Lesson 1: Thematic Pathway
Duration of Days: 45
Lesson Objective
In this unit, students will think about the theme and essential question as they focus on the medieval period and English renaissance literature, analyzing excerpts from Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, among others. They will also study the genre of fiction while reading the short story “The Postmaster,” and dramas such as Richard III and Hamlet. In addition, nonfiction texts, such as “A Letter to NFL GMs” by Shaquem Griffin and Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward, will encourage students to think about how real-life individuals deal with challenges, and discover their true selves in the process.
Students will begin this unit as readers, and they will finish as writers as they apply what they have learned about story elements to their own narrative writing projects.
How do challenges shape the people we become?
How and why do leaders face challenges?
What do readers learn by reading about heroes, characters, and leaders and what they do in moments of challenge?
What do these stories teach us about ourselves and our society?
RL 11-12
RI 11-12
W 11-12
L 11-12
DOK 1,2,3,4
-Chunking
-Modified Texts
-Sentences Starters
-Graphic Organizers
End of Unit Assessment on Studysync
Extended Writing Project on Studysync