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Stage 1 Desired Results

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals:

CCSS

RL.10.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 
RL. 10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. 
RL.10.3 - Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. 
RL.10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. 
RL.10.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
RL.10.10 - By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 10- CCRA text complexity band independently and proficiently.
RI.10.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 
RI.10.2 - Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. 
W.10.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 
W.10.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 
L.10.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. 
L.10.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. 
SL.10.1 - Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. 

Transfer

Students will be able to independently use their learning to….

  • Critically think about the lasting effects of colonialism
  • Analyze a complex character
  • Determine the meaning of words and phrases uses context clues and analyze the impact of specific word choices in newly encountered texts
  • Determine an author's point of view in a text 

Meaning

Understandings

Students will understand…

  • How internal and external factors influence and define who we become and how we make choices in our lives
  • How characters are driven and shaped by fear 

Essential Questions

Students will keep considering…

  • What does it mean for things to fall apart?

  • What holds a culture together?

  • Is change destructive or progressive?

  • In what way does culture impact identity? 

Acquisition

Students will know…

  • Characterization (foil), setting, conflict, allusion, diction, tone, figurative language, and imagery
  • Background/culture of Igbo tribe and Chinua Achebe

Students will be skilled at…

  • Analyzing literary devices and how they create meaning and develop a complex characterization and theme
  • Explaining how specific individuals, ideas and events interact and develop
  • Analyzing the connection between the novel and other genres, such as, art and poetry
  • Participating effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
  • Writing a two element thesis (What & Why)
Resources

Text: 

  • Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
  • “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats
  • Excerpts from “An African Voice” by Katie Bacon
  • “The Colonial Era (1882-1960)” - Harvard Divinity School (Access via Google)

Art:

  • “Paintings Show the Casual Violence of Colonial Masters” by Eliza Anyangwe (CNN)
  • “Art Historian Cecile Fromont Uncovers Kongo’s Christian Visual Culture” by Mike Cummings (YaleNews)
  • “Christianity’s African Roots” by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Ebony)

Other Suggested Texts/Resources:

  • “A History of the Igbo People” (YouTube) - Video
  • “Colonialism Explained” by Jamila Osman (Teen Vogue) (Access via Google) - Article
  • Colonialism: Crash Course Geography # 39 (YouTube) - Video

Curriculum Writer(s): Lisa Ferrari