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Grade 10DurationAssessed StandardsDescription / Big IdeasEssential QuestionsEnd of Unit AssessmentUnit 1: The Limits of Powerapproximately one quarterState Standards: RI10.6RI10.7RI10.9W10.1Description: The unit explores the overarching theme of power and the misuse of power. Students will spend significant time analyzing the structure of literary and informational texts, focusing on the development of an author’s point of view through the use of rhetoric and argument. Major texts for this unit include Oedipus, The King and Macbeth to examine themes and defend their universal relevance. Big Idea: An author’s structural and rhetorical choices in texts combined with their cultural backgrounds and point of view, affect meaning for the reader and influence the advancement of themes and their universal relevance.How are the dynamics of power and control portrayed in literature? How do writers and speakers exert power and control?Argumentative Essay – Students will compose an argumentative essay to support a claim responding to the following prompt: Using an analysis of the informational text provided, to what extent does your selected historical figure most closely represents the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero?Unit 2:Words and Styleapproximately one quarterState Standards: RL10.5RL10.9 HYPERLINK "" W10.3Description: This unit engages students in the exploration of both informational and literary texts to analyze how an author’s choices affect purpose, meaning, and style. Students will spend time examining mentor texts in order to imitate the author’s style and create original narratives. Major texts for this unit include Things Fall Apart and Purple Hibiscus. Big Idea: The author’s structural and stylistic choices affect meaning for the reader, including the use of foreshadowing, irony, tension, and surprise. How do cultural experiences guide individual actions and contribute to the development of complex characters?How can an author’s style affect the portrayal of a culture?How can imitating an author’s stylistic choices help to understand a piece of literature and improve one’s writing? Narrative – Compose an original narrative, a brief “missing chapter,” that connects meaningfully to the existing plot, characters, and themes of Things Fall Apart. As students write, they must be sure to imitate Achebe’s style including his use of narrative structure to foreshadow plot events, demonstrate irony, and create tension or surprise. Unit 3:Confronting Oppressionapproximately one quarterState Standards: RI10.2RI10.7W.10.1Description: This unit focuses students on literary selections in which authors continue to explore the concepts of oppression and revolution. Through the study of Night, In the Time of the Butterflies, and a variety of shorter texts and related non-print texts, students will develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between an author’s purpose, text structure, and literary or rhetorical choices. Big Idea: Memoirs and historical fiction can depict Man’s universal struggle against dominating forces in the world and reveal the relevancy and responsibility of humanity.How does freedom (from political oppression, religious oppression, social roles, etc.) transform identity?What can one learn from the challenges that have been overcome by others?How is the struggle for freedom a universal truth?Argumentative Essay –Analyze an excerpt from Elie Wiesel’s “Keep Memory Alive”, a podcast, and a sculpture. Then determine a central idea of the excerpt from Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance speech and identify specific details from each work that develop this central idea. Compose an argument to support a claim determining which artistic representation (podcast or sculpture) best reflects the chosen central idea in the excerpt. Unit 4:Shifting Perspectivesapproximately one quarterState Standards: HYPERLINK ""RL10.2RL10.3RL10.6W10.2Description: In this unit, students will read Nectar in a Sieve to examine the role of traditional and modern beliefs and roles in conflict. Other shorter literary pieces, as well as informational texts and art forms, will be studied to provide students opportunities to increase their understanding and appreciation for cultural differences. Finally, students will examine values, themes, and issues that link all cultures. Big Idea: The author’s structural and stylistic choices affect meaning for the reader, including the interpretation of the point of view or cultural experience reflected in the work, human and literary relevance of the selection, and universal social issues. How do cultural experiences guide individual actions and contribute to the development of complex characters?What universal values, themes, and issues link all cultures?How can one benefit from examining multiple perspectives in various cultures?How do authors use character development and cultural perspectives to advance a theme of a text?Literary Analysis Essay – Compose a literary analysis essay addressing how a character’s cultural perspective advances a theme in the novel.Students will also have the opportunity to create a multi-media presentation synthesizing their learning in Units 1 – 4 in preparation for the Capstone Essay/Final Exam. ................
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