Curriculum / ELA / 9th Grade / Unit 2: You Laugh But It’s True: Humor and Institutional Racism in Born a Crime / Lesson 20
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9th Grade
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Engage in a summative Socratic Seminar about the larger themes and ideas of Born a Crime, supporting arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence.
Book: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah — full text
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Build background on Trevor Noah and South Africa.
Standards
SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.1.cSL.9-10.1.d
Examine primary sources to develop knowledge about apartheid.
RI.9-10.1RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.7
Analyze how Noah develops the setting, establishes the tone, and introduces the characters in the first chapter of Born a Crime.
RI.9-10.3RI.9-10.4RI.9-10.5
Analyze how Noah develops his central idea that apartheid laws were unjust, unsustainable, and incoherent.
RI.9-10.2
Analyze how Noah develops the reader’s understanding of his unique experiences navigating life as a mixed-race person in South Africa.
RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.3
Brainstorm and plan a mini-memoir that uses an informal and conversational tone as well as description and dialogue.
W.9-10.3W.9-10.3.bW.9-10.3.dW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Emulate Noah's tone in short narrative scenes using an informal and conversational tone as well as description and dialogue.
Revise a mini-memoir using feedback from a peer review.
Examine how apartheid policies, laws, and beliefs impacted character growth and development.
RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.3RI.9-10.5
Analyze how Noah characterizes his parents, their parenting, and his relationship with them.
Analyze Mandela’s inaugural speech for diction, repetition, and imagery and how these contribute to his rhetorical purpose.
L.9-10.5RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.4RI.9-10.6
Identify similarities and differences in the portrayal of South Africa’s colored community in Born a Crime Chapter 9 and a news report.
RI.9-10.5RI.9-10.7
Analyze how a nonfiction article develops the idea that race is a social construct.
Analyze how Noah develops the reader's understanding of his unique experiences navigating life as a mixed-race person in South Africa.
Analyze how Noah develops the reader’s understanding of life in Alex township and how his experience there shaped his perspective.
RI.9-10.3RI.9-10.4RI.9-10.5W.9-10.3
Analyze how Noah develops ideas about race and language and make connections between events in this chapter and those that have occurred previously in the text.
RI.9-10.3RI.9-10.5
Analyze how Abel’s presence impacts Trevor’s life.
Analyze how the structural choices at the end of the memoir connect to its opening.
Prepare for a Socratic Seminar on overarching questions for Born a Crime.
RI.9-10.1RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.3W.9-10.1
SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.3SL.9-10.4SL.9-10.6
Develop a topic into a thematic statement, gather evidence to support that theme, and determine style choices for a one-pager.
RI.9-10.1RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.3W.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Analyze a central theme developed over the course of Born a Crime, sharing one’s understanding in a one-pager format.
W.9-10.2W.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Develop keywords, identify artifacts, and take notes on sources.
W.9-10.5W.9-10.7W.9-10.8
Write well-researched, informative artifact labels.
W.9-10.2W.9-10.4
Peer review artifact labels and design an exhibit.
W.9-10.5W.9-10.6
Explore digital exhibits to synthesize learning on South African culture.
SL.9-10.5W.9-10.6
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