Curriculum / ELA / 10th Grade / Unit 1: Altruism and Interconnectedness in Short Texts / Lesson 11
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Unit 1
10th Grade
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Lesson 10
Introduction
Synthesize ideas from excerpts from Justice and SuperFreakonomics to formulate an argument about altruism.
LO 1.1A LO 1.4B RL.9-10.1
Close Reading
Determine the audience's needs, values, and beliefs in John Lewis’s farewell essay and examine the rhetorical strategies that compel his audience to action.
LO 1.2B RI.9-10.6
Identify and analyze the rhetorical situation and key diction choices in “A Call for Unity.” Craft an argument about the extent to which the public statement is ethical.
LO 1.2B LO 2.3A RI.9-10.6 W.9-10.2.a
Analyze how King’s rhetorical strategies address his audience’s needs, values, and beliefs.
Socratic Seminar
Analyze how King achieves his authorial purpose by identifying and interpreting his rhetorical strategies.
Assessment: Free Response
Analyzes the rhetorical choices that Lewis or King makes to convey his message about the importance of unifying in response to injustice.
LO 2.2B LO 2.3A LO 2.3C LO 2.3D RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.6 W.9-10.2
Analyze Sammy’s characterization and narrative perspective to unpack central ideas in “A&P.”
LO 1.3B RL.9-10.3
Analyze the speaker’s perspective and poetic form to convey central ideas about interconnectedness in “The World is Too Much with Us.”
LO 1.3A RL.9-10.3
Analyze how the author uses the juxtaposition between "The Pledge of Allegiance" and the Thanksgiving address to convey central ideas about gratitude and interconnectedness in the excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass.
Assessment: Socratic Seminar
Formulate and share unique arguments about meaning across Unit 1 texts. Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a summative Socratic Seminar.
LO 5.1A LO 5.1B RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.6 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 SL.9-10.1 SL.9-10.2
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