Unit 3 Anchor Texts
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Poetry Collection 1
Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey | from The Prelude
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
tranquil
sublime
serene
harmony
bliss
desire
Skill Vocabulary
romanticism
romantic philosophy
emphasis on the self
emphasis on freedom
romantic aesthetic
ordinary diction
sensory language
lyric poetry
variable stanza length
simple language
blank verse
fluid line breaks
emjambment
denotation
nuance
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Romanticism
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.RL.6 When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine two or more themes and analyze their development, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence.
🔍 11-12.R.8 Determine the meaning and impact of words and phrases on tone and mood, including words with multiple meanings. Analyze figurative language, connotative meanings, and figures of speech. Examine how the author uses and refines the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary and how language differs across historical time periods, cultures, regions, and genres.
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Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Denotation & Nuance
Standard(s)
11-12.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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Conventions & Style
Conventions & Style
Focus: Wordsworth's Poetic Structure
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of structures across multiple texts about similar topics/themes, including whether the structures make points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
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Poetry Collection 2
Ode to a Nightingale | Ode to the West Wind
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
hemlock
requiem
corpse
decaying
dirge
sepulcher
Skill Vocabulary
romanticism
ode
theme
symbol
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Romanticism
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.RL.6 When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine two or more themes and analyze their development, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence.
🔍 11-12.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of structures across multiple texts about similar topics/themes, including whether the structures make points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
Supports/Resources
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Latin Root: -corp-
Standard(s)
11-12.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 & Style
Conventions & Style
Focus: Use of Symbols
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.RL.6 When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine two or more themes and analyze their development, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence.
🔍 11-12.R.8 Determine the meaning and impact of words and phrases on tone and mood, including words with multiple meanings. Analyze figurative language, connotative meanings, and figures of speech. Examine how the author uses and refines the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary and how language differs across historical time periods, cultures, regions, and genres.
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Writing to Compare
Writing to Compare
💡 Teacher Tip: It is essential to compare the poems using the graphic organizer; however, based on your students' needs, it may not be necesarry to do the writing task.
Focus: Informative Essay
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.RL.14 Analyze two or more texts of literary significance across and within time periods with similar topics and themes, drawing on their purposes, stylistic choices, and rhetorical features.
11-12.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex 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.
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from Frankenstein
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Hook and inspire your students with these ideas. Build your own Playlist of media, short texts, novel connections and extension activities to enrich your teaching. Please be sure to preview all materials before sharing them with your students.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
hideous
odious
despair
dread
consternation
malicious
Skill Vocabulary
Gothic literature
novel
gloomy settings
tormented characters
intense emotions
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Gothic Literature
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.R.10 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of structures across multiple texts about similar topics/themes, including whether the structures make points or events clear, effective, convincing, or engaging.
🔍 11-12.RL.14 Analyze two or more texts of literary significance across and within time periods with similar topics and themes, drawing on their purposes, stylistic choices, and rhetorical features.
Supports/Resources
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Latin Root: -mal-
Standard(s)
11-12.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 & Style
Conventions & Style
💡Writing to Sources
💡Writing to Sources
💡 Teacher Tip: You may decide to use this writing task instead of the Performance Task as your extended/process writing. If not, keep this writing task brief (1-2 paragraphs, using the RACE Writing strategy).
Focus: Personal Narrative
Standard(s)
🔍 11-12.W.3 Write narrative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-structured event sequences, well-chosen details, and provide a resolution with closure.
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⏳ Speaking & Listening
⏳ Speaking & Listening
Focus: Research Presentation
Standard(s)
11-12.SL.2 Interpret, evaluate, and integrate multiple sources of information presented in various formats and mediums to verify the credibility and accuracy of each source, and note any discrepancies among the data in order to make informed decisions.
11-12.SL.3 Use appropriate language, grammar, organization, development, and delivery styles appropriate to purpose and audience for formal or informal contexts.
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