Stage 1 - Desired Results

Unit 4: What is the past’s enduring hold on the present? 

Pacing:  6-8weeks

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals:

CCSS

RL.11.3 - 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).

RL.11.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. 

RI.11.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

RI.11.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.

W.11.2 - 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.

SL.11.1 - Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11 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….

• Analyze the long-lasting corrosive impact of hidden torment and the complex relationship between truth and memory

• Think critically to develop a historical perspective and understanding of author’s purpose.

Meaning

Understandings

Students will understand…

• The author's purpose and perspective is determined by his or her experience and reflections in life

• Our personal values aid in determining our perspectives 

Essential Questions

Students will keep considering…

• How individuals cope with and seek to reconcile the heavy emotional and psychological burdens of guilt and shame. 

• What are the personal vs. social consequences of transgression? 

• To what extent does a person’s past define his or her future? 

• How do the physical objects we carry reflect our internal identities and burdens? 

Acquisition

Students will know…

• Tone is developed through the use of descriptive language, punctuation, and sentence structure

• Narrative structure contributes to meaning 

• Key aspects of successful expository writing

• Symbolism is used to develop a deeper meanings in a text  

• Irony is used to highlight hypocrisy 

Students will be skilled at…

• Determining the meaning of unfamiliar words, phrases, and figurative expressions to understand tone and meaning of a text

• Analyzing an author’s use of symbolism to determine deeper meanings presented in a text

• Reading closely to analyze significant passages within a broader text

• Crafting evidence-based claims