Visibility & Invisibility in Short Texts

Introduction

Analyze how word choice and structure impact meaning in the opening paragraph of Nobody.

Nobody — Preface

Standards

RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.4RI.9-10.5

Socratic Seminar

Explain Hill’s perspective on invisibility including how specific details, lines, and words help to develop that perspective.

Nobody — Preface

Standards

LO 1.2BRI.9-10.6

Analyze how Emily Dickinson uses literary devices to convey meaning in “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”

“I'm Nobody! Who are you?”

Standards

LO 1.3BRL.9-10.4

Analyze the techniques Junot Diaz uses to characterize Yunior, the narrator.

“How To Date A Brown Girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)”

Standards

LO 1.3BRL.9-10.3

Characterize Nkem and interpret the symbolic shifts in her character.

“"Imitation" from The Things Around Your Neck”

Standards

LO 1.3BRL.9-10.3

Analyze how Alexie uses literary devices to illustrate his complex experience as an Indian on the reservation.

“The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”

Standards

LO 1.2BRI.9-10.6

Seminar

Formulate and share unique arguments about meaning in and across “How to Date…,” “Imitation,” and “Superman and Me.” Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a Socratic Seminar.

“How To Date A Brown Girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)”
“"Imitation" from The Things Around Your Neck”
“The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”

Standards

LO 1.4BRI.9-10.2RL.9-10.2

Explain Frank’s perspective on coming out and being queer including how word choice and figurative language help to develop that perspective.

“Frank Ocean’s Open Letter”

Standards

LO 1.2BRI.9-10.6

Analyze “Thank You, Frank Ocean” as a response to Frank Ocean’s coming out letter.

“Thank You, Frank Ocean”

Standards

LO 1.2BRI.9-10.6

Seminar

“Thank You, Frank Ocean”
“Frank Ocean’s Open Letter”

Standards

LO 1.4BRI.9-10.2RL.9-10.2

Assessment

Free Response Question

Analyze how a character or speaker struggles with visibility and how this struggle contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole in a multi-paragraph response.

“How To Date A Brown Girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)”
“"Imitation" from The Things Around Your Neck”
“The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”
“Thank You, Frank Ocean”

Standards

L.9-10.2.aLO 1.3ALO 1.3BLO 2.3ALO 2.3BLO 2.3CLO 2.3DRI.9-10.1RL.9-10.2W.9-10.2

Analyze how the author uses literary devices to convey the boy’s complex experience as a child of immigrant parents.

“(citizen) (illegal)”

Standards

LO 1.3BRL.9-10.4

Analyze how the author uses literary devices to convey the speaker’s complex experience.

“Super Orphan”

Standards

LO 1.3BRL.9-10.4

Assessment

Socratic Seminar

Formulate and share unique arguments about meaning in and across all texts from Unit 1. Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a summative Socratic Seminar.

Standards

LO 1.4BLO 5.1ALO 5.1BRI.9-10.1RI.9-10.2RL.9-10.1RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3SL.9-10.1