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Unit Two: Essays
Unit Two: Essays
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 nonfiction authors use to convey their thoughts about the American Experience?
2) What methods do nonfiction 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 nonfiction American writing
1) Students will be able to identify the overall themes and/or messages of a piece of nonfiction American writing
2) They will be able to identify and analyze how an author uses rhetorical methods to create a theme and/or message throughout a piece of nonfiction American writing.
2) They will be able to identify and analyze how an author uses rhetorical methods to create a theme and/or message throughout a piece of nonfiction American 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 Two
Student and Teacher Resources: Unit Two
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Excerpts)
Rebecca Skloot
The Devil's Highway (Excerpts)
Luis Alberto Urrea
Dreaming in Indian (Excerpts)
Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale
The Radium Girls (Excerpts)
Kate Moore
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 Two Summative Assessment
Unit Two Summative Assessment
Students will apply their skills from the previous readings into a mini-research assessment, both presented aloud to the class and developed as an informational essay.
Students will apply their skills from the previous readings into a mini-research assessment, both presented aloud to the class and developed as an informational essay.
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