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Essential Questions
Essential Questions
What or who determines what is classified as poetry?
What or who determines what is classified as poetry?
How does conflict shape an individual?
How do writers use stylistic devices and literary techniques to create meaning?
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Identity + Communication
Area of Exploration: Readers, writers, text + intertextuality
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Various formative paragraph responses and analyses
Guided and independent portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Podcast Global Issue Assignment (summative)
Term III - Week I
Term III - Week I
This week's learning objectives:
Paper 1 Skills Focus: analyzing photographs
Explore the context of Kendrick Lamar's hometown of Compton
Introduction to Kendrick Lamar as a person; his family
Tuesday, January 11
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
HW: Complete Paper 1 Skills Practice "how to tackle racism in schools" speech for tomorrow; read and annotate "Wesley's Theory" for Tuesday's lesson.
Wednesday, January 12
Discuss Paper 1 Skills Practice "how to tackle racism in schools" speech
Continue Introduction to Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp a Butterfly
HW: Read "N-word: The troubled history of the racial slur" for tomorrow's lesson.
Thursday, January 13
Taboo language: the "N- word".
CNN report on the NAACP's "funeral for the 'N' word" with Michael Eric Dyson and Roland Martin
Create a T-chart that you can add to your Learner Portfolios
Maya Angelou and Jay-Z/Oprah Winfrey: the "N" word in rap music
Create a new chart with each of these people's names, also for your LP
HW: Your Semester I Learning Portfolio is due on Tuesday; please also read and annotate "Wesley's Theory" for Tuesday's lesson
Week II
Week II
This week's learning objectives:
Explore the context of Kendrick Lamar's hometown of Compton
Introduction to Kendrick Lamar as a person; his family
Tuesday, January 19
Lesson 2
Learner Portfolio check
Paper 1 Skills Focus - analyzing an Instagram post (slides 1-2)
Lesson 3
Continue Introduction to Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp a Butterfly
Language & Controversy cont'd: 3 main takeaways from "Parental Advisory: How Songs With Explicit Lyrics Came to Dominate the Charts"
Rapping Deconstructed
Begin annotating "Wesley's Theory" as a class
HW: Read (Mis)Representation of (Black) Women articles (groups on ManageBac)
Wednesday, January 19
Debrief (Mis)Representation of (Black) Women articles
Continue Introduction to Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp a Butterfly
Discuss (Mis)Representation of (Black) Women articles
Shakespeare in rap lyrics
Continue annotating "Wesley's Theory" as a class
Thursday, January 20
Share creative tasks from Tuesday's lesson
Finish annotating "Wesley's Theory" as a class
Week III
Week III
This week's learning objectives:
Applying our understanding of Marxist and Feminist/Queery theories to our reading and analysis of literary texts
Tuesday, January 25
Lesson 2
Paper 1 Skills Focus - Magazine/Newspaper Article (Multimodal Text)
Lesson 3
Continue Introduction to Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp a Butterfly
"For Free?"
Major themes?
Recurring devices?
Historical and social context
HW: Listen to Dissect podcast Season 1 Episode, and use the Genius site to mark-up "For Free?" fully for tomorrow's lesson. Do not just copy and past -- annotate to understand.
Wednesday, January 26
"For Free?" annotations
Group A - Marxist Theory
Group B - Feminist and Queer Theory
IB English Language and Literature Student Course Companion.pdfThursday, January 27
Finish "For Free?" annotations
Literary theory analysis & discussion
Marxist Theory
What examples can you select from "For Free?" that either support and legitimize inequality or challenge and attack it?
Feminist and Queer Theory
How are women and men represented in "For Free"? To what extent do they conform to or challenge gender norms and stereotypes, and how are they treated as a result?
Week IV
Week IV
This week's learning objectives:
Applying our understanding of Marxist and Feminist/Queery theories to our reading and analysis of literary texts
Tuesday, February 1 - Happy Chinese New Year! Asynchronous Learning Day
Please use this time to mark-up "King Kunta" using Dissect Episode 5, Season 1 and the Genius website.
Wednesday, February 2
Debrief literary theory
Thursday, February 3
WORDLE!
Harkness Discussion - "King Kunta"
Week V
Week V
This week's learning objectives:
Applying our understanding of Marxist and Feminist/Queery theories to our reading and analysis of literary texts
Analyzing persuasive texts
Tuesday, February 8 - Synchronous
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Introduction to TPAB literary theory podcast assignment
Extract selection due tomorrow
Wednesday, February 9 - Asynchronous: Ms. Urban absent. Please work on this assignment independently (or with your partner)
TPAB literary theory podcast assignment
Proposals & Outline due by the end of lesson tomorrow
Thursday, February 10 - Begin synchronous
Paper 1 Skills Practice - Persuasive Writing
Read and analyze your assigned letter for Tuesday's class
TPAB literary theory podcast assignment
Proposals & Outline due tomorrow at 10 PM?
Week VI
Week VI
This week's learning objectives:
Applying our understanding of various literary theories to our reading and analysis of literary texts
Analyzing persuasive texts and their use of logical fallacies
Tuesday, February 15 - Synchronous
Lesson 2
Paper 1 Skills Practice -- Persuasive Texts
Lesson 3
TPAB literary theory podcast assignment
Proposals & Outline due tonight by 10 PM via ManageBac
Script writing
Wednesday, February 16 - Covered by Ms. Zeiler in LS2
Paper 1 Skills Practice - Persuasive Texts
If you are learning online, please join Ms. Zeiler's Google Meet.
Thursday, February 17 - Covered by Ms. Zeiler in LS2
Paper 1 Skills Practice - Persuasive Texts
If you are learning online, please join Ms. Zeiler's Google Meet.
Week VII
Week VII
This week's learning objectives:
Practice our analysis of persuasive texts in Paper 1 style
Tuesday, February 22 - Synchronous
Lesson 2
Practice Paper 1 - 75 minutes
Lesson 3
Practice Paper 1 - 75 minutes
Wednesday, February 23
TPAB literary theory podcast assignment
Conferences on outlines/script writing
Thursday, February 24 - Begin synchronous
Kendrick Lamar Talks About ‘u,’ His Depression & Suicidal Thoughts (Pt. 2) | MTV News
Week VIII
Week VIII
This week's learning objectives:
Complete your Mock Exams!!
Monday, March 7
English SL Paper 1
8:30 AM in MS5
You have 75 minutes to complete this assessment
Tuesday March 8 - Thursday March 10
There are no English lessons this week as you complete your Mock Examinations.
Week IX
Week IX
This week's learning objectives:
Complete your Mock Exams!!
Wrap-up TPAB podcast assignment
Reflect on mock exams
Tuesday March 15
Final day of Mock Exams -- No English lesson
Helpful Resources
Additional Readings: Hip Hop culture
Wednesday March 16
Welcome back!
Wrap-up To Pimp a Butterfly podcast assignment
Thursday March 17
Paper 1 debrief
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