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Core Values Literature ConnectionHigh SchoolQuarter 3The Core Values Literature Connection Guide will assist teachers in infusing Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Core Values throughout the ELA curriculum. The document is aligned to the District Pacing Guides for the 2015-2016 school year. It is designed to help teachers make connections between literature and the District’s Core Values. ??Grade 12Week(s)TextCore ValueConnection21-23 “The Diary of Samuel Pepys” (Samuel Pepys) p. 566-577 Honesty/Integrity/Cooperation Samuel Pepys writes in extreme detail about all areas of his life, including his drinking and his extramarital affairs. His decisions often lack honesty and integrity. Additionally, the Great London Fire required the cooperation of many people to try to limit the damage caused. 21-23“A Journal of the Plague Year” (Daniel Defoe) p. 582-587Integrity/Responsibility/CooperationIn this journal, H.F. is torn between leaving London to escape the plague, or staying to be responsible and help those in need. He ultimately decides to stay and help, which shows a great commitment to maintaining his integrity. The journal outlines his cooperation with those affected by the plague. 21-23“The Rape of the Lock” (Alexander Pope), p. 598-607Kindness/Honesty/RespectThe Baron acts dishonestly and disrespectfully when he steals the lock of hair from Belinda. Women aren’t treated as equals, and this disrespect is what enables the Baron to think his actions are acceptable. Another act of dishonesty occurs when the lock is stolen from the Baron. 24-25“Gulliver’s Travels” (Jonathan Swift) p. 624-641Respect/Honesty/Integrity In Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver experiences the advantages and respect that comes with being powerful, and also the difficulties of lacking physical power. He weighs the importance of society being ruled by those who are strongest, or by moral factors including honesty and integrity. 24-25“Letter to Alexander Pope” (Johnathan Swift) p. 642 CitizenshipSwift explains that he hates all collective groups of people and societies, but he loves individuals. Thus, he does not believe in citizenship but rather being true to oneself. 26-27“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (Thomas Gray) p. 680Respect/Integrity/HonestyGray’s elegy is about death, but more about how we’re remembered when we’re gone. The message is to live a life of respect, integrity, and honesty in order to be remembered that way. 26-27“A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” (Mary Wollstonecraft), p. 706Pursuit of Excellence/ Citizenship/FairnessWollstonecraft denounces marriage and monarchy as oppressive forces, and argues for the equal rights of women. In this pursuit of excellence, she fights for the fair treatment of her gender. 26-27“The Lamb” (William Blake) p. 754RespectIn Blake’s poem, the boy demonstrates a respect for God because he created the lamb, as well as the world around it. 28-29“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), p. 796-818 Respect/KindnessThe Mariner tells a wedding guest a long story with the moral of loving and respecting other people and things. The wedding guest is so shaken by this story that he chooses to not attend the wedding at all. 28-29“Kubla Khan” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), p. 824-827 RespectColeridge’s poem is about his deep-sleep dream, where he emphasizes the importance of man and nature acting symbiotically. This can be achieved through a mutual respect. 30“To an Athlete Dying Young” (A.E. Houseman), p. 1040Pursuit of Excellence/RespectMost of this poem takes place at a funeral, where an athlete who pursued athletic excellence was now heading to his next “destination”. The poem respects death, but doesn’t see it as the finish line. 30 “When I was One and Twenty” (A.E. Houseman), p. 1044Kindness/IntegrityThe speaker in this poem encourages the reader to not focus on materials, but instead to love each other and be “fancy free.” This is a lesson that you only finally begin to learn when you turn twenty-two. Grade 11Week/DatesTextCore ValueConnection21-22“The Gettysburg Address” (Abraham Lincoln)p. 562Citizenship/Cooperation Lincoln persuades citizens to keep fighting in the Civil War to preserve the nation. He argues that if they don’t cooperate and fight together, the nation will dissolve. 21-22“The Emancipation Proclamation” (Abraham Lincoln) p. 566Citizenship/Respect/FairnessAbraham Lincoln declares the end of slavery, granting freedom to all formerly held slaves. This was a step in the right direction for African-Americans, but it would still be a struggle to get citizenship which came in the 14th amendment. 23“Life on the Mississippi” (Mark Twain) p. 649Respect/CooperationMark Twain details the difficulties of boating on the Mississippi River, and outlines the importance respecting the power of the water. He also emphasizes the importance of collaboration among boat pilots to help each other prevent wrecks. 24“Wagner Matinee”(Willa Cather), p. 692 Citizenship/ResponsibilityGeorgiana left Boston many years ago to move to Nebraska with her husband. The lifestyle of the citizens there was much more difficult than it had been at Boston, and she looked back wondering if she made the right decision all those years ago. 25“Harlem” (Langston Hughes), p. 838Fairness/Pursuit of ExcellenceThe American Dream means that all people can become great with hard work and dedication. In “Harlem”, Hughes argues that the American Dream is limited for African-Americans. 25“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” (Langston Hughes), p. 842Pursuit of ExcellenceIn this poem, Hughes traces the heritage of black Americans back to ancient civilizations, and explains how their perseverance was so necessary in their long pursuit of excellence. 26-30Novel Study: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (Zora Neale Hurston) Respect/Fairness/KindnessIn Hurston’s novel, the issues of race, gender, and identity are deeply explored. There are many instances of racism, but also examples where there is disrespect and unkindness within a racial group. Women are also considered the weaker sex, and cases of sexism highlight the unfairness in relationships. Grade 10Week/DatesTextCore ValueConnection21-22“Montgomery Boycott” (Coretta Scott King), p. 882Fairness/Respect/Cooperation/Pursuit of ExcellenceIt is unfairness and disrespect for others that led to African-Americans not being allowed to sit in the front of the bus. This segregation was so degrading that eventually the Montgomery Boycott was launched in African-Americans’ pursuit of excellence and their pursuit to be treated equally. The cooperation eventually led to the bus rules being changed. 21-22“Eulogy for Martin Luther King” (Robert F. Kennedy) p. 893Respect/Integrity/Pursuit of Excellence This eulogy was to honor the integrity and pursuit of excellence displayed by MLK. Robert F. Kennedy clearly respects the incredible work that Dr. King did for equality in this country. 23-24“Everyday Use” (Alice Walker) p. 44Respect/CitizenshipDee is angered by the oppression inherent in her own heritage, so she tries to adopt an African heritage which leads her to bit of an identity crisis. She has respect for the African heritage, but her distance from it makes it not her own. The mother’s story is also told, where disrespect towards her race resulted in an inadequate education and tough schooling for her. 25-26“Peruvian Child” (Pat Mora) p. 546Fairness/Respect/Responsibility The speaker feels guilty by the poor conditions that the “Peruvian Child” lives in, but he is unable to overcome this guilt to help the child. Instead, in an unfair solution, his group takes a picture of the girl and they continue on with their tour. 25-26“Lady Freedom” (Rita Dove) p. 550Respect/Responsibility In this poem, a homeless woman is compared with the Lady Freedom statue. The speaker seems to lack respect for the struggles of the woman, and fails to take responsibility for her poverty, even though the homeless woman represents lady liberty. 27-29“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” (Walt Whitman), p. 792RespectThe speaker has great respect for astronomy, not because of all the facts he learns from the “learn’d astronomer”, but from looking up at the beauty of the stars. Some things can’t be described well enough, even by the experts. 27-29“The Artilleryman’s Vision” (Walt Whitman) p. 796RespectIn this poem, Whitman uses vivid detail to describe a war in a soldier’s dream. He has great respect for the art of war, and also the consequences. 27-29“Letter to His Mother” (Walt Whitman) p. 798Kindness/RespectWhitman writes to his mother about a wounded soldier he had recently met. This soldier had been left to “fate” by his regiment, and the enemy soldiers had been mean to him with the exception of one man, who came to him with benevolent purposes, and helped him heal. Grade 9Week/DatesTextCore ValueConnection21-21“I have a Dream” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) p. 600-609Fairness/Citizenship/RespectDr. Martin Luther King’s speech is about how we need to respect all people regardless of their race. He believes that everyone should have the rights of a citizen no matter their skin color. 21-22“Testimony before the Senate Speech” (Michael J. Fox) , p. 610Pursuit of ExcellenceMr. Fox discusses his pursuit of excellence despite his battle with Parkinson’s disease. He never let his disability get in the way of the career and life aspirations. 23“Tropics in New York” (Claude McKay), p. 896CitizenshipThe speaker in New York reminisces about being a citizen somewhere else, as he remembers the tropics because of the fruit in the windows. 24-25“The Rights to Streets of Memphis” (Richard Wright) p. 110Respect/FairnessIt is unfair that the narrator doesn’t have enough food to eat because of his family’s economic conditions. He has to win the respect of the “streets” in order to be able to go to the store and bring home food without getting jumped. 26-30I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou) p. 236 and Novel StudyRespect/Integrity/FairnessThere is so much unfairness that surrounds the speaker because of her race. She is disrespected because of the way she looks, and is even raped at the age of 8 because the disrespect is systemic. Maya battles with identity issues, but she fights hard to keep her integrity. ................
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