quo and potentially take action.The way the role of women is viewed by society determines how they will be treated.Unhealthy relationships come from a misunderstanding of Biblical roles.Essential Questions:How does A Handmaid's Tale reflect modern western society? What is Margaret Atwood's purpose for painting this picture?How does religion restrict the ability to make moral judgments? How does faith set us free?How does the author’s style and tone affect the meaning of his or her work?What does this novel show us about how society's view of women affects its treatment of them??What stereotypical misconceptions about the physical aspect of relationships do the characters demonstrate? How do societal norms distort the true nature of intimacy?Knowledge and Skills:The students will understand...how sex is used symbolically in literature.a balanced view of feminism as a reaction to oppression and abuse.the purpose of the?dystopian perspective in literature.The students will be able to...identify theme and explain its effects on a work.identify symbols used in a work and analyze their meaning.identify point of view and analyze its affect on reader understanding.identify and describe characteristics of an author's style and register.identify different type of allusions and explain how they affect a text.identify flashback and explain its significance to the readers' understanding.identify imagery?(color imagery) and analyze its effects..RESOURCESNovel: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (see reading schedule attached)Textbook: Writer's Inc Handbook: The College EditionResource Book: How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster (chapter 16 "It's All about Sex...", chapter 17 "Except Sex...", chapter 7 "Or the Bible", chapter 12 "Is It a Symbol?" )Resource Materials: IBO A2 Programme Guide Video: The Handmaid's TaleArticles and Essays:"A Vindication of the Rights of Women" By Mary Wollstonecraft; “What Women Want” by Nancy GibbsPowerPoints: Symbolism PowerPoint, Point of View PowerPoint; Allusion PowerPointAssessments:Weekly Activities (Formative Assessments): Define and identify 1-2 stylistic devices or literary terms each week: point of viewallusiontheme1st person POV (point of view)3rd person POV3rd person limited POV3rd person omniscient, Narratorunreliable narratorflashback symbolimagerySummative Assessments:IBO Written Task and RationaleA2 HL Year 1 Daily Lesson Plans: Week 1Day 1Day 2Day 3Daily Objectives(Students will understand...)how the author’s background can influence the structure of a novel.how cultural and historical events, particularly allusions, affect the tone of a literary work.how cultural and historical events, particularly allusions, affect the tone of a literary work.Learning Activities*Margaret Atwood Power Point* Class discussion about the setting of the novel* Read aloud chapters 16 and 17 from Foster novel*Three-step Interview about Foster reading*KWL graphic organizer*Allusion Power Point* Handmaid’s Tale Web Quest Power Point Assignment on the following topics: Gilead, American Puritanism, Feminism, Dystopian literature, and Christian Fundamentalist Movement*Presentations for Web Quest Power Point Assignment*Whole class discussion about Web Quest topicsFormative AssessmentParagraph Analysis on Foster ChaptersClass DiscussionWeb Quest AssignmentReading Assignment : Foster Chapter 7Summative AssessmentStudents will complete IB written task from the previous unit. Students will complete IB written task from the previous unit.IB Written Task due.A2 HL Year 1 Daily Lesson Plans: Week 2Day 1Day 2Day 3Daily Objectives(Students will understand...)how shifts in point of view affect the plot development of a novel. the thematic tones in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale.the thematic, style, and register from a passage in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale.Learning Activities*Reading Quiz #1* Think-Pair-Share about previous reading assignment*Power Point on POV and flashback* Passage analysis: use of a flashback* Work time on flashback assignment*Theme Power Point* Work time on Theme Graphic Poster Assignment*Present Theme Graphic Poster Assignment*Review IB Paper 1 Requirements*In-class passage analysis (Paper 1 practice)Formative AssessmentFlashback AssignmentTheme Graphic Poster AssignmentTheme Graphic Poster AssignmentSummative AssessmentA2 HL Year 1 Daily Lesson Plans: Week 3Day 1Day 2Day 3Daily Objectives(Students will understand..)the use of symbols within a literary work.the meaning of symbols used in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale.the meaning of symbols used in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale.Learning Activities*Reading Quiz #3* Anticipatory Set: Identify the Symbol* Small group discussion: What is a symbol?*Symbol Power Point*Read Aloud: Foster chapter 12- “Is it a symbol?”*Anticipatory Set: Comic Strip Race* Present Symbol Cartoon Strip Assignment* Work time on Cartoon Strip Assignment*Presentation for Cartoon Strip Assignment* Gallery walk and “Artist’s Notes” Exercise* Classroom discussion about symbols/imagery used in the novelFormative AssessmentDiscussionTeacher ObservationTeacher observationStudent presentationTeacher observationSummative AssessmentA2 HL Year 1 Daily Lesson Plans: Week 4Day 1Day 2Day 3Daily Objectives(Students will understand..)the progression of feminist thought by analyzing supplementary texts.the requirements for an IB written task.the structure of an IB Paper 1 exam.Learning Activities*Reading Quiz #3* Jigsaw: "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" By Mary Wollstonecraft; “What Women Want” by Nancy Gibbs*Carousel Review*Review IB Written Task Requirements*Assign Handmaid Written Task*Work time on written task*IB Paper 1 Practice Test using the following texts:"A Vindication of the Rights of Women" By Mary Wollstonecraft“What Women Want” by Nancy GibbsFormative AssessmentTeacher observationStudent DiscussionTeacher observationSummative AssessmentIB Written Task and RationaleIB Paper 1 Practice TestA2 HL Year 1 Daily Lesson Plans: Week 5Day 1Day 2Day 3Daily Objectives(Students will understand..)the intellectual and artistic differences between a movie and a literary work.the intellectual and artistic differences between a movie and a literary work.the knowledge and skills for the unit The Handmaid’s Tale.Learning Activities*Watch portions of the movie The Handmaid’sTale*Finish the movie The Handmaid’s Tale*Peer-edit written tasks *Snowball activity* Final class discussion about the novelFormative AssessmentThe Handmaid’s Tale Movie Study GuideThe Handmaid’s Tale Movie Study GuideDiscussionSummative AssessmentIB Written Task and RationaleIB Written Task and RationaleIB Written Task and Rationale ................
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