CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3
Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).Students will create visual representations of text elements to demonstrate inferences made using specific evidence from Sing, Unburied, Sing and supplemental texts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
Students will analyze the use of multiple timelines and points of view used in Sing, Unburied, Sing and explain how these elements contribute to underlying themes in the novel.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Students will create maps that analyze and explain implicit information from Sing, Unburied, Sing and supplemental texts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.DUse precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.
Students will create visual maps that function as visual analogies of character development, intertwining plotlines, and multiple timelines in texts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.10Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Students will work over multiple class sessions to create and revise maps and reflective statements that demonstrate their understanding and interpretation of various literary elements in Sing, Unburied, Sing. They will also compose brief reflections during single class sessions to monitor their understanding of the core unit concepts.
