Stage 1 Desired Results

Unit 4: Photojournalism (Of Mice and Men)

Pacing: 5-6 weeks

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY:

RL.9-10.1 - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL.9-10.3 - 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.9-10.7 - Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.

W.9-10.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

W.9-10.5 - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grades 9-10 here.)

.9-10.9 - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

L.9-10.2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.9-10.3 - Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

Transfer

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

Understand how the work of photojournalists highlights, defines, and impacts important moments and figures in American history and culture. 

Meaning

Understandings

Students will understand…

• Photography can influence society and public opinion serving as a catalyst for social and political change  

• Photography helped define American history such as the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement and 9/11 Terrorist Attacks  

• Non-fiction allows us to better understand the historical events and the world around us

• Persuasive writing allows us to interpret multiple opinions/perspectives on a topic/issue

Essential Questions

Students will keep considering…

• How do images change the world?

• How do photographers capture worldly figures and cultures to ensure remembrance? 

• What are the roles and responsibilities of a photojournalist in documenting events of history? 

• How do personal experiences influence our understanding of topics, events or people?

Acquisition

Students will know…

• Rhetoric and prose can be incorporated to develop powerful meaning in speech and writing

• Rhetorical appeals are used to convince an audience with reason

• Literary devices and figurative language serve to enhance writing, deepening emotional impact and developing elements of plot 

• Charged language can be used to aid in persuading an audience

Students will be skilled at…

• Creating strong evidence-based claims to support their ideas and inferences 

• Identifying and analyzing literary devices such as foreshadowing, flashback, mood irony and figurative language 

• Demonstrating effective use of the three rhetorical appeals to persuade others’ 

• Demonstrating effective use of charged language to persuade an audience

• Synthesizing multiple perspectives on a given topics, ideas and events.