Barbara A. Sasso
The unit complements New Haven School District’s curriculum unit for grade 9, identification of self. It complements curriculum a unit for grade 10, which ask students to evaluate the individual and society. Lessons include assignments that meet Common Core Standards for reading literature in gathering evidence and analyzing text, and in determining purpose or theme, in analyzing character through use of dialect and in understanding shifts in cultural expression. Analysis will include a variety of media, including literary narratives, poetry, visual images, film and music.