L.9-10.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Unit Essential Questions Unit Enduring Understandings Students will understand… Why do we study literature? Literature is an artform that expresses universal How do we make inferences? issues. What is the significance of time and When reading, we need to make inferences. place in culture? Time and place is significant in a work of literature. What is theme, and how can it be To fully understand the author’s intent, we must identified? identify and understand theme. How can a person’s actions impact A character’s actions can reveal conflict and how others understand the person’s advance the plot. values? Understanding characters enhances understanding How can understanding why a of plot, theme, and conflict. person makes certain choices allow The choices an author makes with regard to word us to understand our own choices? choice, figurative devices, structure, and point of Why do people see the same view impact meaning of a literary work. situation differently? Artists (writers, painters, photographers, etc.) Why is it important to try to create a different vision for the same subject understand how people matter, and can be inspired by other original communicate differently? works. How is our understanding of culture and society constructed through and by language? How does one infer theme from a work of fiction?
L.9-10.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Unit Essential Questions Why do we study literature? How do we make inferences? What is the significance of time and place in culture? What is theme, and how can it be identified? How can a person’s actions impact how others understand the person’s values? How can understanding why a person makes certain choices allow us to understand our own choices? Why do people see the same situation differently? Why is it important to try to understand how people communicate differently? How is our understanding of culture and society constructed through and by language? How does one infer theme from a work of fiction? Unit Enduring Understandings Students will understand… Literature is an artform that expresses universal issues. When reading, we need to make inferences. Time and place is significant in a work of literature. To fully understand the author’s intent, we must identify and understand theme. A character’s actions can reveal conflict and advance the plot. Understanding characters enhances understanding of plot, theme, and conflict. The choices an author makes with regard to word choice, figurative devices, structure, and point of view impact meaning of a literary work. Artists (writers, painters, photographers, etc.) create a different vision for the same subject matter, and can be inspired by other original works.
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