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Short Stories
Inquiry Questions:
Inquiry Questions:
1) What are American authors saying about America? What are they celebrating? What are they criticizing?
1) What are American authors saying about America? What are they celebrating? What are they criticizing?
2) What methods do literary authors use to convey their thoughts about the American Experience?
2) What methods do literary authors use to convey their thoughts about the American Experience?
Student Outcomes:
Student Outcomes:
1) Students will be able to identify the overall themes and/or messages of a piece of American literary writing
1) Students will be able to identify the overall themes and/or messages of a piece of American literary writing
2) They will be able to identify and analyze how an author uses literary methods to create a theme and/or message throughout a piece of American literary writing.
2) They will be able to identify and analyze how an author uses literary methods to create a theme and/or message throughout a piece of American literary writing.
Skills Demonstrated
Skills Demonstrated
Reading - Reading multiple fiction examples of American writing in order to read for author purpose, including identifying and analyzing various literary methods in order to find thematic development.
Reading - Reading multiple fiction examples of American writing in order to read for author purpose, including identifying and analyzing various literary methods in order to find thematic development.
Writing - Writing about the reading pieces effectively, including developing arguments to explain how an author purposefully creates aspects of a writing piece in order to convey messages and ideas to the reader.
Writing - Writing about the reading pieces effectively, including developing arguments to explain how an author purposefully creates aspects of a writing piece in order to convey messages and ideas to the reader.
Speaking and Listening - Working collaboratively to unpack and defend understandings and analyses of authors' intentions and messages, including defending a point of view
Speaking and Listening - Working collaboratively to unpack and defend understandings and analyses of authors' intentions and messages, including defending a point of view
Grammar and Vocabulary - Developing an understanding of grade-appropriate grammar in order to both express oneself clearly, but also to recognize patterns and purposeful distinctions made by authors in their writing.
Grammar and Vocabulary - Developing an understanding of grade-appropriate grammar in order to both express oneself clearly, but also to recognize patterns and purposeful distinctions made by authors in their writing.
Student and Teacher Resources: Unit One
Student and Teacher Resources: Unit One
CER Notes Pt. One
CER Notes Pt. One
Use these if you missed the lecture notes for grade 11 expectations in CER Writing
CER Notes Pt. Two
CER Notes Pt. Two
Use these if you missed the lecture notes for grade 11 expectations in CER Writing
Unit One Summative Assessment
Unit One Summative Assessment
Students will apply their skills from the previous stories into one culminating analysis paper examining one final, lengthy story through at least THREE different author-method lenses, as identified previously in other stories. The essay will include the development of a thesis-driven introduction, support, and conclusion.
Students will apply their skills from the previous stories into one culminating analysis paper examining one final, lengthy story through at least THREE different author-method lenses, as identified previously in other stories. The essay will include the development of a thesis-driven introduction, support, and conclusion.
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