RL.11-12.2
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
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"Beowulf" Station Rotation: An Epic Activity12th Grade ELA» Unit:We Need a Hero: The Anglo-Saxon Epic "Beowulf"
12th Grade ELA
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We Need a Hero: The Anglo-Saxon Epic "Beowulf"
Big Idea:Stations work in secondary English classes and emphasize student choice.
Carousel Discussion Act 5 "The Taming of the Shrew"12th Grade ELA» Unit:"The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare: Unmasking a Troubling Text
12th Grade ELA
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"The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare: Unmasking a Troubling Text
Big Idea:Carousel Discussion promotes dialogue about complicated issues in literature.
MACBETH: Macbeth's Downfall Day One - Act IV, Scene i through Act V, Scene i12th Grade ELA» Unit:MACBETH
12th Grade ELA
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MACBETH
Big Idea:What is the evolution of Macbeth's downfall?
"A Monster Calls" Me: Identifying Personal and Public Monsters, a "Frankenstein" Response12th Grade ELA» Unit:What Makes a Monster?: "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus"
12th Grade ELA
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What Makes a Monster?: "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus"
Big Idea:"The real world is where the monsters are." --Rick Riordan
Paradise Lost and Frankenstein12th Grade ELA» Unit:Frankenstein
12th Grade ELA
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Frankenstein
Big Idea:"Did I request thee, Maker, from my Clay, to Mold me Man?" - Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 10
Get 'Em Moving by Blocking Out Chapter 4 of Great Gatsby11th Grade ELA» Unit:Is Gatsby Really so "Great"?
11th Grade ELA
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Is Gatsby Really so "Great"?
Big Idea:You haven't lived as an ELA teacher until you've watched students latch on to the role of Meyer Wolfshiem...luxuriating nosehairs and all!
Delving into Deeper Meaning with Poetry & Dr. Seuss11th Grade ELA» Unit:Romanticism & Transcendentalism
11th Grade ELA
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Romanticism & Transcendentalism
Big Idea:Whitman launches a multi-generational "rap battle" of sorts, and Yertle the Turtle is unveiled as an allegorical Hitler…it’s a big day.
Ravin' About "The Raven": Inside Gothic Lit with Oates & Poe11th Grade ELA» Unit:Romanticism & Transcendentalism
11th Grade ELA
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Romanticism & Transcendentalism
Big Idea:If there's one thing kids understand, it's how creepy Christopher Walken is. Now let's apply that to Gothic Lit!
The Cuckold: Othello Act IV, scene i11th Grade ELA» Unit:The Shakespearean Drama: Othello
11th Grade ELA
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The Shakespearean Drama: Othello
Big Idea:Othello is stone cold as a cuckold.
A Quest For Autonomy in Their Eyes Were Watching God11th Grade ELA» Unit:Reading Their Eyes Were Watching God
11th Grade ELA
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Reading Their Eyes Were Watching God
Big Idea:Janie's quest for autonomy begins now
Romanticism Redefined with Irving & Metacognitive Reading Logs11th Grade ELA» Unit:Romanticism & Transcendentalism
11th Grade ELA
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Romanticism & Transcendentalism
Big Idea:Ever wonder WHAT your students are THINKING when they read? Use Reading Apprenticeship and a metacognitive reading log to find out!
Searching for Commonalities in Poe's "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"11th Grade ELA» Unit:Gothic Literature: The Short Story
11th Grade ELA
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Gothic Literature: The Short Story
Big Idea:Poe perpetuates the unreliable narrator.
Reviewing "Winter Dreams" & Embarking on The Great Gatsby11th Grade ELA» Unit:Is Gatsby Really so "Great"?
11th Grade ELA
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Is Gatsby Really so "Great"?
Big Idea:If only Fitzgerald’s leading men had “bros” to sit them down to say, “Hey man, don’t be a psycho & lose yourself--she’s crazy.” #golddiggers
"Out Damned Spot": Lady Macbeth Now and Then (Act V of Macbeth)12th Grade ELA» Unit:Oh, Horror! Horror! Horror! "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
12th Grade ELA
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Oh, Horror! Horror! Horror! "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Big Idea:A change is gonna come.
Gatsby's Review: Themes, Dreams, and Schemes11th Grade ELA» Unit:The Great Gatsby
11th Grade ELA
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The Great Gatsby
Big Idea:Boats against the current: Delving into The Great Gatsby to glean theme.
RL.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
RL.11-12.2
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
RL.11-12.3
Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).