Unit 1 Anchor Texts
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The Fall of the House of Usher
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
annihilate
antiquity
fissure
dissolution
rending
tumultuous
Skill Vocabulary
Gothic literature
setting
character
plot
decription
mood
symbolism
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Literary Style
Standard(s)
🔍 9-10.R.5 Cite relevant textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as what inferences can be drawn from the text, including identifying where the text implies ambiguity.
🔍 9-10.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structures an author uses in an exposition, argument, or narrative, including whether the structure makes points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
Supports/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Discussion Prompt
CommonLit Target Lesson: Finding the Best Evidence
Nearpod Video: Elements of a Story
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Denotation & Connotations
Standard(s)
9-10.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Supports/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
Focus: Sentence Structure
Support/Resources
*key words: independent clause, dependent clause, subordinate clause, simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
House Taken Over
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
spacious
unvoiced
obscure
recessed
vestibule
muffled
Skill Vocabulary
Magical Realism
tone
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Literary Style
Standard(s)
🔍 9-10.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structures an author uses in an exposition, argument, or narrative, including whether the structure makes points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
🔍 9-10.R.11 Analyze how an author’s geographic location, identity or background, culture, and time period affect the perspective, point of view, purpose, and implicit/explicit messages of a text.
Supports/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Discussion Prompts
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Patterns of Word Changes
Standard(s)
9-10.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Supports/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
Focus: Types of Phrases
Support/Resources
*key words: preposition, prepositional phrase
⏳Writing to Compare
⏳Writing to Compare
💡Teacher Tip: Keep this writing brief (1-2 paragraph) or just complete the graphic organizer.
Focus: Explanatory Essay
Standard(s)
9-10.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey related ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content, and provide a conclusion that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
Supports/Resources
Supplementary Text
from How to Tell You're Reading a Gothic Novel--In Pictures
from How to Tell You're Reading a Gothic Novel--In Pictures
Vocabulary
reclusive
sinister
ethereal
Activities
Analyze the Media
Speaking and Listening: Infographic
Standard(s)
9-10.SL.2 Interpret and evaluate the credibility of multiple sources of information presented in various formats and mediums to solve problems and make informed decisions.
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