Curriculum / ELA / 12th Grade / Unit 4: Crossing Borders: Migration, Identity, and Belonging in Exit West / Lesson 9
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Examine diverse representations of migration and the refugee experience to explore its complexities, making connections to Exit West.
Infographic: Refugee Data Finder
Infographic: Figures at a glance
Video: “What migrants face as they journey through the deadly Darién Gap”
Video: “I AM A REFUGEE: Global refugees share their stories”
Article: “Syrian Refugees Share Cherished Cellphone Snaps”
Exhibit: Space in Between by Margarita Cabrera
Illustration: What Gets Lost by Thi Bui (p. 65 of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives)
Illustration: Perspective by Thi Bui (p. 63 in The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives)
Resource: Exit West Text Set Handout (G12, U4)
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Analyze Shire's use of imagery, figurative language, and stylistic techniques to convey her message about the refugee experience.
Standards
RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6
Analyze the opening of Exit West for narrative point of view, setting, characters, and mood.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.6
Analyze how Hamid uses characters, imagery, and tone to reveal the impact of war on daily life.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5
Analyze how Hamid uses characters and symbols to introduce the theme of escape in Exit West.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5
Analyze how Hamid introduces the theme of migration in this chapter.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4
Analyze how characters' backgrounds and experiences influence their decision to migrate, and how Hamid uses an interlude to foreshadow the effects of making that choice.
RI.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.5
Analyze how Hamid uses syntax to convey characters' emotions, and use that analysis to create a scene that recreates a literal or figurative migration.
L.11-12.3RL.11-12.4W.11-12.3.bW.11-12.3.d
Analyze how Hamid uses diction and setting to reveal the migrant experience.
RI.11-12.7SL.11-12.2
Analyze how the migration experience impacts Nadia and Saeed's relationship, examining their contrasting responses to their new environment in London.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4
Analyze how Hamid uses different characters' perspectives and imagery to develop the novel's theme about the impact of migration on one's sense of belonging.
Analyze how Hamid uses imagery, character development, and symbolism to explore themes of belonging and home.
Analyze how Hamid explores themes about migration and nativeness in this chapter.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.5
Analyze how Hamid develops themes about migration, identity, and belonging through characters, mood, and structure at the end of the novel.
Engage in a jigsaw discussion about essays from The Displaced.
RI.11-12.2RI.11-12.3SL.11-12.1SL.11-12.1.aSL.11-12.1.bSL.11-12.1.cSL.11-12.6
Write a compare/contrast thesis statement and outline body paragraphs that include evidence from both The Displaced essay and Exit West.
RI.11-12.2RL.11-12.2W.11-12.1.aW.11-12.1.bW.11-12.1.cW.11-12.4W.11-12.5
Draft body paragraphs for compare/contrast essay on Exit West and chosen essay from The Displaced using strong comparison/contrast transitions.
W.11-12.1.aW.11-12.1.bW.11-12.1.cW.11-12.4W.11-12.5
Write a strong introduction and conclusion as well as a Works Cited page for the compare/contrast essay.
W.11-12.1.dW.11-12.1.eW.11-12.4W.11-12.5
Provide peer feedback and make revisions to the compare/contrast essay.
W.11-12.1W.11-12.2W.11-12.4
Review the criteria of a research assignment and conduct preliminary research.
W.11-12.7W.11-12.8
Gather information on a refugee crisis, compiling findings on the causes, refugee experiences, responses to the crisis, and action steps.
Synthesize research on a refugee crisis by creating a website that effectively presents the required information.
L.11-12.1L.11-12.3SL.11-12.5W.11-12.2W.11-12.6
Engage with student websites through a Gallery Walk, examining them for content, design, and effectiveness.
RI.11-12.1RI.11-12.7SL.11-12.1
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