English IV Unit 5

Big Idea:

Identify and analyze moral dilemmas presented through dramatic structure.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

E4.4 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.

Focus TEKS

E4.2(B) [Supporting] compare and contrast the similarities and differences in classical plays with their modern day novel, play, or film versions

E4.4(A) [Supporting] evaluate how the structure and elements of drama change in the works of British dramatists across literary periods

E4.12(A) [Supporting] evaluate how messages presented in media reflect social and cultural views in ways different from traditional texts

E4.14(C) [Supporting] write a script with an explicit or implicit theme, using a variety of literary techniques

Ongoing TEKS

E4.2(C) [Supporting] relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify the elements of a Shakespearean tragedy.
• I will examine how the political atmosphere of the era influenced the play.
• I will track how the events of the play advance the plot.

Essential Questions:

• How can drama reflect the social and political happenings of the time in which it was written?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures - British Literature, McGraw-Hill

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