Week #10
Unit 2: Determining and Developing Central Ideas
Guiding Question: In a culture where we are bombarded with ideas and images of “what we should be”, how does one form an identity that remains true and authentic for her/himself?
Warm-Up:
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Library Visit
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Mini-Lesson:
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Deconstruct the prompt:
In Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela describes his understanding of freedom during his lifetime. Write a reading response explaining how Mandela's point of view, at different times of his life, affected his understanding of freedom.? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
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Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
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Class Work:
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* Reading assigned Chapters
* Work on chapter questions
* Work on Graphic Organizer
(Due Friday)
* Book Group conferences with
Ms. Brownell
Using the Graphic Organizer, trace how Ponyboy/Jonas has formed his identity over the course of the text.
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Debrief:
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If you met with your book group today, then answer the exit ticket question:
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Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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Homework:
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Long Walk to Freedom
Essay question due Friday
7th Period: Nelson Mandela's Address on his Release from Prison
Reader response questions due Friday
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Notes:
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Chapters this week:
* Outsiders: Chapters 10-12
* Giver: Chapters 18-23
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