Unit 1: The Power of Communication
Duration of Days: 40
Why do words matter? What effect do words have on our daily lives? How challenging is it to choose the right words? What happens when we use inappropriate words or say the wrong thing?
Primary and Secondary Sources
Arguments and Claims
Rhetoric
Compare and Contrast
Author's Purpose and Point of View
Language, Style, and Audience
Personal Response
Allusion
Theme
Annotation
Context Clues
Monitoring Comprehension
Multiple Choice and Open-ended Question Responses (THINK); discussion; Close Read Write Response
Students will begin this unit as readers and will finish as writers, as they apply what they have learned about the elements of fiction and effective argumentative writing to their own literary analysis writing projects.
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blast: Blast Away | 1 |
| 2 | Skill: Annotation | 1 |
| 3 | Skill: Context Clues | 1 |
| 4 | Skill: Monitoring Comprehension | 1 |
| 5 | The Refusal | 3 |
| 6 | Skill: Text Dependent Responses | 1 |
| 7 | Skill: Textual Evidence | 1 |
| 8 | Skill: Character | 1 |
| 9 | Close Read: The Refusal | 2 |
| 10 | Skill: Collaborative Conversations | 1 |
| 11 | Skill: Short Constructed Responses | 1 |
| 12 | Skill: Peer Review | 1 |
| 13 | Blast: The Power of Communication | 1 |
| 14 | Literary Focus: Modernism and Postmodernism | 1 |
| 15 | Skill: Recognizing Genre | 1 |
| 16 | Skill: Academic Vocabulary | 1 |
| 17 | Skill: Personal Response | 1 |
| 18 | I Am Offering This Poem | 3 |
| 19 | She Unnames Them | 3 |
| 20 | Skill: Allusion | 1 |
| 21 | Skill: Theme | 1 |
| 22 | Close Read: She Unnames Them | 3 |
| 23 | Heart of Darkness | 2 |
| 24 | Things Fall Apart | 3 |
| 25 | Skill: Theme | 1 |
| 26 | Skill: Point of View | 1 |
| 27 | Close Read: Things Fall Apart | 2 |