Subject Unit Social Justice English Images of Women Montclair Public Schools CCSS CSJ English 0 th Gr. Honors Unit: Marshall A.b. Grade 0 Unit Pacing 8-0 weeks Honors Overview The Center for Social Justice English 0High Honors Course is dedicated to engaging students in a rigorous thematic study of American and British literature from a social justice perspective through reading, comprehending and analyzing classic novels, plays, short stories and various literary and nonfiction reading. Unit provides an accelerated and intensive study of works and a comprehensive study focused upon the Images of Women in Society and the patriarchal view of roles of woman. CCSS Text Measures Grade 0: 080L to 5L Standard Reading Standards: Literary Text (Priority or Top Level Transfer Standards in Bold) RL.9-0. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. Student Learning Objectives Analyze how characters change over the course of the text Explain how characters motivations/traits affect the plot Describe the conflict and motivations in character(s) Analyze how the character(s) : conflicts, motivations and interactions advance the plot 0-0 :
RL.9-0.7 Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden s Musée des Beaux Arts and Breughel s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus). 5 6 7 Know various artistic mediums Explain how and why an artist/author chooses to represent a subject or a scene Understand the literary and artistic use of the terms subject and key scene 8 Analyze why the artist/author emphasized ideas for effect 9 Explain what is stressed or missing from a given representation in two different artistic mediums ( e.g. Musee des Beaux Arts and Breughel s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus) 0-0 :
Standard Reading Standards: Informational Text (Priority or Top Level Transfer Standards in Bold) RI.9-0.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning. 0 Student Learning Objectives Delineate the argument and specific claims in a text Evaluate the argument in a text Evaluate the specific claim(s) in a text Assess the validity of reasoning, the relevance of the evidence, and the sufficiency of the evidence RI.9-0.9 Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington s Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt s Four Freedoms speech, King s Letter from Birmingham Jail ), including how they address related themes and concepts. 5 6 Distinguish between fallacious and valid reasoning Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance Analyze for related themes and concepts Standard Writing Standards (Priority or Top Level Transfer Standards in Bold) W.9-0.B Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience s knowledge level and concerns. 7 8 Student Learning Objectives Develop claims and counterclaims fairly Analyze the knowledge level and concerns of the rhetorical audience 0-0 :
W.9-0.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. 9 0 Assess the usefulness/authoritative print of each source in answering the research question. Recognize authoritative digital and print sources. Cite in standard formats. Define and Identify plagiarism Perform an advanced search. Apply advanced searches effectively Standard Speaking & Listening Standards (Priority or Top Level Transfer Standards in Bold) SL.9-0.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. 5 6 Student Learning Outcomes Recognize digital media Evaluate the usefulness of digital media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning and evidence 7 Use digital media strategically in presentations to enhance understanding and to add interest 0-0 :
SL.9-0.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9-0 Language standards and for specific expectations.) 8 9 Describe audience, situation and purpose Model effective speaking/speech in a variety of situations 0 Evaluate audience needs including perceptions and misconceptions Standard Language Standards (Priority or Top Level Transfer Standards in Bold) L.9-0.b Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations. Student Learning Outcomes Recognize various types of phrases (e.g. noun, verb) Use phrases and clauses correctly to add variety and convey meanings in writing. L.9-0. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Apply correct capitalization, punctuation and spelling. L.9-0. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9 0 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. Big Ideas Obsession can be crippling. Remaining true to oneself is essential in order to maintain one s identity. Oftentimes, people s desires conflict with society s expectations. Theocracies require adherence to a strict moral code, which overshadows personal freedom. Symbols and the structure of a novel convey the author s ultimate intention. 5 Identify words and phrases with multiple meanings Apply context clues to identify the meaning of a word or phrase 0-0 5:
Literary criticism is a tool to better understand varying perspectives on a text and inter-textual connections. Essential Questions Assessments 0-0 6: Are women held to a different standard than men? How does guilt affect people? How does Hawthorne portray the rule of women in society? What message is Hawthorne advocating about women in society? In what way does society use stigmas in order to deem what is socially acceptable? In a patriarchal society are women alienated from their own individuality? Can marriage and motherhood be sources of oppression? How has a history of discrimination affected women s writing? Does a speech/essay have the power to persuade many years after it is written? Formal and informal formative and summative assessments as determined by the teacher (see examples below) Quizzes: short response, multiple choice and reading checks Entrance and exit tickets Reaction/reflection journals Essays Class discussion Collaborative work Graphic Organizers Homework Key Vocabulary Anti-Transcendentalism Puritanism Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism Gothic Novel Allusions Allegory Woman s Suffrage Characterization
Parable Symbolism Irony Feminism Suggested Resources (CCSS Exemplar Texts in Bold) The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 0L Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Jonathan Edwards 0L The Minister s Black Veil Nathaniel Hawthorne 60L The Story of an Hour Kate Chopin 970L Woman in the 9 th Century Marget Fuller 0L Declaration of Sentiments Elizabeth Cady Stanton/lLucretia Mott90L Assessment Readings The Birthmark - (excerpt) Nathaniel Hawthorne 50L Women Beware Science: The Birthmark (excerpt) Judith Fetterly 000L Common Core State Standards Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/ Partnership for Assessment for College and Careers http://www.parcconline.org/ The Lexile Framework for Reading: http://www.lexile.com/ Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org JSTOR EBSCOhost Oxford English Dictionary Encyclopedia Britannica 0-0 7: