Stage 1 Desired Results

Unit 2: Exploration of the American dream in literature. 

Pacing: 6-8 weeks

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals:

Transfer

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

• Analyze ideas, evaluating concepts, thinking creatively, and recognizing point of view in order to develop original ideas and reason with evidence.
• Utilize a variety of methods and tools to communicate persuasively with keen attention to the task, purpose and audience.
  

Meaning

Understandings

Students will understand…

• Authors create and develop theme through the use of stylistic devices
• Narrative voice establishes characterization
• Literary critics create interpretations of texts
• Authors create distinction between class
• The concept of the American dream is essential to the development of American culture
  

Essential Questions

Students will keep considering…

• What is the American dream? And to what extent is it achievable for all Americans?

• How is the novel a critical commentary of American society?

• What are the effects of literary devices in the text?
  

Acquisition

Students will know…

• Literary devices for analysis such as symbolism, irony, imagery, allusions, metaphors, etc.
• Background information on the Roaring 20’s
  • Prohibition
  • Societal expectations of gender
  • Inception of the automobile 
• Concepts and artists of the Harlem Renaissance
• Effective organization for literary analysis
  

Students will be skilled at…

• Analyzing literary devices
• Constructing evidence-based claims
• Identifying thematic concepts
• Synthesizing evidence
• Identifying credible sources
• Determining the reliability of a narrator