Curriculum / ELA / 10th Grade / Unit 9: Home, Grief, and Storytelling in Men We Reaped / Lesson 16
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Analyze the metaphor of the horse that Betts extends throughout "What We Know About Horses" including how it creates social commentary about growing up as a Black man in America.
Explain the connection between the horse metaphor and "We are Wounded" and "Charles Joseph Martin."
Poem: “What We Know of Horses” by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Book: Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward
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Tasks that represents the peak thinking of the lesson - mastery will indicate whether or not objective was achieved.
Complete a poetry one-pager for "What We Know of Horses" that includes a SWIFT analysis, your annotated poem, and a symbolic illustration of the poem’s meaning.
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In what lines, words, and phrases does the speaker in "What We Know of Horses" reference a horse? What does this horse refer to in those lines, words, and phrases?
What is the speaker’s attitude towards mass incarceration or the people/institution responsible for mass incarceration? How do we know?
What is the symbolic significance of the horse?
Zoom in on the last line of the poem: "I am the one/domesticated, a broken horse"? What does it mean? Why is it significant? How does it contribute to your understanding of the speaker’s perspective? Of the meaning of the overall poem?
In "We are Wounded," Ward describes being left alone downstairs with her brother Joshua by her babysitter who went upstairs to hang out with neighbors. Why does the babysitter leave her alone? Why is this experience significant and how does it impact Ward as an adult?
How does Bett’s extended metaphor impact our understanding of the speaker’s experience and the context lurking behind his brother’s imprisonment?
In what ways does Ward’s complex portrayal of Charles and her experiences connect to the horse metaphor? In other words, who or what is the horse in Ward’s life? In Charles’ life?
Reading and/or task to be completed at home in preparation for the next lesson.
Read and annotate "We are Watching" and "Ronald Wayne Lizana" by Lesson 18.
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LO 1.3B — Analyze how the writer's use of stylistic elements contributes to a work of literature's effects and meaning.
RL.9-10.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
RL.9-10.5 — Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
LO 1.3A — Analyze how literary elements interact to develop the central ideas of a work of literature.
LO 2.3A — Assert a precise central claim that establishes the relationship between a work's features and overall meaning.
LO 2.3B — Organize ideas and evidence to effectively develop and support a thesis.
LO 2.3C — Select and incorporate relevant and compelling evidence to support a thesis.
LO 5.1A — Extend the conversation around an idea, topic, or text by formulating questions and recognizing the claims and perspectives of others.
LO 5.1B — Cite relevant evidence and evaluate the evidence presented by others.
RL.9-10.1 — Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.9-10.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
SL.9-10.1 — Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9—10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
W.9-10.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
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Step back and reflect on my research question and topic and where it has shown up in Jesmyn Ward’s Men We Reaped: A Memoir.
Analyze how Giorgis uses evidence and claims to craft her textual analysis on Beyoncé’s Homecoming.
Explain the significance of home in Beyoncé’s Homecoming.
Standards
LO 1.2ARI.9-10.3
Analyze how multiple poetic techniques work together to create a unified meaning in Howes’ "The Homecoming."
LO 1.3BRL.9-10.4
Analyze the details that Broom uses to reveal the social and historical context of New Orleans East.
Analyze the social dynamics of the neighborhood Broom describes in New Orleans East.
LO 1.2BRI.9-10.3
Analyze how Broom’s use of details about Hurricane Betsy develops her argument about Hurricane Katrina and the role of the government during catastrophes.
LO 1.4BLO 5.1ALO 5.1BSL.9-10.1
Formulate and share unique arguments on home and homecoming.
Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a Socratic seminar.
Unpack the performance task prompt for Unit 4.
Analyze Jesmyn Ward’s perspective in the prologue to her memoir and initiate your thinking about personal and public responsibility.
LO 4.1AW.9-10.7
Examine an additional perspective around personal and public responsibility in order to expand your insight on the issue.
LO 1.4BLO 4.1AW.9-10.7
Pose the question or problem your group wants to explore more in depth by writing a group proposal.
W.9-10.7
Determine what makes a quality source by analyzing a teacher-selected source aligned to my topic.
Find, comb, and collect sources in a research tracker.
Craft an insight piece about your selected research topic, placing the ideas found in various sources and their authors in conversation with one another.
LO 1.4BLO 4.1BW.9-10.9
Use teacher feedback to revise group research proposal to ensure they have explained a clear problem including the problematic nature and significance.
Analyze the metaphor of the wolf that Ward extends throughout "We Are in Wolf Town" including how it creates meaning about DeLisle, Mississippi, in the chapter.
Analyze how Ward’s complex portrayal of Roger connects to the wolf metaphor she presents in the previous chapter.
LO 1.3BRL.9-10.3RL.9-10.5
LO 1.3BRL.9-10.4RL.9-10.5
Analyze the role that violence and substance abuse play in the childhood of Ward and Joshua.
Explain how Desmond’s death and Ward’s memories of him connect to the thematic topics of violence and substance abuse that Ward introduces in "We Are Born."
Analyze how Ward manipulates structure and uses narrative techniques to convey central ideas in her essay "On Witness and Repair: A Personal Tragedy Followed by Pandemic."
LO 2.3ALO 2.3BLO 2.3CLO 2.3DRL.9-10.2RL.9-10.5W.9-10.2W.9-10.9
LO 1.4BW.9-10.9
Analyze the details and word choice Ward uses to reveal her complex mental state.
Analyze how Ward’s portrayal of her mental state connects to her complex portrayal of Ronald Wayne Lizana.
LO 1.3BRL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Analyze how Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham manipulate organizational structure to develop their argument about the Maze featuring Frankie Beverly’s "Before I Let Go."
Connect the idea of joy discussed in this podcast to Jesmyn Ward’s Men We Reaped: A Memoir.
Analyze how Ward’s choices to end her memoir contribute to the structure and overall meaning of Men We Reaped: A Memoir.
Formulate and share unique arguments about the larger themes and arguments of Men We Reaped: A Memoir.
Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a Summative Socratic Seminar.
LO 1.2ALO 1.2BLO 5.1ALO 5.1BRL.9-10.1RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.2
6 days
Complete the performance task to show mastery of unit content and standards.
LO 2.2ALO 2.2BLO 2.2CLO 2.2ELO 2.4ALO 2.4BLO 2.4CLO 3.3ARL.9-10.5W.9-10.3W.9-10.4
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