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10th Grade
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Analyze how the relationship between the deficiencies of a male character and the strengths of a female character in Sula illuminates the central ideas in the text.
Book: Sula by Toni Morrison pp. 3 – 111
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LO 1.3A — Analyze how literary elements interact to develop the central ideas of a work of literature.
LO 1.3B — Analyze how the writer's use of stylistic elements contributes to a work of literature's effects and meaning.
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 2.3D — Use an appropriate style and carefully selected language to strengthen an analysis.
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.
RL.9-10.3 — Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
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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Analyze how Denise Levertov uses structure and other poetic techniques to highlight her perspective on marriage.
Analyze how word choice and structure impact meaning in the opening sentence of “On Self-Respect.”
Standards
LO 1.3BRL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Characterize Didion’s view of self-respect and analyze how Didion conveys this view.
LO 1.2ARI.9-10.3RI.9-10.5
Analyze the techniques Susan Minot uses to characterize the narrator.
LO 2.3ALO 2.3BLO 2.3CLO 2.3DRL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Interpret and evaluate “Lust” through a feminist critical lens using bell hooks’s Feminism Is for Everybody.
LO 5.1ALO 5.1BSL.9-10.1
Analyze the techniques that Zora Neale Hurston uses to characterize Janie.
LO 1.3BRL.9-10.3
Analyze the techniques that Gloria Naylor uses to characterize Mattie Michael.
Explain Deborah Tannen’s line of reasoning in “There Is No Unmarked Woman” by identifying relevant claims and clearly explaining connections among them.
LO 1.3ALO 2.3ALO 2.3CW.9-10.2
Formulate and share unique arguments about self-respect and feminism across texts.
Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a Summative Socratic Seminar.
LO 5.1ALO 5.1BSL.9-10.1SL.9-10.2
Analyze how the author establishes setting, conflict, and characterization in the beginning of Sula.
Analyze the techniques Morrison uses to reveal Helene’s character.
Examine Morrison’s description of Sula and Nel’s upbringings and explain the impact it has on their friendship
LO 1.3BRI.9-10.3
Analyze how Morrison portrays Eva, Plum, and Hannah and their complex relationships as mother and children.
Analyze how Morrison portrays Sula and Nel and their complex relationship as friends.
Analyze the changes in Nel and Sula’s friendship. Examine the significance of Jude’s infidelity and Sula’s betrayal.
LO 1.3ALO 1.3BLO 2.3ALO 2.3BLO 2.3CLO 2.3DRL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3W.9-10.2
LO 1.3ALO 1.3BRL.9-10.2RL.9-10.4
Synthesize ideas about marriage, sex, and love across Sula and “About Marriage.”
LO 1.4BRL.9-10.2
Analyze how Morrison portrays the complex relationship between Ajax and Sula.
LO 1.2BLO 1.4BRI.9-10.3
Analyze the paradox of Sula’s evil and the impact it has on the residents of the Bottom.
Examine the ironic nature of Sula’s death and analyze the significance her death had on the community of the Bottom.
LO 1.2BLO 1.4BRL.9-10.3
Formulate and share unique arguments about Sula.
Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a summative Socratic Seminar.
LO 5.1ALO 5.1BRL.9-10.3SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.2
Complete the performance task to show mastery of unit content and standards.
L.9-10.5LO 1.4BLO 1.4BLO 2.1ALO 2.1BLO 2.4BLO 2.4CLO 3.2BLO 3.3CRI.9-10.2RI.9-10.3RL.9-10.2W.9-10.3W.9-10.4W.9-10.5
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