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Invisible Man

Lesson 36

ELA

Unit 6

12th Grade

Lesson 36 of 36

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Content Assessment

The Content Assessment tests students' ability to read a "cold" or unfamiliar passage and answer multiple choice and short answer questions. Additionally, a longer writing prompt pushes students to synthesize unit content knowledge or unit essential questions in writing. The Content Assessment should be used as the primary assessment because it shows mastery of unit content knowledge and standards.

Content Assessment

Lesson 35

Lesson Map

Identify the setting, infer the major themes of the novel, and identify the author’s purpose for writing the novel.

Invisible Man — first two paragraphs of prologue
“Intro to Ralph Ellison”
“Luke Cage” — Episode 1 (45:56-47:07)

Explain the narrator’s attitude towards his own “invisibility” by analyzing elements such as diction, tone, motifs, and style.

Invisible Man pp. 4–14
“Louis Armstrong - (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue - New York, 22.07. 1929”

Explain how the author develops the motifs of invisibility and blindness in Chapter 1.

Explain the connection between the novel and the article.

Invisible Man pp. 15–23
“The Hero’s Journey”

Explain the impact of the Battle Royal on the narrator.

Explain how the author uses the motif of blindness/invisibility to develop theme.

Invisible Man pp. 24–33

Analyze the impact of Ellison’s portrayal of the Founder, the trustees, and the university.

Invisible Man pp. 34–46
“Booker T. Washington”

Explain how the author uses the Trueblood family as a social critique.

Invisible Man pp. 46–70

Analyze how the author uses the incident at the Golden Day and the character of the veteran to develop the motifs of invisibility and blindness.

Invisible Man pp. 71–97

Analyze the motif of masks and how the author develops it in Chapter 4.

Invisible Man pp. 98–108
“We Wear the Mask”

Explain the significance of Reverend Barbee’s characterization of the Founder and Dr. Bledsoe.

Invisible Man pp. 109–135

Use evidence from the chapter to analyze Dr. Bledsoe’s character and its impact on the narrator.

Invisible Man pp. 136–150

Analyze the narrator’s initial experience in New York, contrasting it with his previous experiences in the South.

Invisible Man pp. 151–161

Explain how the author develops the motif of blindness in Chapter 9.

Invisible Man pp. 162–184

Analyze the metaphor of the Liberty Paints plant, tracking how the author introduces and develops the metaphor over the first ten pages of Chapter 10.

Invisible Man pp. 184–206

Track how the author continues to use the metaphor of the Liberty Paints plant to develop the theme of racism in the United States.

Invisible Man pp. 207–230

Analyze how the author develops the theme of racism in the North and the theme of identity in this chapter.

Invisible Man pp. 231–250

Analyze the narrator’s internal conflict and be able to explain where he is in the Hero’s Journey stages.

Invisible Man pp. 251–260

Write an essay response to the prompt using evidence from the first five pages of the chapter.

Invisible Man pp. 261–266

Analyze the author’s characterization of Brother Jack.

Describe how the narrator evolves in Chapter 13.

12 Million Black Voices — Chapter 3: Death on the City Pavements
Invisible Man pp. 266–295

Analyze the impact that the Brotherhood has on the narrator’s developing identity.

Invisible Man pp. 296–317
“Backwater Blues”
Backwater Blues
“The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA)”

Explain how the author uses symbolism and imagery to reveal character and theme in this chapter.

Invisible Man pp. 318–332

Interpret the author’s extended metaphor of blindness as it is developed in this chapter.

Invisible Man pp. 333–355

Analyze the mood created through the events and images of this chapter.

Invisible Man pp. 356–364 — end in the middle of the page

Analyze Ras the Exhorter’s critique of the Brotherhood.

Invisible Man pp. 364–377
“Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr.”

Analyze each document and select evidence for use in answer to the essay prompt.

Use evidence from both documents to support an answer to the prompt.

Explain how the narrator’s attitude toward the letter changes over the course of the chapter.

Invisible Man pp. 383–398

Explain how the author uses diction and other techniques to foreshadow the events of the chapter.

Invisible Man pp. 399–422

Explain how the author builds suspense in Chapter 20.

Invisible Man pp. 423–444

Track the shift in the narrator’s attitude toward the Brotherhood by analyzing author’s craft.

Invisible Man pp. 445–461

Analyze Ellison’s portrayal of the leadership of the Brotherhood and their conflict with the narrator.

Invisible Man pp. 462–478

Explain how the author uses symbols to develop theme.

Invisible Man pp. 479–512

Analyze how the narrator’s attitude and actions toward the Brotherhood are shifting.

Invisible Man pp. 513–534

Analyze the development of the symbol of the briefcase.

Invisible Man pp. 535–556

Analyze this scene as the Supreme Ordeal of the narrator’s journey and explain his Reward.

Invisible Man pp. 556–570

Describe how the narrator’s ideas about identity have evolved and what theme the author is conveying.

Invisible Man — Epilogue

Content Assessment

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