English IV Unit 6

Big Idea:

Write a literary analysis based on the moral dilemmas posed by a work of literature.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

E4.13(B) [Readiness] structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and open‐ended situations that include transitions and rhetorical devices to convey meaning

E4.15(C) [Readiness] write an interpretation of an expository or a literary text that:

(i) advances a clear thesis statement

(ii) addresses the writing skills for an analytical essay, including references to and commentary on quotations from the text

(iii) analyzes the aesthetic effects of an author’s use of stylistic or rhetorical devices

(iv) identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text

(v) anticipates and responds to readers’ questions or contradictory information

Focus TEKS

E4.15(A) [Readiness] write an analytical essay of sufficient length that includes:

(vi) information on all relevant perspectives and a consideration of the validity, reliability, and relevance of primary and secondary sources

(vii) an analysis of views an information that contradict the thesis statement and the evidence presented for it

E4.13(A) [Supporting] plan a first draft by selecting the correct genre for conveying the intended meaning to multiple audiences, determining appropriate topics through a range of strategies (e.g., discussion, background reading, personal interests, interviews), and developing a thesis or controlling idea

E4.13(C) [Readiness] revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve specific rhetorical purposes, consistency of tone, and logical organization by rearranging the words, sentences, and paragraphs to employ tropes (e.g., metaphors, similes, analogies, hyperbole, understatement, rhetorical questions, irony), schemes (e.g., parallelism, antithesis, inverted word order, repetition, reversed structures), and by adding transitional words and phrases

Ongoing TEKS

E4.17(A) [Supporting] use and understand the function of different types of clauses and phrases (e.g., adjectival, noun, adverbial clauses and phrases)

E4.17(B) [Readiness] use a variety of correctly structured sentences (e.g., compound, complex, compound‐ complex)

E4.13(D) [Readiness] edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling

E4.13(E) [Supporting] revise final draft in response to feedback from peers and teacher and publish written work for appropriate audiences

Student Learning Targets:

• I will interpret how setting and dialogue creates mood.
• I will analyze the playwright’s use of symbols and motifs.
• I will compose an essay analyzing the moral dilemmas of the play.

Essential Questions:

• How does a playwright employ figurative language, setting, and dialogue to convey theme?
• What can literature teach us about morality and ethics?

Extra Information:

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

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