Curriculum / ELA / 10th Grade / Unit 2: Flowers of Freedom: Voice, Defiance, and Coming of Age in Purple Hibiscus / Lesson 20
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Engage in a Socratic seminar about Purple Hibiscus by supporting arguments with strong textual evidence.
Book: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pp. 3 – 307
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Analyze Binyavanga Wainaina's use of satire in his essay "How to Write About Africa."
Standards
RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie uses anecdotes to convey the danger of a single story.
RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie uses characterization and structure to introduce the Achike family.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.5
Analyze how Adichie develops the motifs of silence and speech through certain key scenes in the novel.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.6
Analyze how Audre Lorde uses structural elements to develop the speaker's perspective.
RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.5
Analyze how Adichie develops the reader's understanding about the dichotomy between European culture and Igbo culture in Nigeria.
RL.9-10.3
Analyze how Adichie uses foils and imagery when introducing Aunty Ifeoma and her children.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.6
Apply the characteristics of postcolonial literature to a poem and Purple Hibiscus.
Analyze how Adichie uses characterization and imagery to develop themes about love and religion.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Analyze the mood of Aunty Ifeoma's home and compare it with Papa's home
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Plan to write a scene from Purple Hibiscus from a different character’s perspective.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4W.9-10.3
Write a scene from Purple Hibiscus from a different character’s perspective.
W.9-10.3W.9-10.4W.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie develops themes about corruption and defiance.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3
Analyze Kambili's changing views about religion.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.6
Analyze how Adichie uses characterization, symbolism, and structure to develop themes.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.5
Analyze how Adichie develops parallels between political and domestic events.
Analyze how Adichie foreshadows the events of Palm Sunday.
Analyze how Adichie uses motifs to illustrate Kambili's character development.
Analyze how Adichie uses mood and motifs to depict the aftermath of Papa's death.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.5
SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.1.aSL.9-10.1.bSL.9-10.1.cSL.9-10.1.dSL.9-10.4
Write a strong thesis statement about how a motif develops a theme in Purple Hibiscus, and outline body paragraphs needed to support the thesis.
RL.9-10.2W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.1.cW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Write the body paragraphs of the literary analysis essay, using smooth embedding of evidence.
W.9-10.10W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.1.cW.9-10.1.dW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Write a strong introduction and conclusion for the literary analysis essay.
W.9-10.10W.9-10.1.dW.9-10.1.eW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Provide peer feedback and make revisions to the literary analysis essay.
W.9-10.1W.9-10.10W.9-10.4W.9-10.5
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