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Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 2, Lesson 4 Lesson PlanGrade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 2, Lesson 4 Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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12th
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2014
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Grade 12 ELA Module 1, Unit 2, Lesson 4

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The fourth instructional activity in this narrative writing unit focuses on how Leslie Marmon Silko uses telling details and sensory language in her "Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit" to bring alive the people of Laguna Pueblo and how the arrival of Christian missionaries changed their views on gender identity and femininity.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

Narrative Writing, personal narrative writing, narrative structure, racism

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Model for class members or provide models of how the techniques Silko employs may be used in their college application narrative

Classroom Considerations

  • The fourth in a six-lesson narrative writing unit that uses Leslie Marmon Silko's "Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit" as an anchor text
  • The writing strand in the unit focuses on techniques class members can employ as they develop their personal narrative for the Common Application prompt

Pros

  • The 15-page packet includes a detailed plan, discussion questions with model responses, worksheets, and a homework assignment
  • Common Core designed

Cons

  • Some class members may need additional support to apply the principles of the day's lesson to their personal narrative

Common Core

RI.11-12.2 W.11-12.3.d W.11-12.9.b L.11-12.4.a L.11-12.4.b

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