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Cassy McCoy Carey
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Cassy McCoy Carey
11th Grade ELA
75 Lessons
Rochester High School
Rochester, IL
Suburban Environment
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11th Grade ELA
(10 Units, 75 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits(9 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits(9 Lessons)
Unit 2 - A Revolutionary Introduction to Argumentation & Rhetoric (8 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Romanticism & Transcendentalism(8 Lessons)
Unit 4 - Arguing with the Transcendentalists Mini-Unit(7 Lessons)
Unit 5 - Life is Hard. That's Realism & Naturalism!(6 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Multitasking with Modernism & Research Skills(9 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Drafting & Revising the Argumentative Research Paper(7 Lessons)
Unit 8 - A Renewed Focus on Modernism(4 Lessons)
Unit 9 - Is Gatsby Really so "Great"?(12 Lessons)
Unit 10 - A Brief Introduction to Post-Modernism(5 Lessons)

Planning for Success: Learning Styles & Resources
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:Starting a course off right takes high expectations, clear goals, and insight into the dozens of distinct learners in the room.
Standards
26 Resources
44 Favorites
26 Resources
44 Favorites

Historical Introduction to Early American Lit
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:Is Twilight literature? Let the debate ensue! And you thought the Edward versus Jacob battle was a contentious one...
Standards
23 Resources
23 Favorites
23 Resources
23 Favorites

Tracing Literary Elements through Music & Origin Myths
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:Could combining your students' love for music and childhood memories of "story time" really help you teach figurative language? You betcha!
Standards
19 Resources
23 Favorites
19 Resources
23 Favorites

Cardenas & Columbus: An Objective Exploration?
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:In the information age, credibility is of dire importance. But is this a new necessity? Columbus might hope you don’t have a fact-checker!
Standards
18 Resources
9 Favorites
18 Resources
9 Favorites

Literacy & Power with Malcolm X (Day 1 of 2)
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:Building a powerful framework for the value of literacy sounds like a challenging task, but Malcolm X's story makes the connection easier!
Standards
23 Resources
21 Favorites
23 Resources
21 Favorites

Literacy & Power with Malcolm X (Day 2 of 2)
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:Tackle teaching productive group dynamics, close-reading of Malcolm X's autobiography, and the value of literacy all in one day!
Standards
27 Resources
10 Favorites
27 Resources
10 Favorites

"Lifting the Veil" with Historical Narratives
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:How are pink slime, iPads, and slavery related? Simple. They were all brought to light by some compelling narratives which elicited change!
Standards
25 Resources
17 Favorites
25 Resources
17 Favorites

Credible or Incredible? Smith & Bradford Face Off
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:Who to believe...a man accused of the "erasure" of colonial history or a man elected as governor 30 times? The answer might surprise you.
Standards
20 Resources
18 Favorites
20 Resources
18 Favorites

Extended Metaphor with the Puritans & Shel Silverstein
11th Grade ELA
» Unit:
Early American Voices & Developing Reading Habits

Big Idea:Life is a notebook, my parents are trees, and Jonathan Edwards wants to be a spinning wheel. Can you hold your own with extended metaphors?
Standards
19 Resources
29 Favorites
19 Resources
29 Favorites