Unit 3 Small Group Texts
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from Mrs. Dalloway
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
solemnity
leaden
dejected
Skill Vocabulary
modernism
stream-of- conciousness narration
nonlinear narrative
psychologies
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Modernist Structure
Standard(s)
11-12.RL.7 Analyze how an author develops a text through complex and/or dynamic characters, interaction with other characters, and advancement of the plot or development of the theme.Ā
š 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.Ā
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Word Study
Word Study
Word Study Focus:Ā Anglo-Saxon Suffix: -en
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.Ā
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Conventions & Style
Conventions & Style
Focus: Using Dashes for Effect
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ā³ Speaking & Listening
ā³ Speaking & Listening
Focus: Oral Presentation
Standard(s)
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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The Madelaine from Remembrance of Things Past
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
innocuous
illusory
impalpable
Skill Vocabulary
sensory language
rhetorical device
anaphora
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Impact of Word Choice
Standard(s)
š 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.Ā
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Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Latin Prefix: in-
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.Ā
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Conventions & Style
Conventions & Style
Focus: Rhetorical Devices
Standard(s)
š 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.Ā
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Writing to Compare
Writing to Compare
Focus: Narrative
Standard(s)
š 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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Supplementary Texts
Poetry Collection 3
Poetry Collection 3
Vocabulary
torrid
sordid
stagnant
Activities
Analyze Craft & Structure: Figurative Language
Word Study: Cognates
Conventions & Style: Archaic Diction
Speaking & Listening: Research
Standard(s)
š 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.Ā
11-12.W.4 Conduct research projects to craft an argument, answer a question, or provide an analysis.
The Most Forgetful Man in the World
The Most Forgetful Man in the World
Vocabulary
cognitive
amnesia
pathological
Activities
Analyze Craft & Structure: Scientific Journalis
Word Study: Greek Prefix: a-
Conventions & Style: Technical Writing and Audience
Standard(s)
š 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.Ā
11-12.R.11 Analyze how an authorās geographic location, identity or background, culture, and time period affect the perspective, point of view, purpose, and implicit/explicit messages of a collective body of work.Ā
When Memories Never Fade
When Memories Never Fade
Vocabulary
host
correspondent
interviewee
Activities
Media Vocabulary
Analyze the Media
Writing to Compare
Standard(s)
11-12.R.12 Analyze how a subject and/or content is presented in two or more mediums by determining which details are emphasized, altered, or absent in each account and how these details influence audiencesā experiences and interpretations.Ā
11-12.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Collaborative Performance Task: Narrative
Collaborative Performance Task: Narrative
š” Teacher Tip: This may be best as an informal discussion or socratic seminar rather than a narrative writing task.
Focus: Present a Narrative
Prompt: You have studied various texts about memory. Work with your group to plan and present a narrative in response to this question:
What does it mean to find or lose oneself?
Choose a character from one of the selection, and develop a narrative based on his or her experiences. Use details from the texts to develop your narrative Remember to include a narrator, description, and a clear sequence of events. Then, present your narrative to the class.
Academic Vocabulary
inanimate
infuse
anachronism
repercussion
revelationĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā
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Standard(s)
š 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.
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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