In Week 5, we are ready to take our knowledge of language, images, and their connection to each other and apply it to other forms of literature. This week will include student response to literature and student writing. Reading samples will probably deal with the same theme of this unit (equality and justice) to preserve continuity. Short essays will work best for this week’s work.
I have included in Day Three some sources for multicultural non-fiction. Teachers can provide a whole essay or excerpts, according to your students’ needs. Also, feel free to have several options for them to choose from or limit their choices according to what they can handle. It may be especially meaningful to include literary options from the ethnic backgrounds of your students. It may require some extra work, but it’s worth it!
Specific Objectives
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- Apply knowledge of language-image connection, symbol and connotation to other forms of literature
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- Analyze literature for author’s purpose and craft
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- Design a culminating assessment project that demonstrates knowledge of choice and its effects as it relates to language
Day One
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- Recap timeline of unit: compare icons of the 30’s and 40’s to Dr. King
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- How have connotations of certain words changed? What symbols have changed/emerged?
Day Two
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- Guided practice with literary analysis
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- Read a short article and identify images it elicits, key connotations, symbols and nuances, and author’s purpose and craft
Day Three
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- Culminating Assessment
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- http://www.pampetty.com/multiadolescent.html
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- http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/Specialist/franceslively/younglit.html
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- http://teenink.com/
Day Four
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- Culminating Assessment
Day Five
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- Culminating Assessment
