Lesson 15 | Fun Home | 12th Grade English

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Lesson

Analyze the poem "Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong" for tone, imagery, symbolism, and theme.

Materials

“Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong”

Standards

L.11-12.5RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4

Lesson

Analyze the impact of telling one's story in an interview with Alison Bechdel.

Materials

“On Personal Expression and Comics with Alison Bechdel”

Standards

RI.11-12.2RI.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze how Bechdel portrays her father and their childhood relationship.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 3–12
Fun Home Allusions Cheat Sheet (G12, U5)
Graphic Novel Terminology Handout (G12, U5)

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze the theme of artifice in Chapter 1 of Fun Home.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 13–23 — Chapter 1 (cont.)

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

Lesson

Analyze Bechdel's tone toward tragedy and death.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 27–54 — Chapter 2: "A Happy Death"

Standards

RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze the tone, structure, and theme of Elizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art."

Materials

“One Art”
Language Sensitivity Analysis Handout (G12, U5, L6)

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze the role of literature in Chapter 3 of Fun Home.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 57–86 — That Old Catastrophe
Fun Home Allusions Cheat Sheet (G12, U5)

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3

Lesson

Research Writing

Make written connections between an allusion and characters and/or themes.

Materials

Fun Home Allusion Research Assignment (G12, U5, L8)
Allusion Research Assignment Note-Taking Graphic Organizer (G12, U5, L8)

Standards

W.11-12.2W.11-12.7W.11-12.9

Lesson

Analyze how Bechdel uses structure, allusions, and symbolism to convey ideas about gender.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 89–120 — Chapter 4: "In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower"

Standards

RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5

Lesson

Understand the consequences of heteronormativity and make connections to Fun Home.

Materials

“Heteronormative Meaning: What Does Heteronormative Mean? Plus, 8 Examples to Know”

Standards

RI.11-12.2RL.11-12.2

Lesson

Analyze themes about creative expression in Fun Home.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 123–150 — Chapter 5: "The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death"

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze how Bechdel uses structure, allusions, and symbolism to develop her coming-of-age story.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 153–186 — Chapter 6: "The Ideal Husband"
Fun Home Allusions Cheat Sheet (G12, U5)

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5

Lesson

Analyze Bechdel's characterization of her relationship with her father in the final chapter of Fun Home.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 189–232 — Chapter 7: "The Antihero's Journey"
Fun Home Allusions Cheat Sheet (G12, U5)

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6

Lesson

Assessment

Socratic Seminar

Engage in a Socratic Seminar about Fun Home by supporting arguments with strong textual evidence.

Materials

Fun Home
Sentence Stems for Academic Discourse

Standards

SL.11-12.1.aSL.11-12.1.bSL.11-12.1.cSL.11-12.1.dSL.11-12.4

Lesson

Performance Task

Brainstorm ideas for a personal coming-of-age story and complete a pre-writing exercise.

Materials

Fun Home pp. 117–119
“Cyrus & the Snakes”
“Nothing Extraordinary”
Coming-of-Age Moment Prewriting Graphic Organizer (G12, U5)

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4SL.11-12.1SL.11-12.6W.11-12.5

Lesson

Performance Task

Complete a draft of your coming-of-age story.

Materials

Fun Home
“Cyrus & the Snakes”
“Nothing Extraordinary”

Standards

W.11-12.3.aW.11-12.3.bW.11-12.3.cW.11-12.3.dW.11-12.3.e

Lesson

Performance Task

Provide feedback on a classmate's coming-of-age comic, poem, or memoir and revise one's own coming-of-age story using suggestions from a peer review.

Materials

Coming-of-Age Moment Peer Review Worksheet (G12, U5, L17)

Standards

W.11-12.4W.11-12.5

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