UUNIT 1

28 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS (28 HOURS)

"I’m For Truth, No Matter Who Tells It"

Students read The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

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students read The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley in its entirety and analyze how Malcolm X’s experiences shape his character and develop central ideas. Students also explore the structure of the narrative and how style and content contribute to the text’s power and beauty. Throughout the unit, students examine the narrative elements of the text and practice using components of narrative writing in a personal essay.

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• Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 1 - Full Unit

• Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 1 Overview

• Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 1 Overview

Bilingual Language Progressions

These resources, developed by the New York State Education Department, provide standard-level scaffolding suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs) to help them meet grade-level demands. Each resource contains scaffolds at multiple levels of language acquisition and describes the linguistic demands of the standards to help ELA teachers as well as ESL/bilingual teachers scaffold content for their English learning students.

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for RL.11.12.1

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for RL.11.12.2

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for RL.11.12.3

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for RL.11.12.4

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for RL.11.12.5

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for RL.11.12.6

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for SL.11.12.4

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for SL.11.12.6

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for W.11.12.4

English Language Acquisition Scaffolds for W.11.12.5

Tags

• CCSS Standard:

• L.11.12.1,

• L.11.12.2B,

• L.11.12.3,

• L.11.12.4A,

• L.11.12.4B,

• L.11.12.4C,

• L.11.12.5A,

• RL.11.12.1,

• RL.11.12.2,

• RL.11.12.3,

• RL.11.12.4,

• RL.11.12.5,

• RL.11.12.6,

• SL.11.12.1A,

• SL.11.12.1B,

• SL.11.12.1C,

• SL.11.12.4,

• SL.11.12.6,

• W.11.12.2A,

• W.11.12.2B,

• W.11.12.2C,

• W.11.12.2D,

• W.11.12.2E,

• W.11.12.2F,

• W.11.12.3A,

• W.11.12.3B,

• W.11.12.3C,

• W.11.12.3D,

• W.11.12.3E,

• W.11.12.4,

• W.11.12.5,

• W.11.12.9B

• Authors:

• Malcolm X and Alex Haley

• Texts:

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 1. Available from engageny.org/resource/grade-12-ela-module-1-unit-1; accessed 2015-05-29.

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In This Unit

• Lesson 1: Engaging with the Text

• Lesson 2: Narrative Writing

• Lesson 3: The Role of Character Development in Narrative Construction

• Lesson 4: Development of Central Ideas

• Lesson 5: Style and Content's Contribution to Power and Beauty of Text

• Lesson 6: How Introductions Orient the Reader to Text

• Lesson 7: Point of View

• Lesson 8: Central Ideas

• Lesson 9: How Events Develop Central Ideas

• Lesson 10: Author's Purpose and Intent

• Lesson 11: Clear, Convincing, and Engaging

• Lesson 12: Narrative Techniques

• Lesson 13: Evidence of Growth

• Lesson 14: Mid-Unit Assessment: Purpose and Style

• Lesson 15: Author's Style and Content Enhance Power

• Lesson 16: Analyzing how Events Direct our Growth

• Lesson 17: Building Central Ideas

• Lesson 18: Sequencing Events to Create a Coherent Whole

• Lesson 19: Effectiveness of Author's Structural Choices

• Lesson 20: Analyzing for Clarity and Sway

• Lesson 21: Style, Content, and Persuasion

• Lesson 22: Using Text Structure to Make Points Clear

• Lesson 23: How Events, Individuals and Ideas Interact Within Text

• Lesson 24: Drafting Writing

• Lesson 25: How Events Build Central Ideas

• Lesson 26: Style and Content, Power and Persuasiveness

• Lesson 27: Unit Assessment: Three Events and Central Idea

• Lesson 28: Revising a Response