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9th Grade English

Students read a plethora of contemporary, traditional, and multimedia texts about underlying themes of invisibility, marginalization, and otherness, and examine the structures and institutions that show how race, class, nationality, gender, sexuality, and community shape the extent to which someone is visible.

10th Grade English

In this 10th grade course, students explore core texts from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, while considering what, if any, responsibility we have for others and examining the things, people, and places that motivate people to act in the best interests of others.

9th Grade - Me, Myself, and I: Examining Personal Identity in Short Texts

Students explore the factors that contribute to and impact one’s personal identity through their reading of short stories, poems, and nonfiction.

9th Grade - You Laugh But It’s True: Humor and Institutional Racism in Born a Crime

Students explore how Trevor Noah leverages elements of fiction, such as characterization, figurative language, and tone, to develop his complex argument about institutional racism and its impact on identity development.

10th Grade - "I was born to join in love, not hate—that is my nature": Civil Disobedience in Antigone

Students will examine the central conflict in Antigone between loyalty to one's family and religion and loyalty to society and the law, exploring how characters use rhetorical appeals and devices to convey their stance about their allegiance.

9th Grade - ¡Viva Las Mariposas! Voice and Agency in In the Time of the Butterflies

Students will examine how Julia Alvarez structures her historical fiction novel and gives voice to the four Mirabal sisters as they come of age under Trujillo's dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.

10th Grade - Reading as Resistance: Reading Lolita in Tehran

In Reading Lolita in Tehran, students will examine the central conflict between citizens and their oppressive government, considering how fiction, as well as the reading and discussion of it, can be a powerful form of resistance.

10th Grade English - Unit 5: Reading as Resistance: Reading Lolita in Tehran - Lesson 3

Design and build an information slideshow presentation, complete with clear bullet points images, and a written paragraph in the speaker notes.

10th Grade English - Unit 3: "I was born to join in love, not hate—that is my nature": Civil Disobedience in Antigone - Lesson 8

Write about the challenges and achievements of a global figure who practiced civil disobedience. 

9th Grade English - Unit 1: Me, Myself, and I: Examining Personal Identity in Short Texts - Lesson 18

Brainstorm and outline a personal reflection essay in which students consider how the texts in Unit 1 have been a window into another's identity and/or mirror of their own identity.

9th Grade English - Unit 1: Me, Myself, and I: Examining Personal Identity in Short Texts - Lesson 19

Begin to write a personal reflection essay in which students consider how the texts in Unit 1 have been a window into another's identity and/or mirror of their own identity.

9th Grade English - Unit 1: Me, Myself, and I: Examining Personal Identity in Short Texts - Lesson 20

Revise a personal reflection essay, incorporating language that draws comparisons or contrasts between unit texts and personal identity.

9th Grade English - Unit 2: You Laugh But It’s True: Humor and Institutional Racism in Born a Crime - Lesson 22

Analyze a central theme developed over the course of Born a Crime, sharing one’s understanding in a one-pager format.

9th Grade English - Unit 4: ¡Viva Las Mariposas! Voice and Agency in In the Time of the Butterflies - Lesson 28

Draft and then create a postcard that highlights the woman or group of women fighting against injustice around the world.

9th Grade English - Unit 4: ¡Viva Las Mariposas! Voice and Agency in In the Time of the Butterflies - Lesson 29

Revise a postcard draft that highlights the woman or group of women fighting against injustice around the world, and write a bibliography of at least two credible sources used for research.

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