Unit #:
Thematic Question
# of Lessons and Assessments
Text(s)
Unit 1:
“How does my relationship with my family shape my future?"
Lessons and Assessments
13 total lessons
11 formative assessments
1 summative assessment
Text: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Unit 2:
“How does understanding the past shape my future?”
Lessons and Assessments
20 total Lessons
15 formative assessments
1 summative assessment
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Unit 3:
“When will I know what I want to do with my life?”
Lessons and Assessments
5 total Lessons
4 formative assessments
1 summative assessment
Text: Steve Jobs Commencement Speech at Stanford
Unit 4:
“How will I ensure my own survival?”
Lessons and Assessments
15 lessons
10 formative assessments
1 summative assessment
Text: Life of Pi by Yan Martel
Unit 5:
“What choices can I make to be a better person?”
Lessons and Assessments
20 Lesson
18 formative assessments
1 summative assessments
Text: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Unit 6:
"Who do I want to be?"
Lessons and Assessments
10 Lessons
9 formative assessments
1 summative assessment
Film: Black Panther
I can analyze character relationships and determine themes such as family bonds and gender roles.
Unit 2
I can articulate how past struggles can shape the future.
Unit 3
I can use rhetoric and speaking skills to create a compelling narrative.
Unit 4
I can analyze character in relation to plot development and deepened my literal and figurative understanding of survival.
Unit 5
I have refined my skills in argumentative writing and understand the role decision making has in character building.
Unit 6
I have developed a vision for who I am going to be based on what I learned about myself this year.
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